Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-09-05
More Doings at Camp Taylor

readers thought my last write up so
very wonderful, | am going to give
you another this one about cur eXper-
fences here in camp and try to make
it just as interesting as the former.
So many of you have questions in
mind and think you dare not ask
them. Such should not be the case.
Camp life is so favorable that any
one may know that we are faring very
we'll. l am going to tell you what we
have done during the last week day
by day and I hope that some of your
questions may be answered, anyhow
as far as Co. 33 of this camp is con-
cerned.
We left Baraboo Friday August 2
and arrived here Saturday. We were
assigned to- our headquarters, and
then all invited to take showers, and
we surely needed them. We were
real negroes from the north. Some
remarked that / was the only white
man in the bunch. How that happen
ed I know not for I saw just as much
dust as the rest on our way down
here. While we were Under the
sprinklers, our seniors gave us some
of those nice remarks that l spoke
Of in the last letter. One that | for
got was this: "Was it breeze or a
draft boys" Which was it, dear
readers? Did we know? I guess
We were soon ready for supper and
then spent a few hours Of that won
derful OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Sunday August 4. Arose at 6:15.
our first commands and answered to
roll call. On week days We get out
at 5:15. After reveille we police up
the grounds, that is, to pick up all
things thrown around by the thought
less ones the day before. After
breakfast we had our physical exam
ination, first vaccination and first
shot. Some of us fell SIGH but soon
recovered. At $50 we stood retreat.
At this time we fall in lie. answer
roll call and stand at attention while
the "Star Spangled Banner" is being
played
Monday, August 5. On each day
we stand reveille and retreat. On
tests and had a little drill on the
drill field just a few blocks from our
quarters.
Tuesday, August g. We had some
drill then were examined for our abil-
ity in the different lines of army
work, took out our insurance and
decided what kind of work we would
desire In the afternoon we drilled
and then went out for short hike.
Wednesday, August 7. Drilled all
day, from to 10:30 and then from
1:15 to 400. Sometimes these hours
are not the same.
Thursday, August s. We got our
uniforms TWO complete suits or out
fits and then were informed to send
home our civilian clothes but could
keep our suitcases. The cases are a
very clean place to keep Cul things
in. Of course, we have our barrack
bags too. We then took our over
Seas" examination.
Friday, August g. On detail all day.
When on detail we put on our fatigue
clothes-our unionalls, and line up
first for our eats. We report then
about $50. On this day We had to
walk about two miles to pclice-pull
weeds and rake about the hay and
straw sheds. When we work like this
we do not have to work steady, and
get good cold water. The water at
the quarters is always warm. The,
kitchen and Y. M. G. A. are the only
places where cold water can be got
ten. Oh, for but one nice cold drink
of Wisconsin spring water! In the
evening we were taken over by COM
panies in trucks to the camp theatre
where we saw the musical "Over
Here" A certain soldier led us in
singing and best of all We went at
"On Wisconsin" again. Indiana tried
to drown us out but we survived and
showed them that they had to hand
it to US.
Saturday, August 10. We handed
in our shaving brushes to be steril-
lied. Some Of them when returned
could not be recognized as brushes,
they looked so much like a mass of
hair cuttings found in barber shops.
At eleven o'clock we had to place our
things on our hunks and stand in
spection. Sank county was compli-
mented for it's well made hunks, we'll
arranged necessaries and above all
clean shaves." We Saukites worked
in the kitchen in the afternoon to re-
lieve those who gotten their second
shots.
Sunday, August II. We didn't re-
alize until this day how a second
shot" man felt. We got ours this day
and some of us had to take a second
vaccination. | was one Of these I'M
fortunates but thanks that neither
scratch is going to work and cause
me the extra pain that so many have
to endure We felt very yerv uoak