The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-07-28
so MEXICANS DIE
FROM STARVATION.
WAITING FOR THEIR SOLDIERS
ATTEND CHURCH ON SUNDAY
BAND IS KEPT BUSY PLAYING
LAKE HARRINGTON has BEEN Dis
COVERED TWO lies FRO Cap.
SORROW IS EXPRESSED FOR THE
MEXICAN PEOH.

lamp ORD. Written - Ill Wife and
Parents, and With Their Permission.
lie Publish Extracts From The
same.
Eagle Pass. Texas. July 18th. 1916.
ny Dear Wife and Parents
Since we have become thoroughly
established. and about every branch
OF the army encampment II nov run
ming smoothly, We are receiving our
mall more regularly. and II sou could
see hos eager We are to receive iet-
ters from home. am sure thai the
home folks would write oftsner Yet
cannot complain. as ! am personal
l. being very veil Informed oT the
happenings # home. but I an speak
In for manY of he boys.
We only receive mail once daily.
and usually form IN line. q we 10 At
the mess tent uIen 20 receive our
meals. You should see the sadness
on the faces OF many when theY re-
eeIse the word. no mil.
Well. we have not received our pay
yet. and II works ! hardshIn amongst
the boYa. n manY have been without
any funds or Eome time. ! hope
that We vii receive II soon. am
not broke yet, bnt terribly benI. as
I have been sharing out xlth many
Who we're not - fortunate as !.
last Sunday | attended services at
ths Methodist Episcopal church. in
Eagle Pass. and the congregation
waB made ~ almost entirely o. sol
dIeTs, and Na had a me sermon By
Chaplain Dame. IN the subject Of
leading clean lives. and tn wonder.
fui Influence for good the clean life
Of the officers have On tha men IN
camp.
Indeed tha services we're inspiring
and right here ! vii zay. i dII one
much GOOD % hear the singing also.
a. II Is remarkable shat Hood sing
efH many Of US are developing into
dogn here. W sang viii = xiil.
Brighten TIE Corner Where You are :
Onward Christian Soldiers. ''God Re
With Yon I'll Ne Meat Again. and
many others. and ! I'll you it made
one feal a little home=aick
The band Is being znrked 70 the
limit dasn here. aa you knox We
have the Oniy band In the First ncg=
iment. hat i IN the Maryland Bri-
Rade. and they are In greaI demand.
Though the sth and 5th regiments
are irving i organize one each.
The greatest enjoyment / get after
performing onr military dntieH. l.
I listening % The hand. an taking
shower BATH. u the way we haze
discovered quite ; iaEH. about two
miles from camp md ss haze named
Il Lake Harrington. many q the boy
90 over sthefe for Hsim. which is
very reIreshIng
The other day va detailed Nlfh
m squad n unload some supplies
consisting o. carload of oats. and
nine motorcycles for thu service.
While , detail sas working. others
stood guard and 10 one Va allowed
70 approach Who xae not authorized.
IN performing or posi dutY is where
V get glimpse of tie rel deHior-
able condition of no average Mexican
peon. Iusf draw on your ImaEIna=
ton OF mAnx Of Iheir homes consist
in of one room. Niih no wood tloora.
With four paHIs planted IN the ground.
and hree sideE enclosed with u nIcca
OF canvas or curtain. About the only
wall decorations ! Has waz m old
comb case. or calender. IN many
cases ] have seen a family of eight
/ persons occupying one uf these
homes
We have = daily visitors about :
dozen little emaeIated MexIeans IN
camp. Nho come out for the food that
1 Is left after we eat They put any
thing that they find In one receptacle,
and they often 60 to the pile of cans
that are thrown away md clean them
OF what food MAJ stick 10 the EIdes.
They are naturally becoming fast
/ friends. and we have much amnse-
ment In drilling them 70 march on our
company streets Yon cannot help
plying them. with scarcely enough
clothing to cover Their little thin
forms. Often have gone 10 the
Commissary and secured a can OF
coTned beef. Or other food and given
IL 10 them. They would saY in their
broken English. Americans eat much
and MexIcans starving. which L a
fact. and condition to, over which
many have NJ control We xere told
by civilian the other day. Hho came
up from the southern part OF the
State Of Chihuahua. thai he saw The
bodies 0f flftY MexIeans. who had died
VI sidi AaiiuHH hHu InHI lne 40nu1IlDH
In the interior was horrible among
the poorer classes. and indeed there
does not seem 10 be any other class
across the border.
! Will now ligress little y giving
you some facts concerning my little
family, my squad. ! will give you
their names. Oscar Baker. George
Bell. Robert SNEAK. Lester Lease.
Harry :. GeIman. rian1 Miller, and
Robert long. all of which ] an very
proud. ] can always depend on all
of them being on time. and Iney Iake
pride in Their appearance md are
making good soldiers.
Yesterday Major Record had al of
the boys drilling n squads. and IN
formed me that | had the finest lot
of boys IN camp. which naturally
made u all feel highly compIInhenIed.
There Ii very little sickness IN
camp, and the food continues to be
well prepared and GOOD
many Of the boys have been out
after raItlerH and have succeeded in
killing quite : feu. They are pre-
serving the Sims. nd I'll make HeIte
out Of them. Do not care for this
gro=l, faT Wien ! nave : few hours 70