The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-04-15

new name for the army corps. This is
made up OF three divisions and Is In
charge OF lieutenant general
Last OF all comes the army, which
Is made up Of two or more field armies
and commanded by the general.
Army Aviator's Success.
General William II. Carter took
charge OF tho Texas mobilization. and
army gossip expects Major General Ar
thur Murray TO go from the command
ership OF the department OF the lakes
to take a hand at being boss also.
ono incident that made the armies OF
the world sit up and take notice was
the aviation feat of Lieutenant Foulois
OF the signal corps, who few with a
message from General Carter TO the
oretlcal division commander at Leon
Springs and brought back an answer in
one hour and forty-five minutes.
He flew twenty-slx miles in going and
thirty miles coming back and was at
an elevation OF from 1000 to 1900 feet
the entire time. Experts agree that II
Lieutenant Foulols had been flying
over an enemy only chance shot OF
the miraculous order could have hurt
him. So. besides safely and quickly
carrying his message, he could both
survey tho country and estimate the
enemys strength and defenses.
Tho hardest worked of the soldiers
are the 1000 raw recruits who are be-
ing '1iclked into service" at n mile a
minute speed. The regular army cor
poral is forceful person. and any
complaints to him OF blistered hands or
aching joints or swollen feet are liable
TO be answered in summary fashion.
With nearly 10000 men with money
in their pockets and willing to spend Il
in seeing tho sights of San Antonio.
General Carter had the foresight TO or
ganize n provost guard from men OF
the Twenty infantry. who know
the town, as an aid TO the city police
That he was wise is evidenced by the
fact that only a few arrests have been
necessary. and those for minor offenses.
cavalrymsn as Cowboys.
In leisure hours the cavalrymen de-
light their brother soldiers and crowds
OF visitors by doing horseback stunts"
that none of the cowpunchers indigo
nous to the cattle country can excel.
And they go the ranchman one better
by also duplicating the feats of the
Cossaoks, the Argentinians, the Arabs
and, in fact. all the hard riders OF the
world as seen in the Buffalo Bill show.
Lieutenant Foulois. the army avia-
tor, is remarkable personality be-
cause OF his size. He is the smallest
man In the service. being only about
| five feet four inches I'm height and
Weighing about 100 pounds. He fought
his way up from the ranks and is gem
| orally conceded to he the best military
| airman OF the world.
A boon TO the snapshot fends is the
biggest man among the foreign militia
ry attaches. He is Major Hans Won
Herewarth Of the German army. and
the uniforms in which he arrays his
six feet two inches and his 22O pounds
| are the gayest ever seen in Texas.
The gigantic bakeshop. in charge OF
Captain Holbrook. absolutely enthralls
tho women visitors. The eighty-two
bakers turn out every day 10000 loaves
OF the cleanest. sweetest bread in the
world, and the smell as the loaves are
taken out would make the veriest dys-
peptic's mouth water. A train OF
twelve wagons can carry the ovens.
No Place For waller" Dogs.
About $4,000 civilians are visiting the
camp daily, and the women folks and
youngsters go wild over the company
mascots Most OF them are fox ter
riers and bulldogs, and many are good
enough 10 command attention at a
bench show. On e careful estimate
there are 100000 yellow dogs in Texas.
and each one has tried to sneak In and
enjoy the fat OF tho land as a mas
cot. But the pets know their business,
and kiyis from shopping ours ascend
to the zenith every few minutes.
A few Mexican hairless dogs that had
the energy TO cross the border have
been adopted, however. but the regular
mascots have very little 10 say to them.
As an example OF the troubles the
recruits are having. the following re-
mark, made by his sergeant TO one who
didn't nj his horse perfectly, is worth
quoting: Hey, there. you'll Sit straight
In thot saddle. Tn next time ! spake
TO you about II won't spake at ALI"
The teamsters have some vocabu-
larry also. One OF them was heard TO
say TO balky mountain battery mule;
Amt you ashamed OF yourself 10 act
that away you goshompalus gink?
Poke up and get move on you. What
would your old parents out In Wyo-
ming say II they could see you kicking
up like thls?"
And the mule was q perfect angel for
the rest OF the day.