Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-10
ARMY OF PERsH|NC
PREPARES FOR WINTER
Many iluts OF Adobe Now Arc Be
Ing Built by the
Soldiers.
STOVES WILL BE INSTALLED
Officers and Men Gather Nightly
Around Camp FireS--iinrlIy
Tent VIII 30 Standing by First
of December.

FL h l. ID HEADQUARTERS puNI-
TIVE EXPEDITION. MEXlCo 10y
acroplanc to Columbus. y. Nj, Novqm-
Der 9.-Prcparation for living In
warmth and comfort during the winter
months arc in full swing in NIL the
camps Of the punitive cSnrditjon from
the border to I'll Vale. The tented
cities of the summer monthsSarc dis
appearing. and in their stead are rising
little villages Of mud huts Already
inc Offices of division headquarters
have been transferred from biz tents
l" long row Of adobe dwellings,
hach Ollie" boasts fireplace. BY the
LIST Of December, hardly Il tent will bc
standing in amy OF the camps of Cen
eral Pcrshiur's command
Whole regiments already are Iiv;n,
in mud houses. For weeks the cnlis,cd
men in nil branches of the service
nav" been making 'dobc brick and
erecting little huts. Comfortable one
room residences are being bull, by
IN" oiiiccrS. Crude hrcplaccs are part
OF every dwelling. Cold winter nights
viii hold no tcrrors when the homes
finished
BathinE has been done in the omen
arr hidcr iinnroNiScd showers. with
wooden barrels as overhead tanks
Now adobe lighthouses are being built
with big CRATES where huge tubs OF
water can BIZ heated
Cumpiircs are b.ginning to gloon,
FOR the first time since last spring
when the troops crossed the border
Tn" nightly gathering Of officers
around the fires in front OF regimental
headquarters has begun again, while
huge b"nhrcs attract troopers and in
fantrymcn in different portions of the
camp.
Winter clothing has not yet been
issued To the troops. except ovcrroals
However, each newly arriving truck
train brings tho heavy underwear ana
outer garments worn by American sol
dicrs in cold weather. In "A shor, time
the 10000 men OF General Prrshing's
colump viii be completely fitted out
for the winter months.
SHIPMENTS OF STOVES
ARE ENrEcTED soon
Big shipments OF Sibiey stoves are
expected soon. go there will he no lack
Of warmth in the houses occupied by
men and officers
This camp * situated at an elevation
OF about 5000 feet and The III Eaiic
~ N'aIiN i.Vh" i''l nleNtT
No snow has fallen yet, bu, the nights
are becoming very cold. The days are
nearly always warm.
number Of the regiments in
Mexico, infantry and cnvalry alike. arc
spending their first winter in the field
in many years. Many officers are
watching closely 70 see how their men
endure the rigors OF this new expert
cncc.
bcngscmpioycd by the officers to build
their dwellings. Houses for The en-
listed men have been constructed AL
most entircl! by themselves. Material,
such roof timbcrs. corrugated
sheets ana tar paper for roofs and
glass for windows. is purchased at the
quart crmastcr depot here.
No provision has been made yet for
sheltcrinE tn" thousands OF horses and
mules in service here, but il is reported
that plans for this are in the making.
Unlike mos, Of his officers. Genera!
PcrshnE prefers 81 tent as "a dwelling
place, whether il be summer or winter.
He has sand there Will be ii bungalow
built FOR him this winter. y small oil
stove takes the chill off the canvas
home, where he tranSacts most OF his
business.
When the expedition is Withdrawn. a
complete village Will be left behind,
ready for the occupancy of any natives
who wander Tins way looking, for
home