The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-03
GUARD ARRIVES
IN FIRST RAIN
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representatives young women attach
ed to the camp of new arrivals
seemed to. please the militiameI
most A long stream OF automobile,
moved out to the camp.
"Ain't 1t hot" was the most fire.
quent conversational Offering for the
New Englanders. They kept close tc
the shady sides Of their tents. The
temperature was estimated to be
around 100 degrees In the shade. In
the cook tents and elsewhere the
militiamen toiled.
Outer shirts were discarded and
comfort first ruled. MANY a militia
mans arms. almost blistered by the
SUMS rays were wishing today for
ter's room back east
The release of Corporal F. F. Cooke,
another American Carrizal survivor
taken prisoner was expected to take
place in Juarez today.
Despite mauser wound in the arm,
Cooke went four days in the desert
without food. After being assisted
by friendly Mexicans, he was cap
tured by Carranzista soldiers as he
was trying to make his way back to-
the American lines.
Ell Paso undertakers, employed by
General Bell, commander at Fort
Bliss, planned to enter Mexico today
to recover the bodies Of the Ameri-
cans killed at Carrizal. The defacto
government guaranteed the safety Of
the undertakers in bringing the dead
heroes back to American soil.
Missouri EntraIns.
NEVADA, Mo, July 3.-The Fourth
regiment of Missouri troops broke
camp this morning and began entrain-
ing. This unit will leave this after
noon, for Laredo, Texas.
General Harvey Clark, commander
Of the Missouri forces, and his stan
will leave this evening for Laredo.
The Second and Third regiments are
expected to move Thursday and Fri
day.
Starving MiIitIamen.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, July 3.-When
six hundred Pennsylvania milftiamen
Today arrived in Kansas City without
food for nearly twenty-four hours and
without money to buy it, Kansas City
gave the famished troops enough sup
plies to last until the border was
reached.
The hungry men composed the Sec
ond and Third battallions Of the First
infantry, Pennsylvania national guard,
known as the Dandy Regiment" be-
cause Of their splendid equipment.
Riding three to seat in straight
back day coaches, the Pennsylvania
troops began shouting for something
% eat as soon as they arrived.
u,,n< lot I'd
20 Mayor Edwards that his men were
nearly famished and the mayor prom
sed immediate relief.
Hunt declared the regiment had
been ordered to entrain much earlier
han expected and there was not time
enough to procure rations. Only half
enough rations were supplied and part
Of this was unfit.
All the GA men had for dinner last
night was six ten cent cans OF beans
FOR every seventy-aeven men, and hard
tack sop-hard tack soaked in water.
Most Of the men rebelled and threw
The hard tack out the windows. Some
nilitiamen said hard tack was thrown
1t the officers.
Mayor Edwards, President Butler OF
the Commercial club, General Cusil
Lechtman and A. e. Hutchings OF the
club, agreed to guarantee
the expense Of supplying the rations.
The following supplies were sent to
the Pennsylvania troops: One hun
bred pounds bacon; 100 pounds OF
ham; 600 loves Of bread; SO pounds
Of coffee; six barrels of potatoes; 100
Of sugar; 80 cans OF con-
1ensed milk; rs pounds salt; 200 cans
Of baked beans; four crates Of onions;
300 pounds of prunes and three pounds
Of pepper.