Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-09-13
FORMER RESIDENT
WHITES Of CAMP

The following letter is from the
Grant County Herald. The young
man, Will Hayes, is son of Superin
1endent and Mrs w. Fl. Hayes, Chica
go & Northwestern, Baraboo. The
young man formerly resided here. The
Herald says:
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. orion have re
ceived the following letter from theil
nephew, Will Hayes, who is at Camp
Douglas with the Wisconsin national
guard:
Dear Aunt Lena and Uncle Billy:
''No doubt you will be very much
surprised to hear from me, but | have
a few spare moments, so will try to
write my first letter to my Aunt Lena
and Uncle Billy.
"Here l am, right in the regular
army. | have looked forward to this
time ever since l have been old enough
10 admire or take notice of anything
But, after all, soldiers life doesn't
alone consist Of parading around in a
uniform with pretty brass buttons on
it. | will confess the uniforms are
still pretty, but at present they are
seeing Lots of wear and tear.
eve have first call at $50 a. M
Everybody has to get up and fall out
in line in the troop street for roll call
We have morning mess at o'clock
and then clean up our tents and street
until 1880. We go out and drill then
until II o'clock. We have noon mess
at IL and GO back to drill at 1870. We
drill until 4:30 and then have retreat
at $50 We have evening mess at G
O'Clock. We are off then until 1915
when we have to be in our tents
blown at 1920.
''They are just as strict now with
the fellows as they will be when we
get to France. l can plainly see now
that the man who said, early to bed
early to rise, makes man healthy
wealthy and wise," knew what he was
talking about
81 haven't got very wealthy yet, but
am healthier and wiser.
I'm civilian life, | used to go to
bed when | wanted TO, get up VIII IN
wanted to, and eat when l wanted to-
But life in the army is much different
Our sleep and meals are regulated
as they should be. We now get good
manual labor and physical training,
which develops a man in both mind and
body.
eve are living a primeval life, as
man was supposed to. We are living
right under the sky and are getting
good wholesome food. We don't get
any cake or pie, but such food is not
necessary to keep a man healthy.
This life is much different than CT
villain life, but | think it is just what
I and many thousand other fellows of
my age need. We learn discipline, one
of the most important factors OF life
We are not taught, as many people
zhink, to rely on others and not do
our own thinking for ourselves. Since
I have left home | have learned to
satisfy my own desires and to provide
and look out for Z self.
We have the finest bunch of fel-
lows in my troop that were ever band
ed together. They are an honest, clean
cut troop Of cavalry.
1--WE ride al day and have sabre and
revolver practice. 1t really is very
interesting.
There is much talk of dismounting
the cavalry and II hing them into ar.
tillery, but our major told us the other
day that our troop of cavalry would
be in France by the last of December.
I really am anxious to get there and
defend the rights that our forefathers
established Somebody must go, and
I consider it . privilege to be able
and to be one of those chosen to go
to France.
Call to quarters just blew, so
viii close for tonight. Wishing you
health and happiness, am. your nep
new, WILLIAM HAYES"