The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-08-01
Norman Scott, 1922 T~wenty.sixth
straet Des MOinaS.

II. II. Ward, DEBORAH,
Lloyd Barrett, Mason City.
Roland Tank, Mason City.
Oscar Boell, Dubuque.
Clifford Conn, Earlham.
+. A. Priest. Radcliffe.
Carl Nelson. Coulter.
Albert Baker. Mapleton.
Andrew Christensen, Inwood.
James Ederlen, Brooklyn, in hos
pital recovering from a broken limb.
With the exception of Ederlen these
boys are in fine condition. Young
Scott of Des Moines is a graduate OF
Drake university. He won a RhoadS
scholarship and spent the year 1916
at oxford studying chemistry. He is
with the engineers. He is a fine type
OF the thousands of college men who
were just ready to begin their careers
and who are now fighting for Uncle
Sam for $32 a month.
| also met T. S. Chapman of Chi
caeo. He was connected with the
Harris Street Railway company and
spent several months in Des Moines
during the settlement of the COM
pany's franchise. He is a Red Cross
captain.
The ruins of weird old castles, some
of them built in Caesars day, attract
much attention, and many are the ira
ditions and ghost stories told about
them. A negro labor battalion is
camped near one of the old ruins. It
sets on the bank of the Marine and
the walls about it are fifty feet high.
1t is known as Caesars castle. | Wis
tied this camp the other day and
found an investigation in progress. A
sum of money had been stolen from
the officers barrack. The captain had
assembled the entire company and
was speaking. He said:
Men, Caesar buried his army in
that castle two thousand years ago.
Dead mems bones are there in piles
as deep as those walls. Caesars army
never sleeps. Caesar was above sus-
picion and he lever allowed men to
steal. When one of his soldiers stole
anything the next morning he was
missing. | don't want to miss any of
you men. Caesars ghost won't stand
for stealing. Every one of you is 60
ing to be blindfolded and you'll march
through that door. Do you see that
big basket inside the door? Well,
if that money isn't in that basket af-
ter you pass through the door some
of you will be missing. Remember
the bones of these dead men. I don't
want to miss any of you boys"
The money was in the basket.
Another rich story is told on Cor
poral Spears of this same labor bat
talon. He has charge of fifty Ger
man prisoners who are m~acadamiz-
ing a road that leads to a supply de-
pot. The corporal's duties weigh
heavily Of his shoulders and he en-
deavors to get an honest eight hours
work out of the boches every day.
But the boches were not extra keen
on the work and the corporal exhort-
ed and ordered, but they neither ua-
derstood nor obeyed. Finally he sent
for an interpreter. When the latter
arrived the corporal was in a partic-
ular angry mood.
Il want you to tell these guys to
quit layin' down on the job" he said.
ASK 'em how in HI they expect
us to win the war by stalling around
this way"
The other week l was at a seaport
while 10000 American soldiers, just
arrived. were disembarking.
Along came a thousand German
prisoners, recently captured at the
front. They were in charge of "Tom-
mics" and were returning from work
to the stockade for the night. The
"Tommies" purposely stopped them
that they might see the arrival of the
United States troops.
They stared, then looked at each
other and stared some more. They
were much agitated and surprised.
They had heard the American army
Knocked and laughed at. and in the
past few days they had seen thous.
ands Of them in camp and here were
thousands more newly arrived.
AS the "Tommies" marched them
away one Of them said: Guess we'd
best send 'em 'ome an let 'em tell
what they've e Mebbe the boches
would then know what they're up