Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-17
COUNTY RECORDER
RETURNS FROM TRIP
To FUNSTON
Describes Conditions T h ere
and How the Men From Co.
chise Are P PLEASED With
Their Surroundings.

OOuHly heCOTutT nay D. hTeDS,
also clerk of exemption board for
Cochise county, returned home Sat
urday night on the Golden State Lin
tied from Camp Funston, Kansas,
where he went to accompany the last
contingent of drafted men who left
Douglas on the 3rd.
Mr.. Krebs spent several days at
the camp, having gone there for the
purpose of looking bvet the camp
and is high in his praise for the man.
ner in which the government is con-
Quoting the little city.
Almost the first boys he met there
were Cochise boys and when the train
arrived at the camp drill was in prog
ress but as soon as the Cochise county
boys saw who had arrived they broke
ranks and ran to greet him and the
next contingent. This is a serious
breach of military etiquette, but evil
IDENTIFY the boys did not think, being
so overjoyed to see some one from
home. They were severely reprimand-
ed oy the colonel in charge, although
Mr.. Krebs explained the matter to
the colonel, who understood the situa-
ton, but cautioned against a repeti-
ton.
Many of the Cochise county drafted
men, states Mr.. Krebs, especially
those who left with the first con-
tingents, are all now non-commission-
ed officers, mostly lieutenants. draw
ing from 500 to s14O per month, and
the first four barracks he visited were
differed by Cochise county men, he
states. All the men are in splendid
trim and full of pep and take to their
work with a vim, says Mr. Krebs,
and many of the boys who were
stoop shouldered and had a SLOUGH
walk already have the military APP
pearance and are straight and up
right, and changed so much their
own people would hardly recognize
them, he says. The food is of the
best, although plain, and the only
kick the men have is that butter is
not served, and the last thing many
of the local boys told him is to "be
sure and tell the folks at home to
include some butter in our Christmas
boxes"
Mr.. Krebs was shown over the en-
tire camp which in the course OF two
months has sprung up almost like
magic and what was prairie is now
a thriving city of $4,000 souls ana
more barracks being erected every
day to accommodate more. The
streets are paved, and everything
modern is installed, including sewer
age system, fire departments and ali
that goes in the makeup of modern,
healthy city. And the best part of
it, he says, is that the drafted men
like it, and are making excellent sol
diers. He says that the colonel told
him that the drafted men will make
far better soldiers than the regulars
for the reason that the regulars go
into the army with feeling that they
already know it all and do not take
the interest the drafted men do. The
drafted men, on the other hand, go
into the service with the Don't know
feeling and therefore take
aptly to their duties and instructions
with the result that they will be first
class soldiers in two months train
ing.
All the local boys were sorry to see
Mr.. Krebs leave when he did and |
were profase in their wishes that he
see the home folks and tell them how
they were getting along, and not
to forget TO write and send the papers
and the home news, for after the days |
work is done the boys delight to lie
in their beds, weary though they are,
and see what the folks at home" are
doing.
Mostly all the Cochise boys have |
chosen the field artillery branch OF
the service, while others have been
placed in the headquarters company,
supply company, etc, and the boys
are not so divided as has been re-
ported.
1t is probable, according to reports
from Phoenix, although not official,
that the next Cochise county conting |
emit will leave about November LIST, |
which will complete the first quota
under the draft law.