El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-22
PART Of FIRST
ARIZONA At NACO
Mai. Grinstead's Battalion
Hikes Along Border Two
Days From Douglas.


Douglas, Ariz. July 22.-The first
[ battalion OF the first Arizona infan-
! try. under Maj Grinstead. with regi-
mental headquarters under Col. Tuthill.
now is established at NacO, after a two
days hike along the border that found
/ few sore feet among the mflitiamen.
Z The only crouch that went with the
Arizona regiment concerned the guam,
4 titv OF work that had been done here
toward the making Of a permanent
camp. this including the moulding OF
-. 900 adObes. construction of adobe in
Generators and the fashiOning OF A vast
amount of lumber into table and bench
es. All of this now insures TO the bene-
fit OF the new 35th infantry, which is
being gathered on the Arizona camp
ground Naco is not exactly a summer
resort, but is said to be less dusty
than the camp here. and Bisbee IS only
about 10 miles distant by jitney-
New shoes Are Needed
The Arizona men still are some dis
lance from full equipment and so re-
cruits left here without uniforms New
shoes are badly needed and will be sup
piled as soon as possible Some Of the
comments on the regiments condition
are laugha BILE For instance. one on the
sad state of an officer who had had to
buy his own uniform and equipment.
evidently was written by someone who
his own expense, save for housing,
transportation. lights. fuel and forage
Some extra food has been sent from
various points Of the state to especial
companies. but the regiment Is expert
enced in handling the army ration and
usually makes savings quite as large
as known in the regular service
Good Salaries Help Many.
large number Of the men are made
the more content with the monotonous
Oh 10 -D~ hot
they are receiving the regular salaries
known before enlistment from mining
and other corporations The men OF
company N lately were advised that al
employees OF the Arizona and Detroit y
mining companies would have their pay
continued the same as usual The same
is true OF the Ray company. though the
greatest cost there lies in the fact that
manager Gates. of the Ray Consolidated
is trying 10 handle abnormal copper
production conditions after the loss Of
40 Of his most skilled office men. be-
side many mine forenen and operatives,
all on the border
Recruits From Other states.
It is learned that the Arizona regil
ment is to be filled TO war strength. f
possible. by recruits from any part Of
the United States II is improbable that
any material accession will come from
Arizona itself. unless war conditions
develop, while a hundred dischargeSt
may be claimed by married men within
the next month one batch OF reserve
men. from a disbanded company at
SnOWflakes, was sent back home when
il proved that all had left dependent
families At present county authorities
throughout the state are seeing that
there is no distress among the families
left destitute by the drafting Of their
bread winners.
Mexican Members Get COmforfs.
An interesting feature has been an
organization within the Spanish Pro-
tectiVe league OF Arizona toward the
furnishing OF fruit and tobacco to the e
Mexican members Of company c and
other organizations from southern Ari-
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