South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-12

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ViJtuer and number OF others
are among the visitors who sought
OUT their old friends and tried 20
pu- Them al their ease, "Youu like
Il, they told the new boys Yes. 20
was The answer. that's what every
body shouted al US as we pulled in
&C camp. You'll ike H.. We've be-
gun Co like it already. OF course
tent life isut like sleeping in a bed
az home bat the 'grub's' good and
they treat rs fine.
Clarence Hisey who was manag ger
OF the South Bend Wholesale
Grocery Co. has been permanently
attached TO the S0th company sup
ply depot because Of his long ex-
pcr.ence in handling such things
Eisey viii apply for entrance into
The qua1termaster officers training
school and should win a commission
there In q hurry.
Ed Sowalsi5i who was with the
wa.- department in washington. has
been put at work in the Office OF the
t0th company as a clerk The work
IS much the same IS that he did I'm
Washington and he has proved
valuable man on inside work.
Hicks Back in Camp
Among the new arrivals Is Elmer
Hicks. who u row IS veteran.
Hicks came down last fall and join
ed the s0G,n trench mortar battery
now eoae from this camp, and was
dn acting corporal when sent back
ecaUse II certain physical trouble
The S,raiu Of long and tedious drill
brought ca a hernia OF long stand
ine and it was necessary 10 dis
charge him Hicks IS experienced
and capable and would prove
Valuable man II a place could be
found for him. He is hopeful that he
can land some Job where he'll
stick and not be sent back home
again Possibly corrective opera
ton would restore him 10 condition
for general service.
j. Mcdonald Is one Of a number
IF rew men being drilled for posi-
ole on-commissioned officers.
Carmine Celentsno who plays the
traps and drums. probably VIII De
transferred 20 the band
Most Of the old boys" az camp
ere In the T. A r d. now. Harry
UleIy has landed i'm the headqLa,t-
ers company OF the third battalion.
but eventually viii get something
better. as he was booked for OH
GERS training camp
McQUaid Gets Job.
Eiu AicQuaid. who IS acting ser
ceant of battery e. second battalion,
also L. in charge OF the fire zone in
which MS barracks and half q dozen
othcr buildings are situated He has
building with hose reel and ex-
tiYguis1ers under his control and
lccduse he is assigned 20 this duty
Is not compelled TO 90 through daily
drill with the other boys. Recent
ly ne lad another honor thrust up
o. him. Lieut. Bunce then in com
maud Of the company. called one
day for volunteer map-makers. Bill
did not hold UP his hand.
"MIcQuaid, the lieutenant said TO
Kim. What kind Of work were YOU
m before you came here"
Sir. ] was I'm construction work. %
answered Bill.
Well YOU know blueprint
when YOU see one don't YOU?
Yes sir"
And YOU can draw a barn ON The
landscape. can't yoJ:'
II think 50. sir
Well from now on you're topo-
s.apher OF this battery"
Which means that McQuaid viii
map the landscape for ostensible
purposes Of artillery firing
Delbert Thompson who is with
headquarters company OF the sec
oud battalion. Is back from the base
hospital after an illness.
William Guertner and Wilbur
Harlan Of battery a.. second bat
talon. and Marion Wheeler OF head
quarters company. have been made
corporals
The South Bend boys are sort Of
running battery G.. as Paul Kies
and Erwin Putucker are now i'm the
{ kitchen serving meals.
George schuyler of Headquarters
company. third battalion. was home
( last week on four day pass.
Hansen il Sergeant
NelS Hansen. former South Bend
policeman had been promoted 10
deld sergeant with battery \. sixth
battalion. L. 4. r. y.
Merle Harrison is mess Sergeant
with battery c. 18th battalion
Ben Pomerantz. former manager
Of the Grand theater. was home or
five day Through over Roshashan
an, the Jewish New Year He is with
G. battery. second battalion.
Robert Wittner. who is Mai. wilt
isms' chauffeur in the third bat
talon. F. A. r. D. is attached 10
the headquarters company
A number OF South Bend bows
who formerly were with the 49th
company OF the depot brigade and
then We're transferred from their
comfortable barracks Is rents. have
Teen sent back to their old barracks
again The field artillery replace
N ent depot has taken over the depot