Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-19
J Tells of L Company
eth Bailey

6eth Bailey)
1drd IN behalf of the Thir(
af6nfry's trip to the Mexi
rd III 81 especially on behalf
pany might be appreciated
readers Of The Observer
Biz, i few facts set down by
nude the trip will be given
appear to be many explana-
efed BY as many willing con
s, as to why the troops We're
tue border. But, in the end,
as, and still is, but one object
accomplished by the American
fhere. Whether or not that
been accomplished or still
&oeofnplished remains in the
zi final result Of the meet
d6 American and Mexican di-
For the presence of the
bn the southern boundary line
Nut much to American inter-
American lives in Mexico.
Il puardsnlen have been sta
6ng the heretofore dangerous
IaW swept sandy stretch Of
land, there has not been a
arrller 81 death at the hands
exicafl outlaw. There has
single raid; there has not
us6 f0r 4 single rumor Of a
tYefything has been peace and
y. And the presence of the
khak have caused that.
iird Oregon Infantry is only
that peace keeping force;
Spany L6is still only a unit
Oregon. But each unit
1onsible for what has
fahad. There was a GER
6e done by all, and the
131i 81 all the units have re-
tHe final accomplishment.
ch unit, each company
IL h<ftalion has the right to
h h0I30r Every man has done
h4t is, / am speaking from
76if1k based on Company L.
t6king company l. as an
Will dwell on what con-
SIi1 6r j feel that it is the
n0&jl III which the people OF
6 0lk county are most in
courst, the writer, being
Company L, might i'm
0I bat | would speak for
En- Hut That is not the case,
SI fing, if I might call it
iI< i/at In three stretches, as
M 8xpression goes, in as
Nit companies OF the
infantry. The last of
0inpany l.. And | will
fe I5Et Il was never better
moro contented in any
11f iI Some call them "the
batt6Iion, ~ and there is an
an18 6o, that | might men
Ihe pfune bridage." " But it
1itfle o me what they might
M there is but one qualitica-
13g mind to make a man fit
Qx8 he is trying to fill: he
t38 himself a man for the
HI does anything else.
1f d man must go a little
tH6 u0litications of civil life;
HS4s HE stuff in him. And
{h rot the stuff in him is
0 more than just a common
n e The fellow you want to
i0 i pinch, because you know
6fiek by you. The border,
He 6rst few weeks we were
q lust such a place for those
1Aooehts. When you figured
you either meant to STICK
y drop him entirely. The
weeks ] did a lot Of figuring
e d;dn't know just what
IL u1ight 60. I figured out
IT ~ Il dldn t nSure out the
6c1|Ise | knew him of oldj
Ik twice about the first
|ieutenants, because l
loo. Each of the three
Nations, for they had a
zeal man in them. And
IA of my story you will
red right.
The men I was not so
would observe things a
<j1 d noticed them. | not
~ hey handled themselves
&11 grounds, and anywhere
~ fhem. 1 noted, too, that
1HefAing was to be done In a
@ iooe right, Company l. was
11IIsd upon to do it. Every.
III bout Company l., and
u I captain and lieutenants
e<Ifng went wrong, the vic
1 Id: dammit, Ill trans
5o<ny L." But there are
11zf1s made in the army
11s< >e a good cause first.
b sI1dy out a cause why
I<1r1ftr. At one time recently