The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-10-11
STRICT TRAINING
camp DISCIPLINE
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learn what the markings on their
suits and hats are you will be some
what confused. Some in our company
have gone so far as to salute cook.
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Sure you can swear, chew tobacco;
smoke cigarettes and taboo religion.
a.u have alf lnose privileges at home,
SOC. 1t ism: tie fault of the army.
-ihsre is an invitation to not to do
those things ;:ls extended. when you
sc victim, rt those habits all around
sou and others who will no. curb their
-hao.ts. The !. M. C. A association
fr.1 ish clean entertainments and
religious speakers. Some claim they
have too much time on their hands
A.E naturally take to smoking, etc.
4. nan that j.. interested in his work
went have but little time on his
h,rds here. We get up, AXE double
time run, have our breakfast, police
grounds for cigarette "butts" and
waste paper, wash ourselves, answer
roll call; we'll long before used to get
40 for breakfast at home. Then we
drill after breakfast and 60 through
a system of physical exercise, then
drill again until noon. Hard work
and intricate formations and, believe
md, we have sand storms here too.
The other day when we came in from
drill one would think us colored regi-
ment. Then we wash ouselves for
dinner, and mind you, after we eat,
we wash our own dishes. We also
wash our own clothes and make our
own beds. --.'
: After dinner and short rest,
which 1 guarantee you will take adj
vantage of, we are at it again until a
O'Clock, when we return to the barrack
building and listen to lecture by one
of the officers. Their lectures cover
every conceivable item of health, from
the tips of your toes to the very end
of the hair on your head; everything
Invaluable to you. A sick man means
the loss of three men at the front;
himself and two to take care of him.
1t takes $15S30 to equip a soldier
fully; his value to the government is
in the neighborhood of $4,000. No
wonder they have food inspections
every day! no wonder they are so
particular in keeping the sanitary
conditions up to the highest degree.
The garbage, waste paper, ETC., pro-
vide a renumerative return to the
government. But | am straying from
my subject. After these daily lee
lures, which last an hour or so, you
are dismissed until call for retreat
AROUND five o'clock, and you have
cleaned up. You are required to
shave at least three times week and
keep your clothes washed up. In
Ssectlon comes every Saturday and
God help the man who has lot of
ditry clothes hanging around, an I'M
tidy bed, dirty mess kit or has not
visited barber for few days. You
have Wednesday and Saturday after
moons off and Sunday if you do not
belong to the awkward squad" And
i forgot to tell you that at 700 p. M,
every night we have a non-commls-
stoned officers school. Pray tell me
where the time hangs heavy on ones
hands, that forces him ITO degenerate
habits. Everyday the sick and ailing
are taken to the hospital where they
receive expert treatment. And right
here let me make the statement that
as far as the food is concerned, we
are getting very satisfactory grub,
despite the fact that Mayor Van
Lear's son, in a nearby barrack, is
complaining. Right now company