Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 172, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1912 — Bulletins from Company M In Camp at Indianaplis. [ARTICLE]

Bulletins from Company M In Camp at Indianaplis.

Worth McCarthy homesick. Having a good, very hard camp. Corporal F. B. Ellis, our future captain. Private Ernest Moore promoted to corporal. Sam Duvall earns title‘of champion lazy man. Fred Rhoades blows retreat instead of mess call. Sergeant Watson handles his new position well. Fred Hamilton found his guard line the very first day. The Governor’s review postponed on account of rain. * Very hard camp, but the rookies are showing up well. Sam Duvall falls down in line, causing a general mix-up. Capt Geo. H. Healey has company in good working order. V. M. Robinson walks guard in rain. (Hurts complexion.) Sergeant Jerry Garland, as usual, performing his duties well.. Company M plays baseball against the regular army men Sunday. Most of the rookies raise their right hands and say “Never Again!” Cope Hanley sprained ankle while carrying two buckets of reveille. Artificer Wiltshire measured Private Willie Platt for his blanket coat. Cope Hanly finds (almost) Jiis blan- * ket coat At general’s headquarters. Scott Cbesnut responds to call for guard call from the regulars in camp. Simon Thompson promoted from corporal to sergeant, good left guide. Only two have reported sick, Privates Geo. W. Healey, and Gerrald Jarre tte. Corporal Clark stands iip all night when doused with bucket of water after retiring. * Many of the rookies are having a hard time in finding guard lines, tent locks, and buckets of reveille. The cooks are finding but little time to rest on account of Ferd Hamilton,