South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-07


skiing the soldier bows of Kentucky.
Indiana and Illinois not 20 patron
ze the place. Iu other words. they
are told that for their countrg's sake
they are not welcome.
Life Not Humdrum.
life at Camp Zacharv Taylor has
800 yet become So humdgNm that
Die men complain. or course. ouIy
few OF the boys have uniforms
nd none 40 an have rifles or side
arms. EEerythiug is new 90 them.
The only thing which does not vary
is the daily eettiuE-up exercise and
dr-H. and even the manner Of these
is changed and the site for going
through their PAGES moved. Now
ma then the youug officers forego
The drill for q day and oudeayOr 20
inculcate into their charges other
things than military tactics Even
this sort OF training viii he changed
in few weeks. The boys. YOU
know, have hardly learned the
'Forwaf3 March, vet
When life becomes mouotonous 1T
amy aI NY camp. i'm the field or In
raining. the men complaint OF the
a'''.'' IfUL -flfa arc not IfhelE 10
Loo that at any Of the national army
.autOuInents. II Camp Zachary Tay-
Tor Isl "a criterion. Sergt Charles A.
King in charge OF the cooking and
bakery school and the man VINO SUI
peryises the food preparation for
the camp. says that no one yet has
complained that the government ra-
riJu- are insufficient ia quantity or
poor i'm quality
cit is true our da;ly menu is de-
void of cauvasback duck and ter
rapiu said he. "bat the rations
provided by our overument at the
present time are the best 7 have
ever seen IA the service and are far
superior. both i'm quality and guam
rity. 20 those furnished 20 its troops
ly any other nation i'm the world
Most Modern Comforts.
The comforts in camp at the
present day as contrast to the
DAYS OF 1895 and even 20 the more
recent experience ON the Mexican
border. sound like a fairy tale. ANY
man who has seen previous service
AT all cannot refrain from noting
that the men Of the national army
have all the comforts given in the
most modern clubs Imagine the
comfortles- camp ar Valley Forge
and then think Of Camp Taylor with
It's hot and cold shower baths. clue
rooms. billiard and pool tables and a
thelter'"
The latter viii soon be- q reality
for The ground for new buildings has
been purchased and barracks for
some 1000 more men and a thea
ter where high class entertainers
wiz appear 90 amuse the soldier
boys viii be erected soon.
I'm spite OF the sanitary conditions
prevailing. Walter X. Kepp of the
3S5th infantry Indiana has de
veIopcd case OF typhoid fever and
was taken Co the Louisville city hos
pitai This case may have had It's
origin before the recruit came 70
camp
Lieut. Howard j. Thomas. resi-
mental mess officer OF the $33rd
Infantry. is making complete
study Of the ratious given soldiers
and intends forming 20 system oy
which each company i'm his resi-
ncur VIII DE FED bv tho most SAM
ltary means he said he Is trying
20 give the men as good as they
lad 90 home and plenty If IT,
Various groups in the 8o9th en-
sineers train resemble but little
part OF the army OF the United
States Many or me men tdih urok-
ON LuEiish NThey we've formerly
Vorkmen az the Gary East Chicago
"r hammond steel mills ana other
industrial plants and are 90 half
dozen natl'nal-Les- Ihey are
sturdy fellows and SHOULD make AL
pioneers
Notcd Wen in 'amP.
Indiana "hicn since It's pioneer
days mas sent ioitH long me oI
famous statesmen warriors ana
writer's. IS repreSt nteu 100 the "EhJ-
ine ranks NJ camp Zachary layi''
oy am interesting --oup OF young
soldiers FROM families whose history
in -ntrrminEled "lth 'ae n.a@inG or
the tran in years ago ana in'7e
whose literary ae"ie' ei-'a,7 nave
given me reaoins "''ie Al-eH OF
interest,".
tne name OF r." "'-.a,e. ann
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