Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-05
|M|L|T|AMEN MAY
GET MORE PAY
+. FOR SERVICES
Rumor That Soldiers Will Re-
ceive Foreign Service Re-
muneration.
SPY SYSTEM TO
PROTECT U. S. BORDER
"Under Ground" Investigations
Make Record Reports to San
to- Maria.
BY Staff correspo ndent

Mercedes, Tex, Aug. with their
camp site cleared of cactus and weeds,
their tents ditched against storms,
their post exchange in operation and
a day of rest following the regimental
inspection Saturday, the First North
Dakota regiment enjoyed its first Sun.
day along the Mexican border. All
drill work was abandoned Tor the day,
and after church services the men
had little work to do. Concerts by
the band helped to keep up the spir
its of the men.
There will be many hours in this
camp when the troops will not be oc-
cupied and officers say the North Da-
kota people can do a good turn for
the boys by providing magazines and
newspapers. Toilet articles also are
acceptable, as we'll as sewing kits.
Will Have Baseball League.
Most of the boys would welcome
the receipt of athletic goods, for it is
planned to organize an athletic asso-
citation and it is possible a baseball
team will be formed in each company.
From these teams a ,regimental team
will be chosen, and this will represent
the First regiment in the league
which is being organized here and at
Llano Grande. .. r,.~,.,
The First experienced shortage
of ice the first few days in camp, as
did all the other regiments which
came here. There is only one small
artificial ice plant in Mercedes and
the plant was unable to meet the de-
mand of the ten regiments in camp
here and at L1ano Grande. Ice Is ne
cessary to preserve the foodstuff and
is desirable for the water which
taste none too good when boiled Ar
rangements were made to obtain ice
from Corpus Christi.
The North Dakota infantry, with
the exception of the first battalion Of
the First Minnesota field artillery,
which is due at Llano Grande, three
miles west of here, soon, completes
the quota of troops for this district.
In Mercedes there are stationed the
First North Dakota infantry, two
troops of the Third United States cav
airy and battalion of the Third Tex
as infantry. At Llano Grande there
are stationed the First, Second and
Third Indiana infantry, the First, Sec
ond and Third Minnesota infantry,
the Fourth and Fifth Nebraska infan.
try, battalion of the First Indiana
field artillery, battalion of the First
Minnesota field artillery, complete
field hospital units and ambulance
companies from both Indiana and Ne
braska, signal companies from Ne
braska and Indiana and company Of
engineers from Indiana.
Ranch House for Hospital.
The field hospital for this district is
at Llano Grande. An old ranch house
has been used for this purpose, but it
was not large enough to accommodate
the patients, and all serious cases of
illness are now being sent to the base
hospital at Brownsville, about forty
miles from here and the general mill
tary headquarters for this district. A
new base hospital is being established
at Llano Grande. and all soldiers from
Mercedes and Llano Grande camps
will be treated there. The new build
ing will cost $4,000. Quartermaster
warehouses for this district also. are
being built at Ylano Grande. The
army and navy division of the Y. NJ.
c. A. is building three Y. NJ. G.. A.
buildings at Llano Grande for the In
diana, Minnesota and Nebraska troops
and it is expected similar building
will be built in Mercedes for the
North Dakota and Texas troops.
Four Hours Drill Daily.
The program outlined for the North
Dakota troops contemplates about
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