The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-13
WORK BEGINS THIS MORNING
Sammies Hear Lectures and DO Labora-
tory Work in Shops of Nash Motors
Company - Get Cold Reception
Everybody Is Happy.

-Genosha achieved distinction among
the cities Of the nation on Sunday
morning when the opening Of Camp
Herring on Balm avenue made her u
government army center with a can
torment housing 100 solLicrstudcnts
under the sacred protection Of the Star
Spangled Banner. No official ceremo-
mics marked the inauguration Of the
barracks but the high good -humor of
the Sammies was sufficient dedication
for the military post and augured we'll
for the success of Captain Hassan 8
Ordnance School.
National guardsmen, volunteers and
selected men, the future tank and truck
drivers, reached Kenosha on Sunday
morning. They came from Camp Grant
at Rockford, Camp Taylor at Louis
willie, KY, Camp Custer/at Battle Creek
end in fact from almost every canton
ment Of the United States in order
that they might familiarize themselves
with the construction and operation of
the Nash Quads before leaving for ac-
tive service along the American salient
in France.
The disloyal weather-man for Wis
consin was a little disagreeable and ac-
corded them cold reception but de-
spite the zero temperature they warm
ed up to their new quarters with So
liability and spirit that promised mer-
r:rnent and morale for the Ordnance
Corps at Camp Herring.
fThey had great time on Sunday"
said Captain Hassan this morning.
Introductions were absolutely passee
and feeling of democratic comraderie
If you get what mean-made the
day an suspicious opening for the
school. They filed the stoves with
hard coal, tilted their chairs at a prop
er angle, and discussed the war all the
way from Liege to Cambria. 1t was
great stuff, too-and when they ran
out of arguments they sang songs both
patriotic and sentimental to
keep the home-fres burning, you
know"
The only thing that marred the plea
sure of the day for the soldier-students
y as the 1act that some of them cams
from Dixie and were still wearing their
"B. v. DIS"
Captain Hassan,' asked one of
them in a shivering tremulo that car
ried real "southe N" brogue@''is it
always as cold as this up hean5 If it
is, I'd bettah be applyin' for some
heaviah unde 'weah and an ovahcoat as
soon as possible. We-all nevah expect
ed anything so Polah as all this but
it's all in The wah I guess and we might
as well get used to it just like the old
boys did at Valley Fawhge.''
The captain assured him that this
was something of blizzard and not
the usual thing at all and made it
easier for him to acclimate, himself to
Wisconsin weather by soaring up'' a
suit of heaviah unde 'weah,' a khaki
uniform Of winter weight and an army
ovahcoat /"
Speaking of Sunday dinners" Cap
tain Hassan declared today, "you
should have seen the opener-eye-
opener out at Camp Herring. Take it
from met was regular. We had
roast beef, hashed brown potatoes, with
all the furnishings, and bread pud-
ding that made you think Of Rector s
or the Edgewater Beach in Chicago.
Honestly our cooks have got the world
beat and If the boys haven't taken
on ten pounds or so before we re
through it'll be because they over
worked rather than underate---if there
as such word as that y
The sammies now quartered at Camp
Herring have come to Kenosla to study
The Quad truck in preparation for ord
nance service in France. Their work
will consist of a course of lectures sup
plemented by laboratory work in the
shops of the Nash Motors Company
Their instruction win be generally SUI
pervised by Captain Hassan, who has
been in Kenosha for three months now
and is consequently familiar with all
the ms and outs of the responsible
work entrusted to him by the United
States government.
The course of lectures began at
eight clock this morning and will con.
tinue without intermission for thirty
days. Thereafter the present contin.
gent Of Sammies will be detailed to
various military posts in time to leave
the barracks For new division of sol
dier-students detailed to Kenosha fo1
the same work.
Most of the clubs in the city are
opening their rooms to the Sammies in
order that the "boys' may be able to
snjoy themselves while serving beneath
lha Stars and Strirna in Knnnsha Can.