El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-21
SOLDIERS
GET THEIR PAY
Seventh Division to Throw
Money Around; Moving
Out to Camp Stewart.

''Hurrahi the pay rolls are here" Is
the cry going the rounds among the
Pennsylvania guardsmen both in Camp
Pershing and Camp Stewart In the
various headquarters the regimental
clerks and adjutants are not wise"
yet to the proper method of making
out these important sheets, but chief
of staff Col. George Van Horn Mosely,
of the Seventh division. who is the
regular army officer with his finger
on the safety valve for the militiamen.
will quickly rectify that and the next
thing will be money. pie. curios and
relics to be sent home so that the
merchants of Ell Paso and the dealers
in the "shantytowns'' adjoining the
various camps will reap a harvest.
Signal Men Want Operators.
Telegraph operators are wanted by
the Pennsylvania signal corps. This
detachment is under the command Of
Mai. Miller, Of Pittsburg. and is COM
posed mostly of exempIoyes OF the
Westinghouse interests. especially in
the radio or wireless company, and OF
Bell Telephone and Western Union
workers in the wire detachment They
have everything from the 'highbrow"
expert from a polytechnic college to
the @roughnecks" who can string. lay
or bury wires in sand, mud or water.
ct close to 800, 900 and Capt Hickman.
L. S. A, who with his signal company
has Just reached Fort Bliss from Homo
lulu, has commended the efficiency OF
the unit
Schwab's Mems Checks Ready.
The men Of batter A. First Pennsyl-
vania fild artillery, from Bethlehem.
who are nearly all employees of Charles
NJ Schwab. the armor plate king, re-
ceived news at retreat roll cail Tnurs-
day night that their pay checks from
the Bethlehem company were at their
disposal Those who are married Will
not see anything of the checks. Tor
they will be turned over to their wives,
but the single men will be permitted
to draw against them The Bethlehem
company is giving employees half pay
while they are in the field
Engineers Beat Gunners to Horses.
The First field artillery of Pennsy1-
vania got orders Thursday to draw
horses and late in the afternoon a de-
tail ives sent to the corrals for this
purpose, but although they had hall
tiers for $50 and were prepared to
bring back even 400 If they could
secure them. not mule came back
The Scranton, Pa, company of the
Pennsylvania engineers had got to the
ccrrals first and drawn all the horses
Moving to Camp Stewart.
The 18th PENNSYLVANIA infantry
moved Thursday to Camp Stewart
Their camp site. close to the burned
Town Country club. will be occupied
9y Ohio stroops, probably the Eighth
ohio, which were expected in Friday
rhe 18th Pennsylvania infantry moved
rom Camp Pershing to Camp Stewart
Friday and the 10th will make the |
transfer Saturday.
The First field artillery will take |
heir guns out next week followed |
~ the signal corps, and then the |
seventh division. Maj. Gen. Charles |
ylement, commanding. will be a unit |
n its own camp out on the mesa
Guests Mt Social Affairs.
The Pennsylvania guardsmen are in /
tied guests at quite number of So
ial events. the signal corps officers 1
ieing guests at a dance at the West /
-sleta Country club Thursday night
The wife of Mai. Fred Miller. COM
handing the Pennsylvania signal corps,
rived in Ell Paso from Pittsburg Fri
ay morning She is about the first |
I the women to join their husbands
n the border.