Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-12

M ....w. Fortunately for Texas this Is now the
unanimous verdict that comes from the mlii. AH
..a+,onad on her border the beginning II ioOAeu %
- T.xas were not going to please them The men VICE
tired from their long journey and many haa 10 -.
country TO take up active residence IN oAlt
49, .,rooar tanperature only among tne nlnes
IT, Oh. stranger IL seems II all tho dust IN the W0E'o
has been gathered UP and deposited on tne souNn
roads, and this feature proved Vastly HFts 80. a
-nsn While marching Altogether. Texas was maze !"
|eeI that she was considerable Of disappoantmsn-
But Texas did pretend to notice II Sne 49,
about her languid way, and met the nloil IA 80 a.
with sandwiches and roast chicken ana post SSFus
ready stamped ready mailed home to tneir 1Sn.
laa ana friends She conducted the men S1nIoSs ~
nnirtng professions the camp sites ana or1".ou 80
&c poIoeIes for local conditions. This was the De-
ginning Of her hospitality campaign whioh mas
ever since, which has made every mS" 1' -
home in Texas. 49, -..n
again became restless Many had left tneir MONIES U
families and great majority mao lel' iinpo .s -,
sIt,ons 70 take long journey south to hot arlo GU
mate ostensbly to fight the Mexicans, but the NeAi
cans did not seem inclined to fight The SITUATION hAo
become flat Then a Of war lectures began
which seized upon the mems imaginations. Inc 1rS.
oF them dealt with the question which had been asked
again and again Why we hereY The OFFICER spoAe
20 tb.u frankly and at length, appauding then Tor
their action in joining national guard In the 1rSI
nlace in coming the border, In the second place
and in accepting conditions as they were with hsn
patriotism which sacrificed personal interests TO inc
so+ar interest of the nation. Then he pointed out
that the Mexican situation was not any sa1er then IMAM
it ever had been Conditions on the otner sac were
orse with Villa large possibly already lnstl
eating another The prestige or the country was
suPfering he said, and the American public growing
Festive 40 that a move might be forced at any time
At any rate, whether needed in Mexico or not the
training large force Of men is going TO Dc Ilne
thing for the country-is in fact the greatest step
which has yet been taken In the preparedness PiNs'
he concluded. .
shortly after the presidents order was re-
ceived mastering of the national guard on the Dor
der all organizations Of university students in order
that they might in time for the opening OF their
classes Much everybodys amazement the students
objected to being mustered They promptly wrote tne
president note which they thanked him for his
that they felt much respon-
sbity safety Of their country did other
body of Whether this was due to the lecture
~ the officer or the increasing hospitality of the Tex
ans has not yet been proved but certain 1T is that not
nearly so talk is heard about scorpions and much
concerning dances at the country clup ana the
Brownsville senortas
Meanwhile, the camp has become somewhat IN the
nature of a campus. Glee clubs have been organized
among different troops and nightly concerts are
held before the bugle is sounded Polo matches
are arranged and played before admirng Texas
audience and baseball clubs been formed among
all the regiments Every military town along the bor
der.now has a baseball diamond. At Brownsville the
Y NJ c. A. has established a headquarters for the MI
litia with a moving picture projecting machine,
victrola piano and for the men, well as mag
azines free stationery and ice water. Two nights
week the building is turned over to the troops for
amateur performances. night being devoted to
sical numbers and the other to just stunts" Fifty
Y M c. A. buildings this order now IN process
Of construction throughout the militia the
border.
NV wav of amusement the Illinois troops at Browns
,,lI. started publishing their weekly newspaper,
containing of all the regiments on the border
The sheet has recently attracted the attention Of the
New York Times which has given It an established
renutation The made its appearance about
six weeks ago really startled the regiment by its
newspaper technique and clever composition. 1t Is
Four-page paper with a live sporting list Of
crvptc editorials and accomplished reporter by the
name Of Harold Harep, intrepid stan correspondent
It carries weekly cartoon in the prescribed daily news
ran.r fashion which the product of corporal
in the militia. In the issue Of August s. there was
-+Icularlv clever one entitled Anywhere
II showed an European soldier with a broken
shattered leg and a bandaged head reading the big
headlines of an American newspaper which said: Ter
III condition on the Border! Troopers Get Their Feet
wet!" This newspaper called by the New York Times
a soldiers Paper" is known as the First Illinois
Cavalryman."
rbus the national guard does lack entertainment
IN the border but neither it lack hard training
work When the government spends lot Of money
what after ALL appears to be nothing more serious
than preparedness measure, It is at least going
see that the prepared. Every the
border is going to soldier before Uncle Sam gets
through with him Hence the long hikes detailed by
the American dailies in which many the boys.
turn to camp Frustrated and ready for
excessive drills which make the appreciate
futility golf execise and hence the long
of target practice and field first the
men were inclined to rebel against such hard
such a hot climate 1t at this time that many
fond home began to start agtatons
ing conditions the border, spurred
accounts the remarkable feats performed in their
sons letters Now, the have ceased brag about
their own cleverness and take a thrry-mile hike as
matter Of course.
According to our new authority THE Illinois Cav
alrvman" when the get sick it is due to
lassness Of their They either eat ice cream
drink pop in a climate where such thing is disas-
irons or they lie shirtless and hatless in
the sun in acquire deep coat of and in
cidentally in the base hospital The only
time the hospitals full when the first detach
nnent of Red Cross nurses arrived from Washington.
Not only are the guardsmen learning the
war; officers themselves gaining facility in