Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1906 — AS SEEN BY THE NEWS CORRESPONDENT [ARTICLE]

AS SEEN BY THE NEWS CORRESPONDENT

A special correspondent of the Indianapolis News joined the regulars here intending to aceompany them the rest of the way to E’ort tracts from his Rensselaer report: Rensselaer, Jnd.. July 21.—Tired and sleepy and with reluctant step, the Twenty seventh United States Infantry and the two companies of the Fourth Regim&nt “hiking” with the Ft. Sheridan command, left this place shortly after 5 o’clock this morning for the day’s march to Remington. Last night and all ofyesterdayjthS soldiers had strenn ous. times. The day’s march was the longest and most rapid yet undertaken, while the quality and quantity of entertainment provided by the people of Rensselaer was such that the soldiers did not get under the dog tents until near the midnight hour. By that time they were “all n,” audit required every bit of stamina and courage that each man could command to arouse himself to action when the first reveille was sounded. The men are in excellent marching condition, with the exception of headaches resulting from the hospitality of the Rensselaer peo pie, and after this temporary dis tress wears off they will jog along in easy style. Yesterday it became known about camp that two men, privates Jones and Kleeber of Company H, Fourth Infantry, had deserted while the command was in camp above Fair Oaks. No search has been made by the troops here, for it is supposed I they have gone toward Indianapolis to give themselves up. A member of their company said this morning that private Jones, one of the alleged deserters, had intimated that he was tired of carrying his heavy pack and gun and that he would not march much farther^"

The entertainment provided at Rensselaer, last night, was a big surprise to the soldiers. Thus far on their trip they have not had things thrown their way so freely, and when they were all invited to the courthouse square they immediately voted Rensselaer one of the garden spots of the eonntry. The commissioned officers of the command were the guests of the local company of militia at the armory, and the affair was a great treat for the soldiers.