The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-05
FEW VERMONT
TROOPS LEFT
At WESTF|ELD
Ammunition Train Has Been
Moved
MORE MEN EXPECTED
First Vermont Officers Expect to go
Soon to Charlotte to Train
Recruits.

Camp Bartlett, Hampton Plains.
Oct. Aust as soon as Instructions
relative to the sale OF bonds to sol
diers in the army are received, the
committee of officers named by Col.
Ballentine, camp commander, to have
charge of the disposal of the securi-
ties among the troops at Camp Bart
lett will begin to receive subscrip-
tions from the officers and men.
So far the three officers composing
the board have received nothing more
than communication instructing
Them that bonds would be offered to
the troops.
Col William H. Perry commanding
the Eighth Massachusetts, returned
to Westieid this afternoon after two
days in Boston in which time he was.
in conference with Brig. Gen. Leroy
Sweetser, commanding the Depot
Brigade. There is nothing new re-
garding the draft forces although
there is q possibility the Depot fri-
gade nucleus may be sent to Char
lotte, N. c., without the full compile
ment and filled at that camp by
drafts from Aver later in the season.
There are now "a drafted men in
The depot brigade. They are soldiers
who we're not needed in the 104th In
fantry. and were in excess of that
regiments quota Fourteen went to
the First Vermont Infantry and the
others were split 'sp among the other
three infantry commands
Plans for the focsbail games in Port.
land and at the Harvard Stadium are
advancing in the First Maine Heavy
Field Artillery. Col Balentine has in
vited the bands OF the First Vermont
Infantry and the Sixth Massachusetts
TO amalgamate with the band OF the
First Maine for the journey to Port
land on Oct. 10 and it is possible mu
sicians from the Eight Massachusetts
and First New Hampshire may be
taken In any event. the football en-
thusiasts who attend the Portland
game between the artillerymen and
the university of Maine will listen TO
a musical treat. for the amalgamated
band will be the largest field music
organization ever banded together
Lowering skies. intermittent rain
and chill winds were the rule through
out the day, the sun refusing to appear
until late this afternoon Drills were
suspended generally, the troops work
ing with hammers and saws in an eff
fort to get into more comfortable
quarters The officers of the Eighth
Massachusetts have houses with doors
and stoves and are we'll housed Off
GERS of other regiments are preparing
to follow suit when their new camps
are established and while the quarters
will not be winter quarters exactly,
they will be far more comfortable
than mere tents. The men are being
taken care of also, but a transfer to
the issue of more clothing must be
faced within short period 1t will
be almost impossible to keep the
troops in camp on Hampton Plains
under present conditions for more
than three or four weeks longer at
the most
There are all sorts of rumors and
reports OF combinations flying about
the camp, but the general impression
gained among the officers and men OF
the Depot Brigade Is that they are
Just sitting on the lid keeping mum
and waiting for something to happen.
All Of the Vermont soldiers have
now left Westfied except those in the
depot brigade Those left are the Of
ficers and non-commissioned officers
who are left to train more men for
the various units of the division.
The depot brigade remaining in
this country is a part of the same di-
vision and remains here temporarily
but will go over with its extra men
when the division is ready for actual
service. The officers OF the depot
brigade expect that it will be trans
ferred to Charlotte, N c., in the near
future as the camp at Westfield is
not fitted for winter work.
The ammunition train left West
field Tuesday might, route and immed
late destination unknown. The am
munition train includes the largest
group of Vermont men, The others
from this state are in the 101st, 102nd
103d and 104th regiments of the Goth
division and in the machine gun com
panies attached to the division.
The Bennington boys left at West
field in the depot brigade are Ser
geant William e. Hawks. Corporals
Edmund p. Howe, Edward +. Flynn
and August Kelson and Private viii
fred Langlois. There may be others
as there we're some transfers which
have not been announced and the
only information available is round
about and not official,