The Glasgow courier., 1916-07-14
COMPANY G AT
MEXICAN BORDER
Glasgow Boys Are Now Camped
At Douglas, Arizona.
ARE ALL WELL AND HAPPY
Pass Through Columbus En- Route
Which Still Shows Traces of Raid.
Regiment Makes Fine Showing.
(By Karl R. Peterson.)


After travelling for four days and
four night, the Second and Third Ba-
tallions of the End Montana Infant~y
arrived at Douglas, Thursday eve
ming, to assist in oatroling the border
and guarding the town against at
tack by the Mexicans.
From Helena to Tucumcari, New
Mexico, the train made excellent time,
but at Tucumcari, the train carrying
the 3rd battalion was attched to that
of the End battalion and the remand
err of the journey was made together.
Combined, the two trains were made
up of twenty four cars, and pulled by
one of the small engines over the
Ell Paso & Southwestern the aver
age speed was not much over twen-
; ty miles an hour.
About $50 Thursday morning the
Montana troop train arrived in Ell
Paso, one of the most important
cities on the border. A stop of two
hours and half was made here and
the boys had an opportunity of get
ting good view of the country, and
few struggling Mexicans on the
Mexican side of the Rio Grande. The
town of Juarez was plainly visible
from the coaches and the route west
to Douglas followed the Rio Grande
river, and international boundary, for
a considerable distance Many of
he boys expected to see wide,
rushing river and were disappointed
when they were told that the narrow,
shallow stream was the boundary line
between U. S. and Mexico. Every
thing On the Mexican side of the
river could be plainly seen from the
train, and the sight of the country
: they might be called on to invade gave
the boys much food for thought.
En- route to Douglas, the train
stopped at Columbus, N. NJ, and a
number of the regulars stationed
there met the train and chatted with
the boys. Question after question
was popped to them and smlingly,
7 they answered them all as best they
, could. Besides the cavalry and In
fantry regulars stationed there, the
Massachusetts Militia has been de-
tailed there for duty. The town still
showed traces of the raid, and many
of the buildings were still undergo
: ing repairs. The tents of the SOL
diers could be seen in every part of
town, and with the big motor trucks
running back and forth, and soldiers
going from place to place, the little
town resembled beehive for activ-
ity.
One of the truck drivers, in talking
to some of the G Company boys stat
ed that the supply line to Pershing's
men extended over the border for $50
: miles, but that it would probably be
shortened to about 1O7 miles. All
supplies and water for the troops was
;, , hauled on huge motor trucks, every
one of which was heavily guarded
in making the journey. The regulars
. were more than pleased with the ap-
9 pearance of the Montana boys, and
said they were the best looking out
fit that had passed through there. All
the M0ntanans were tanned and har-
v dy looking and the manner in which
n they carried themselves made a big
e hit with the regular army men.
The train pulled into Douglas about
$50 Thursday night and as it was too
: late to detrain and pitch camp the
: nea slept on the tralr ar. Immediate
d ly after breakfast Frr!ay morning,
D marched over to the camp site and
: started in clearing the grounds and
g: getting everything in shape for a
permanent camp.
a With guns stacked and packs piled
- up the men fell to the work of grub
a bing out cactus and leveling the sand
" hills Within few hours the camp
" site had been cleared and the rising
a tents and hordes of men swarmlng
i" over the regimental city gave it a
d busy appearance Every bunch of
l. cactus and all bushes were taken out
5, by the roots and by the second day
every company street was in excel
lent order, strange contrast to the
uneven brush covered prairie on all
ir sides.
y The camp site is located about 3
,r blocks southwest of the Calumet