El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-13
PENN. GUNNERS
TO MOVE CAMP
Just When Artillerymen
Get Settled Are Ordered
to New Division Camp.


The First Pennsylvania field artil-
lery Is getting comfortably established
in camp. but viii soon have to move
into the new camp on the mesa be-
yond Fort Bliss.
The boys tell or an amusing ex-
change Of cCurtesies as they passed
Fort Hancock on their way here. Some
Inspiration must have told the buEler
al the army camp that the militiamen
on the train were hungry; at any rate,
he blew mess call" Trumpeter corp
Reiss Of battery z answered with the
call double time The cavalry bugler
came back with pay day which sus-
gestion Reiss retorted with Hail, hail.
the gangs all here"
Stable Sergt. J. r. McCord came o
Fl Paso Wednesday to see the city,
and on his return was made the vic
tim of an unkind Joke. He was told
that one battery had been ordered out
for immediate service and that Sergt-
". c. Rennie. ("Carranza'D. had re-
QUESTIONED his horses; the only ones
in the battery so far. Yes. ana If that
Is so there viii be an issue Of broken
Jaws around here" he growled and
instantly started on the hunt for SerEt
Bennie. He says he was the most re-
lieved man in camp when he found that
his Pet horses were not gone
Artillery Horse Is Wise.
An artillery horse has to know
lot" says Sergt- McCord. and is much
harder 10 break in than a cavalry
horse He must learn 70 trOt and gall
Top in time with the other five horses
OF his piece, and il one lies down the
other five refuse TO do their best He
horse at the same time. while a cav
airy horse has nothing TO pull" Sergt
McCOrd is anxious 10 see his regiment
issued a full complement OF horses, so
NHnH . h.n vi hl~HN In For
active service
Top Sergt Harry Bradley OF bat
terry z, is the only man in camp except
quartermaster Hugh Baxter. who has
a complete field equipment. and he is
regarded suspiciously by his compan-
ions who DO not believe he acquired
his outfit by legitimate means.
Search for snakes.
Pvt John HOuck spends half an hour
every morning searching his tent for
snakes and centipedes. and half an
hour every morning hunting his shirt
and shoes which have a habit OF dis
appearing while he sleeps.
Pvt. Uriah V. Mccoy has the reputa-
ton OF being the best soldier IN the
battery He has a sore finger nail
which he nurses so carefully that he
has not done a stroke OF work so far.
Corp. Dwight L. Bardes. a clerk Of
Williamsburg. is the handsome man
and heartbreaker Of the battery He
has been much worried lately because
he only receives one letter a day from
back home: whereas he faithfully
writes two letters every day 10 his
aunt" he claims.
The Official Beauty Doctor.
Sergt c. S. Eer is the official dude.
bauty doctor and manicurist Of battery
z First Sergt. Harry Bradley is
obliged TO deprive him OF his razor
and powder puff every morning 10
keep him from being half an hour late
answering reveille.
Pvt ollie Phillips Is barber. He al
most. but not quite. finishes a hair
cut. leaving a single patch OF hair IN
touched until his victim comes across
with two bits"
Pvt Carl MUTT has been given his
choice between having his hair clipped
or a ducking in the nearest ditch
The boys want 10 know why Lieut.,