El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-03
HOW NANY NII6T
VILLA SHOOT?
Spanish War Veteran Asks
What viii Provoke U.
S.; Patriotic Meeting.

Col Hayden Y Grubbs camp, of the
Sixth infantry, Maj Gen William =
McCaskey camp. OF the goth infantry,
and Hamilton Fish camp of FL Paso,
United Spanish War Veterans. united
at the First Christian church Tuesday
evening to honor past chaplain-in-c bier
Rev. Robert Arthur Elwood. Of Attain
tie City. n. J.
Rev Mr. Elwocd was introduced Ey
chaplain John A. Randolph, of the Sixth
infantry and recently elected chaplain
in-chief Of the Spanish war veterans
The speaker avoided any military
utterances save those of preparedness
and confined himself TO the funda-
mentals that are needed in American
soldiery and American citizenship
WatehfuI Waiting Failure.
An unforeseen episode was introduced
into the program when DR.. Charles F.
Athey. commander OF Hamilton t1sh
camp No. and for Il years prac-
ticfng physician in Mexico. stated that
he had little confidence in the wilson
patient watching and waiting and that
the administration was doing quite as
much good over at Douglas as IN the
southern republic
single bullet came to the American side
there would be something doing As II
is the Villistas have only killed II
Americans. ] don't know how many
Washington considers enough to pro-
woke a quarrel
often when I was in Mexico I have
seen the American representa- ives lee
from their posts and leave Americans
to care for themselves or seek the pro-
lection OF foreign consuls; and not
few instances where Americans have
declared themselves TO be English or
German in order TO be protected
Guards Rio Grnnde-
The major part of the session was
taken over by sergeant major Walter
Ullrich, of the Sixth infantry. and com
mander of Grubps camp who proved
himself TO be a captivating talker ana
the winner Of many laughs He SAID
he had bee min FL PasO for a year and
a half eating soldiers food and tons
Of dust watched the river and the
mayors house and the First National
bank, but never vet had chance OF
talking TO women He naid fine COM
pIiments to them and said that the only
reason soldiers went astPay was because
there were no women in the camp a
good woman can make a soldier a good
man-just as in any other walk Of life.
Soldier For Peace.
Chaplain Randolph stated that the
soldier is the greatest of all advocates
Of peace as he alone knows the true
meaning Of war He also said while the
average American might talk any for
eigner TO death. foreigners are not will
ing to fight that way. As a substitute
he suggested a larger army
Clean Heart and Mind.
Imagination plus clean heart F
body and mind viii make good SOL {
dier and a good citizen" declared Rev !
Mr.. EllwOod- He recalled the fail Of /
the Roman. the Grecian and the Ma z
poleOnic empires because Of their /
capituiation to vice and reminded his I
listeners that so long as a nation kept /
clean. thought clean and hoped clean, IL Z
progressed He pointed out among some
Of the fundamental pitfalls as being
an easy tongue when il comes to bias
dry throat when IL comes to {
BOOZE a failure and decay when it
comes TO an abandonment TO the I
sensual Gambling. he stated, had gone
out of vogue some time and stood dis
credited on the common sense ground +
that you can't get something for moth
ing
Drinker a Dead One.
"a man who drinks is a back num- :
Der and a community which stands for !
il is a back number" he said. Not
because it's throwing off a habit-so
much as the fact that there is a grow
ing demand for men with clear heads Z
and brains. /
Il believe we are on the brink Of !
vast national development. unprece-
dented in the world and we have to be
big enough to meet it. Things may
happen that will swing US for the time
from our orbit but if American man
hood does not falter ours is the goal 4
Of all nations"
Soldier Patriot.
Praise was melted out for the Amer
lean soldier he was said to be prompted
more by patriotism in existing than
for the small sum that is paid as a 1
wage; that he is worthy Of friendship;