El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-27
COMPANY K IS
GOING To BORDER
One Report Says One Place.
Another Another Place:
Clothing is Issued
By J. H. REGAN.

May 27.-WhiIe going through calls
themes early yesterday morning, Lieut.
Gooch informed the men of *" COM
pany that we would leave today for
EAGLE Pass. There is now a counter
report that the Fourth will 90 in
stead to the Big Bend" country.
When we got the news we were much
elated-but some one is always taking
the JOY out Of life and it happened
Yesterday afternoon when we went m
against another typhoid serum shot
Thursday morning or Just two weeks
after we left FL PasO. We began re-
cefving our new outfits. Now X com
pany is all spruced up in IFS new
khaki.
we sat around in our tents after our
outfits were issued, tried on the new
shoes and hats and compared our coat
and shirt measurements. The event
was something like Christmas day
after the presents are distributed and
the trades" begin
Little Men Get Big shoes.
The little men all got to the COM
missary first. as little men look fe-
rOcious in big mems clothing. We who
have five feet and have been wearing
eight shoes issued by the militia. are
funny and most un-English- They
happen to be cavalry trousers issued
infantry under duress-
Now that the second" regiment has
gone and our own departure IS near.
there is verve and animation about
the camp that has not entered into IL
Up to this time Our drills are all in
spired with movements that viii aid
US most in border patrol work We
are learning target practice and range
firing, skirmish and deplOy movements
and a great many other things that ara
factors in making soldiers
Bands and Bands.
To the east Of Us. camped upon a
hill crest, is the 59th infantry from
brings us its brisk march music OF
revenle played by a splendid band The
airs a Kentucky Jubilee" and ION my
way TO Dublin Bay" come TO US with
a freshness that equals the pink-gray
down itself, and when our own dinky
little band OF the Fourth" with half
Of it's number imprisoned because OF
failure to sign the muster rol) comes
amblinE down the regimental street
we praise their quaint efforts and laugh
at the absurdity OF their diminished
ranks
Last night our company received
sigarets and candy from FL PssO. The /
same mail brought a number OF boxes z
with cakes and CONNECTIONS for many
IF the boys and. with few exceptions,
The tents of all the squads became the I
seats for temporary indigestion parties. /
Young Women send Eudg$e-
A group of young women in FL PasO, I
VINO are either wearing rings or e7-
lect to, are sending special parcels {
# fudge and DEVILS cake and angels /
ielight TO six young men who are
Known by the letter ~ (meaning y \
re all well known in FL PasO and are
undoubtedly much missed from such
torn centers as the Elite cOnfection- Z
ry. the Wigwam Athletic club. and
irady Henry Cline. Paul Mcqueen
SartOH Morris, Frank Ross, Cooper
ichemy.
The only thing which distresses this 4,
Y galaxy is that the pay OF private,
lus the appetite OF private, does
Ot leave much for starting in bust
ess marrying the girl who vowed she
Tould wait for them, and living hap
All of these things the writer knows
o be a fact, as he stands around and
alks while the ~ crew do their
lOthes washing
Canteen Closed.
We have a canteen in addition TO
100000 typhoid germs apiece The
anteen was closed down today because
did not meet with the sanitary re-
uirements.
Our canteen was our particular
ride and JOY. There we could get
e cream cones and sodas and oigarets.
nd luxuries like soap and mirrors and
both powder. Especially did we hope
n something to chill o. kill after our I
-renuous beat back" from the hos
itaI. instead we drank warm water
ut OF a warm can
TIVE in Hospital
Jack harrington, the tatooer and
ugler. has gone TO the hospital for
D operation. while shorty or B. NJ.
aughan has got his feet into such
lape that he won't walk any more
n a long time Both men are part
my law bone" squad and when
was ordered that We turn in all
rtbcles subject 10 condemnation, I in
uded the bugler and the fOotless man
escaped cOurtmartial for the leVlry-
Among our special curios IS C. J.
amb, who stands six feet four. Lamp,
Ike the pet animal OF Mary, is great
ivOrite His art began in the DAYS
the tin-type and now has climbed
the post card His great achieve
ent< is a picture Of himself shaking
: Columbus When pay day arrives,
amb, like our side show bugler, eX-
.cts to make a clean up
The 'sHandsomest Man."
We also have with US Francis Gus
ok. Of Sheridan. Wyo- whose con-
ant thought IS his personal beauty
G asks many times each day Am
not handsomef" CUssick is Irish and !
as a stomach that stands out notably
9th may account for his appreciation Z
the beautiful
Tonight we get our guns and side
ms, also our rounds OF ammunition
the reaches do not shoot each other, {
e will not have any fatalities for at
asst 80 days
None of the boys expect to have an
-entual use for their dog checks
I'd we all hope to get back in tho 4
esh rather than the bone.
HO AMERICAN CONsULs
REACH SAN ANTONIO.
San Antonio. Tex, May Elm
ructed by the state department to
ave their posts temporarily and come