The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-07-27
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| site ditched against the rain the Third
| regiment spent its first night under
| canvas on tho Mexican border near
! Mercedes. The Minnesotans unloaded
their baggage in the hot sun and few
| Of the men have been paid up by the
heat wave which followed . rainy
spell.
The mesquite trees afford some shell
ter and Colonel Frederick Resche.
| commander of the regiment, says the
I site is 100 per cent better than that
| of Minnesota troops at Chickamauga.
Water is being hauled from an irri.
| cation canal quarter of mile away,
but the camp will be piped at once
Meet Former Minnesotan.
The Minnesotans were surprised to
find the post quartermaster at the
Llano Grande camp to be Captain w.
A. Carleton, formerly Of Minneapolis,
captain Of F company, Thirteenth
| Minnesota, in the Spanish war and
Philippine instruction.
He has been in the regular army
since 1901 and was detailed from the
Thirtieth infantry last March to the
quartermaster's department He was
sent to Llano Grande and will have
charge Of all supplies for this camp.
Supply Depot at Mercedes.
Captain Carleton welcomed the First
Minnesota regiment, which was for
merly the old Thirteenth. He said the
camp was not prepared to handle so
many troops at once, but will soon be
in shape.
At present the supply Depot is at
Mercedes, but large warehouses arc
being erected at Llano Grande three
miles from here. Motor trucks will
haul supplies from Mercedes until the
Llano Grande warehouses are ready.
The Third regiment camp is 300
yards south of the railway station at
Llano Grande.
Guards Kill Reptiles.
The mesquite trees remind one OF
a New England orchard, but there IL
no fruit. In making camp the men
had to cut down cactus and other veg
citation and fight rattlers, tarantulas
and scorpions. Some of the men wero
While stacking guns along the rail-
way a number Of B company men
routed a rattlesnake and killed 1t.
Because of the situation cots are to
be issued to all men and mosquito
bars are to be provided to prevent
attacks by these pests.
Division Camp at LIano Grande.
Camp sites hive been laid out for
! the Second Minnesota regiment. II
will adjoin the First and Third in tho
South. With the Minnesota regiment
to come here and One Hundred and
Sixty-fourth en- route, a division camp
will be established at Llano Grande.
In addition to the regiments named
| it will include One Hundred and Sixty
second and One Hundred and Sixty
third Indiana artillery battalion and
Signal corps from Indiana Fourth and
Fifth, Nebraska infantry and field.
hospital and ambulance company from
Nebraska. 1t is possible the Mime
sofa artillery will be brought here also.
Brigadier General E. H. Lewis OF
Indiana is in command Of the Llano
Grande camp. He has his headquar-
tiers in a ranch house near Third Min
nesota camp. He formerly was major
in the regular army and recently WAS
made a brigadier general.
$4,000 Under Parker.
The border line from Fort Ringgofd
to Brownsville, which includes Nor
cedes and Llano Grande camps is uD
der the supervision of Brigadier Coz
eral James Parker, who expects 20
have $4,000 men under his command
within the next few weeks.
General Tasker A. Bliss, assistant
chief of the general staff, was expect
ed at Mercedes and Llano Grande to
inspect the guard camp. Some Of the
guard units coming here are not al
well equipped as were the Minneso-
tans end as a result will have to wait
until the supply depot is organized.
Regulars at Mercedes.
At Mercedes the Third regular cav
airy and a battalion OF the Second
Texas infantry are camped. Patrols
Of the Third cavalry are scattered
along the Rio Grande river six miles
south of here.
It was reported here that bandits
had attacked Texas guards at Donna,
eighteen miles west of Mercedes, but
fed after an exchange Of shots. There
were no casualties.
Soldiers Guard Swimmers.
Theodore Cosgrove, B company, An.
Okla, developed pneumonia on the train
and was removed to base hospital to-
day Major Prudden, surgeon, said
his case is not serious.
John Kingsley, X company. Fourth
Nebraska infantry, was drowned while
swimming in Llano Grande lake, less
than two miles south Of the Minnesota
camp.
4 X 4
To Protect Franchises.
Senator William A. Campbell OF Min.
Do,poEc hao nroDosad to Governor J.