The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-16
CAMP COMMENT

Zation of the army by call for con-
tinuous intensive training. Fatigue
from companies on guard duty so
that other companies may be free to
pursue training with a maximum OF
men out at drill. Tab is to be kept
on soldiers. During morning drill
hours the NJ. P.'S are instructed TO
arrest soldiers out of camp without
written pass and not on duty. vac
cinationS, NEGOTIATIONS. physical IN
spection, drawing of equipment and
supplies will be held in the afternoons
SO as not to interfere with morning
training schedules. Soldiers VINO
miss practice marches for any reason
will be required to march the next
day. Division headquarters say that
company, battalion. regimental and pri-
gade commanders are duty bound to
see that every soldier has an oppor-
tunity to master the art of self de-
Tense so that when he takes up a
position in the front lines he may be
able to hold his own.
News comes that the division COM
mander. Brigadier General Winn has
written the U. p. Railway with view
of securing shuttle train service on
that road between Manhattan and
junction City. There have been oc-
casions when visitors to Camp Fun
ston have been compelled to wait TOT
hours before being able to get out OF
"A
of transportation has been one OF the
most discouraging things to civilians
who desire to avail themselves OF the
privilege of visiting the 9Sth DIVISION
upon the days set aside for that
purpose.
Until further orders the aviation
board has been instructed to examine
no more applications for the flying
service.
Camp Funston and Camp Dodge
will tangle in a track meet at Kansas
City on March %. Names of track
athletes who have made favorable rec
lected in order to send as strong a
team as possible against Dodge.
Members of the Jewish faith at
Camp Funston are to be grantee
passes if they so desire on March 2S
and 20 in order that they may attend
the Feast Days of the Jewish holidays
connected with Passover Week. Serv-
ices will be conducted in Kansas CITY,
where members of the faith will be
taken care of and entertained by Jew
ish people.
you can't have any milk this
noon," Camp Funston mess sergeant
told the men of his company at dinner
one day last week. THE water is shut
| off"
The national army added another
| inventor to its ranks last week when
Albert G. Doan, of Miami county. ar
| rived at the Camp Funston canton
| ment Doan has been working for
| several years on patent stabilizer for
an aeroplane, said to be one of the
most valuable devices of this kind
ever attempted The patent for this
| aeroplane attachment is now pending
in the United States patent office.
Private Doan has been informed by
his attorneys that the patent has been
received with great interest.
It was the good fortune of the edi-
| tor of the Trench and Camp to visit
the Soldiers and Sailors club in st:
Louis last week. This club, located
| at Twelfth and Olive streets, is one of
the best equipped clubs of this kind in
the country, and every soldier or sailor
is welcome within its portals. Free
reading and writing rooms, billiard
and pool tables, shower baths. shaving
outfits and many other club faculties
are at your disposal The club is
located in the Post-Dispatch building,
the home of one of the biggest and
best newspaper in this section OF the
country.
| Lieut.. "Potsey" Clark, coach of the
division basket ball team, announces
that a tournament to be known as the
| Southwest Patriotic Basket Ball tour
nament would be held in Kansas CITY
| March IS, 10, 20, under the auspices
of the Kansas City Athletic club. the
Camp Funston Recreation fund. The
games will be played in the Kansas
City Athletic clubs quarters
Seven teams have been entered in
the big meet, as follows: Camp Fun
ston division team; the Columbian
Athletic club of st. Louis: the Schmel-
zers of Kansas City; the Ramona
Oklahoma team. champions of Okla
homa; the Mulberry Giants, cham
pions of Southeastern Kansas: the
olive Streets, champions of St. Jo-
seph and the Wentworth Military
academy of Lexington, Mo. Other
leading teams of Kansas, Missouri and
Oklahoma are expected to enter the
tournament and a special effort is. be-
ing made to interest the leading col
lege teams of Kansas and Missouri
Lieutenant Clark has his team in
the best condition for the big tourna-
ment and expects a great showing
from them when they visit Kansas
City.
community sing and band concert
will be put on at Salina. Monday night
by the 355 infantry, which organiza-
ton was declared last week to be the
champion singers of the Camp Funs-
ton cantonment. Song Leader Guthrie
promises one of the best programs
ever arranged for an occasion of this
kind.
The big feature game of the base
ball season was announced this week
by the division athletic director. The
schedule of the baseball season is be-
ing made up now and the big game
VIII be on Saturday and Sunday, April
icT and 2S, when the Camp Funston
baseball team plays the Kansas City
EIues on the Association baseball field
in Kansas City. The proceeds of the
game will go t. the Camp Funston
recreation fund, which is for the pur-
pos % getting the needed supplies
for the crack Funston athletes.
Johnnie Killing, catcher for the Chi
cago Cubs during their successful