The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-05-02

It's dark. All over the huge canton
nent no sign of life are discernble
except a bew scattering electric lights
ON corners of company streets and IN
Kitchens. Occasionally a sentry can
he noticed as he passes through tnelr
glare. A silent city sunk In slumDer'
hut watch
All in an instant, with a suddeness
that YOU can hardly grasp, bugle
call is heard, First CALL" and the
city of quiet and darkness, is i'm
mediately transformed into metro
polls of light, through barrack wind
ovs can be seen soldiers stretching
yawning and reaching for various
articles of their uniform after the
rude awakening. But bugler has no
conscience; neither has army dlsci-
pline. In five minutes 'Revellle VIII
no .ounced and not on;y must these
soldiers be fully clad and in line, nut
if you'd notice closely, you would see
lines of officers streaming out OF their
quarters and hurrying to JOIN tne,r
units, for the bugle recognizes no GUS
tinction in this case.
Before the "can't get 'em up call
has fairly died away in echo, the
company is formed. Private jim
Jones may have had to get into his
place in line with only one lcggln on.
"Where is your other leggin?" baWls
out the First Sergeant. But JIM
deigns no answer tits no use Tor
no excuses go in the army Report
in the kitchen Immediately a1ter
breakfast for work." is fired at the
victim nefore he can think Oh an tS-
cuse. anyway. PERHAPS Edward heilS
has oversight and RICH. now is eoglng
his way into he LIN. Will tut hC'e
of being unobserved. But ne TOO Is
canpbt and his efforts to appear on
time is fruitless. "One week Wltnoue
camp privilege for you," is the oerg-
eant's sentence on him.
Assembly" IS next sounded, ana
YOU "fall in, at the Sergeant's COM
mand. Squad leaders report; IN
spection arms" is ordered. Report is
piyen to the company commander and
YOU are dismissed; and in a tWlnkllng
the streets are vacant. After washing
mn one of the sweetest calls on tbs
buple is sounded: "Mess (soupee)
cali" Recall from fatigue or drill is
second best up the bugler's sleeve,
but that doesn't come till later IN the
day.
In a remarkably short time, and It's
not hard to guess why, the company
( is in line marching into the mess hal
with mess kit and cup for "chow.
There's no showing or crowdlng II
line; there's no loud or boisterous
talking at the tables. TIE army holds
that you must be as orderly here as
in parade or suffer like consequences
After finishing your breakfast, you
must wash your kit, put it away and
then place your cot, your clothes
your shoes and everything about your
sleeping place in state OF cleanll'
ness to undergo an officers inspection
at ZOO a. m. 1t is the hardest job you
ever saw to hide dirty clothes OF
shoes to escape his scrutiny. A few
are caught each morning in this drag
net for "extra duty"
"Sick calP' comes next and from
each unit. a non-commissioner officer
takes over those who are ailing to the
infirmaPy. If their condition can be
easily handled here, they generally
get handful of 20. D." pills and i
grave they are sent to the base
hospital. Each mans name appears
on the sick list at this time and after
the doctor has examined his case, ne
writes down his verdict following it