El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-11
School May Be Established
in the Prison Camp
at Fort Bliss.

NCTE SAM may play schoolnarm
TO the 361 odd children Of the
~ zravfcan detention camp a. Fort
Fliss As the prisoners may be kept an
indefinite length of time. the govern
nent is feeling that in addition to the
things being done for this vast mob
thrust upon # that it viii have TO teach
the A. b. C's to the younger genera
tion of the prisoners
no fin dout just the number OF chill
dren of school age. ranging from live
TO 10 years or Whereabouts, a census OF
the children's ages has Deen started
The Dlans for the school stunt have not
been fully determined, but II the pres
ent idea is carried out, probably some
of the goth infantry viii be deIalieu 70
be instructors. or perhaps addltional
civilian teachers may be employed The
children will be taught on the same
plan as though they were IN Amerl-
can schools.
in spite of the unknown luXuries that
the MeNicens within the StOckaae are
ENJOYING, some continue TO make at
tempts to escape. Sunday two men tried
to go under the wire stOckade. put were
sent back when the sentry ured over
their heads. Monday morning and
Monday night other attempts We're
made The prisoners have been repeat
edlv warned that if these attempts 10
escape continue the sentries will be or
dered to shoot straight to the marx.
While the time when this govern
ment win be reimbursed bg Mexico Tor
the perfectly good dollars DelnE eA-
pended upon the prisoners IN the Qe-
tention camp is still in the future. IN
Gle Sam is beginning to draw up the
bill This is being done IN strictly
scientific system by the card record
system of each prisoner and the WoIn-
en- camp followers attached to him, and
the children. On teh card is the name
Of the prisoner his origin. rank ana
branch Of the service, the place ne
calls home and the trade he claims, the
number Of women attached to him and
the number Of children and from where
he was received a prisoner, whether
he was wounded or not and any re-
marks about him thought necessary.
Census Of Prisoners.
The tabulatiuE Of these riSoners IS at
the rate Of about 100 a day and is keep
ing the clerical force Of the 10th IN
fantry regimental headquarters busy.
The prisoners have been counted by
branches OF the service. OF the artlI-
lery there are four field officers, ~
general officers 415 enlisted men. 100
women and IS children. The cavalry IS
represented by four field officers, 20
officers, All enlisted men. EOS women
and 142 children.
Belonging to the infantry are four
general officers, sc OFFICERS 66S enIlsIeu
men, 232 women and 144 children
Planning for Review.
Now that the goth infantry has got
both its own camp and the detention
camp for the prisoners in good shape,
fbev are beginning to return to some
of their regular routine Of drill and
the first parade at their new camp
win be held Thursday morning at
1850. This win be for the two bat
talions at the fort only. as the third
battalion is stationed at the gas tanks
To be Faccinated Again
The Mexican prisoners VIII all be
vaccinated again by the army surgeons.
and each of them thoroughly examined
before the quarantine will be lifted.
Absolutely no passes into the camp are
being issued. and will not be for a num-
Der Of days as the army continues to
keep the strictest quarantine
Looks Like Lumber Camp.
Fort Bliss resembles a big lumber
and building supply yard, with the
large amounts of building materials
for the post enlargement already on the
grounds. There are about 100000 feet
Of lumber on the grounds now, repre-
senting 8 carloads. and bricks for the