Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-03
MILITIA SWARMS
ON BORDER BEING
SENT TO STATIONS
FL Paso Officials Give the
Boys a Warm Welcome,
and Girls Help
FIRST RAIN IN Is MONTHS
COMES WITH WORKERS
Pennsylvania Boys Reach
Kansas City Hungry, But
Leave Filled Up

FL Paso, Texas, July 3.-Militiamen
swarmed along the entire length of the
Mexican border today ready for serv-
ice. New camps are going up from
Brownsville to Nogales.
To the surprised delight of regular
army officers, the militia units are in
better shape to take the field than re-
ports from the north indicated. With
the exception of mounts, the men are
well equipped. There was no apparent
shortage Of ammunition on the militia
trains which pulled in here.
General George Bell, Jr., and staff,
on a visit to Brigadier General f. Lc-
Roy Sweetzer, commanding the Second
brigade of the Massachusetts national
guard, was told that everything neces-
sary for the well being of the militia
men had been provided. The meeting
between the two generals took place in
Sweetzer's quarters at Camp Cotton.
The Massachusetts, brigade is well
pleased with its camp. After the $500
mile ride in crowded railroad coaches
the men were as happy to get out on the
open plains as boys freed from school.
still cocky today over having won the
crosscOuntry race to Ell Paso, and ar
riving first Saturday evening. They
had been on the road over 1913 hours.
The large Pennsylvania contingent
slated to come to this section of the
border has not pulled in and may have
been diverted. The Second Massachus
etts infantry is believed already en-
camped at Columbus, N. NJ, while bat
teries A and b of New Jersey went to
Douglas, Ariz. Other New Jersey troops
took up secret stations west OF here
leaving only some Massachusetts, militia
in FL Paso. The Pennsylvania contin
gent was expected to arrive today.
Heat Causes Comment,
To the Massachusetts guardsmen re
naming here Ell Paso showed sigma
honors. City officials extended them 6
formal welcome. But the welcome ex
tended by Ell Paso's unofficial repre-
entatives-young women attracted tt
the camp of the new arrivals-seemet
to please the mihtiamen most. A long
stream of automobiles moved out t.
the camp.
CAIN it hot9" was the most fre
quent conversational offering from thu
New Englanders. They kept close to tn
shady sides of their tents. The temper
aturc was estimated to be around l0
degrees in the shade. In the cook tent
and elsewhere where the militiamel
toiled, outer shirts were discarded ant
comfort first ruled. Many militiamar
arms almost bGstered by the sun s ray
was wishing today for some of the col
cream in his sister IS room back east.
The release of Corporal f. y. Cooke
another American Carrizal survive
taken prisoner, was expected to tax
place in Juarez today. Despite Mause
wound in the arm, Cooke went fou
days in the desert without food. Afte
being assisted by friendly Mexicans, h
was captured by Carranzista soldiers a
he was trying to make his way back I
the American lines.
FL Paso undertakers, employed b
General Bell, commander at Fort Bills:
planned to enter Mexico today to re
cover the bouies of the American
killed at Carrizal. The de faeto govern
ment guaranteed the safety of the III
dertakers in bringing the bodies back t
American soil.