El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-22

~ PAsoANs fail TO appreciate the
n importance Of the honors heaped
- upon this city IN the enlargement
Of the United States army. This place
was selected as the point for the forma-
ton Of three OF the first regiments
war babies of the borderT-added IN
der the new national defense act, some
thing unheard OF in the history Of the
country previous to this time, so far as
can be ascertstned-
The ssth infantry, the 18th cavalry
and the eighth field artillery are the
rev regiments recently organized mere
and II is said that no other place IN tne
country received the honor OF having
so many Of the new regiments organ
Down into history these regiments
will go as having been created at Ii
Paso. Texas" It will go into ali the
Icor1Danv records and histories-wil be
written as proudly as the history OF
znv Of the regiments now IN existence
And this recalls q story heard this
ne night the Great workman
shows closed their engagement as the
chief attraction at the big military car
rfval which chaplain Chouinard and
father DUNCAN gave last week, I. \
Wo-tham. owner Of the shows, gave a
BANQUET at the Sheldon and among
those invited to be present and 10 make
q talk" was Col g. E Dentler; com
handing one Of FL Pasos own the
new S4th infantry. Now Col Dentler
knew he was going to talk, ana pre-
pared a nice little speech me dinner
came but there was no Col Dentler'
and everybody wondered about his alb
/ have since learned the story, and
not from Col. Deutler. either Just as
he was preparing to leave MS camp LOT
the Sheldon, an automobile came into
camp from Fort Bliss and SOLDIER
stepped out and told the colonel that a
man in one Of the companies was gong
70 die out at the hospital, ana that ne
wanted TO see his company commander.
The company commander was absent,
and so Col Dentier. commanding the
regiment and the camp, jumped into the
waiting machine, went TO Fort Bliss
and STAYED with that soldier until he
died Yet they tell US that our army
lacks the spirit OF comraoesh1p OF the
French army. ike TO think Of this
You viii be glad to hear Of It
Dr. Leo Auerbach (eye. ear. etc,
specialist-adv.D tells a story Of near
sighted man who got caught on Mon
tsna street in one of these FL Paso
wind storms and lost his hat
PeerinE wildly. around, the man
thought he saw his hat in q yard, be-
hind a high fence Hastily climbing
over. he started TO chase it. but each
time he thought he had caught II It got
vet another move on Ihen q WoInail !
angry voice broke on his ears
what are you doing there2' shs de-
unanded. strilly-
ne explained mildly that he wa
cnlv trying TO retrieve his hat. where
upon the woman said. in wonder
Your hat2 Wen. I don't know where
Il Is. but that's our little black her
you're chasing,
Tom Lea sometimes walks TO the cit5
hall in the morning for the sake OF tn,
exercise. and Tom Lea is also as font
of children as any man can be- On'
morning not long ago he was coming
along one OF the prominent residenc'
streets when he saw q small boy doing
his best to reach q bell which was jus
too high for him Tom ran Up tn
steps, gave the bell-one OF the old
fashioned pull kinda prodtgious yank
and turned to the youngster- 'Wha
are you going to do now. little mann
asked the mayor
Lets run like the DEVIL" said tn
boy, and it is related that they did, 70
there was no one in sight when al
irate citizen looked up and down tn
street q few minutes lateri
Col. E V. Smith, Popularity Hog.
30 far as his position in the affection
Of Fl Pasoans goes. came in from
Deming yesterday. Shi Mention It no