East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-11-20
PENDLETON BOYS
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maintained. They also have system
of figures to use for this purpose but
the most of it all lies within the judg.
ment of the umpires.
Now. when one army has gained
fire superiority ii may advance by
file, or by squads or by platoons.
or a general charge, according to the
superiority they have in fire.
When they have gained supremacy
enough 10 advance one man the man
with the wire cutters advances under
cover Of his own fire to the entangle-
ment He then throws himself upon
the ground, first cutting the bottom
wire and commences cutting the wires
above him until he has cleared an
opening large enough for one person
10 go through in a stopping position.
As soon as he has accomplished his
task and # still alive. he advances
through the ENHANCEMENT and takes
up the fire on the other side His
squad now advances at a rush, in
SQUAD column, that is, provided the
fire superiority is great enough to al
low the advance of the squad. After
reaching the other side Of the en-
tanglements the remainder of the
army charges
Patrol Duty Described.
In my last letter / recOllect mem
tloning the fact that the first battalion
OF Idaho was TO be mounted and sent
to do border patrol at Arabaea and
LogueL Only one company, however,
has remained out of Nogales. All the
other three companies have been dis
tributed along the border at Nogales
and have the line between monu-
ents 1l9 and 124.
These patrols work in regular twp
hour shifts with four hours rest. Some
of the line is guarded by dismounted d
and some by mounted patrol who
ride or walk their posts both day and
night. and these are not the pleas
antest nights in the world as it has
become extremely cold and the boys
have a hard time keeping their feet
and bodies warm
CoPnficld Starts Trouble.
Speaking Of keeping warm calls to
mind a little incident that happened
last night (payday nighD that was
destined 10 make one of our Pendle-
ton boys an International joke.
1t happened like this: Sergeant
Frank Cornfield had just come in
from patrol and was cold extremely
cold Now Rud wanted to get warm
hut could not conceive any means OF
doing So until he arrived at the mess
tent where the paymaster was distrib.
utin our princely remittanceS which
our dear Uncle sam sees fit to send US
each month Now Bud is perfectly
sane and reasonable most OF the time
and he knew that with these eagles
and double eagles. which are SO free
ly distributed among us one can pro-
cure warmth in large quantities even
though it is prohibited us TO spend our
money in this manner.
So, with couple of eagles in each
hand did bud set out on a peaceful
mission OF seeking warmth
Meets -Four Comrades
Arriving down town with his pur.
pose still unchanged, he had the ex-
treme good fortune of meeting four
other members Of the company whose
purposes were slightly different than
Buds. as they were bound for the 9TH
er side of the line (not desertion. Just
plain exploratory and they had no
difficulty in ginning the benefit of our
dear sergeants wide experience and
daring personality.
Each member Of the company nov
being hountifully supplied with
warmth and eagles, the party Of gal
liant explorers and daring marauders
did set forth,
In order that this little party he
carried to successful conclusion. il
was nececcary for all concerned 20
change their regalia to such as would
become one on exploration bent, to-
wit. Change from soldiers uniforms
to citizens clothes This was accom-
pl'shed hv the simple means of separ-
ating with portion of the eagle (dos
pesteos) per man, to certain people
who are providentially provided for
that purpose.
Proceed 70 oF'rbidden land.
Now attired in costumes ranging
from Palm Beach suits to overalls. the
daring band proceeded unmolested to
the forbidden land