El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-12

~ Gaa mat l4T AANLAAAA AEAaAAN
and friends might like 70 know.
Pleased At Farewell.
words cannot express our pleasure
az the rousing SendOff accorded us by
FL Paso- After that ovation, Dr. the
army surgeons had rejected me, I'd
have felt ike sneaking home in the
dead. Of night and hiding from my
friends.
But, lest you should think that our
enthusiastic farewell has made US
think we are embryo Napoleons and
heroes. / want 10 emphasize the fact
that every man realizes his ignorance
Of and ineLeerience in military mat
tiers; many Of US are studying army
text books, and all have determined
TO work 10 the limit OF our ability IN
order TO justify FL Paso's enthusiasm.
The real heroes in this war are not
me soldiers, anyway. The real he
roes. whose battles are fought in ST.
lence, whose wounds are invisible,
whose victories and defeats are IN
heralded b. the blaring OF bands ana
the plaudits OF the world are the
wives, mothers. sisters and sweet
and inspiring cheerfulness or these
valiant souls during the last hours
We were at home took more bravery
than that required to storm a trench.
Troubles OF "Ofncers.7
Julius Alberts and 1 have had our
lAlAEEa aAAAEAAE was III A4lAA sc Oh
the quota from district No 2. and 1
had command OF No. L
We were ordered 70 send kilograms
TO the adJutant at Camp Travis six
hours before our arrival Being over
two hours late We decided 20 wire
from Sanderson.
As the train slowed down at san
denson, Alberts and ] hoped of and
beat IL for the telegraph office. ]
accosted A languid operator.
Two grams-governmeu ser
vice-rush EN- through, old man. VIII
your
He spat contemplativeiy al 3 fly,
laid the insect low, and regarded me
dreamily.
offices been closed ever since q
o'clock, young man CIT was then 80
We'll 1 hate TO ask you 70 work
overtime, but this is a government
Can't help that" He squinted be-
uevolently az me. Closed tn office
az Z, an left my glasses home. can't
read a word o them kilograms with
put my glasses Better send 'em from
What time do we set there2"
"Oh. bout u or ] o'clock"
Ny orders are to set these wires
through" I said. IF 1 don't, I may
be courtmartialed-I don't know. And
II ] do. III have to explain why the
He bristled. He spat more vicious
y than before-this time at q spit
loon, which he missed in his excite
nent.
Not Afraid OF Government.
Can't run no bugaboo like that on
ne" he snarled. Il don't give a durn /
What ye do"
All right-au right I'm more /
.fraid OF the war department than
rou are" replied. IN leave the TEL 4
grams here; and I have a witness I
hat did all ! could 10 send them. n T
.ou want 10 risk not sending them
hats your affair"
Alberts is a diplomat. He went TO
work 70 smooth down the irate opera
or, ana ] returned TO the train Later,
Alberts told me that the man had
'romlsed 70 send his telegram, but he
wouldn't send mine-by Heck!
j. F, Williams, chairman OF local
.oard No ?. made his quota a present
4 SIS with which TO purchase fruit or
nything else we wanted. Alaerts
treated both quotas to
-ingerale with the money. take this
ccasion to thank Mr. Williams for a
cry welcome drink
Anyway, we've started the foh-to
axe the 'hell' out OF Wilhelm