The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-29

COLUMN |SVT.
ORGANIZATION
Probably Largest Body of
Vermonters In Army
MADE UP OF e35 MEN
OF These 695 Are From the Vermont
Regiment and 24o From Massa-
chusetts Coast Artillery

Several parties IRON Bennington
have already visited the concentra-
tion camp at Westfield, Mass, where
there are around 500 of the Vermont
soldiers
Not all of the 1900 taken from Fort
Ethan Allen are at Westfield. Com
pany A and Company E, in which
there are many Bennington boys and
two other companies are reported to
be at birmingham, Mass, while
few are said to be at Mantle, Conn.
The Vermont boys at Westfield are
largely in the Ammunition column
of the 26th division. The ammuni-
tion column is made up of 935 men
and q officers Some o. the officers
Of the column jokingly referred to it
as the truckman's union of the 26
division.
The duty OF the ammunition
column is to handle the ammunition,
arms, etc., and it is said that the
Vermont boys were picked for this
service because of their husky ap-
pearance. The service is considered
q desirable branch.
OF the 935 men In the column 695
and most of the officers are Vernon
ters. The other 240 men are from
the Massachusetts Coast artillery.
The column will be commanded by
Lieut. Col Keyelle OF regular army.
The majors are Major Ashley of Yer
mont and Major King OF Massachus-
etts.
The outfit of the ammunition
column includes $50 motorcycles with
side-cars, $50 horses and $50 mules,
wagons, automobiles, etc.
Major Ashley stated yesterday that
while all the officers regretted that
the Vermont troops were separated
| the men of his command were fortu-
nate in being combined with the
Massachusetts coast artillery who are
an unusually fine lot Of young men.
Col. Kevelle has not yet arrived at
Westfield.
4 ~ lew vi lut Nti cOluitio at
Westfield are not in the ammunition
column, but are attached to a ma
chine gun company which is part OF
the 26th division.
An ammunition column is com.
posed of seven companies and the
companies are numbered instead OF
known by letter. The Bennington
boys from Company are mostly in
companies 5, 6 and Z. They were
newly assigned Monday night so that
what they wrote home before that
time is likely to be incorrect.
| Harry Remington, Ernest White
Olin Smith and Clarence Sherman
are in Company s.
In Company 6 are the following
James Smith, Buel Miller, Raymond
Church. Napoleon Boutin. Edward C
Brown, Peter Devnow. Elmer Dwyer
Hawley Elwell. Corwin Elwell, Pau
Jewett, Alfred Greenwood. Frank
Slame, Oscar Weberg John Welch
Clyde Hoyt, William Jepson. Gideor
La Croix, John McClune, Eli Squire
Floyd Morse. Albert Noyes anC
Francis Cayanaugh.
In Company 7 are Saddler John II
Toomey Wagner Charles Hostler
Wagner Wilfred Langlois and Prl
yate Harold Crawford
Robert Cullinan of Arlington is Il
+ the headquarters company. TIL
Banner has the promise OF the as
r signment of the other Bennlngto
4 boys in few days.
S II looks now as though this an
i munition column will be the mos
r nearly a Vermont organization of an
g in the army Company is comman
G cd by Capt. McMath of Montpelie
Capt Corey OF Newport and Cap
Hudson of Burlington command Cor
7, panies and T.
It The Vermont boys yesterday wei
z still eating travel rations" whiC
are not very extensive or varied. b
expect TO get their cook house up
day and then will get regular r
tions. Yesterday they worked all u
forenoon cutting brush with the
g. bayonets They like tho water bett
than at Fort Ethan Allen. but Il
n. camp is more dusty and sandy.
m Jake Clement OF Searsburg is sll
In but not seriously and two OF the bo
Is got poisoned by Ivy Monday whi
to cutting brush Visiting hours at d
camp are from $3.50 10 $50 IN the