The Little River news., 1916-08-02
 IN LA..l Al FORT LOGAN H. ROOTS

By E Wa,d treen& n.

By E Wa,d tre enGn.
 Monday, July 31.
 Although orders were received last night for the movement of tie ATkan s@s Gual ds to tie bo! der, still there is, some dOub. as 10 wLethtr We are real " going or whethcr this. like many others, is only a pieliminaIy Crdsr to hasten the equipment. However, the movement in camps, for the past week, have been to that effect. Neatly every company has received their full eouirment including entrenchment tools, new guns, cantecns and other necessary apparatus.
 As a general thing mos. of the boys are anxious to go and have ideas of a pleasant trip, and never think of the work that awaits them when they ar rive on the border Many want to stay here and receive the training at this 1 place
 The Arkansas Guards have been or dered to Denning, New Mexico. Den l ming is located 90 miles northwest of Fl PasO, Texas, and only a short way from Columbus. We are to be sent to 1 the regiCn where most of the raids have occurred, and are likely to see some actual service. A river runs through Denning and is not far from the spot where we are to be stationed. Whether we are to remain as two regi- ments or are to be placed with otaer regiments has not been decided. How ever, it is probable that we are to be placed among other regiments of other states.
 Or last Saturday afternoon, the sol diers were surprised to learn that one of their number was to be marrid at D. m. It created quite sensation. For every one was anxious to see how i lie was to be welded.
 of companies X, B. c, and D of the First Regiment, was present and after the ceremony, the bride and groom were honored by seeing the battalion pass in review, or battalion drill. The l couple were given many cheers, hand shakes and words of congratulations by the officers and also the privates. Two privates, who were heard commenting g on the affair after it was over said: ho ing to Mexico.' Another was heard to say: "Why did the fool want to marry for when he was going to leave in a few days and didn't even know when he was going to return"
 But incidents like this are happen ing in many other states. In New York over one hundred were married, just twenty-four hours before they were entrained for the border.
 When the Arkansas Guards are sent to Mexico, they will receive much bet ter transportation facilities than most of the guards have received They are to have sleeping ccars and every thing possible for their comfort When the other guards were ordered out there was such an immense number that no Pullman cars were available and hence the men were forced to go in chair cars. Then they howled because of this, whereas, if they had made the trip on their own expense, no doubt | over half would have gone in the chair car
 Both Regiments of the Arkansas National Guards are far below peace strength and will leave before they i are recruited to even peace strngth, but the last 2 weeks of drill has put every company in fine shape, and when in line every thing is carried on ! like clock work. We have been given the eXtendde order which commands and executions are used when in ac;- ual service. The signal corps have also been given extensive signal prac- tice and are said to be in fairly good shape. Commands are given to the commanding officer of a Regiment, tatallion, or company, which ever the case might be, by means of flags used by the signalman, and they in turn are given to the soldiers on the firing line. This not only enables the con- mands to travel faster but is protec- tion to the army Since it is very difficult to hear distinctly and cor rectly in time of battle.