The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-04-15
TROOPS IN MEXICO
TEST new DEVICES
Field Kitchens Bake 5,400
loaV0s Of Bread Daily.
SUBSTITUTE FOOD NEEDED.
'Mssiesns Charge Enormous Prices For
Ssppliss-Soldisr. at the Hsadquar.
tiers Enjoy Swimming In Clear Greek
Thst Flows BY - Improvement In
Aviation Service.

CNf~h@U 9~FNtCts
Establishment OF a field bakery on d
Mexican plantation near headquarters
OF the American troopers pursuing
PaIpcho villa has released for other
work half dozen automobiles which
have been distributing bread baked on
the United States border among the
columns OF the expedition.
The new field kitchens. comprising
two ovens. each nearly the size OF a
garage. are capable OF turning out
6,400 one pound loaves OF bread day.
A one pound loaf OF army bread Is a
days ration for a soldier IA the field.
IL Is about the size Of derby hat,
but not SO symmetrical
The bread baked at the new ovens
Is from native Mexican -four, the first
obtained by the expedltionary col
umns The ovens were made OF native
brick and adobe mud Each oven has
a large hreboN, inclosed on all sides
by very thick brick and mud walls
A wood fire is built in this box. burn.
Ing for about an hour, until the tenn
perature Is about 600 degrees
Whatever the outcome OF the chase II
Is evident that the army IN Mexico I'M
der General Pcrshing Is getting an nc
tnal test Of the military inventions I'm
der service conditions.
More than one type OF motor truck IL
in use among the fifty-four machines Of
this class doing transport duty. These
trucks are under test ia country with.
out roads, where hill and mountain
climbing on rocky trails Is necessary II
the army Is TO subslst The big trucks
not only have done all expected OF
them, but in several respects they have
putdone the famous lighter makes OF
automobiles in pacemaking under ar.
ferent conditions.
Work In Aviation Service.
The aviation service Is working IN
der conditions calculated 10 bring out
sharply every necessity which may be
considered In increasing the aeroplanc
establishment The army ~ the field
already has met the problem OF living
in country which Is practically with.
out salt Even the scanty food sup
plies which were anticipated I'M the
devastated chihuahua districts have
not al materlulizcd Most OF the avail.
able pork. for example. has been found
infected with trichinae. These and
other incidents have complicated an al.
ready difficult transportation situation.
throwing the army upon It's own re
sources 10 work out quick substitutes
FOR the ordinary means of subsistence
Practically, however. IL IS understood
that the field forces los hard work. en-
DURANGO OF the cnvalrymen and horses
and the remarkable marching powers
displayed by the infantrymen have
made up for a considerable part of this
handicap Adaptabllity Of the troops
70 emergencies displayed under the
tests of this campaign has furnished
many practical object lessons as 10 the
length 10 which American armies cnn
be driven OF forced marches without
loss of organization or danger 10 the
men. Those troops made record march.
* during thcir first day out. but. nc.
cording 10 the reports reaching here
ana thC evident p'i. Steal hardness n
the men III the base camps, the men
are Ia condition not only 10 repeat but
10 exceed their past performances
Humor In Camp Life.
In Spitc OF campaign hurdships the
camrl Duo III Mexico Is beginning 10
proddco It's round OF humorous soldier
stories. \ Chinese laundryman resi-
fDt OF Mexico, establishing his bust
ness near II large camp. proceeded 10
attempt to build his slhck over AMI
around the army telegraph wire lie
intended 10 use the wire 20 hang
clothes on. An officer stopped him hc
fore the shack was up
Duck shooters and other pothuntcrs
3 aSng the go miles OF line communica
's.bn have disturbed the pack train
teamsters, who have tried to spread IN
mors that tho sportsmen were at the
least hostile armies However. stan
officers after Investigation found that
neither the supplies OF game nor the
teamsters had been menaccd One OF
the infantry regiments went on rab-
bit drive near camp. obtaining nearly
4 rabbit per man.
During the rest hours IA camp among
the soldiers hardly word OF discus
sloF.pbout the Significance OF this Mex.
lean Nxpcdition Is heard The officers.
however. discussed the Mexican situa-
ton 3inmedly from many angles. but
nll ,6f those I'm camp were outspoken
about one desire namely. 20 hurry
southwark
The men have stopped using the
creek water and obtain water from
shallow wells dug since the base was
established The change was not madc