Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-30
SOLDIERS CAMP
At K|LbOURN
More Than Three Thousand Sol
diers Pitch Their Tents in the
Presence of Crowd of Onlookers

Bronzed by sun and raw weather,
over three thousand soldiers reached
| Kilbourn on Thursday afternoon on
| their way from Camp Grant to Camp
Robinson. The trip from Portage was
through much sand and they were
over two thousand of them. The camp
| was made on both sides of the high
way just east of Kilbourn, near the
| cemetery. Tents were pitched in the
woods, the soldiers preferring this kind
! of location on account OIL there be-
ing less trouble from wind. The
groves were covered with scattered
oak, there being plenty Of leaves for
bedding.
Nearly a dozen large trucks brought
the engineers in advance. They lev
eled up uneven places and had the
provisions for man and beast on the
ground. 1t was necessary to lead the
horses through Kilbourn to the river
for drink They left Portage about
in the morning, and it was dark be-
fore the last of the animals had been
Watered.
The advance guard reached Kill
bourn a few minutes before o'clock.
There soon followed the drums and
flies, then many soldiers on foot, the
guns, troops riding, Red Cross and
many other sections. Large covered
wagons were the last to come, some OF
them not reaching their final spot in
the camp until nearly o'clock.
It was an interesting sight, the men
being active, intelligent, handsome
young fellows.
ONLOOKER'S NOTES
Bands gave fine evening concerts
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The mules brought their braying
with them.
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Several dogs were in evidence,
owned by the soldiers.
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The procession Of automobiles was
about as long as the line Of troops.
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Baraboo, Adams and other places
were we'll represented among the
spectators.
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A young owl roasted on the back Of
a soldiers pack as he marched along.
The owl looked unusually wise.
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Those marching belong to the truck
companies. The trucks are not in
evidence and the men therefore walk.
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The soldiers were still talking
about the storm at Poynette. One of
the colonels carries a cat and kittens
with him. He saved his pets.
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G. A Briggs started for Kilbourn
about o'clock on Thursday evening
and on the way met 180 cars. An
hour later Ernest Scales met $50.
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Dr. Collins, proprietor Of the fox
farm at Reedsburg, took an automo-
bile ride with a number Of soldiers on
the paved road north of KilbOurn, and
in making one Of the short turns,
struck a buggy, throwing four people
to the ground. The buggy was wrecked
but the team did not run away The
car did not stop and when it returned
a short time later the owner Of the
vehicle demanded payment. Dr. Col
Inns liquidated the damage, the
amount being $23.
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At POynette the storm struck the
camp occupied by the soldiers and
made no discrimination. The tent Of
Colonel Ward. as we'll as hundreds
over the other officers and men went
before the wind. The men gathered
in groups and sang, Cheer, Cheer,
the Gangs All Here Many Poy-
nette people deserted their feather
beds that the soldiers might have a.
warm place to sleep. It was a chilly
night.
The soldiers reached Kilbourn to-
day.
(From Saturdays dailv)
The soldiers left Kilbourn Friday
night. Just as the dancing on the
pavement was coming to close, at 10
o'clock, mounted police arrived from
the camp with orders for hurried
march In one hour and 55 minutes
the first of the long column was rum
bling over the pavement in Kilbourn