The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-09
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COMPANY D

Camp Wheeler, Feb. THE frs
divisional review in over two month.
was held yesterday afternoon. Thir
ty thousand men took their places on
the parade ground in silent masse,
OF olive brown under the steel gra,
SKY. Here and there the futter of 4
re2imental flag gave color to the
scene.
Then unit by unit, the Dixie ,Divi.
sion moved forward and swung past
the reviewing station to the notes OF
Dixie" and other stirring tunes.
Immediately after this impressive
scene the First Battalion of the 125th
including Co. D, took part in one OF
the fiercest bayonet charges in the
history of Camp Wheeler. They found
the foe, the veterans of a thousand
similar attacks, calmly awaiting
them on little rise of ground. Led
by their dauntless officers, they fear
iessly, even with exulting yells, went
through line after line of the enemy
stabbing every foeman in one of his
five vital spots. The camera man said
the scene couldn't be beaten. and
Major Blanding said some of the
dummies" were getting worn out
This picture was the last of many
covering evert phase of life at Camp
Wheeler.
The First Battalion hiked in from
the rifle range Saturday morning in
a pouring rain, but the weather had
been fine, and the stay on the range
seemed in the nature of an outing
Lleuts. Drane and iMeharg on the
range this week as range officers.
In the absence of Col. Walden and
Lieut.. Col. Wolf, both of whom are
In Texas taking special course 70,
sixty days, the 124th is in command
/ Q! Col. Walter S. McBroom, a regula,
army man, lately promoted from
captain.
Major c. r. Layton, recently pro
NOTED from assistant division adult
ant to division adjutant, is an ole
md Florida officer. and was regimen.
tai adjutant on the border. In civil
lite he was a prominent attorney OF
Gainesville.
Prig. Gen A. H. Banding, former.
ly colonel of the End Florida, who i
now in Texas, will soon leave fol
France, where part of his brigade
has already been sent.
A wholesale transfer of men from
each regiment to fill out other units
fas taken a score or so from Co. d
Ffe men were drawn by lot from the
list of privates. From Co. d the fol
lowing went to the 118th Machine
Gun battalion; James X. Pattey, J
III Allen, w. o. Carr, Frank Delmus
rs A. Hardee, vern W. Lyle. Daltor
Sanders, Ed Walker.
The following went to headouar
tiers Co.. 124th Inf: w. 0. Bryant
Faul r. Jones, H. G. Arnold. Fl. C
Rodman and G. G. Taylor.
The following went to the Machin,
Gun Co., 124th Inf: J. B. Benton
Connie Galloway, Clarence Mimm.
and Denton Hagan.
In addition, Samuel Clyatt wa.
transferred to the Supply Co. of the
l2lth and Gibson\ Carter to the Motor
tMechanics Regiment, stationed al
Camp Hancock, Ga. Men qualified tc
enter a class in aviation are heinz
sought for in this division. A. X
Erickson of Co. d has already quail
He'd for such a class.
4 private telephone line has beer
Installed in the interest of efficienc,
between Capt. Steitz's tent and tina,
of First Sergt w. A. Hardacker Tn,
amount of office work required b,
one company is beyond the surmis,
OF any outsider The two typewrit
ers of Co. ID are constantly over-bur
dened.
Just as orders are issued prohibit
ing the "dressy" privates and non
CONS from "dolling up" until they
look nearly as good as second lieu
tenants, along comes an order trim
ming the second lieuies" wit
frown braid and gold bars, unit
their radiance is beyond that of tn,
captains. Perhaps a secret union o
second lieutenants has been gettint
in its work.
There has been great improve
nent in weather conditions IN thc