Ellsworth American., 1916-07-26
ON THE BORDER.
A Hancock Boy with Massachusetts
REGIMENT ON the Mo Grande.

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Regiment ON the kio Grande.
Ellis N. Young, Hancock boy, is with
: massachusetts, regiment on the Mexican
border. He was employed In . store in
boston during the past winter, living in
Everett. He enlisted in Co. B. sth Msssa-
chusetts Volunteer Militia, composed Of
Everett, Cambridge and Somerville men.
Inc following letter will be OF interest to
his many friends in Hancock and vicinity:
Ell PAso, Texas, July IL, 1915,
p. m 70 p. m. by your time.)
To tho Folks at Home:
Will write few lines before mess. We
arrived here Friday night, and would
have written before but could get no
paper, nor did bring any with me. We
stayed in the cars over night, having
sleeping cars with berths and negro
porters. We left Framingham Monday
at $50 .: M, so we had quite trip. 1
SEM post cards from the cars at SPRING
held, Albany, Syracuse, Cleveland, Kan
$50 City and Alvs, Okla. and gave them
to different people to mail, but do not
know whether they did or not.
We have had good fare down here. but
1t was hard on the -hardtack, cof-
fee and canned meat--and good in Franz
ingham. Yesterday made three weeks
since joining the company, but haven't
-eceived any pay vet, and don't know how
soon We will get any money. All We are
getting Is sl5 per month, which doesn't
| seem very much, and guess that Is being
j saved for US.
We got our rifles to-day, the regulars
getting new ones and theirs coming to US.
Our company is on alarm duty to- might, so
We sleep with our clothes on, and. in case
| the camp is attacked we are the first ones
to go out. Nothing like that happens, OF
course, but that has to be. Wednesday
we go on a Atty mile hike. We cook our
own grub, get rifle practice and are TO be
gone about ten days.
On one side of us are the Franklin
| mountains, where our artillery Is posted,
| and right opposite on the other side Is the
Mexican battery on some mountains. The
border and the Rio Graude are in front.
II we step over the border we are goners,
as the Mexican out pests are all along the
border, although we hardly ever see them.
There are lot OF Texas rangers that 60
some, believe rne. They don't care IL they
get over the border or not, for they pick
the gressers of, as they are all good shots
The officers are more strict down here,
and il we say anything we get court
marshaled right OF quick, and detail duty
down here is for week and not q day as
|, was in Fnmingham. The weather
hasn't been very hot since we got here,
but 1t is quite cold 1t night. We get
through drilling about 1880 q. M, so we
are in our tents during the hot part of the
day. The only trouble is with the water,
but only one or two in our company have
gone to the hospital, although several
Of the other fellows have.
FL Paso is only about thirty minutes
walk from here. Some city, you bet
There 10 q red-light district and some
tough. guess it will be closed the last Of
| the month.
The officers have q liberty party every
day, taking fifteen men to the city be-
tween 2 and . o'clock p. m. That gives US
quite shile OF, only the same ones can
not 60 every day. / was up last night, but
didn't have any money, so couldn't spend
any. Every body Is broke. have written
Clarence to send me some stamps 80 can
write some letters. We expected to get
| some money o. soon a. ws got down here,
but didn't. No more for this time, sc
will close, with love 70 all.
WILLIS M. Youxo.
Co. B, sth Reg, Mas. Vol. Militia.