Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1916 — CAMP RALSTON FLOODED [ARTICLE]

CAMP RALSTON FLOODED

0. v d Several Rensselaer People Visited Co. M Sunday. Company M had a touch of the real soldier’s life Sunday afternoon when Camp Ralston was swept by a severe rain storm of nearly three hours’ duration, commencing at about 3:45 o’clock, and there was another heavy shower in the evening about 8 o’clock for nearly a halihour, which made the camp a quagmire. The many thousands of visitors, who were in the camp at the time, were for the most part thoroughly soaked by the dowmpour and those who did not get wet had their clothing or shoes ruined in reaching the car lines again. Company M has had no entraining order up to late Sunday evening, but Major Healey informed the writer that he 1 had orders to have his boxes ready for the field ranges by noon Monday, and he stated further that he thought they would be on tlje move before Wednesday night, but to what place he had no idea. The spirits of the boys are high and all seem to be enjoying the \ life and all seenp eager to be on the move.

We understand that Lieut. Watson failed to pass medical examination, owing to a rupture of some years’ standing, but effort is being tti obtai# for him a leave of absence 'during which he could undergo an operation and then rejoin the company. In addition to Lieut. Watson who failed to pass the medical examination was Herbert ‘Hammond, Bert Hudson, Ralph and Frank Wiseman and perhaps three to others whose names had not as yet been announced. Capt. Tuteur has the credit of having the best drilled company of men at the camp and the boys certainly are putting up a more sol-dier-like appearance with the drills received. A general order, we understand, has been issued that no more visitors would be permitted in camp. It has been the policy of the government to veil the movement bf the troops as much as possible, so it seems reasonably sure that the movement of the troops from Camp Ralston is about to begin. Among the visitors noted from here Sunday at the camp were the following: Sheriff B. D. McColly, Devere Yeoman, W. V. Porter, Rice Porter, Mr, and Mrs. Thomas Hoyes, Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Moore, Mrs. Gant, Mrs. Spate of Newland, Mrs. Tony Overland, Misses Gladys Grant, Nora and Josie Lymon, Jess Wilcox, Wm. Eldridge, Russell Willetts, J. A. Myers, Mell Griffin and many others who names we did not learn.