East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-04-17

outfitted, then sent to the top OF the
hill in the Detention Barracks.
Our outfit consists OF suit OF
blues, suits of white, pair shoes.
Q white hats, 4 suits OF underwear,
pair sox. handkerchiefs. / necker-
chief, / pair gym shoes, l pair sub
bers, jersey, 1 watch cap. / pair
swimming trunks. pair wooden
blankets. toilet articles and shoe shin
ing outfit.
They sure try to keep us well and
healthy here. in addition to being
vaccinated, after we got up to De-
tention Barracks and while there,
every or days we got an injection
of typhoid vaccine, in the right arm
and every second day we have our
throat and nose sprayed.
At Detention our routine was as
follows. Get up or as we say it: hit
the deck at s a. m. and take your
cold shower bath every morning and
believe me. we are wide awake by
the time we step out Of it, next
comes cleaning station and every
thing has TO be swept and scrubbed
by 6:45, with breakfast at 1900. We
change shoes and socks every morn
ing and underwear every other day.
after breakfast we are allowed to
smoke pipe until (no cigarettes al
lowed at alb at a. m. we have
company drill until 1850 with 10
minutes intermission at 10 o'clock.
then we are allowed 10 minutes TO
smoke and get ready for lunch and
are privileged to smoke until p. m.
drilling again from ! until 4, then
recreation until supper. after supper
recreation until o'clock. then taps
and bed. with all lights out.
We of course have TO take our
turn at sentry duty. one night while
/ was on sentry duty up near the
Radio Station, / and the sentries on
each side of me. heard a noise out
in the brush, wheH our relief came
to take our places. we prowleo
around, poking the bushes with our
bayonets, but did not start or find
anyone, but the next shift had better
luck, they heard someone shake
small tree. so they surrounded the
tree and a man started to run and
they chased him about 800 yards.
when they discovered it was an Of
ficer out investigating whether We
were asleep, on the job or not.
Life at the Detention. Barracks is
the worst of the program. down "a
the regular training station we have
a great deal more variety. for in
stance. the first thing in the forenoon
is battalion drin, with two more
periods in the forenoon and three in
the afternoon, in which we may have
school Swedish exercise. boat drill,
artillery drill. compass and signal
drill. besides several other studies.
New recruits when they come here
look like hothouse plants. but after
about or weeks they look like
Mexicans. being tanned by the sun
and sea winds and open air life.
sure eat good here, they keep fell
low so busy and interested, that when
meal time comes he is ready for it
with an appetite like a horse. Our
supper last night was beef, creamed
potatoes. toast. eggs and coeoanui
cake. not SO bad is itg Last week my
Company B-3 was detailed for mess
han duty and l was washing up pots
and pans in the hospital galley. AMI |
II l wanted anything extra TO eat, ! |
could have it. but had to cook il |
myself
II takes buglers and drums to /
get MS up in the morning so you can j
know that hammock makes a pret-
~ good bed after all. even il they 10 !
have the habit of dumping "a fellow |
,ut on the deck occasionally. The |
chap who sleeps next to me had to |
disturb my peaceful slumbers last
night about midnight. by rolling out |
II his hammock and hitting the deck 1
like a ton of brick.
Gax+aFal la drafts
Of men leave here lately for Eastern
and Asiatic stations. We are sure
having busy times around here now
New recruits coming in are only held
in detention about week and are
moved down to make room for more.
We We're sent to Oakland today and
We're marched up and down the main
streets and the crowd seemed TO go
wild. the way they cheered and hol-
lered.
The L. :. seized. 3 German ships
that was i'm the harbor here and J
have just come off of watch duty on
board the Atlas. masted schooner
One of the other vessels is one
funnel steamer named Scraps and
the other is 4 masted windjamme.
named Ottawa.
II is rumored that my company max
be sent to seat this week, probably
.o the East Coast. Saw young Va
tourelle of Pendleton. he was sent to
sea the day before yesterday, hut d1
rot know where
So far I have only had shore leave /
once and did not have time enough I
10 go up to Petaluma and see Grand /
lad
Have been to church every sun |
lay since l have been down here. |
hats pretty good for me, isn't Il?
Must close now. because il is time /
Tor chow (eats).