Arizona republican., 1916-07-21
ARIZONA TROOPS ON
 \ LONG H0T HIKE

Russell Young, regimental quarter master sergeant of the First Arizona Infantry, while Uncle Sam is engaged in the dispute with Senor Carranza, and in private life, the polite and obligng distributor of mail in the West Capitol addition, was on his regular route yesterday, having been granted a five days furlough.
 Young was greeted almost with open arms yesterday afternoon at the capitol building. It has been many weeks since he has gone his rounds and the officials anal attaches at the state house, have long considered him one of the gang
 According to Young. the Arizona boys on the border, are in the best of condition, in good spirits. well fed and well clothed. There is only one fly in the ointment, the question of how the married men are going to sup port their families on the pittance al lowed them Ey the government A few of the men, who come under the provision of the new ruling allowing soldiers who have depzndants to leave the colors, have made application for discharge, but according to the sergeant. there is so much red tape 10 be gone through with that it is al most impossible to break away
 Young gave a graphic story of the first battalion's march from Doug las to Naco. The battalion received orders to move to the latter place and Colonel Tuthill decided that il would be good training for the men to make the trip overland. It took the men two days to make the hike. They walked twelve miles the frs day and seventeen the second.
 For the first two hours in the morn ing, the men would march with full equipment, carrying blanket rolls, etc At the end of the two hours, a hall would be called for ten or fifteen min ntes, and the men allowed to loaC their rolls on the supply wagons ac- companyiEg the column. The men were in good spirits all the way. singing was the order of the march, and contrary to reports received in Phoenix, there was no raidirty o! truck patches along the way. In fac, Young admitted the only thing that was bought along along the line oi march, was by himself, when he pur- chased . goodly and delicious supply of rresh milk.
 The tentage and heavy supplies of the regiment were sent from one town to the other by rail and were wait ing for the battalion when they arriv- ed in Naco.
 The new station is somewhat cool CT than at Douglas, and in many ways the new camp is much more comfort able. There is always 6 breeze, witt out the dust that is such a predomin- ~ant feature ct conditions at Douglas The battalion. at Douglas now num- bers about S0 men to the company
 There Were very few stragglers on the long overland hike. Practically all those who fell ont. weIe men who hadf been declared physically unfu by the examining officers. One ol two of the bandsmen found the going too ardous and dfifted to the rear.
 foung stated that the reports that
 
 foot for lack of shoes to be entirely erroneous. It was true he said tha- some of the mer were outfitted with very poor shoes, but owing to the los. of the requisition fer new shoes. tn supply had run short This would b, Temedied in a day or so.
 With the Arizona battalion at Nacc are ear1ped a battalion of negro mil itia from Washington D. C., mostly ex-rcgulars, two troops of militia cavalry from Newark New Jersey q regiment of Montana militia. anG two troops of the 4th cavalry regulars
 The eastern troopers, are having { hard time getting used to the climate the heat knocking a few of them of their hcrses, but the montana troops are having a harder time than any.
 The New Jersey troops have tha best outfit of any of the organizations on the border They gre well equip ped with auto trucks, supplied then before they lelt the state, but wher it comes to horses, they are woefull1 lacking. Tho animals are all right liz. willing to work and well taker care of. but the climate is workine havoc with them, and it is only [ question of time before they will hay, 10 be replaced with some of the west. ern breed/
 The machine gun company whicl was organized by Fred Wright O this city, and is now under the com mand of Captain Clyde Pickett. ha! as yet not received their guns. / requisition was made and word re ceiVed from army headquarters tha they would be supplied within shor time. The guns are to be mounted oi Ford trucks and not carried on mul, back as has been the custom hereto fore
 There has been a rumor on the bor der that the Arizona troops are to b held for go days more, and then al lowed to return home Whether thi will materialiZe is mach moote, question among the troops sai Young.