Evening star., 1921-08-04

By Staff Correspondent.
CAMP MEADE, Nd. August A.
The first "be&h hole" was dug to-
day by Mess sergt. Ward, in regular
old-fashioned army style. The hole
was about eight feet deep, at the
bottom Of which Is hot coal hre,
upon which was placed a large side
of bacon and a can of beans. Inc
whole thing was covered over win
sand and dirt and will be allowed to
roast for eighteen hours, the beans
being served at dinner tomorrow.
Twenty-Five pounds Of beans are USED
to feed the 100 hungry boys from
Washington.
The first opportunity for outside
drill was had at camp today. after a
three-day iay-off, owing to heavy
rains. At o'clock this morning the
Washington students were marched
about one-half mile from company
headquarters to the parade grounds.
where they Joined the remainder OF
the Sd Battalion and received their
first instruction in morning set-up
exercises.
Returning from the parade grounds
to the barracks they were equipped
with field belts, sabers and rifles and
marched to another part of the camp.
where the elements of military tao
tics were demonstrated to them by
a platoon of Regular Army soldiers.
Suffer From InoculatiOn.
Many Of the boys. suffering from
sore arms. due to recent innoculation
for typhoid. found 1t extremely diff
ficult to execute the field maneuvers.
but in spite Of their suffering, not a
nj he Wo oh in no nv
asked to be excused from ranks. The
various preliminary drills occupied
three hours. after which the entire
battalion returned to barracks in
! regular formation. where they cleaned
their rifles. policed the barracks. both
inside and out. and prepared to eat a
hearty dinner. which will consist of
corn on the cob, beefsteak, sliced to-
matoes with -mayonnaise dressing,
chocolate pudding, iced tea, hot bis
! cults. butter and milk.
Sergt. Glenn p. Caple. assistant to
the professor of military science and
tactics. Jefferson Medical College
sergeant of-.Company N. has been
designated by the company COM
| mander, Capt. Goe. to inspect all
members Of the company as to their
physical fitness and to give them
whatever aid he deems necessary to
alleviate lue pdiHS iHSluChldl " ~
phoid innoculation. Sergt. Caple, who
is \ member of the R. o. T. c., has had
wide experience at the Philadelphia
Medical College. and is thoroughly
competent to see that every Washing
ton boy in camp is physically fit for
the arduous tasks Of a months mill
tary training.
Red Camp Emcient.
Col. Helms. commandant Of the
civilian military training camp. stated
| last night that he has never before
reviewed a group Of military students
as effieient as the Red camp at Meade
for the very short time in which they
have been under training.
Col. Helms declared that Cen
Pershing had expressed the most cor
dial surprise at the way in which
| the rockies" passed before him in
review within twenty four hours aft
er they had entered camp.
| This afternoon and tomorrow the
| students will be subjected to field ex.
! ercises similar to those executed to.
/ day. and this program will be con.
| tinued daily until the students have
| become, expert in the preliminary
maneuvers of military formations ant
tactics.
| Lieut.. Kelly of Company NJ toda,
issued the first call to candidates o