The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1917-08-08
Company | Still
At Redwood Falls
No Definite Orders for Going to
Concentration Camp; Boys
Getting Anxious
COLONEL TO BE HERE
Baseball Occupies Attention of
Company Athletics; Games
Scheduled for Future

Company L is still held at the
company station here, the orders
for departure scheduled for We'd
nesday of last week having been
cancelled and the time of leav-
ing postponed indefinitely. This
has been disappointment to the
most of the members, for in
spite of the comfortable quar-
tiers here and the splendid treat
ment given the boys by the citi-
zens of the town, the company
is "rearin' to CO." willing to get
down to a rigid course in train
ing out on New Mexican deserts
rather than waste leather on
city pavements.
A definite and varied program
is being followed, consisting of
the usual drill, hikes, setting up
exercises, semaphore signal prac-
tice and an occasional combat
problem. A few battalion pa
rades have been staged by di-
viding the company into four
platoons and more Of these for
NAL ceremonies have been prom
ised by the officers of the COM
pany. The period of drill held
at seven o'clock in the evening
is attracting a large number of
spectators. Exhibitions of mill
tary calisthenics have been of
particular interest. The side
lines which furnish the needed
inspiration to make these set
ting up exercises thoroughly en-
joyed by the company at pres
ent will be sorely missed at SIM
liar performances following a
$50 a. m. reveille few weeks
later.
NEGOTIATIONS.
The first and second "shot in
the arm" were given during the
past week for innoculation
against typhoid. It is possible
before the company leaves That
the third dose will be admins
tered thus completing the pro-
phylactic treatment against this
disease. The men who were in
noculated for border service last
year were not required to take
the treatment. Saturday morn
ing the members of the COM
pany were vaccinated against
smallpox. From now on the Ga
zette warns its readers against
careless handling of left arms
of the soldiers as the latter will
probably not be disposed to
answer for the consequences. 1t
is reported that further immu-
nization will be made against,
para-typhoid, malaria and lock-
jaw.
The first company pay rolls
have been made up and forward
ed to the Quartermaster of the
Central department at Chicago.
Pay will include the period be-
tween July Is and the end of
the month.
Colonel Comes.
Colonel Mollison accompanied
by Major Hingeley is expected
to arrive in Redwood Falls to-
day or tomorrow for an inspec-
ton of the company.
Twelve men of the company
so far have received notices to
report for physical examination
by local boards of the new draft
army. Affidavits have already
been sent to the respective
boards claiming exemption for
these men from the new army
as they are already in military
iservice.
On Thursday of last week the
company organized a baseball
team and will soon be ready for
all corners. Corporal Chauncey
WEIGH was elected captain. M
Company stationed at Madison
has already sent in a bid for a
game, which it is hoped can be
played either here or at Madi-
son before the companies leave
for the south. Athletes within
the company have been inter-
ested by news from Major Glenn
ems to the effect that he will
have in his welfare work funds
sufficient to support and main
tain baseball teams for each
company and a football team for
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