The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-19
ALABAMA BOYS AT
CAMP MILLS ENJOY
NARROWING TALES
SENT BACK HOME
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regiment, for they were immediately
recognized as old border comrades. Their
organization has grown marvelously, as
has been the case with all of us but It
| shows many familiar faces nevertheless.
! The quarantine, caused by the recent
measles epidemic, has been raised and
\ then lowered again, SO the troops have
had a chance to make new acouain-
tances. strong friendship has sprung
/ up between our regiment and our neigh
| bors of the seth New York, now the
165th. Both regiments have earned the
name of being hard" and SO there is
a strong bond of understanding and
sympathy between them. This feeling is
heightened by the fact that they were
participants In the same campaigns, on
opposite sides in the civil war and so
have a profound respect for each other
The recent regrettable incident which
/ caused some excitement in Alabama and
! large headlines in the home papers. has
/ long since been happily forgotten We
| were ignorant of any unusual occur
renee until we read that our regiment
| had broken quarantine and that in the
riot that followed many were hurt. This
reminds us so strongly of the "Nogales
atrocities" of last winter, that it seems
| like old times.
| ABSOLUTELY NO RIOTING
| There has been absolutely no rioting in
| Camp Mills and no breaking of quaran-
tine, except by a few individuals who
may have succeeded in evading the SEN
tinels. What probably gave rise to the
report was train of circumstances that
| occurred the day after our arrival in
camp. 1t was Sunday afternoon ana
time hung heavily on the hands of the
| Alabama boys.
| thousands of visitors were in camp,
but none, Of course, could come to see
| US. Colonel Roosevelt was paying a
visit to the New Workers, a few yards
away, and he was received with tumultu-
| Gus cheers AS a natural consequence
our boys, craving excitement, crowded
| as close to the line separating us from
the New York regiment as they could
| get, hoping to horn in," as one OF
| them expressed it. The colonel saw them
/
a few pleasant remarks as to the fight
ing qualities of the Alabamians and
southerners in general
About the same time several adven-
turous spirits undertook to have a little
| sport with the sentinels by running to
and fro across the lines. The sentinels,
being thus put to the test, strove man
fully and put an end to such foolishness.
Naturally this bit of horseplay attracted
scores of interested onlookers.
And then occurred a most unfortunate
affair. 1t seems that an Albanian wan
dered into the camp of the New Workers,
and being carried away with the excite
ment of the occasion, announced within
the hearing of ali men that he could
whip any man in the regiment" or any
man who had ever been in the regi-
ment.
| Naturally his challenge was immedi-
ately accepted. In the carnage that fol-
lowed the Alabamian, as is usually the
case with those who seek trouble, came
| off second best. AS the surgeons labored
| over him he admitted feebly that he
reckoned there might be one or two men
in that regiment whom he couldn't
| handle.
This unwarranted violation of the ter
ritory of friendly power has been uni
versaliy condemned in our regiment. 1t
| is pointed out that it was not only q
i case of bad judgment, but one of down.
right rudeness and most deplorable bad
taste. There. have been many caustic
comments on the subject
| WEATHER IS DELIGHTFUL
been delightful. The evenings and
early mornings have been cold, but the
4 days have been warm and springlike
This change of climate has had Won
derful effect upon the mems appetites.
Never very easily satisfied as to guam
tity, though by no means fastidious as to
quality, they are rapidly eating the
quartermasters out of house and home.
The government ration allowance is AZ
cents per day per man, and the mess
sergeants have to do some close figuring
to keep within it. Ordinarily this allow
ance is more than sufficient, but since
coming to Camp Mills every mans appe-
tite has doubled. Il sure do pity the
bunch" sadly remarked cook as he
surveyed the havoc wrought at meal
time. II bet they will turn EN- loose
in a hurry, too" said another.
At first the boys felt the cold keenly,
but AS soon as they got into winter
clothing and become more accustomed
to the change. they began to enjoy it..
There is one good feature about it, it
will get us broken in to the cold of early
autumn in France, provided, of course.
we Gross over that soon.
And that reminds me that the boys
of the Rainbow division have long since
quit asking the question as to when we
are to leave. They have learned that
one place is about as good as another
I to a soldier, and thta the authorities are
not in the habit of putting the sailing
| dates in the papers. So they are con-
tent to follow each days routine without
| question, knowing that, as ope expressed
it. they will wake up some morning and
find themselves gone.
Kingdom Gould, Millionaire,
| Now Private in Draft Army,
Asks to Go in First Quota