Citizens Military Training Camp - Full Pack Yearbook (Fort Leavenworth, KS)

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-ZGQIU I.I.QflDAC'K 99 Adventures of a Rookie BY ARTHUR WALLHAUSEN, Company F -and just as I turned over for another minute's peaceful slumber, my pal in the next cot yelled out f'I've lost my butter checks. Now I didn't know a butter check from any other kind of check but I volunteered to get another. Well, I went to the corporal and he seemed to have trouble with his eyes. One of them kept on shutting and opening right smart. He told me that he just gave the last one to a fellow in Company KF . Now, I didn't know anybody there what had one, but since there is only ISO men in a, company, I thought it wouldn't be hard to find the one what had the butter checks. I finally found a fellow who said that he just turned his into General Orders. In the army it's pretty hard to even find a fellow's picture, and 'specially of one whom you've never seen. So I just stopped looking for the General. We got butter anyhow. When I got back to my company a fellow asked me where was my leggin' clamps and reveille buttons. I told him I guessed they gave 'em out while I was tryin' to find General Orders. So I went to the orderly tent and asked for the said equipment. The guy in charge looked kind of funny and then he swallowed his chewing gum. He must have been thinkin' of a good joke. When he got through chokin' on the gum the funny part left, and he helped me out of the tent with no shock absorbers included. He shore ain't no gentleman for how am I going to be a good soldier without no equip- ment? , Somebody has always got to mind your business. Our tent sargent was raising the dickens because they forgot to put skyhooks on our tent. I looked in the locker but there wasn't any there, either. This P. M. they came near not having a parade. The major lost the key to the parade grounds. You. don't have to believe it-that's what our sargent said. An' then they run out of Hag-pole oil. Since I am in my countrie's service, I went away down to Leavenworth after some. But they were just out when I got there. However, I happened to remember that our Shooting Sargent said he was out of Skirmish Line and Bayonet Ammunition so I went to both Army stores, but, the 17th Infantry had just bought all they had. I guess maybe we can get along without it for a coupla days. On the way back to camp I met Shorty Che's in Company F , tool. He was all downhearted. He's been trying to find a cot-shrinker. His'n is too long. He sure is dumb. He don't know that they been pulling the wool over his eyes. But I never told him no different, no sir, I'm too smart. You never can tell what Faith will throw in your path. I got as far as the rear path into the camp, and there was a crazy looking contraption which I picked up. It looks like a cross between an ordinary skillet and a bread pan, only this is Hat on two ends and round on two others. I was afeared to shake it for it might be some of Battery f'K's7' ammunition what they lost. So I buried it. V o A Regular done told me what the peculiar thing was what I found. He called it a mess- kit. But he said the main-spring out of the lock was gone. So I gave it back to him. I don't want no equipment that ain't complete. ' I Last night it rained so we had to furl tents this A. M. We got ours down alright, but some of the gang said that we had to have a tent-pole-jack to get the pole straight again. This Army life is just like love. Itis just one darn thing after another. , I think they ought to detail a squad to kill mosquitoes every night. Yesterday one got into the kitchen and the cook killed, dressed, and fried it like a chicken. They ought to buy a bottle of mosquito bait. I overheard somebody in the YU tellin' about it. I hope I can get some before it is all gone. I'm gonna help this Exchange. I'm gonna send for a sawdust pump. I thinkI can get one from our butcher at home. Now rookies, keep your eyes and ears open. A word to the unwise is-wasted. Page One Hundred Seven

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-ZGQIULIQMQIDJQ H099 J Between us Soldiers ,. fe ' A In l A X ll . sl I , g g 5, 'CGENERAIF' CONANT STERLING WRITES CITIZENS, MILITARY TRAINING CAMP Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas August 4th, I923 Dear Folks: - I , I received your letter and was glad to get it and also received Dr. Spearin's letter and it will save me from being shot three times at once, and I sure like my Captain and lieutenants, altho mysergeant is hard boiled and isnit any commissioned oHicer either, but that is always the way, and Company MI is made up of all Kansas men. I get to see all the boys every day and some of the Dodge City boys are here, also the boys from Ingalls too. We sure are getting treated fine and plenty to eat, the best I ever saw, and if the army is all like this, which it is, I am going to join and I never get home sick, and none of the rest are that I know of. We have gotten all our equipment just like the regulars and all sure Ht snug and good. I guess we will go to K. C. on parade the last of the month and then we will return home but I sure hate to come home because it is so cool a place to stay in, where you have plenty of tomatoes and ice cream to eat. I Write and tell me all the news and please don't tell me anything about the president because we heard it before you did, and it sure makes us drill hard because of his death, with lots of noise from the cannons every half hour in his memory, and you can imagine all the rest. Well will close but will tell you my rank. I have charge of one tent with six bunks and am a corporal of the second platoon, first squad and Bob Downtain is in it. A corporal is no private by no means, if you think so try it and when I get home I'll be the highest man from' Cimarron and you will have to salute me.All my squad does it. Iftheydon'tthey get on K. P. and I don't guess I will not have to serve K. P. because of my rank, and I ball them all out if they aren't in tin top shape at the call. I don't guess you know what I have to do, but it is a plenty. ' f Conant Sterling. Page One Hundred Sixi

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.PGQIU Llx' AW HECK! Or The Discovery of Arkansas Bill Being a tragedy in one act. By Art L. Wallhausen Time: Night of August I3 just before tattoo. Place: Tent X, Company HF , CIVITC. CAST OF CHARACTERS, Arkansas Bill Hurley Jarnagan ACT I Note: QOur tragedy takes place in the hbrightly lighted interior of Tent X+Com- pany F -which is lighted by a 25 watt incadesent, the rnoon's only rival. The characters are sprawled lazily on their bunksb. W Ark. Bill-Hurley, did I ever tell you about Sleeping Beauty's new blunder when he-QAt this point our hero is interrupted by the vicious jab of a hungry Kansas mosquitoj Hurley-Well, proceed, continue, what's up with Sleeping Beau-Ouch!-Say, turn off that light. Ark. Bill-Aw right, but you're so bright it won't do no good anyhow. Pk Pk Pk FI4 PF Denotes the passing of time. The light is out. Silence reigns in the besieged tent. The mosquitoes are happy and are singing at their work. S Ark. Bill CIn alarmj-Hurley!! WAKE UP! C Hurley-Aw dry up-what d'you want, Fizzy? . Ark. Bill-It'S them Cdeleted by the censorl mosquitoes. I 'I-Iurley-Well, pull down your net- PULL DOWN YOUR NET! QAfter this brief interruption silence once more induces peaceful repose. In the mean- time a number of fire flies make their ap- pearance at the tent doorj. WQFACKQQQ Ark. Bill QIn upright positionj-Aw heck, what'S the use! Here they come again bringing lanterns with them. SUGGESTIONS EOR THE BETTER- MENT or THE CMTC CAMPS I. For the benefit of the c'Rudolph Vaselinon type of student who will insist upon wearing his hair as long as Big Sister's, pink combs will be provided. 2. No camp shall be held where there are hills, ants, mosquitoes or flies. 3. Plush seats will'be provided for all lectures and movies. 4. The Camp Exchange will be built twice the ordinary size. - 5. Reveille will be at 9 a. m. 6. Swimming will be substituted for drill periods. 7. The milk periods. shall not be abol- ished. 8. Dances shall be held every night. 9. Students will not be used on any fatigue detail what-so-ever. IO. Midnight lunches will be served. f ' L! Q J PLN. WWF? :X , y Il i!-i ,,.. 44 Q 'T ir! ' mai, 1. k Qi!!! gilziilll W.. xii, ,. .'.- TT-I 'Qi' E ' T M f '74 my Page One Hundred Eight 'Viz W, .Ly