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Machine gunners weather rain at National Guard encampment
Ferdinand Gottlieb reports at Ft. Riley, August 25, that the first rain of the 15 day National Guard encampment found the machine gun company sheltered in waterproof tents but not defeated. They passed the parade and field reviews. rumors of quarantine were denied by camp medicals. The unit plans rebuilding the giant K U on Pawnee Flats and continues training with lectures and gunnery instruction as Captain F. E. Jones plans winter schools.
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Ft. Riley
National Guard
J. P McMann
Mack
Lawrence
Light Artillery Gang
Dewey Schillerston
John Swisher
Topeka
Pawnee Flats
Lawrence Companies
F. E. Jones