New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-21
SQUADRON A GETS
HOME TOMORROW
New YOrk'S Crack Cavalry
Reaches Cincinnati in
Ride from Border
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Louisville, Dee 90 Either through
ignorance or with bsrefaced intent 20
mislead. the schoolbooks continue 10
inform one rising generation after an
other that there are 5,2se feet in one
mile. Squadron A. Individually and
collectively. rises to expose the fraud
It's the other way around. There are
precisely $3.50 miles to the foot, un-
less the 2.S74 miles between McAllen'
Hidalgo County. Tex, and New York
New York County, y. Y. arc radically
different. from any other similar collec-
ton OF miles in the country.
But the longest miles have far end.
That has been demonstrated. for some
500 Of them lie behind the mcdaniel
snails that the railroads are pleased to
call trains. and only about 500 remain
70 be covered. With any sor; Of luck the
crawl up the homestretch should be
ACCOMPLISHED I'm the years between
now and Friday.
The squadron is travelling nome n
TWO sections, with nineteen officers. AZ
men. 1914 horses. 81 assorted cars and
a brand new set OF constitutions. Faces
that were white from indoor living i've
or six months ago are now painted WIN
tan. Cheeks that were sort and smoo'H
have been toughened into an approx
nation of shoe leather. StomachS tha'
needed pampering and Watching are III
q 4 j. NN sfHFC %
shape to digest nails should the aH-WlSe
commissary introduce such an zen
into the ration. Eyes are clear oSeAS
are straight. muscles bulge.
Can't Travel Too Fast
For this conditioning that has come
with the enforced use of the pitchIolh
and the shovel. Squadron A, y. G. /. >,
makes grateful acknowledgment TO ITS
Uncle Sam But just the same, that
dav can't come too quick when release
from the Federal oath brings the crack
cavalry organization back 10 the SIM
pie. stay-at-home estate OF Squadron
A. y. q. \. Y. That's what makes the
miles so long.
The squadron. while admitting the
utiItarian advantages Of the neld "a
ton and the all around healthiulness
Of nights under canvas, Is up on us
toes with expectation Of lew minutes
alone with a Broadway style meal and
a portion Of sleep in regular bed.
Camp cots are all right IN their place,
saws the squadron. but then the place
for them is McAllen. Tex. The squad
ron en- route is privileged to sleep IN
berths that are almost as long and al
most as soft and almost as wide as
those which the Pullman company pro-
vides FOR frat class passengers.
For all the millions that are repre-
sented in its personnel, Squadron A
ISN'T travelling first class. Among the
whole thirty-seven cars there is only
one standard Pullman, and that rs occu-
pied by the officers. Back home the
lines of caste will be largely obliterat-
ed. but these privates and non-coms Of
the civilian upper crust are playing the
military game religiously TO the last.
Used TO Hardship Now
Private Harry, whose father sits in
p Wall Street Office and toys with a
couple of trusts for a livelihood,
wouldn't think Of ira cling in one Of
these dark and musty tourist sleepers
ordinarily. Neither would Corporal
Dick. who could well afford couple of
special trains every day. But they re
I'm the army now And after McAllen
the voice OF discomfort rs slow to pro-
test against the operative elegance
the hoi polloi travelled in yesterday
and will be inhabiting again tomorrow.