East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-04
Men at Mexican Border are
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In No Danger of Starving
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SoEzles. Artz-. Aug 4. 1915
gBy Richard Dey1ns-l
There is one thing that Elsh % d.
II this writing and thai Is 70 correct
the general false impresz5n thai
seems % be running the rounds u the
ns zspapsrs of the countFy- ! Eant @
state from ftrs1 hand that the men
upon the border wiu never starve nor
have they been cut down On their
fcod without a reason. Il uay b. that
some companies have been stlnled
3 hne travelling or that they did not
have the amount ~ food which lheif
home t-d st0mzchs Eere used @
uhen thsy hrst arrived upon the b9r-
der bat this Was due Ia railroad IA
c.lities a. u takes quite 4 BIZ q roll
ing stock 20 provide FOR 3 large nun
bsf ~ men such as sou ain find here
and especially when they arrive In big
lunches day after day as vas the
case al nearly every camp upon the
border
However al present everything Il
strsightene1 out and ne are receiving
I .rod -chuck." and especially Com
uany e as Private Robert Murray
commonly known as Scotty has
+ l.eeE promoted 90 the rank 4 "m-s7
aergeant and Is rated as one u the
f s. In the regiment as he is gradual
{ !. reducing the deficit in the corn
rany fund and isSgiung us more and
I better food. This same -Scottie may
I - remembered as cook al the -
4 George in Pendleton not long ago and
( later cook at Rieth junction. which
lob h. Quit without notice 10 join Tith
us.
For the last week OF more We have
bFen under orders not t0 eat ice cream
y fruit nor drink any soft drinks. es-
E pecially .ced drinks, although We are
allowed one cup Of iced tea or wa'e!
al mess once a day This order %
fcCurs4 hii the boys pretty hard as the
water We have 10 drink il just cool
enough not t0 b. a good emetic.
LiuIc Hope for Mexican service
Ae things look AZ present there h
little hope ~ going into Mexico. Our
time j. taken Up with drills tfive a
dayl and special duty details Of which
I have received my share. as I was on
detail at the new hospital five days
in one week.
This hospital is part Of an enor-
nous preparation which is going on
at present at Nogales. Il consists ot
five buildings. thre hospitals. one
nurses quarters and an enormous
kitchen Besides this hospital there
are in the neighborho0d Of 100 mo-
tor trucks. Permanent mess quar-
ters are being built as fas, as pos
sible which is none too encouraging a.
ii begins to look like another Fallet
Forge transposed 20 the border.
Pay Day Anticipated.
Tomorrow is the last 0f the month
and that means muster and I'M
specti0n Then about the 5th M l''i
will be pay day and you can suesi
what that TiIl mean especially wheT
there are 50 many Young Kids as there
are here who have never been awal
from mother before and especially
when they are given a uniform which
gives them some protection.
Heat Hard on Boys.
There is another federal exdmina
ton due in the next three weeks by
board Of regular army officers ans
you can expect to see a large delega
tion Of chocolate soldiers Teturninl
home. Most every day there are SOM
ice cream boys melt and have 10 b.
carried 70 their tents as Old Sol Ger
tsinly has some power in this com
rnunity. Even al that Jupiter Plu
has his little say every afternoon "
evening a. he has favored MS ever
day for three weeks with one excep
ton
News of Camps.
n Five hundred California guardsme
we're sent home YESTERDAY. being M
II physically fit
III Corporal Cornneld is detailed n
provost guard down town tonight
Richard Devine has received n
mail for three weeks. Somebody. jus
4 anybody please write.
III Private George Morgan is chic
argufier and authority upon all sui
| iects military.
III Private Arthur Bromley has ms
another nut from Grangegille an
their laughter and melodious harmc
nies are innicting telling damage ~
on our mental stability.
Private Maggert Is becoming quit
proficient in the gentle art Of kitche
police.
. Private Charles Sheets has gon