El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-24
MEASLES IN
FL PAS0 CAMP
Selective Draft Men at
Travis Again Guarding
Against Contagion.
By CORP. O. E. McCUIN

Camp Travis, Texas, Nov. 24.-The
quarantine on the 1st cafsson company
at Camp Travis Is very much like
Flannigan's message, it is off again.
on again. A case Of measles Is the
cause Of the company being quaran-
tined again, five days after the first
quarantine was lifted.
Livery precaution is taken TO keep
down the spread Of disease. The hunks
are carried out of the dormftorv each
morning and the bedding aired and
summed all day and the floors are
noDpec with crude oil 10 keep down
dust and germs This extra work and
the privilege OF going to the canteen
ana 10 town being revoked iuCOn-
yeniences the boys somewhat but
Sood nature prevails and everyone
wears a smile instead Of a crouch
The regular program is not inter-
fered with and the boys are kept pref
ty well interested. No one is allowed
to drag or 80 slack on his duty. the
maximum OF mental alertness and
physical agility being the keynote OF
all drill exercises.
Ride. Shoot and Swim.
Every man in the company is being
taught to ride. shoot and swim. Many
Of the uninitiated are rubbing sore
muscles from riding, while many boys
who thought themselves saddle WISE
because Of ranch experience, are he
iuE taught a few things Uncle sam
says they do not know.
Tie hurricane deck OF q buckIng
bronco is too much for Kid P2yo-he
says SO himself because he is confined
10 quarters nursing broken index
finger on his right hand.
William Vance Hull, OF movie and
nH-raa-faTrra and FwnrN Eg| Hlg0
is transferred to headquarters COM
pluv as hugler.
sergL Claude z. Lucas has q new
bathing suit and some Of his poses AT
the swimming hole would make Sep
TENDER mourn.
Meals Served Table d'HOte.
The company meals are now being
served table d'hote en- squads instead
o. CAFETERIA en- file as formerly The
purchase Of some dishes with money
from the company fund brought about
the change.
Homer G. Edwards is writing allot-
Eents and government insurance AM
reports that practically an the boys
are taking advantage OF the protec-
ton as provided by Uncle sam at such
low rates Most Of them are taking
the limit OF $4,000. while many sub
scribed heavily in Liberty bonds and
cannot take 50 much
Billy GlDbs, linotype operator Win
The FL PasO Herald until the selec-
tive service act OF Nay Is, 1917,
his address, says he is get
ting some good experience with rakes
and shovels at the company stables.
Charles ". Lohmeier. assistant
cashier 1T the E. P & S. ". freight
office while in civil life, now has a
job as assistant to the company clerk,
Corp. Aubra II. Cade.
Joe Kit likes the army because
kitchen duty agrees with him. First
crack at the eats is making him fat
CORPORAL Roy F. Jones. who did
'threes" at the Majestic theater in
Fl Paso before coming to Camp
Travis. says he would be satisfied 10
do skies 10 get back
Picture OF Fl PasOans.
a big panorama picture was made
IF the company recently and Sgt. hurry
N Johnson charges Sgt. William 7.
Auberry and mess Sgt Cole X. Brun-
ner with being so anxious TO get their
chevrOns in the picture that they com
Dletely covered his up.
Private Thomas o. Cunning, who
operated a drug store in Alta Vista.
Fl Paso. before becoming a soldier
stood guard in the rain one night re-
Gently and says he picked up enough
black waxy' on his feet to cover up
JuSreZ.
George = Nfittendorf. formerly a