The Springdale news., 1917-02-02
BOYS AT DEFINING NOT ANXIOUS TO
 RETURN HOME
BOYS of Company ''t" Like Camp al Btmia4-Aauy Aill Remain- Hou4h to Serve Until Company I~ e-cajIad-kinra;d fiead 8f 8ee- imental Sch00i
lSeB Harry Il0uah1

lSeg Harry Houlh)
 According to present indications. our service on the border is almost completed. but pfehaps the heelosIng IH.- cidents of the Arkansas War nay 6e of interest.
 Of the troops stationed here.those from Delaware aud the lst. ArkaH- saS start home first; the report beng that they viii leave here the 2ad af February We arg at a=loss to ae- count fer the selection of the Fjrst ] Regiment as we arrived here before l they did. The first Regiment ail! be taken tg Fort Logan II. Roots. and probably 4uarterad iH tHe haIraei there untI mustered out fae bar racks Rill not hold both regiments. which k possibly Che reason only uE= regiment returns at q =}hef. i the second regiment VIII return I# another question We near al sorts of rumars, and cont believe any of them. ba1 its certain that=N.e eannaa ] be moved until che First Regiment has left the barracks at the Fort, and i 1t k probably that Ne are good for at least q month here Tho all the boys pretend to be .sore' because Of oU retention here, l don't believe that tHe majority of them are aVerse to re= maining in the service until spring. and there are better prospects saf work
 The recruiting officers. who hal been reached here today Frank Graham recalled frem the pasts D Arkansas. and Ernest Erwin, both of Spriagoa5e. joined the company several weeks ego. aad another =hecrait ls expected temef- TOW
 Ne have several men #5n 6be hes pltal hut none el them are seriously iIf When It was first reported that the guards stationed here=Rere order d home, about la. the boys in the hospital discovered that thex Were not as s=ck as they thought they were, and returned to tkeif companies. ta expectation 9f our leaving herein Hae ] near future. one of Uncle Sam s hos l paal trains stopped=herZ .eft, l and picked up number ot patients, who. with others gathered at places along the border. are being taken tu the Army and Navy General Hospital. at Hot Springs, Ark, for treatment i Corp Oscar Carton, of Jhls company vas taken.
 Corp. Clifton Bullet" MarpaY's | Otittt V stS Ill ' ft9ttt eteR etilAt 'ett=1A didn't hesitate minute about hitting the back trail As Charley Odeil puts along. and because of his ability as 1 1t, Bullet was great at seraping barber. he will be greatly missed. My own time Is up Monday, but un- less ] change my mind by that time l intend to remain here, serving on my reserve. and return with the company.
 A bout Christmas time, ali the men here recieved a Christmas present of q recruit kit. Though they came through the government, they are re- ported Co nave been tEe gift et d woman philanthropist in the east, The boxes, which were greatly ap- articles: Toothbrush, soap, hair brush, razor shoebrush, whiskbroom comb, shaving brush, box of shoe polish and . housewife roll containing needles. pins, buttons. thread etc.
 The past week has been a atrenoas one for the boys. On the first five days. hike was taken each day, the troops Worhinc out some military ffo- blerl on the way. Several sham bat- tIes were staged one aay Was de voted to trench-digeina, and at the end If the week see felt as though We had done some actual eampaIgmne.
 It. Retrfess, of this company has been detailed t0 the Camp Ordnance Depot. to take the place of It. Davies, wha $ away arranging for the removal of this 5epet te Columbus
 ! fortnight ago, Sgt James Q. Hunt was elated because of th2 ar- rival of his mother and sister, Mfs. Charley Hunt and Miss Nora Hunt, Qt Sprinsdale. Rho had come to nay 9I
 q Ol, though d number of the other boys had known that they were on the way. but had carefully kept 0i from finding out about 1t. Both CT 9vp visitors entered into the spirit q the camp, and We nope enjoyed their their visit. This country was on it's l good behavior and did not produce any of the free sandstorms to which Ne have become accustomed, but nevertheless. l don't think you could give Mrs. Hunt the whole of this state for Washington County. The whole company is glad the mother of one of us was able to get down here and see howe We are living.
 The camp authorities recently placed heavy restrictions on the sal oons here \ provost guard is stationed in front of each saloon to see that no soldier carries away with him any bottled goods; and several bars, whose propietors have been caught at tempting to evade the regulations laid down for them, been closed entirely 1 to soldier trade.
 In order to give those of the younger guardsman, who desired 1t, chance to keep up with the studies that they are missing through being in the service; a regimental school was established some time ago, with Sgt. Charles kincaid of this company former school teacher, in charge.