South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-05
NEED FUND FOR
LOCAL GUARDSNEN
Seek $4,000 for Home Bows
to Buy Things When
Away.
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Concerning this contribution TO
the company fund. telephone head
quarters if YOU wish to make it per
sonal Telephone either third regi-
ment headquarters or the armory.
give the officer in charge your name
and address and he'll send a man
post haste. If you wish to have
some tea and cakes as we'll as
check awaiting the orderly. he
won't object in the least to enjoy
ing 1t on the veranda, or out un-
der the trees.
France has been giving lessons to
America in this practice.
Make checks payable TO Capt.
Rogers or to Col. Freyermuth.
Checks made payable TO any other
of the captains are all right but the
sending TO the two men mentioned
centralizes the affair.
If you wish, send them care The
News-Times. Our fund will be
mounting upwards by Monday
night-shh. it's payday-and we will
be glad to send your bit in with our
likewise bit.
It's a System in Canada.
over in the Dominion. they work
this fund business on a systematic
basis. Employees at all the recog-
nized factories stipulate a sum they
are willing to give each week. This
amount dollar. fifty cents-some-
times more, sometimes less-is held
back every payday and turned over
To the company commander at the
front or in training camp. A per
manent fund is this way assured
and after a week or so the dOner
doesn't miss it.
South Bend and Mishawaka might
go and do likewise. The permanent
fund could be considered later, and
should be considered later
Right now we want $5,000-five
thousand dOllars-for the home
boys who are going to do our share
in protecting US against autocracy
and the Hun, Why mention it
again-you've the spirit.
Thank you,
Let's Keep Them Here.
That can be done, too. if proper
weight is brought TO bear on Gov
Goodrich. 1t is a task for the
Chamber of Commerce and a few
of those who haven't forgotten how
TO say You remember back in the
fall OF 1916-well, we want some
action our way"
Wouldn't il be grand 70 entertain
the 1000 men of the third regi-
ment in this city until the canton
ment camp at HattiesbuTg is COM
pleted, perhaps a month from now.
Think, merchants and loyal citizens.
two thousand men and all the
guests that are bound 10 visit them
during their stay here. From a sell
fish viewpoint, do you wonder that
Indianapolis Graves the privilege?
A petition TO the governor Is the
first requisite, and a few dealings
with the state war chiefs.
Where we will-there's a way
Prospects are that the third regi
ment will remain here.
Boys Mean Business.
1t is a revelation TO visit the
camp site at Leeper park. All day
yesterday machine gun trucks
pounded back and forth with or
ders. with tents, with everything
they could carry. Drays laden with
tents and with lads in khaki passed
up and down the streets of the
city South of the tennis courts,
company streets were laid out. and
fronting Lafayette st. the cook tents
were erected and stoves installed.
Today, shortly after the cOncen-
tration movement which takes place
at the armory, tents will be pitched. /.
The border veterans might have I
done .his work in a few hours sat /.
urday-but Col. Freyermuth felt the
new men needed the experience. F.
Camp will no doubt be pitched /.
about 9 O'Clock. 1t will be an in
teresting sight. You and-well 1
your contribution is second /.
thought, but we don't wish it 10 /
slip your mind-are welcome.
Routine camp life will be in or 4
der Monday and from the words OF I
Col Freyermuth, vacations are ali 4
over. Every item of war learnable
in South Bend with the facilities at 4
hand will be mastered before the I
call comes from Hattiesburg The .
program TO be followed is appended: /
a. m. TO a. m.-Setting up eX- 1
ercises. calisthenics. running, etc.
$3.50 a. m TO 10 a. m.-Squad .
drill. one hour without arms. half .
hour with arms.
1920 "a. m to 11:45 a. m.-Eead- (
ing Of articles OF war TO the enlisted .
men; instruction by the officers in 4
the care Of rife and pistol and care +
of clothing and equipment and I
making up of packs.
$50 z. m. to 2:30 p. m.-Ofi- /
GERS and on-commissiOned officers +
school
2:45 o. m. 70 2:15 p. Mcclure
BY commanding officer on discipline, +
natriotism. sanitation and guard /