Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-08-04

sort happened to a bunch OF New YORK LaAlcdO
drivers who were shipped out to handle tram
made up of a certain uniform make of trucks
They got so miles into Mexico and then decided
that they did not like the country at ALL they
agreed that the United States government was
foolish to go in at all.
Their spokesman went to the captain and IN
formed him that they had decided to go back. They
did not like the food, the water was not iced. and
there was beer in the godforsaken place.
Whereupon the captain gave orders to the sergeant
of his guard. The noncommissioned officer IN
formed the drivers that the first of them who
turned back to Columbus would be Systematically
shot up
The drivers protested that they we're American
citizens and wanted their rights. The sergeant
listened unmoved as he drew up his squad into
convenient place for the shooting The drivers
finally concluded that they too far away, to
consult their attorneys and the train proceeded to
Namiquipa.
Camping out away from garrisoned town, the
truck trains take the same formation that was
used by the emigrant trains when they were forced
to guard against Indian attacks at night. The
trucks are distributed in circle with the captains
runabout the cook truck and the ammunition truck
in the center. Placed in this formation, the truck
train is in difficult position for bandit band to
rush.
No doubt many band has been watching those
valuable trains of food and ammunition, longing
to pounce upon them, but they refrained we'll
ordered truck train could get into battle formation
in few minutes and the Springfield rifles would
be covering every point of attack very effectively
quarter Of million dollars in gold was
shipped in with one train, guarded by SO picked
marksmen Bandit bands, knowing Of this, prob
ably longed to rush it, but they did not make the
attempt. At night, in it's proper formation, with
it's outposs alert the Well-conducted train should
be impossible to surprise. But civilian drivers are
hard to convince of the necessity for remaining
alert. They will lock their ammunition in the tool
boxes; and, while they are painfully solictous of
the mechanism of their trucks, they have no re-
gard for the mechanism of the Springfield rifles
which are issued to them.
They have no respect for shoulder straps
TYPICAL incident was one near Espia The truck
train drew into the place bot and dusty The news
was spread that there real swimming hole
20 feet deep in the place.
Soldier guards and civilian drivers made dash
for it. AS they neared it they heard delicious
spashing but sentry halted them. "Sorry, boys"
he said sbut there's an officer bathing there now,
and the orders are that nobody is allowed in till
he gets through"
A big ex-taxicab driver from New York proceed
ed to peel off his army uniform. In another min
ute he dived into the pool with mighty splash.
He came to the surface and grinned cheerfully at
the indignant expression of the second lieutenant,
outraged at the fact that his privacy had been dis
turbed, apparently by the enlisted man.
ooh, that's all right" shouted the auto driver.
'T don't mind if you are little bit dirty. Come on
in. The water is fine"
But one of these days the truck train will be sys-
tematized. The drivers will all be enlisted men.
There will be fixed rate of speed, and the trucks
will all be I'D to determined specifications.
When the truck train is perfected, the ma:e train
will 60 Also, the pride of the cavalry will be
trailed in the gasoline-scented dust of tbs Autes
truck train.