El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-22
ARE
SHOT IN ARMS
Not With Bullets, But With
Millions of Typhoid Germs
in Serum in Camp.
BY !. II. REGAN.


Camp Wilson. san Antonio. Texas
May 22.-Certainly it was 1S0O-per-
haps it was 2OO0-who were inoculated
with typhoid serum among the militia
men on Thursday at Camp Wilson
They barred their right arms and stood
while iodine patches were painted on
their sun stained flesh.
Many not understanding the nature
of the incubation were frightened,
especially among the country boys
Between four and five of every COM
pany succumbed to the suggestion OF
extreme pain
Tt was rather disconcertine upon an
preaching the hospital 10 see young
sters scattered upon the lawn of IT.
sam Houston ana the long galleries,
pale and wan. with friends tanning
them.
Considera bile suggestion entered into
the faints but later In the day after
the men spent loa2 hours digging
bitches, few Of the boys had a disable
leIt arm Tonight ass I now write.
there are many feverish faces and
bodies in the 13 tents that line the
streets Of the company
We are told that there are to be two
more shoots before the ordeal is over
High private Greenwood meets all such
situations with the very pat express
sion "Hou'n find out" and as a matter
things each day.
Wednesday night was the foremost
held work We have had yet About
dusk, when we had all mustered in and
were engaged in camp talk upon varied
sorts of fools. the drilling rain turned
into a down-pour.
As morning came on and the wind
mounted. our ropes began 10 draw out
their pegs Water came IN from all
sides and our floor became a pond. In
the midst OF all the suspension Of won
derlng whether everything would 20
slightly or at once. the tent of our
tattooer and bugler, Jack Warrington.
blew down.
The entire kitchen squad were the
bugler's guests The party Of four
arrived at tent No. 10, where they were
cordially welcomed TO our pond None
OF the men had anything dry Each
man brought mis- own blanket and for
Two hours the rest of US sat on the
top OF our cots with our pOnchos on
waiting for tent 10 to behave as did
posed that they remained in other tents
for the rest of the day.
The rain led to ditch-makinC and
drainage 1t also led 10 many ingenious
ways OF outwitting the mud one OF
these was gathering I'd rocks on the
rolling lands where We are encamped
The boys gathered up stones as the
ancients did mama and brought rocks
IN buckets, baskets and pOnchos TO their
tents. where they filled up the worst
mud holes and made decent approaches. !
l have Just learned that we took
100000 typhoid germs Thursday and
our next shots VIII be loo, 900 and
l.500 coo
There is a well grounded rumor in /
amp that We may 20 out with the 1
curtin ~ Tuesday or Wednesday and }
mat our destination VIII be the border |
Y this rs the case then We VIII com
llele ~ ucn of our general training at
Whatever stations we are sent 10. {
b eW or US realize Vet that we are A /
branch of the United States army and. |
while the discipline is Tightening. there
IS stlu much OF the freedom Of a volun- {
-eer Organization None Of us grasp !
n molly the ma gnitude Of three years OF 7
service and the immunity from the
-hcught may be ascribed 70 the inter I
-stlng Iact that youth" is alive among /
is The men with few exceptions are
lnder 25 and their spirit and enthusi- ]
'sm IS due TO the fact that life has not {
hunted either their sense Of iov or
heir delight in daring So vigorously
are they alive that the days 90 by with |
line snap and ardor. Fl Paso may
ven be pleased with her pro rata TO !
he Texas arms.
Among our short term officers is
Fred Mendenhall. soldier Of fortune
Nho VIII join the Pershing column |
Ehen his enlistment expires in June
lendenhaU was d close friend to Harry
Mcdonald and has had an interesting
niitary career in South Africa, Central
America and Mexico. he saws