Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-18
DRILLS AND THRILLS VARY CAMP
LIFE SOMEWHERE IN TEXAS"
Odd Incidents of Routine and Pleasure Detailed for
"Folks Back Home Troopers Assembling Zoos
of Scorpions, Lizards and "Sarpnts'
BY CARL L. zE1sBERG
ming LEDGER stag corresponden,

BY CAh1 J.
Evening LEDGER s
Ell, PAso. Tex. July fs.--Innunerable
amusIne Incidents are making camp life
among the Philadelphia militiamen more
than q series OF drills Communications 70
Fnothers, wives and sweethearts describe
some of the funny things' Of camp rou-
tine and pleasure. II is possible to chron'
Z Sole some OF them for the benefit OF the
Philadelphia reader. These items are hot
from the front.
FIELD HOSPITAL NO. 2
Sergeant Packard is all work
The 'honey boy" of the camp is Morrie
Hopp, the HolmesburB singer
william Peacock. OF Tacony, is raising
= Mexican mustache.
Folks back in Tacony will be surprised
! srhen they learn that Fred Csntz has be.
some an animal trainer.
Robert, Gresham gets more mail than any
enc else in r. II. No. 2.
Thomas keenan,, OF Cheltenham, is the
, shampion all.around. catch.as-catch-can
! eater.
Sergeant Donat, Of cheltenham, is rails
J tng CarranSa-
The mules in camp tremble when Ser
keant e. f. Batezell, the chief mule SKIN
ner, approaches.
COMPANY B ENGINEERS
A big bottle of lemon Juice dripping on
Corporal c. p. oConnor's pillow caused
Aim to thing 1t was raining. A lemon shower
wouldn't be surprising on the border
A wicked rattlesnalSe, chased by Ser
ueant G. Abbott Hunt, Jr, d. e. irwin.
Jimmy Boyd, George Milholland, Merritt
Booth and TOP" Hayden into a pile or
mesquite. turned out to be locust.
The rookie guards are still watching out
Sor Mexicans on the northern outskirts or
camp. which Is good old U. S. soil
A new species nf Mexican milk snake
has been discovered by sergeant William
bradford who for minute couldn't de-
eide whether or not the candle was
snske
Gerrit H. Barser is not a German spy.
Hes Hollander. you bet
Castle. the mascot, is pure Mexican
Deehound. That's what he's called, be-
cause he bees instead Of bays.
Corporal John Miller keeps the 10th
Squad busy acting as maid for the dog.
Such things sand fieas, burrs, etc.
There are so fountain pens in camp and
no ink.
Sergeant J. P. Holingsworth Is raising a
goatee. GIVE it time" he demonstrates.
"'Vernon CASTING" on the mesa, with
prairie dogholes and rattlesnakes to watch
with one eye is difficult even for William
Cochran.
"v. Carranza" Drinker, known on Chest.
nut street as ]. B.. feels very much at
home among the mesquite and sage brush.
How many of your men are siclS?" asked
= regular army medical officer. who evi.
IDENTIFY expected campful Of invalids after
q few days under this Arizona-Texas-Mex-
eco sun.
None, sir; said Captain ]. Franklin
LcFadden.
They're calling Edgar c. FELTON, the "Yel.
low Kid" because his head became ochre-
hued when he had his hair shaved OF.
Perhaps he does, and perhaps he doesn't
look like Villa, but they're calling William
y. Davis ''veeyah" just the same.
20. look at the prairie hound" exclaimed
Nicholas Biddle as a prairie dog jumped
cut of its front door.
schoheld Andrews is ald-headed until It
develops that he's merely Joined the clipped
head squad.
Harry 'Punlsy'' Platt is as red as ever.
Harry Nelson is called the BIB. OF the
troop.
Ask Garner Mann what that means7
Among those" who have mustaches are
Gene Newbold, "Eggy" FELTON, and Private
Davis.
Robert Mclean is looking for his 126th
horned toad.
Somebody called Charles wetter and VIII.
lam Cochran wanted to know why anybody
was saying "Donnerwetter!'
Business is good, even here. I see," stated
Francis Boyer.