Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-07-03
NEWS NOTES FROM
MILITARY QUARTERS.
Interesting Doings Among the Sol
der Boys Stationed in
Webster City.
(Trom Saturdays Daily.)

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The air was pregnant with coming
events at the Webster City arlnory
this morning. Higher officers, some
of whom have not been on active
duty up to the present time, were
there and talked in groups of twos
and threes, and general handshak-
ing ensued when Captain Fred Wins
low, who arrived in the city this
morning from the officers training
school at Fort Smelling, came in. Cap
tain Winslow is making week end
visit at home.
Captain Harold ]. Smith and Regi-
mental Supply Sergeant B. 0. Brum-
field of the Supply company returned
last evening from Des Moines, where
Captain Smith made every effort to
secure the shipping of the twenty
seven Supply company wagons to this
city from Camp Dodge in time for
the Fourth of July parade. This was
to have been one of the very special
features of the parade, and while
eleven of the old time covered wag-
one have been shipped, 1t is doubt
full if the balance of the full quota
can be gotten here by that date, oW-
ing to the transportation tie-up.
However, the allotted number will
make fine showing, drawn in real
army style by four mules each. Bat
talon Sergeant Major E. P. Prince
and Regimental Supply Sergeant;
Harold Meekins have also returned
from a two days military trip to
Des Moines.
The orders for assembling the
Iowa militiamen, those who did not
see border service, in their home
camps for intensive military train
ing, call for the three organizations
Company C, Second Regiment
Supply company, and Headquarters
company. which includes the band,
going into one camp which has al
ready been established on the old
fair grounds on the east side. The
tents were set up yesterday afternoon
and today the boys are moving their
cots and effects. Tomorrow the
kitchen will probably be transferred
to the new camp.
~ The camp will be in charge Of
Captain Hale of Fort Dodge, who is
expected to arrive Monday Captain
Hale is captain of Headquarters CON-
pany and as senior line officer will
be in command. He will be held re-
sponsible for the, discipline and sani-
tation of the camp. The training
schedule will be similar to the first
months course at Fort Smelling and
other camps.
John V. Eppel is expected back
tomorrow from Okoboji, where he
played al the opening of the Mar
haitian hotel. He will at once begin
his leadership of the band, seven or
eigll. new members of which organ
ization are expected to arrive Mon
day. Rudolph Miller OF Emmets-
burg, new bandman, arrived to.
day. He was formerly member Of
the Iowa University band.
The dance at the armory last ev-
ening, for which the Second Regi-
ment orchestra furnished music, was
successful in every way. The boys
retted goodly amount for the IL
quotation of their music debt, AMI
the forty or more couples present en-
ioyed fully the fine music and good
floor.
Captain Smith is endeavoring to
secure permission to retain the pres
cnt Supply company camp, which is
in the old Chautauqua park. With
the arrival of the army wagons, to-
gether with the enormous supplies
already here, change of camp would
mean great deal of draying,t and
as an office must be kept up in the
armory, the contemplated change
would mean a scattering of forces
and equipment.
Notice has been received here at
last of the increase in the pay of en-
listed men and non-commissioned Of
ficCrs. The new law went into eff
feet June /, and the men who have
a.tn on duty during the past month |
!" Ill receive tie benefit of the in
crease. i; vas previously SIS t"r
the enlisted man and has been raised |
t. s":0 quite a different mater. the
pay received by corporals and SER
geants was increased materially, but
not in ratio to that of the private.
With the establishment OF the
new camp: ration allowance of 40
,ents day per man is made. The
equipment Of the present army kitch-
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