Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-16

His name is Fernando Glavicke,
whose mother was Mexican and
whose father German. That was a
great trip. The first fight was at
Palo Alto. ~ miles southeast of here,
and the second at Resaca de Ia
Palma, Is miles away. Then they
took Brownsville, and then the Amer
leans took Matamoras, acrCss the
river. In all OF these battles we were
successful. We then took Monterey,
l65 miles from here. And, while we
arc on this sdbject, please turn to
your histories and YOUR encyclopedias
and get all the information YOU can
about Monterey 1t is an interesting
city, railroad point of Importance
ana there will be much interest at
tachod to it If there is trouble. Don
Juan Antonio MareZ living here, has
personal autograph letter from
General Taylor thanking him for his
boyiSh efficiency in securing fresh
milk and vegetables for General Tay-
lor during that great march. This
valley is dotted by historic scenes,
hut none Of us have gone over on the
Mexican side to look At things more
Intimately.
Lieutenant Paullin of Durant is at
Brownsville and had charge OF 4 large
body of men one day this week in
guarding the internationa. bridge
rhc army officers seem to he perfect
" willing to trust any duty TO the
Oklahoma system. on the day be-
fore the briGGc was guarded by a
detachment under Lieutenant Hide
brand, wao, before he began to wear
the scars of the conflict was stu
dent at saltwater A. & NJ. college
and was CAPTAIN of the military or
20 nj fgatiAt, thnTp And Il no n
derstOod that standing guard over the
international bridge at Brownsville is
sure soTc responsibility. The "other
shore Is constantly watched through
field glasses and the movement Of
every little boat on the Rio Grande is
watched with the utmost caution and
interest
Captain Jartoe is doing great work
i'm his kitchen construction. He has
a Kitchen cabinet" that sweeps ev-
CRY thing before it, ON SUNDAY more
than half the companies will take
mess in their own well-rC Ofed fly
protected buildings. These modern
dining halls look like the floral hall
of q county fair. with wire screen at
the sides and end. The peaked roof
is covered with a rubber roofing. and
the Kitchen is provided with addi-
tional ventilation and is separated
from the dining hall by a wire screen.
The kitchen faces the rcgimental
street and the dining room is in the
rear Instead Of eating cross legged
on the ground. as was the old style
and Is also the present usage when
on the march, the men Will sit at
mess tables and occupy long benches,
and they will find shelter and COM
fort and freedom from insects while
they cat. Captain Jarboe is one of
the carpenter foremen for the l.. f.
Lee Construction company of Okla
homa City. EN cry piece OF the work
is done bv men OF the regiment. Not
cent is paid for labor in this con-
struction work. and the product beats
tho class usually found anywhere in
skill and care.
Floor All Tents.
All of the tents in the brigade are
to be floored. This will mean that
Colonel Hoffman's idea will succumb
to the march of the brigade's music.
lie has stayed with the carthcn floor,
and every morning gets his feet upon
the bare ground. Colonel Jayne has
sought the comfort of floored tent.
So has captain Tobin. Captain Niles.
Captain Gilstrap and others who have
long been in the service The Sep
tember rains will probably be whop-
pers.
The singing lizards have made
their way to us. Two centipedes and
three tarantulas have been killed. Not
rattlcsnaKc has come our way. one
wildcat has been executed. one Of
the South Dakota boys was stung by
lizard the first day here. That
Igade every other soldier careful.
That evening before dark one of the
bows vas fixing his dritb pants with
some black thread. lie was called
ont and left his needle and thread on
his blanket. lie was kept out longer
than expected and forgot his needle.
He went TO bed. In the middle of
the night that needle stuck him.
That awful cry in the night awakened
a camp He kept on yelling that he
had beer bitten. In Is minutes ne
found the needle Tt is not sudden
death to be bitten by any Of these
bugs or reptiles down here.