Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-18
FIRST REGIMENT
RAPIDLY GETTING
INTO GOOD SHAPE
Captain Toulouse Relates Ex-
perIence Of Albuquerque.
Boys Doing Patrol Duty on
Border Health of Men Good

Border Health OF Men GOOD
ely capt. } II. Toulouse.
Headquarters camp Furlong. Coz
lumbus. y. NJ, May 1.-THE First
regiment, New Mexico national guard,
aud the First battery. in camp here,
arc slowly working into condition. II
is surprising what few days viii DO
in changing q mans habits from the
life of a civilian to that of a soldier.
of course II an depends upon the
man In this respect the New Mexico
seems to have Il splendid
organization who seem to be willing
to master the necessary detail requlr-
cd To make good soldiers
our early arrival, forty-eight hours
after the call was issued. was mar
vel 60 the regular army organizations
Mobilization was ordered at noon on
and within twenty hours
the command was ready to move and
within forty-eght hours they We're
at Columbus. This rec
ord was due To the mastery way in
which General Herring handled the
ably assisted nv his staff
Little Confusion.
There has been little confusion
here in camp, everything has moved
along smoothly, men have been well
used and are beginning the work IN
a leisurely, systematic way. There
has been no effort to whip the men
into condition with q whoop. ON the
other hand moderation has been the
watchword with the result that there
has been very little dissatisfaction.
At first there was some feeling among
the men on the absence of cakes ham,
medium. etc. There was
a tendency on the part of few, a
very few. to question the wisdlm or
not having strawberry shOrtoakc for
lunch, but the majority were we'll sat
isfied with the rations, which by the
way are mighty good for n hungry
man.
We have plenty Of good fresh beef
potatoes. beans. tomatoes, jams. cor
Zee, plenty Of sugar and each COM
pany is issued hundred pounds of
ice each day so that all our wants are
we'll looked after.
Camp Is Pleasant.
our camp Is pleasantly situated ana
while the days are pretty hot the
nights are equally MS cool and men
can rest MtIl Ut uiSHt Nibil VIII We ="
big help In their getting in condition
for what service they are required to|
perform. Just what this service Will
be no one one knows, but all are
ready and willing to meet such serv-
ice assigned and do our best to per-
form it,
No news is given out from below
the border. that is no news for pub
LEGATION, and consequently my letter,
will cover, largely the doing of the
First regiment
The men of Company q, Alhuquer-
que American company. and of Com
pany T.. the Spanish-American com
pany, are all we'll. except private
Black of Company G., who Is In the
hospital with a slight attack of stom-
ach trouble He Is expected to re-
port back 20 his company within the
next daV or two. We have had some
cases of sunburn and few sore feet,
but outside of that the men have been
we'll considering the sud
den change in their method of living
There are some few men who Will ne
returned home shortly on account OF
not being able 10 pass the physical eN-
animation, IN Company g the mum
her will be very small, possibly three
or four
Examinations Begun.
Examinations for the United states
service began yesterday. The mem
bers of the Roswell battery were the
first to be ordered to report for exam
nation, and other organizations VIII
follow in quick succession as soon
as General Herring feels that the or.
as 4 whole is ready. The
examination Is a severe one and all
men passing must measure up 10
standard Of perfection prescribed by
regular army regulations. All men
who fail to pass will he returned to
their home stations for muster out
Of the service.
After examinations the command !
will be equipped with all new ord |
nance and clothing, and then regular /
army men will be assigned to each |
20 assist IN rounding the !
men in shape. That doesn't mean |
for some Of them are al f
ready rounded as far as physical |
shane Is concerned. However there |
will be no necessity for the use OF any I
patent medicines, or patent devices |
as reducers. for some of us, without |
auv studied effort on our part have I
begun 20 clip the ends of our belts /
until some Of US have fears that we
viii return to that class known as
grouchy. i'll other words, thin.
Equipment Good.
The camp here is we'll equipped |
With all modern advantages, splendid |
baths, good bakery, good kitchens |
which all have. except our regiment |
and which will be erected for US soon. /
here will be no fear as far as santa
ion goes, unless boards are menace !
10 health. IL has always been the |
habit of men when in camp To nurse |
1 moustache OF coax a beard. ana tho /
men OF the First regiment are no cX- /
IGNITION 10 the rule. Boards are I
,pringing up like mushrooms, some
;andy some silky, some in patches, |
cut so far there has been no organl-
.ation perfected for "the standardiza-
ion of boards so each man is suit
ng his own individual taste in what |
he considers Is especially adapted 70
his face. Personally, [ am in favor /
If Standardization and if some KIND
-onsoriaI artist will send as the very
Attest thing on trimming boards we
viii be very grateful TO him. / think
perhaps that the most practical beard
n Company G is that of Private
lanes, the most artistic is the one
worn by Corporal Paul Jones, the
is the one which adorns
he face Of Sergeant Bescki Just
Tow long these men will be allowed to
.etain the lead, as to boards, remains
O be seen, for there is strong rival
" among the men Of the company.
one thing that we will all appre-
tate is magazines. When through
With the latest issues send them down
o the Red Cross and let them man
hem 10 the boys on the line. COM