El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-08
140GMORE NATIONAL GUARD HERE;
TENTH PENNSYL VANIA NOW IN CAMP
Pennsylvanans Are Hardy Troopers and Come With Full
Equipment; 18th Pennsylvania Expected This Eve
ming; Camp Pershing Is Being Converted From
Cactus Slope to Military City.

/ Pershing have been drilling their men
through the hottest part Of the day,
teaching them to endure the weather
Of the border country Rhode Island
arrived Thursday afternoon and has
not vet finished the details Of pitching
camp so as TO begin drilling The mi
litiamen Of battery A, First Massachu-
sets field artillery. turned out en-
masse Friday afternoon The COM
handing officer led the fasteners over
the toughest hill and desert country in
the vicinity OF Camp Pershing in a
sweltering drill The practice was odd
in its makeup. The men were glad to
get the opportunity Of practicing after
a couple Of days of confinement and
work around the camp. Even cook
OF battery \ took the jaunt with the
light field artillery
To Have Parade GrOund-
Streets have been laIo out in Camp
Pershing- 1t is now the plan 10 place
all tents as close to the adjoining
roads as possible for the purpose Of
forming parade ground in the center
OF the camp Of battery A The ground
will be leveled and n miniature Fort
Bliss parade ground will be laid out
The officers tents are now neatly ar
ranged The hospital tents have
hOmelike appearance, with their little
stone trimmings at the entrance.
Il in Hospital.
Seventeen men Of battery A. First
Massachusetts artillery, are confined
TO the Fort Bliss hospital Most OF
these were affected by the heat and
are recovering rapidly now that cool
weather has set in after the heavy
rains. Two are threatened with ap-
pendicitis- The medical corps is ready
for any emergency. The staff is busy
finishing the work Of arranging all the
appliances When the medical corps de-
scented il with 100 cases OF Mellin's
Food which are stacked high in the
hospital tent The sick will be fed
on this
Tom LawsOn's Son
Celebrities are being discovered ev-
cry day by visitors at the camp.
Charles St Clair Weeks is a son of the
famous senator Weeks. who was named
for presidential hOnOrs at the Chicago
convention Weeks is roughing the
camp life with the other men and is
enjoying it. Another is Sergt. Douglas
Lawson. in the headquarters Of the First
Massac husetts light artillery. and
son Of Tom Lawson, the copper king"
OF the east Lawson likes the camp
lie also In this regiment there are
men OF Importance in public work who
left high saiaried positions.
Horses Scarce.
There is a scarcity Of horses in New
England Few mounts were brought
by the Massachusetts, militia. while the
Rhode Island artillerymen brought z
large number. Most all the Rhode
Island stock has been sent TO the En-
ropcan war But there was some
blooded horses not purchased BY Euro
pean powers which We're brought 10
the border by the Rhode Island battery
A The scarcity Of horses in Camp
Pershing is noticea bile.
ARTERY a, of Rhode Island. one Of
the crack light artillery companies !
OF the United States. is completing the !
few details that remain 10 place the I
camp in order
Many MascOts.
Mascots. from a picked scorpion to /
Fighting Mac" a full blooded English I
bulldog. are kept at Camp Pershing
Rhode Island has several dogs The
scorpion was found in close proximity I
to militiaman's bed in the battery A, |
First. camp. and was 1
captured alive a billy goat is also
harbored by the men OF this Massa-