El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-16
Roundabout Town

tarv authorities have become so great
J lv impressed with the value, OF rather
I with the necessity. Of the dentist IN
J war that a dental service has been
! made definitely organized depart
3 rent in the French army One thou
sand qualified dentists viii be gazet-
tea ad iutanIs. 500 10 serve at the 'front.'
and 500 TO remain in the depots- there
10 be ASSOCIATED and work in conJunc-
ton viii the army surgeons With
I each group OF Etretcher bearers there
! viii be provided mobile denlal STAR,
the members OF which VIII attend 70
the mems teeth in their environments
( Dental clinics. moreove-, are TO be
attached 10 each hospital center and
} q sufficiency OF mechanical INSTITUTES
, provided up and down the country 10
meet all needs for artificial teeth ana
+ appliances A further recent decree
in France authorizes the ministry OF
marine TO recruit staff OF dental
surgeons 70 be attached to the naval
medical service during the war
The British military authorities have
been slow In organizing dental ser
vice for their army and navy nut
public opinion in Great Britain IS be-
. coming more and more alive 20 the
necessity FOR the proper dental treat
ment OF the troops. II is said.
L is therefore very gratifying. we
. are told. 70 note that the United
states officials are alive TO the i'm
portance OF dental care. for an essen
t.al detail Of the punitive expedition
+ irtO Mexico was fully equipped den
raj outfit under the charge OF L =.
army dental surgeons
The benefits are sure 10 be soon
manifested, according 10 American
Medicine for the conditions in Mex
leo. climatic and otherwise. VIII tend
To aggravate the slightest trouble with
the teeth. and add greatly to their
suffering and discomfort Prompt and
effective dental treatment will elm
mate all this so far as the teeth are
a.Hsrnaa Il ND IN - 8
troops are thus kept more healthy and
enduring. the dentists with the eNpe-
dition may play more prominent part
than will We generally realized in the
ultimate success Of the expedition.
FL Paso Is probablv the only city
IN the world scnere one may see men
ride automobiles and other motor
driven vehicles while wearing spurs.'
said the new reporter. who nad just
come from eastern Texas. I've been
here four days now and dozen or
more times ] have seen men do just
as that big soldier IS doing" and h.
pointed 70 snuff-clad fighter step
ping into motOrcycle-sidecar Spurs
liugled from the heels Of the soldier
as he uuconcernedlv took his seat. ap-
parently unaware that he was surely
stretching a point in trying TO use
rowels on gasoline. Many army off
GERS wear their spurs while occupying
seats in autos. too. and some Of them
even danced with their spurs on until
the clubs put up signs forbidding it.
Charlie Ward. foreman on The Her
aid says he Is going To build very
nigh fence around his place on Tula-
rosa street since he has learned that
Dayton Phillips Is going TO move into
The neighborhood soon Charlie raises
chickens
Force Of habit: Feeling for the foot
rail "A a EnlaE water counter
Jobs We don't want Helping to To-
cate country club site
Things that never happen. Man say
Ing he doesn't deserve the nice things
newspaper has said about him
Our idea Of q snap Running an auto
mobile repair shop
Infantrymen viii appreciate a let
in a recent issue Of the Army and
Navy Journal in which a soldier des-
cribes the new infantry shoe in the
following language a hide turned in
side out with a mule shoe on the heel
'cinch strap for a lace and sufficient
king bolts To tear up the best con-
structed state roads in the universe.
The doughbOy's slogan since NOah's
time has been Tighten the load Who
would have thought that the number
OF pounds taken of Of the back of the
iufantryman would be added on TO his
feet by Inc So called new issue field
snOe2 I would recommend that all shoe
makers in the infantry AT present be
given course Of instruction in the
school for hOrseshOers I'm order that
they may be able TO keep up with mod
ern times
Maj Eli '. r Falardeau. Of the sd
Michigan infantry. is somewhat Of
hunter-that is, he likes TO hunt But
his friends say that he seldom brings
back much game. Once when on strike
duty up in northern Michigan he set
out a lot Of traps. according TO the
story Of some Of the officers in camp
and reiigiously visited them every dav
nut without result Finally some Of