The Washington times., 1916-07-29
GUARDSMEN MOURN
MOUNTAIN BOOMER
Percy, Mascot Of Dlsrtict Men
on Border, Works Himself
to Death.

WARREN. Aris.. July 2s.-Percy.
the champioe mountain boomer of
the Bisbee military district 10 dead.
3 There isn't q whole lot OF weeping
and. wailing and gnashing Of teeth In
the camp Of the District militiamen
on the border because of the death
OF Percy. He was q good mountain
boomer as mountain boomers 20.
He wasn't what would be called
fancy mountain boomer. because he
stuck closely to regular mountain
boomer diet. He kept the tent OF Top
Sergeant Hart Of the hospital COM
pany, as clear of flies and grasshop-
pers 40 one small mountain boomer
could. In, fact, It 10 rumored that he
The medical authorities say the
animal ate himself to death.
ANYHOW. Percy In dead. and that is
about the most important thing that
some time. He was buried with full
mintary honors, and his mourners
Immediately busied themselves catch
ing new mountain boomer.
.ncs mne on new ron;,, one VII be named named clar-
fn name rffSsea Ths nsen reason ts Sn fsnsy
tain boomer is that this Is about the
Only fsncy thing one Of them ever
pss. ~ tS. SSo%sT sssns . a, Gw fS,.
section that looks very much like he
belonged here. Further than that
good judges have said no descriptive
artist could possibly 20.
No Lack Of Amusement.
Despite the fact that the wea t1,er has
been hot and the thermometer has fire.
quently hoisted itself to 10 in the shade.
with q most monotonous lack of shade.
soldering In this place isn't at all bad
according to the boys Of the District
continsents now In camp.
warren Ia really a pretty place. II
would be pretty place anywhere. 1t
has number OF beautiful homes, rath-
| er like the Chevy Chase homes, 40 far
as artistic merit goes. but In a class
| like the famous California bungalows.
me streets are clean and pretty, and
there IL plaza in the center OF the
Town with a band stand. where the band
| plays In the evenings.
| There are many amusements here and
at Bisbee. just a short trolley ride away
| The camp Is high above the sea level
| and no matter how hot Is gets in the
middle OF the day. the nights are de-
| lightfully cool. The District boys have
had no trouble sleeping. The high alti-
tude has bothered some OF them. the
camp being some 5000 feet above sea
level But they are all becoming accli.
mated.
| Lieut.. I. A. Pelzman. OF the hospital
| company, delivered a lecture to the boys
on personal hygene the other evening
| In the hospital tent. lie explained &c
this altitude, and expressed the belief
that with due care the boys would al
become acclimated without trouble.
Major Bowker. with Captain Bogar
and Iieutenants relzman and Sawtelle
Of the Hospital Corps. accompanied b,
cd Orderlies Kline and BaEata. made :
| long ride 70 the Warren Country Gu,
and Naco over some OF the real deser
country. They found the trip very In
terestinR.
EXPLORE Abandoned Mine.
Sergt. Ernest 9. shipley and Private
Iandow. Rodier, Vestal, Reed, ant
Mahany, Of the hospital company. mad
a trip to an abandoned mine up In tn
mountains. They explored the mine ant
found the bones OF an old burro Una
had evidently died OF starvation. as IN
medical experts In the party couldn'
find any marks of violence. All OF tn
members OF the party are medical stu
dents, and they whiled away their tlHi
in the mine by articulatins the purro
skeleton. They found there was not
single bone missing.
Lieut. i. A. Pelzman, who IL exchang
officer, deposited $l22 in the Lowe'
Bank, at Bisbee, the other day as tn
receipts Of thesexchange. Next pay da
he expects to have more than $500 to de
posit. e.
d. Cornorais Sllvers and Lawch. of tn
signal Corps. made a trip into Blsbe
eariy in the week to shop for the men @
the command. They were loaded dow
with yarigated assortment of mer
! chandise when they returned. Fort
: members OF the Signal Corps were ser
out on a practice ride early In the weel
They covered fifteen miles OF desei
country, which they reported was Jus
; like the motion pictures.