Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-24

der the care of the Hospital Corps
1 was not feeling very we'll this aft
ernoon and thought little walk might
do me good, so I strolled off towards
the Rio Grande and I ran into the
guard which is made up of Missouri
boys. fine bunch of good fellows.
had not been there very long before
saw some Of Carranzas men across the
river and out Of the bushes came a
Mexican scout, big six footer." He
would have made a bully shot but you
know it is close time on Grea sers down
| here at present. The Mexican soldiers
dress in most anything but nearly all
| wear yellow coats. We watched the
scout march away for about a mile
then he would sneak in the bash, como
, out again and pass or The guard was
| telling me that a troop Of cavalry
came up this morning and they wore
white shirts and white hats.
Last evening the guard below the
Missouri boys. up the Rio Laredo, were
! fired upon by Carranza men but they
are poor shots. Directly across from
our camp is the Mexican town of
NeuNo Laredo and 1900 Carranza
troops are waiting orders. (Some scout.)
! The regulars tell me that conditions
| are growing worse across the border
ana they have been doing patrol duty
| Tor two years and indications for
a rush across the border are stronger
now than ever notwithstanding the
reports that Carranza is willing to CO.
operate with the Americans for the
| nf he
care about the border, he has his hands
tull looking after the southern part
OF Mexico and lodging Villa and his
men would not be in the north Il they
did not think Pershing's men would
stop Villa from getting at them. We
got reports from Mexican scouts In
the employ of the United States that
Villa is marching cautiously north
ward and has an army of $4,000 cut
| threats.
Maj, Southland has the Sd Bat
tahon at Zapata. This battalion
includes the companies from Farm
lnston, Houlton. PASSPORT and Angus.
Ia Ihey are there to relieve thu reg.
uiars VINO have been transferred ia
some more important service. This ia
some compliment to Maine troops.
Things are beginning to eradua1,v
shape INTO real business now and wa
seem to have passed beyond the Kin
uersarten stage Of preparation and as
Stunning the duties OF real soldiers and
we are beginning to realize what thts
early hard training meant for lis and
u we mad not had it we would not ba
INT to stand the hard grind and tina
time ha
wee as has been our lot since arr;v-
ing mere and you may rest assured
mat Maine will come out of this busi.
ness with full credit, as she has al.
ways done in like matters
capt. Norton and his husky war.
rlors have left for Webb, a town about
= miles beyond the Bridge. The nom
uiatlon is mostly Mexicans with hn+
re" whites. The guards had soma
trouhle with them about two weeks ago
ana guess it is about time that thew
were told where they get off.
The I'd Battalion is to 20 to DoJore,
ABOUT IS miles from here, and thara
me white population Of the place Ia
ABOUT 20. the rest Greasers and they
clalm 1t is some hard" town. Ideut
fnrlsht goes with them l don't know
whether | will be assigned to this out.
fit or not
Last evening when the buelers Of
me Missouri regiment were sounding
iaps and the shrill notes floated over
'he camp, all the dogs in hearing dis.
lance started chorus of discordan.
3eHs' which was taken up by all the
muies In the corral with their He-
i'd"s. mad to roar laughing and II
reminded me Of Cartoonist Opner,s
Maud mat used to run in the comic
supplement of the Boston PAPERS
suppose by the time you get my next
reuter- will be out of Laredo and doing
scout DUTY or on the road bearing dis.
patches. Things are developing so ran.
ldly at present that no one seems IA
kno" what will happen next and from
all indications it looks as If our full term
or enlistment will be done In this section
II we come home before that time I might
BRING home a pair Of burros. You can
get them for 81 apiece down here They
are wonderful little animals and most
every Mexican owns one. One of the
sights down here is one of these little ami.
mails hitched to a two-wheel affair upon
which is mounted a hogshead filed with
stuff they call water which the Mexicans
SELL Yves. Albee could do good business
down here selling Carleton pond water
by the drink instead Of selling 1t to gar
ages to wash autos with.
1t has Just started to rain and 1t will be
appreciated as the ground Is awful dry
and 1t is quite dusty here.
I have Just learned that tho captain Of
H Co. from Waterville may be sent back
home.
1t is getting pretty late and nearly
time for lights out" and I must get
ready to roll in the blanket. so au revoir.
EARLE F. GRENIER,
| Mounted Scout with.
Headquarters Co. I'd Me. Infantry,
Laredo, Texas.