East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-07-15

Automobiles by the score are CON
tinuously passing. going TO Tia Juan,
Go see the races. fort, or TO gamble
az the Casino There Is little feehn.
despite the fuct THAI there is a repor
that there is $4,000 worth of am
muniuou. several field guns and q
fairly stroug garrison of Mexican,
right across the line The governor
OF Tia Juana IS said 10 DC practically
ia dependent of the remainder Of the
Mexican powers, however, and it Is
not Thought likely he will start any
thing, He has mansion in san ri,
ego. He collects $4,000 a day reyenla
from the casino and race track, chief.
ly from American tourists, so it is
not probable he win do anything -
cut off his chief source of income
He pays his soldiers 81 10 a day gclt
(nOt Mexican money!
We are sure they are watching Us
closely all the time and let me as
sure you We have an eye to the south.
ward
We do not know how long We will
remain here. l hope for sometime
as it is probably one of the best
posts on the border. We can get in
to san Diego easily
Sunday July 2nd.
Was released trom guard to drih,
Drilled until noon ending with a
hike OF about two miles, Went 10
school in the afternoon Late
Went back on guard until 6 when my
time was out Had TO clean my gun
and some other work last night so
did not get to write Practically all
the company has gone to San Di4soI
Bay to swim. Are under a fo.ee
march 1t is six miles, l was detail
ed for ruard duty again SO did not
so.
Yesterday afternoon while We wee
on guard on the hill, We watched the
Neyican soldiers closely Three Of
their mounted soldiers came across
the river and were intercepted /, a
ra.ty of our soldiers who were ;. out
ing No shots were exchanged and
the men were released.
LAST night we slept with our guns
at our sides ready for a night catl
bat nothing occurred. We have Cr-
gained a machine gun squad in the
battalion and the gun is near our
tent
The trip down was Interesting, At
Smithson, California, a siding. we got
out to wash our feet in the Sacramen-
to river Just got in and nrv
broke out near the train. We out n
out in a rush
AT Kern, near Bakersfield, Thus.
day A. NJ we got out and mar ntd
about the streets Ne crossed tntI
MojaIe desert Thursday afternoon:
was not very hot. We went through
Caliente, which is an awful place
We were allowed about two hours
liberty in Los Angeies. our squal |
had = good time. Went to a cafe anG
had sanwich and then to the POr.
tcla cabaret for g. few minutes.
loople stopped us all along the
street to ask US who We were and to !
wSh US good luck Everyone was
Interested and all were hospitahlr
At Salem they put on so packages |
Pot good eats for our company. We
nearly tounderei for two days. Tie |
Elks gave us a fot or tobacco AM cI- |
gaiettes The mob at the train Vas
something awful Thank Heavel 4
had no sweetheart to drench my man. |
~ bosom with salt teursi
l, personally, Got several boxes,
One from the Statesman force was
for Pat. Tubby and l. It contained |
n ictter signed by all the force an
IN ode by Lee Hendricks dealing
with the proves of the three # us
viii be unable to handle neWspI~ |
per correspondence because of Iack |
OF time I regret it, but I'm in the
army now and l going to see ii
through
There are clouds in the sky for The
first time since we have been here.
ne squad has captured a horned |
tCad for a pet There are thousands
near here. There are few if any rat
t, ,snakes, and we have seen no scor-
3ions or gila monsters yet. Thee
are a few centipedes. One SLEPT Il
the led of one of my squad mates
thu other night. They are not par
ti.ularly dangerous
We will have the distinction Of ap-
pearing in the same motion picture
with Crane Wilbur, the movie star
He was here yesterday with some
men who were taking pictures Of the
company and battalion which will he
worked into a scenario in which he
will star as an officer. He is fairly
good looking but is badly frecklcd.
The paper on which l am wr'.lag
was given us by the hotel mention
ed CHotel Weed, Dunsmuir, Calf }
While at Weed we got splendid view
Of Mt Shasta. Also saw Mt. Lassen,
the volcano, from near Redding. We
did not go through Frisco.
/ am not impressed with Caiiior-
mia as | have seen It. l feel person.
ally offended that l have not encoun-
tered any Of the romance which is