El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-11
DETROIT MEN To
INSPECT CAMPS
Representatives of Citizens
Patriotic Committee Com
ing; First Parade.

Zens' patriotic committee Of Detroit
that a committee OF two, headed by
Byres Gitchel. will leave Monday for
FL Paso to gather information for the
committee. has set all officers in the
regiment wandering what information
il can obtain that has not long been
available. Two rooms have been en-
gagged by the adjutant for the commit
tee at the Hotel Paso del NOrte. II
the committee can tell our soldiers
direct that Detroit will take care OF
the families of soldiers in need. tne
trip will be worth while. said one cap
tain Boston citizens. by organize
effort. are spending $4,000 weekly too
for families Of soldiers
Hay Contains Insects
Seven tons Of hay intended for issue
to the s1st regiment with which TO III
bed sacks. was rejected THURSDAY ne
cause il was found TO be awe VIII
centipedes and other animals that
would be dangerous Regular army
issuing sergeants advised the 5lst men
to wait for clean straw. The cots Is
sued to the soldiers in Michigan nave
practically all proved TO be made o.
inferior canvas Many soldiers nave
been sleeping on the ground waiting
for new cot covers Sleeping on the
ground is 4 ticklish thing for those
who are not used TO the LIZARDS seen
dartinC about at all times everywhere
COMPANY I boys captured in their
tent a deally bug called child OF the
earth"
spanish Classes.
J. II. Howard, an Englishman, who
wa seditor Of paper in Colima. state
of COlima. Mexico. but fled to FL PaSo
when Carrancistas threatened to Kill
his because of a cartoon his paper
printed. has gathered a class Of -
Detroit officers to teach them Spanish
Two Fl Paso women teachers have OBJ
tanned Col Barlow,s permission to oc-
cupy a large tent in the Detroit camp
with q Spanish school for enlisted men
THE cultured class throughout Mexico
wants United States Intervention sad
officers last night IF the United
States fails to intervene Great Britain
will file protest. Germans own most
OF the dig hardware stores IN Mexico
dry goods stores. Americans own large
railway interests and British large
oil rights All foreigners yearn for
intervention"
Thomas Cannon and Ward s. Scudder
of company NJ. have been promoted TO
be corpOrals.
Capt. Murdoch NJ Kerr. of Lauriu.n.
Mich. is slated to succeed Mai George
II. Palmerlee as chief surgeon OF the
31st DR.. Kerr and Maj. Ernest G
Lee. Detroit, Of the sd. will exchange
posts when the troops are mustered
out.
The first parade in the camps Of the
31st Michigan infantry since IL left
Detroit six weeks ago, occurred when
the battalion Of Mai George c Waldo
tramped through the three inches OF
adobe dust on a CRASHES plot OF
ground adjacent TO the present camp
and opened the August program OF
battalion and regimental parades
which viii be a part of the intensive
summer training. The parade attracted
much attention.
Students May Go Home.
An enumeration OF the number of
public school and college students IN
the regiment has begun to ascertain
how many are likely to apply for re-
lease that they may begin their
studies. Those who want to go home
TO study are to have a better chance
than those who wish TO go home TO
work. Col Barlow has received a let
ter from Byres Gitchen. secretary TO
James COuzens. asking for the release
of Sol Wolf son of Mrs. Sarah " OF.
OF Detroit, that he may resume mis-
University of Michigan cOure which
is being financed by attorney Fred NJ
ButZel OF Detroit SOILS brother George
is a truck driver in the army and the
by the patriotic committee Of Detroit
till he draws his pay.
No Clothing Charge.
The troops We're informed Thurs
day that they would not be charged
for what military clothing they
brought into the federal service with
them This means a saving Of from
s. TO SO for each man
The chaplain has received from the
Ford Motor company a moving picture
reel of the troops leaving Detroit and
of their activities at Camp Ferris.
Grayling. but it is useless for the thing
most wanted is lacking, moving pic
ture machine.