The Harrison times., 1916-11-11
ARKANSAS TROOPS IN N. mExlcc
Everybody Is Well and Enjoying the
Pleasures of Fine Camp on
the Border.

The day and a half journey from
Little Rock to FL Paso, Texas, is one
OF the most pleasant and interesting
trips know OF. The country changes
radically several times, and you see
everything from a beautiful and fer
tile section OF splendid homes and fine
farms 10 a barren desert with nothing
but cactus and mesquite bushes,
From the glimpses of Mexico We got
from the train it is not hard to imag
inc her people as ignorant, sodden and
resentful in character; Lizards.
snakes and tarantulas represent the
only other forms of life common in
this land, and why not the people liy-
ing under the same conditions develop
a like nature.
On arriving at El Paso | observed
that | must set my watch back just
one hour so you should remember
back home that we are just an hour
ahead of you-for instance when We
get up at six in the morning.
One of the striking features at FL
Paso is the number of MeXicans you
meet everywhere. 1t seems as If all
Mexico has refugeed to this country,
and hundreds of them have established
themselves in mud or adobe houses
on the commons. Next to the MeXi-
cans the soldiers are to be seen every.
where; you can scarcely realize how
many soldiers Uncle Sam has on the
border. Many OF the Mexicans think
practically all Of our ablebodied citi-
2enship is down here ready to jump
on them.
1t is not a long journey from FL
Paso to Deming, the present head.
quarters OF the Arkansas troops,
where we found a fine lot OF hearty,
healthy looking soldiers including the
Harrison company with its many ia
miliar faces.
The brigade, which is commanded
by Colonel Glenn, U. S. A., is COM
posed Of the two Arkansas regiments,
the Delaware and Wyoming Infantry,
Colorado artillery and New Hampshire
field hospital. Camp Deming is said
to be the prettiest and most sanitary
camp on the border. Its tents are
floored, and lighted by electricity and
every convenience surrounds the sol
dier. at least while he is in camp.
The Second Regiment has a most
desirable location, one mile from the
city and in the center of the brigade.
The Y. NJ C.. A. big tent is located just
across the street from our Harrison
company; besides its value for reli-
giOus gatherings and as a reading and
writing headquarters it gives moving
picture shows, concerts, etc, from
time to time, and is popular resort
with all.
Our recent march to Columbus was
an interesting experience. Besides the
leg training so much talked about and
so thoroughly eXhausting it gave us a
glimpse of the cause of all this sol
diering. You know the great central
emotion of the Spanish-AmeriCan war
was stirred by the cry, Remember
the Maine" and if this fuss is to have
any such sentiment it must originate
with Villas raid at this point, which
was one of the meancst acts of this
spectacular brute and outlaw.
The night attack on a comparatively
defenseless town. the useless destruc-
ton OF property, the brutal disregard
for non.Combatants, women and chill.
dren, all combine to make the Colum.
bus raid a crime for which villa should
be hunted and punished to the limit.
At the border near here the skele-
tons of horses killed and Mexican