Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-08-02
Local Troop Wins HOnOrs In
Encampment at Camp
Douglas
WEEK OF HARD WORK IN
TRAINING AND DRILLING
Get New Rifles That Were Intended
For Russia.-Daily Routine
of Life at Camp

The first annual camp of Co. III, 10th
Regiment Wisconsin State Guards is
now matter of history. On Satur-
day morning, July q, the company en-
trained in the special coaches attached
to the limited After a long wait at
Cameron, the coaches were attached to
a special train of fifteen coaches pulled
by one of the heaviest engines of the
Omaha road. At Eau Claire the vari-
Gus companies comprising some 4OO
detrained and marched to the Red
Cross canteen where a very excellent
lunch was served by the Red Cross.
At about o'clock the regiment reached
Camp Douglas.
The first duty to be performed was to
fill the straw sacks which served as
mattresses. They had, to be carried
about half q mile Ton an exceedingly
hot day. The company occupied a
street of eight tents-One the supply
Sergeant's office and the other seven
for the men, eight to the tent. AT the
head of the street were the dining tent,
the kitchen and the cooks quarters.
1t may be of interest to follow in
detail the duties of one day.
Revielle (rising) was blown at 6.
Twenty minutes later the company as
sembled for roll call and 6 80 came 15
minutes of vigorous physical exercises.
At 6 :45 came call for breakfast In
view of the vigorous duties to be per-
formed. this meal was heavy. Cook
Otto Schroeder and his assistant Rich
ard A Weayerling quickly established
and easily held the reputation of being
the best in camp.
At Z 10 came sick call. All who felt
mdiSpOsed fell out and went to the ply
sician's office for treatment. Attached
to this office was squad of stretcher
bearers. who found considerable work
work during the drills caring for those
who had to fall by the wayside.
At 80 came police call. A squad
of men passed thrOught the street care
fully cleaning it. Even a burnt match
had to be picked up in order that the
company might pass creditGbly the in
spectiOn which follows Immediately
The sanitation of the camp was i'll
wonderful contrast to the camps during
the SpaniSh-American war. 1t is q
practical impossibility for disease like
typhoid fever to gain a foothOld.
At S came a three-hOur drill. This
was usually battalion drill, four com
panies working together. 1t was steady
hard work on the drill ground in full
sunlight Many men found this very
hard at first, but the vigorous ant
regular life soon broke them in.
Dinner came at II, followed by an
other two hours drill at 2. This drill
varied considerably from the morning
drill One day the company learned
how to pitch the shelter tents; two
days were taken up with hikes Over
the beautiful sandstone cliffs which arr
to be found on the Military Reserva
tiOn of more than 1900 acres.
At ) came the parade and at came
supper with no more regular duties
after. Frequently. however, separate
men were assigned to special details
At O:15 came call to quarters
body had to be in his tent. At 10 81
came the final call of the day-taps-
lights out and absolute silence in th
camp.
If anyone desired to be out of tn
camp after 10 80 he had to be provide'
with a pass which could be Obtaine'
from the captain.
One of the most interesting event
of each day was guard mOunt-at
and at 4-This ceremony was preSlde
over by General King, man who ha
been in the army for 81 years and i
every inch a soldier. Two other me
should receive special mention becaus
of their efficiency-COl. Cousins, tn
commander of the 10th regiment, MajO
French of the second battalion an
Captain Galloway of company III. Th
other officers of the company, Lier
tenants Skinner and Householder wer
noticeable because of their strict a
tention to their duties. The entir
company was one of the best behave
on the grounds.
Each regiment furnishes its Ow
guards for the camp and also guard
for the village 1t is the duty of tf
latter to see to it that soldiers are O.
derly on the streets and in the bushes
places of the town. They also guar
the depot to see that no soldiers boar
trains without permits and that L
suspicious appearing people leave IL
train at the station.
Perhaps the busiest men in the cor
pany street were First Sergeant Nj
loney and Supply Sergeant Richard