The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-08-09

equipment, the physical examinations
and the official muster into the federal
service.
1t is evident from the strictness of
the physical examinations that Uncle
Sam wants to send into the field moth
ing but the cream of the nation.
Physical strength or 'huskiness" is
not so much a factor as the condition
of the organs of mans body. such as
the heart, lungs, eyes, ears, etc. A
man must be entirely free from disease
of any description and must have the
free use of all of his joints and mus
cles. A lack of these requirements or
any physical weakness will disqualify
a recruit.
The following men of the Company
will be given their discharge because
of very slight disqualifications Cor
poral Small and privates II. c. Ander
son, E. c. Anderson, Elmer W. Creson,
Leo P. Mulkey, of Portland; Kenneth
l.. Hicks, Clarence Turner, Samuel
Glenn, Geo. w. Karstetter and P. W.
Janney.
The members of the Company were
highly complimented on the physical
perfection exhibited and 18th Company
is expected to rank about the highest
in physical qualifications of all the IL
companies sent to Fort Stevens.
Besides the Hood River company the
5th Company, from Albany, is the only
other one which has completed its ex-
aminnations, out of which l9 men were
discharged. Parts of other companies
have been examined and several COM
missioned officers have already been
eliminated. The 18th Company, be-
sides being thankful for losing none of
| its commissioned officers and only one
non-commissioned officer, fairly re-
joiced when they heard that Chief Cook
Slnes, one of the best in the country,
had passed.
| The first event Of any Importance
since the Company has been encamped
that will be staged, will be celebra-
tion of their first anniversary as a
company on August q. Nothing defn-
ite has yet been arranged, but it is
quite probable that a big feed" will
be on the program, provided the neces-
sary staples and Injuries can be pro-
cured. However, Chief Cook Sines
wants to keep the mess fund intact
until we get to France or some other
place, when we may be cup against
it"
Several sage remarks and incidents
which have been heard around camp
follow:
The other day when the Company
was ordered to move from the barracks
to tents, First Sergeant Baker gave
the command in the morning: "Pack
up all your belongings and be ready to
move by l o'clock" A large number
of the Company Immediately grabbed
their stationery and wrote home to
their wives, mothers or sweethearts
that they would probably be on their
way to France when the letter was re-
ceived.
Bugler Carnine was seen cleaning
up to go to headquarters to act as or
derly bugler the other day, when Ser
geaAt Hodges, catching him in the act
of powdering his face with a chamois
skin, said: "Syd, you are hired in the
army to face the powder, not to pow
der the face"
Friday morning Sergeant Clark was
partially awakened by the sound of a
fog horn and he was heard to remark,
81 hear the old COW bawIing; where's
my milk pail?'
When the tents were being pitched
recently, an axe handle loosened and
the private who was welding it said !:
Look out, Corporal, you will get hit. y
The remark was soon followed up with
'If you must hit anyone, get a SER
geant so there II be promotion"
"Scotty" Glenn passed along the
mess line on day when most of the
men had finished eating and said :
docs anyone want another piece of
pie?" A chorus rose up, Sure, give
it to me" Scotty then drawled out,
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