CAMP DOUGLAS.-The organization of the new Camp of Instruction at Cottage Grove is progressing rapidly. The barracks are all finished except those on the west side of the grounds, which are to be occupied by the Mechanics’ Fusileers, Col. Wilson. The officers’ quarters and commissary departme...
They lived in slapdash barracks, 11 in all, made out of flimsy pressboard. The army cots were hard, the food “indifferent.” Peddlers roamed the grounds, trying to sell jewellery to athletes in the middle of workouts. In order to reach the Olympic stadium in Colombes, they were forced t...