Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-10-05

buildings in our camp and are only
mighty small part of the entire en-
campment.
There is nothing fancy about the
place. Everything is business-llke.
We get up at $50, have setting-up
drill and then breakfast. Today we
had grape fruit, Oat meal, biscuits,
butter, French (not Germany fried
potatoes, bacon and scrambled eggs
and coffee If a fellow would want
any better than that, he ought not be
i'm the service. One fOrgets all the
table manners he ever knew when he
is here awhile The men get around
the door of the mess hall and when
the walters yell, Come and get It,,
there is the most awful rush you ever
,aw. They look like pack OF wolves
md the confusion of eating is awful.
Or. Phillips has been very successful
y his work since he went away, Also
last week he was promoted TO the
special drill squad, squad III when
hose particularly efficient in drilling
are assigned. During recent review
for Col. Noble assistant Surgeon-gen-
eral. he was chosen as platoon leader
It NAV be of interest to your readers
to know that physicians army lie
is much akin to a regular officers lie
with the addition of expert instruction
in war surgery.
Another of Rusk county's boys has
achieved a great honor at Fort Sherl-
dan. ILL., Perhaps / should have writ
ten Of him first since he ranks n1ghef
than DR.. Phillips and / may be lgnOr-
ING the army's hard and fast rule or
precedence.
Bernard Gleason. chum and class
mate of DR.. Phillips at MenOmone
High School, carries the highest COM
mission of any Of Rusk county's boys
In the first officers training camp his
work was so successful that he gain
ed much coveted captains commits
sion. He has been assigned to a regl-
ment in Battle Creek but was ordered
back to Fort Sheridan as instructor IN
the second camp.
His letters to DR.. Phillips and his
family who live in New Hutchinson
are full of patriotism and ambition to
give Uncle Sam the best that is III
him. In one of his recent letters he
SAYS that he is sometimes Oyer-aWed
when he considers that he is superior
in rank to some of ChicagOs finest
lawyers. bankers and preachers. At
first. he says he almost hesltated at
commanding a bank president OF
preacher to clear up cigarette or cigar
butts, hut now he has taken himself
in hand and issues his commands
without trenlor.
/ am sure Rusk county as well as
these hOyS' families are justly proud
of them-tl!e one FORGETTING for the
time being a growing, lucrative prac-
tie III WcyerhauSer. the other aban-
sloning law course at Madison-and
all that they might Go their bit.
trust this letter may be of interest
to the friends of both and | am sure
| will look with interest for others
like it in your columns from wives,
mothers. sweethearts, etc. OF our 9th
er brave boys for we all take pride
in them and lay a sort Of claim to
them.
1t is such patriotism and sacrifice
as this that makes Rusk county fore
most among the states counties, and
makes drafting almost unnecessary.
In closing, let me wish that the day
may come soon when all these boys
may be given back to the bosoms Of
their families-there to merit the re-
ward and commentator and love
which is surely theirs.
MRS. LESLIE J. PHILLIPS.
Weyerhaeuser, Wis.