The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-22
SIDEllGHTSM WRMI0ES
FORT SILL.

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~ dreadful 1 things :" today, s, an Di in fan b.. o%G1 ' to worry So fya about "t for
pany G' .yst,SasS w us h % the ,G jSs and il, if , as s i, mot .S. enough oomMt .sssfd hs.,t for the f fqm
the COMPANY, cook up has a lot of explaining o do new job to get &C
Good So sa"ss of, food ,oSid the eat: "a, tina, that. the Oklahoma boy. a[s accustomed to are
s''f 70, "I S?s'9 "a. '1 'Ss "o, '%% '' ss had '' !. Sia 'c ;.S.i S' pt egg. bread jam
I" sanding sa'dfs o Ss'f'a a Tot " faS ns ' .a.c tias' up Sf fifteen Of s yu ,r %gS,eT iT t ~"9 9.n nfs
% e.E. :s" morning you H ss sa. ,ss s Job w witt" IL that s;io & .; %; H. Of u ,s ss" pa +. cooks 90 .o GR
' tn a t ssnt'' fling 1T ', rasf the tho I s"%t a ,e s,''f 1S st s ,SI.' e asasy sa st i s'h m OF as rs I"s1 as {.
the batter att nI Lasts. ., Eggs IRE cheaper than bacon at present so the regimen, has
" "e sc t.' "a 's" a, "l Hs, an" 1s' , s;' ~y n i, 's "o' o II e.: s'G Exc. Of 1 ss.1 %sH t: sa%.
s CT So" rh hs@ i St. aYxa Ssan . d S'apP'1 1sr i; iin a sight p. !s turn 5p ,DS Sy'g Se C sTssG vus'
INF Supper w%s '% mss. ' eaI i is at # s[S S'F1 IF sn , i%Tp"y "a, to . vary fm the a %s"q i, a SAT-.
bet ssmi im' ,y you , will ina fd it. .d'su'ed' in me Of the supper dishes Jam is a
There is a HEADQUARTERS mess where the colonel and som Of the staff Of.
|. true ' Of some ."e ed't the e Tsppass commanders 5ny D%y 'n and f tai fsutee.s s se s.% of
the spreads they put o when they wan, to be nice o a guest would surprise
. it'd, like s,, the , s.l'; ss, mes" ne % of s ss%.aT S.. NJ tn; e. osano Tee dny ' ,sg s, d is'
S tenant, r.. t,' rig, ,jsS' a 4 dc &C ,o% 5 ? o cook ( , ;s. es with ss' tt'.s boxes for seats and
"t Some d ! the " Officers sd dine nsH in sou solitary /" :" state se% Which made it nice for me. but
fnj SS%@f' ,a, 'a 1sy " themselves ,s% OF wo Si i SsS, ' Ss" s., iSs' # the they '' wsss a. ,i so~ ne were
wouldn't oSSn, ~ have a single me Of the &c Officers i, take odense at a, what ,a ,. have
% ant; Of a, !, company sssSs., are re S :o [%% {, n i've i i , I'D: ;,i s;,sT !. ,'y Il: , he; E; F;' ID, '.
ate. an, nd ali That hat, but Ut just j The same. Sm.sias II: boys i = Company n Ets
t the 2T sy n Seei,H""v w I'D T ! sn e oo ,t 9 .spSs' 5i ' dHs i, S'i'' .sa, in 'o an. sy ', as,
there is, 10 national %n,Hfu u.rd , regiment 1or,hl. in h",h on mt .aS S'a a"d Tina ma o "a, 9' ,S sspe eur
regiment has, but more of this another day-we we're speaking of grub and
There is no table except the ground ,% or the ,G ta e., for t the p[ m " st.. I They
i: leg. 'd do s%sh' up a' u s%% ii him. a% ;.i if fsEiS an and Il ticks Ks the platter f Sa i
it has been raining and the ground is wet, they stand up pertorce. h MAN
thing is to use the tools to get the raions into ones system.
After mes each doughboy puts his kit in order Any scraps he puts in the
ground. There is a steaming vat OF water i'll which he rinses his hnnnum
combination plate and other tools The back OF his hand makes a better napkin
in a pinch than his breechcs leg. The hand is easier to wash
Farmers round about Fort Sill ONT in with vegetables, milk and butter
The company nessf fund doesn't provide for butter Sometimes the allotment
can stand oho, but butter is too high t be a regular article in the private
diet On account OF the very dry season in southern Oklahoma, there las been
a marked scarcity in fresh vegetables. Corn and peas and beans that N a nor
this summer.
The mess sergeant must be keen business mai with al eye to marketing
The best mes sergeant is the nan who can give his company a varied diet
all every man car stow away, and still leave a little in the mess tnd for
"Ihny day" Each company has its mess allowance Everything saved is vel
vet" which can be spent for ice cream or some other luxury n a state coca
sion. He nay buy his fresh beef from the army quartrmaster or downtown
Sometimes the army buys a big contract at a fixed pMee and then the marke
drops. Then the army quartcrmasters business falls of and tn buche
with the lower price gets the business.
Fort Sill is the dustet place in the world The only place in North Amer
lea where the wind blows more regularly u.s. am informed. at Medicine Hat
Alberta, where the wind mar is supposed to live. | looked overs lot OF mea
and gravy and corn and hash and beans and bread in various stages of con
structon and destruction, and ruined quite a lot of it myself, but what
started to "a was there vas no dut-the most fnicky moIycoddle would ge
hard and be ready to fight a bobcat after following a pnvates grind for
lmonh-W NJ. II.
TO be conunued)