Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-07-25

those leather, leggins?" "They didn't
issue me any," spoke the rookie.
1t is said the captain walked on.
Guards.
One sight that always interests
visitors is the Guard Mount. Each
day about eleven o'clock the guards
who are on duty Of the day go out on
the parade grounds and drill. The
army band also marches and play sew
eral selections The guards have drills
in marching and also gun drills. At
the conclusion of these drills they
march back to the Guard House with
the buglers in the lead blowing their
bugles.
The guards are on duty two hours
then are relieved four hours. A day
is twenty-four hours and they work
eight hours and are relieved for six
teen.
1t is said that guard had couple
of prisoners out in the woods. His
duty was to keep the prisoners cutting
weeds. AS the day was hot the guard
sat down and went to sleep. A party
coming along saw the guard asleep and
the prisoners working away. While he
was watching them he saw one of the
prisoners walk up and kick the guard
on the foot and heard him say: "For
the love Of Mike wake up. Someone
| will see you'' suppose this story
was gotten up to tease somes soldier as
it is a serious offense to be caught
| asleep.
AS hereihbefore stated there are five
companies here which are known 1 as
General Service Infantry companies.
The men are attached to these COM
panies only while here and are known
as unassigned until they are sent out
and attached to some permanent or
ganization.
Each company has it's own barber
shop and tailor shop The price Of a
shave being ten cents and a haircut
twenty cents. For pressing suit Of
khaki, without starch, twenty-five
| cents and with starch thirty-fve cents.
They have laundry in common and
it seems that thirty cents week is de-
Quoted from each soldiers pay by the
government whether he has washing
done or not. This, 1 suppose, insures
cleanliness as it will cause the wash
ing to be sent
During the past month all the COM
panies have enlarged their quarters.
Preparing for the draft, I suppose.
Many temporary wooden structures
have been put up which will be used
by the different companies.
Duties.
The call Of the bugle awakens one
at $50 in the morning. One is ex-
pected to ariseand stand reveille at
once. After reveille the whole com
pany is usually sent out on the
grounds and around the barracks and
one is required to pick up what trash
may bl Icing around. He is then ex-
pected to help clean up the bunk room
and make his bed. After this is done
he washes up and is ready for break.
fast. After breakfast until noon the
time is all taken in drilling.
In the afternoon, as a rule, the re-
/! cruit can use his time as he sees fit.
Probably his clothes need mending OF
brushing, or maybe he needs bath,
or a shave or his shoes need shining.
He has time for any Of these things
and to play games or he can get pass
to 60 to the city.
One duty which is much disliked
but which is necessary is. that of doing
duty in the mess hall. In order to feed
the hungry mob it is necessary to have
i walters Each recruit has his turn.
He goes on duty at IL o'clock a. m. one
day and is on duty until IL Am. the
next. AS rule tho the soldiers only
have to go on once while here as they
are shipped away before their turn
comes again.
Sports.
AS is to be expected, baseball is the
leading game at Jefferson Barracks
Every afternoon and evening the boys
can be found playing the national
game They have a picked team from
the barracks which plays outside