Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-08-18
Camp Douglas, Wis, Aug. s


News-Budget: Since our last letter
we have developed into a hard-riding
bunch of troopers, with drill every
day and especially squadron drill we
sure have had enough riding to quail
ify us as real honest-to-gosh limitations
of Tom Mix and others too numerous
to mention
We have had a great deal of com
bat work which is great deal more
interesting than close order drill, and
all the fellows take to it just like Ed
WOrden does to ball game. Every
body right on the job and when it is
over we get together and talk it over
and we are all absorbing this war
game like old-timers.
Saturday we were ON the range and
the men performed well. Lieut.. Cur
tbs was right up amongst the top
notchers in both pistol and rife This
forenoon platoon under Sgt. Neitzel
demonstrated in combat problem.
They sure knocked them dead.
Tomorrow we start on our two-days
hike. We leave tomorrow noon, pitch
camp at night and come back the fol-
lowing day, working out advance
guard and danking patrols as we
march. This sounds good to us now
but we will tell you more about it la
ter. When we come in for our hike we
have to prepare for squadron review
in the late afternoon. Thursday is
Governors Day and the regiment
passes in review.
Notes
We lost James Jordan this forenoon
and when we sent out patrol to look
for him he was busily engaged hold
ing Troop &C" horses. He will be
tried by the Kangaroo Court for de-
sertion in face of the enemy.
Joel burlington went up in the air
at squadron drill and when he came
down the horse was not there. He
has been charged with dismounting
without orders and the Lord High
Trooperitis of the court is looking
forward to Joel's trial. Oh, yes, Sgt.
Glenn Rowley answers to the above
high sounding title.
Earl SchiH was tried and found
guilty and the only drawback was
that Schill's shoes were so muddy that
the fellows had to wash out the horse
trough afterwards.
Walter Strand, better known as
Buck, is holding down the job as mas
cot and doing very good at the job.
He has been told that he must attend
that hike and he has made application
to Troop "a" of Superior for the use
of their "jassack" for the trip.
Jack Melrose stopped off on his way
to Ladysmith and had mess with the
troop. Our only regret is that Jack
could not have remained with us for
the balance of our stay.
Understand Elmer Austin drove
through here and stopped off for
awhile. Ed Hilliker has informed us
that he expects company most any
day now. He says he expects to be
riding around in a Ford sedan in
day or so.
Devile Lake with his family.
Lieut.. Curtis was called to Barron
by the serious illness of his brother.
We have received wire from him
saying this his brother seemed to have
improved and if his condition re-
manned as it was the lieutenant would
return to camp.
Bernard Schwartz was acting as
runner this morning, but when he got
up to the front he ceased to function
as messenger for he grabbed a rifle
and started to draw peek-a-boo de-
signs on the enemy
Front Sgt. Falkner claims that he
is going to start up an information
burueau when he gets home for ne is
gaining plenty of experience these two
weeks. 1t is top" this and stop" that
until the poor fellow does not know
he is a-foot or a-horseback.
Well, must cease firing now for it is
getting late and there is no chance to
sleep in on this job, so fare thee well
until the early part of next week. |
ED KENNEDY.
On complaint of Mess Sergeant
George Hampton, and Mascot Buck"
Carl F. Schill is hereby charged with
SANDER with malicious intent, said
irst parties charging that said second
'arty, Earl F. Schill, did on Aug. 6,
922, state that the mess served was
lot sufficient; that the grub was not
It for a pig to eat; that the slum
'gt. Hampton dished up was not
Worth darn; that mascot Buck"
vas charging too damn much for his
andy, having made various state /.
lents to this effect. i,