La Junta tribune., 1913-11-22
OUR RoYs AT THE FRONT
No Casualties In War ZOae, cd q
Having Fine Time u Segundo-
Just . Few Are hOmestck.

In reading the great FAMILY Jour
nal of November 18th. I see our co0-
rade. Robert Poe. has given you :
little idea OF what has been hapDso-
ing to Company II. OF the SscesA
Regiment. We regret that oas
friend Bob Is not with us. ~ he 4
missing some real sport. don't ~
lieve that there were 20 many OF IL
boys OF Company H with cold fest -
Bob limited At rather strongly. and I
really think that the girl that Bob
left behind him had 4 great deal y
do with his feelings. However. We
will have to give Il to Bob. as he u
there with the goods ~nen II comsa
to describing camp life. 70 II you
don't care I Will Just tell you Of some
OF the happenings after Robert W.
us goodbye with that reGretful tear
In his eye.
We were loaded on \ Crystal Riv-
er special and started out OF town.
none OF our boys knowing where %
until We were we'll on the way. Lat
er. Captain I.invilie told US We were
going to SeKundo for y real scrap.
but when We arrived At Valdez. .
junction of SeEundO. the scrapping
MAS all over. We unioaded and were
given orders from Col. Davis to dis
arm both striker and mine deputies.
We surrounded the town and COM
menced searching. We found guns
OF every kind and description. all
the way from a popgun to high pow
er United States rifles. They were
piles. in tn. bottoms OF trunks and
In the backs OF pianos. After reach
ing Valdez We went on 70 SeKund0
and stopped at the e. +. l. I. coke
ovens. There We disarmed the depu-
ties and then went into what Is
known as the old town. We were
met at the depot by about two hun
drcd striking miners. There was .
blind Mexican In the lead paayin& .
violin With two other Me7Y(has ksip-
lag htn out with guitars. aud the
miners singing union sOnGs After
searching the old town. we were CIV
.n temporary quarters In y couple Of
houses belonging To the &. =. 4 J..
Later We moved into the old &. +. 4
l. laboratory. which they have fixed
up very comfortable for us. We
have steam heat aud very comfort
able beds. plenty Of sost water but
OF course militia man does not have
much us. for water. They are max
Ing = shower bath for us aud M soon
II IL completed We are going to check
up the boys who have not washed
their face since leaving La Junta and
put them under II. turn ON the water
and let Il soak them up good.
A. ~e have plenty Of coal 10 burn
there II no wood pile FOR Sergeant
Fuller or anybody else who happens
to be tardy At roll call. II the boys
line up for roll call with hut one leg
ging on. or his coat unbuttoned, Ser-
x-snt Elder has = pretty good eye.
and for those who are minus II II
extra duty for them. lie must make
up the sergeAnt's bed. also the cap
tsin's and lieutsnxnts. sweep the
floor. carry the coal aud then repor,
for one hours drill with the rest Of
the company.
We have y regular boarding house
here. You Just sit down aud help
yourself. Just like whit. folks do. l,
II eggs for breakfast. beef for din.
n-r aud hash for Nnpp-r-And every
day the same. sergeant Miller says
II he could stay here = month or 80
longer he expects he could learn TO
like eggs. b~~f and hash. By the
way. juyi tell the girls around IL"
Junta that our faithful quart-rmas.
ter Sergeant y. d. e. Miller has taken
on = new title. Il h the Rev. u. y.
4. Miller. and II they could see those
pretty sidsburns and iittls mustsch
they would all want hts picture.
Our old friend. Il. Is. Ar<sui~y re-.
ported for duty one day last week.
Yesterday We opened W . barber
shop In camp. Corporal Hartman
Vas the first victim. and last night
when We we're at supper the dining
room girls wanted IN know who
washed Georges face. There IL \
pretty little Mexican ssnortta who
waits on the table. aud she says with.
out = doubt that Private Mrcaiior
can eat more Jelly than all the rest
,of the company combined. She has
named him the Jelly hoy" Rather
n sweet name for Harry. but ne il
altogether 10 slow. Private Nc
Cresry beat kim 10 Il and took the