The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-29
Work Around All Day at Ea-
gle Pass as if They
Were Natives
SUGGESTION OF
AID TO FAMILIES
Lieut.. Miner Says Government Paw Will
Take Care of Men Themselves-New
Tents On the Way = Hard Gallop to
Secure Physician.
Especial to The Reformer.l
EAGLE PASS. Texas. .Jnlv

LAULE PASS, Texas, July "a
The LIST Vermont is the luckiest REQ
iment on the border, for several reasons.
One is that we have two of Vermont $
best men with us in the persons of Col
Reeves and Chaplain Thomas, our com
mander of the regiment and president
of Norwich university, the other chan
lain of the regiment and president of
Middlebury college. War or even the
conditions we are under here is q man 3
game, and in this sort of men no state
can do better. The colonel is a very
capable military man, very quiet and
reserved, to outward appearances, but
has excellent control and every day the
men are backing him fully. Chaplain
Thomas is one of the old yankee type,
who has given up life in The Green
mountains and come down here to cheer
up the men. He is a fine entertainer
and mikes with the boys. One of his
best friends is the missionary organ that
we received from Brattleboro. He has
access to it any time.
We have most sanitary camp. Ev-
eryone seems to realize Just what it
means if he is not careful. Disease is
our worst enemy, in fact so far as |
can see and hear it is worse than the
MeXicans. The intense heat we have
helps terminate and spread disease, so
the best way Is not to let it start. All
sickness thus far, except two or three
cases, has been caused by heat and is
nothing serious. After man gets back
from Il hard drill sometimes he ''goeS
under but with a day or two of rest
he is all right again. I think our regi-
ment has the lowest sick list.
High officials have commended this
regiment on its personnel. One would
think now that we were natives to see
us work around all through the dav. We
have had typhoid and small pox in
incubation and are immune from kick
ers,' so we get along finely. Many a
Vermont housewife would look at our
kitchen and mess tent with a Jealous
eve.
Welcome Breeze from Gulf.
Our camp is situated in what was
mesquite brush field near the railroad
and just at the outskirts of Eagle Pass.
The ground slopes gently to the east.
just west is the Rio Grande, about half
| mile. North of us-well it 5 Texas,
that 5 all. There is quite steady
breeze from the southeast, evidently
from the Gulf, and that is a welcome
feature.
Our food is excellent. Cooks Gonyer.
Lee and Heap deserve all credit for the
way they are preparing the mess for 90
men-we have - men detailed from
| Company ID to feed. The commissarv
! department has not been SO efficient as
now for years. The mess sergeants can
draw all they want and more. We have
steak, potatoes, tomatoes, beans, hash,
! prunes, oranges, coffee, tea, lemonade,
ice water, besides fancy dishes of maca-
ROM, stews, ices and bread pudding, etc.
! The tentage was condemned many
years ago, but we had to put up with
| it. We drew one of the new type pyra-
mldal wall tents, and more are on the
way here to equip us complete. This
new tent is more roomy-and more near
| ly water proof than the old ones. There
are so many poisonous insects and ami
mails on the ground that our cots are
very welcome. A soldier has all the
clothes he needs, good outdoor place
| to sleep, plenty to eat and, if taken
sick, doctor S care. He has work enough
for exercise, but is not driven to death.
We have had many comforts from the
good people of Brattleboro. The pay of
a soldier is small, though plenty for
/ himself. Uncle Sam hires his soldiers,
but cannot hire his family, so with
all consideration and thanks on my
part and many others in the company, [
think the people at home would do well
to consider what we have and look to
the families at home dependent on the
i boys here who don t get actual cash
enough to pay the board bills of their
wives, to say nothing of a family of
youngsters. | am sure such action
would be appreciated by the majority
of the men here.
Wild Ride on Horseback.
! Yesterday l rode out to gather some
souvenirs to send home and through the
kindness of Major Ashley of our bat
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