New Ulm review., 1922-08-09
MILITARY UNIT. :. "a,
GOES into CAMP
. co. "a" OF NEW ULM JOINS
OTHER FIFTH REGIMENT
TROOPS SATURDAY.
FIFTEEN DAYS VACATION" IN
STATES MILITARY CAMP
AT LAKE CITY.

On Saturday morning this week
Aug. 18th, Co. A will entrain for sr:r
mer camp at Lake City, Mimi, goine
over the M. and St. L. by way II
Minneapolis. Two extra coaches viii
be attached to the morning passenger
to accommodate Co. A. At MINNEAPOLIS,
the units Of the Fifth Regiment, Mir
nesota Infantry, National Guard,
of which Co. A. of New Uln is a part,
will be mobilized and taken by special
train to Lake City. This years su:1:-
mer camp is at Camp Lakeview on
beautiful Lake Pepin at Lake City.
Troop Train Through S saint Peter.
A regular troop train on the Omaha
will bring the companies from Lu-
verne, Worthington, Window and St.
Peter to Minneapolis on Saturday, the
train to consist of four passenger coach
es and seven baggage cars. This is
probably the train that will carry the
entire regiment from Minneapolis to
Lake City, being scheduled to arrive
at Lake City at 1870 o'clock, Saturday
aft ernoon. t', tl@
Athletic Sports at Camp.
In addition to routine army life,
New Ulm men will get a taste of real
athletic sports while in camp. Rev.
FIR. ]. Lawrence O'Connor of Worthing-
ton, chaplain of the Fifth Regiment,
will have charge Of this phase Of the
training. He is recognized as one of
the best athletic directors in the state so
there will be no dearth of amusement
to temper the days ration of work.
Military Instruction.
Military instruction for the enliste
men will be given by six recently gra-
duated members of the infantry school
at Fort Benning, Georgia. They are
rated as specialists in infantry tactics.
Two officers of the general staff school
at Fort Leavenworth will give instruc-
tions to officers of the regiment in
tactical problems.
Excellent Sanitary Conditions.
Sanitary conditions at the camp are
said to be the best they have been in
years. Radical changes in water sup
ply have been made and special at
tention has been paid to sanitation
by the troops who have occupied the
camp earlier in the summer. The 151st
Field Artillery, in command of Colonel
George E. Leach, is now in camp and
will vacate for the Fifth Regiment.
Get $500 a Day.
Enlisted men will receive $500 a
day and board while attending camp
this year. Corporals will receive $2.25
and sergeants $780, This includes
the regular government pay plus $1.00
a day paid by the state. The men
will spend fifteen days in camp, re-
turning on August 26th. The trip is
viewed as lark by members of Com
pany "A" and is looked forward to
with great interest.
Required Equipment.
The required equipment for each.
man for camp. life consists Of clothing
worn on the person, and the following,
kit articles: blanket, comb, union suit
raincoat, soap, two pair of wool socks,
tooth brush, towel, shoe laces, and shay
ing articles; also first aid packet and
pouch, canteen,S can Of bacon and con
diment, haversack,@ meat can, cup,
knife, spoon, shelter tent half, including
pins and pole. Rifemen must have
gun, bayonet and scabbard, sling and
cartridge belt, while the men armed
with pistols must have a holster, mag
azine pocket and 'belt.fi&SA HaH<s N.
New Ulnaa Men Delighted iil
The men of Co. az are delighted at:
the prospect of spending their training
period on the beautiful shores Of Lake
Pepin. Last year, the regiment trained
at Fort Smelling, which was not con-
sidered nearly as ideal a location for
camp by New Ulm men as is Camp
Lakeview at Lake CITY. Nothing is
being left undone this year to make the
encampment pleasant one.
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