The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-08-23
CANON'S BOYS
HOME FOR SHORT
REST FROM THEIR
ARMY ACTIVITY
TANNED AND ToueHENED BY
HARDY OUTDOOR LIFE THE
MEN LOOK CAPABLE OF TASK
AHEAD.

Canon City's soldier boys from Fl.
Riley are coming home for short
visit before they tackle the real task
of war. Some of them are here now,
having arrived Thursday night. 9th
ers are coming in today or tomorrow
Those who came last night were Cap
tain VIII Mack. Lieutenant George
Whippie. Lieutenant Lee ]. Beauvais
Lieutenant Frank Hellman and Lieu
tenant Ernest j. McLain.
Captain Walter E. F'ulkerson, Lieu
tenant Clyde Biggs and Lieutenant
Clyde Hyssong are expected TO arrive
this afternoon or Friday. The boys
who have come home are looking fine
and they say they never felt better.
They are tanned almost TO a cocoanut
brown an da helathy glow radiates
from their faces. Their muscles are.
strong and supple and they appear
fit to cope with any task the business
of war might place upon them.
Lieutenant John McKinstry arrived
this afternoon.
Lieutenant C. E. I.auterbach went
TO Bushnell, Illinois, to visit his folks
They have a leave of absence of ten
days which. in all probability. will be
their last vacation until the Kaiser is
finally put where he belongs and the
world is declared open to democracy.
Lieutenant McLain has received or
ders TO report at an eastern port with
in week or ten days. From there he
will be sent direct to France and will
at once undergo special training.
This is an opportunity all OF the
men at Ft. Riley wanted but there
were only sixty-five from the total of
approximately 1900 70 be chosen for
| this early journey and Lieut.. McIain
was one of the fortunate sixty-fve. II
is understood that these men were
| chosen BY lot.
According to the present interpre-
| tation of the order it is said that this
first group of 1000 officers from the
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rope Immediately. are being sent there
to be trained thoroiy in trench war
fare and when they are competently
schooled they will either be attached
or will be sent back to the United
States to train the national army re-
| cruits. II is said that they will not
experience actual fighting but will
spend some little time in the front
line trenches learning all of the new
phases of the lighting game.
In reference to their lie at TT. Riley
the boys say that it was very Cruel
ling indeed but proved beneficial to
them. They were worked twice as
hard during the last month or so than
they were at first but they did not
notice the extra exertions required
quite so much as they did the first
month. They were more used TO the
life and their bodies had been gradu-
ally trained to stand the. rigors that
drilling demanded.
The Canon CitS -->ys mace an es-
pecially fine showing. Every one Of
the thirteen Canon or former Canon
City boys at TT. Riley received com
mission. This Is remarkable in view
of the fact that of the $500 who first
started in the training school 1000
were later dropped. Most OF the Canon
4.
mately so out Of this company were
| released before the school reached It's
closing days. But not a Canon man
was among those dropped
In speaking to a reporter this morn
ing Captain Mack said: During the
| first month at Fl. Riley every student
was given the infantry tactics ragar.l-
less OF the branch for which he was
destined. After this preliminary
training and at the expiration OF a
| month the men were then separated
into the various branches OF the army.
Those who were 10 be IN the infantry,
OF course followed up the first months
instructions. The others received
specialized instruction in their
| branches.
I'VE were all privates except the
temporarily appointed company Of
fcers and we received detailed train
ing as priratcs. OF course from time
to time we were given the individual
opportunity Of commanding squads.
platcons and sometimes the company.
Trenches were dug. exactly az
| they are used at the front In France