El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-25
DETROIT MAN IN
RACE WITH DEATH
Furloughed To Go To Wife,
Who is in Critical
Condition.

Release Pvt. Charles Kremer at once
and send him home if you wish 10
save the life of his wife" read tel
egram received by Col. Walter Barlow
of the 31st Michigan infantry, and be-
fore night Kremer began his race WITH
death.
The TELEGRAM came from DR.. Howard
o. Osborn, physician Of the patrlotic
committee of that city, and explained
that Mrs Kremer was in delicate
physical condition so that it was nee
essarv to relieve her of worry over her
husbands absence. The committee Of
fered TO pay his fare home, If only the
rad tame Of a week or two usualIy re
onired for the discharge Of any soldier
coI,Id he cut The commander acted
quickly, furloughing Kremer, and IeaE-
ine, the red tape for unwinding While
the race was on
Train Mems Feet.
The training department OF the army
Friday set the Michigan troops 10 Wis
Cling their toes as an exercise prepar-
paratory TO a 20 mile march TO De MADE
in one day to test the serviceablnty OF
the euardsmen. The troops viii nave
to march at the rate OF % miles per
day
DIR. William ". Hoyt. orthOpedic sur
e-eon of Chicago. first lieutenant in the
Illinois medical corps, was sent 10 the
Detroit regiment to teach Il now 10
remedy its feet He explained no"
each soldier can increase his waking
efficiency 30 percent The army style
of standing at attention with heels 10
eether and feet at an angle OF 10 de-
Frees is wrong" he said me 1hulan
Nstvle of having feet parallel IS rlShC
Fverv soldier must try to pick up
pencil with his feet 20 times day
learn how TO claw at the ground WIN
the toes: practice standing on the neels
and lifting the rest Of the foot OIL the
ground, to make the feet mex NlDle ..--I nIs
will strengthen the arch and prevent
flat feet.
French Style
sI-he French are using the SLOUGH
march. the pas de nexion,' in order 70
give the feet more play. Mexican mail
carriers make 20 miles day with me
SLOUGH step
IF the army had smooth pavements-
high French heels like the women wear
would be good. and are good for WON
en-. because such a heel is at the point
of rest on the foot, at the tuberoslty
of the seaphoid. the same as the block
on the Japanese coolies shoe, a sclen-
tific and efficient arrangement
Following Lieut.. Hoyt's lecture TO the
regiment the captains began drilling
their companies 10 make ther men mem
feet as near like monkeys feet in flex-
ibility as possible. 1t was found the
Detroit regiment would lose % percent
of its men on a days march unless the
feet were corrected
Chaplain William A Atkinson, Of the
31st Michigan. has applied for leave
of absence for the month of October
Seven Released
Seven Detroit soldiers were released
Thursday. by order Of Maj Gen Fun
ston, because they have dependents
The seven were: Edmund NJ Conner.
mounted orderly; Ray McLaren. wag-
oner. supply company; and privates
Norman A Strong. company 4; Toomos
r. Collier. company B; Alexander Put
man. company D, and Paul H de
Kruff. company / Private de hruif.
professor of the University Of Aichi--
gan. has been daily giving different
members Of company prophylaxis to
ward off various diseases. His place
viii be filled by a Hindu doctor. karn
Kerwell. private in the company
Lightweight Fighter.
Sergt- Jimmy Killfeather- Detroit
boxer. is scheduled to fight at Fort
Bliss September 10 for the lightweight
championship of the border He will
fight on Labor day at the 23d Z. s. in
fantry.
Pvt. Harry Spencer. company II. tax
icab proprietor and driver of Detroit, at
regimentaI vaudeville Wednesday night
was officially appointed the regiment
al poet laureate He recited his latest
verses. Cupid VIII Work Overtime at
Belle Isle" and Mexico a New Star for
Old Glory" BY request he then re-
cited Always in the Way"