The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-13
Famous Indian Fighter and Scout
VIII be Honored by Haylng
Demine Called Camp
Cody for Him.
IOWA TROOPS GO THERE
Members Of Thirteenth Division VIII
Be Entrenched There
For Training
Stunts.

Only a few months ago Luna
! county, New Mexico, was but one OF
the many border, counties which
,, could boast only of Villa raids, sand
storms and yucca palms and cactus;
but now all has changed.
Deming, New Mexico, the county
seat OF Luna county, has been Sc
lected as the cantonment site for the
Thirteenth division of the national
guard, comprised of troops from
Minnesota, North and South Dakota,
Iowa and Nebraska
The camp is to be known as Camp
Cody" being named for Colonel
William F. Cody t'Buffalo Bill'1
Seventh Kansas cavalry in the civll
war, chief of scouts, U. S. A, 1927
and with the army at Wounded
Knee in 1890, member of the Ne
died June, 1917.
Such is the record of Buffalo Bill'
to whose remains goes the honor OF
camp Who knows but what many
heroes will become known as those
of Buffalo Bills" division before
the American troops take Berlin!
Already the country about Deming
is being made ready to receive the
troops, which will remain there for
probably at least six months, during
which time they will undergo the
strictest military training,
Already owners of back lots or
prairie ground about the outskirts,
| which heretofore boosted only of tin
cans, dry grass and cactus, are eth
er the proud owners of an establish
ment or naughty LANDLORDS. Rooms
| in Deming are at premium and the
| half dozen baths of which the city
boasts are already overworked.
1t is not my idea to criticise the
town. for Deming is a modern west
ern town, electric lights, movie show S
and all; but the undertaking which
| it's citizens are about to face is out
of all proportion to the community.
Not only here, but at forty other
points in the United States, the gov
eminent is planning an undertaking
unparalleled in history. Censorship
prevents publishing the number. or
identity Of troops, but one cannot
realize the vastness of this under
taking unless he sees it.
The city Of tents at Columbus, N.
M, (4O miles southwest Of Deming)
one year ago when we were in pur-
suit of Villa, is but handful COM
pared to what the cantonment At
Deming will be.
Whether or not there will be suf-
ficient amusements, "hot dog" stands
and ice cream parlors is a question,
but evidently there will. But this is
not the essential idea.
The guard Is being assembled to
become more familiar with the "arts
of war;" and no place in the United
States is more conducive to rapid
progress in these lines than this To-
cation.
These men will be fortunate in
having been sent to a locality which
can boast of such climate as is in
these surroundings. Although the
rainy season here is not generally
over until the first of September, and
probably later This year, due. to the
fact that up to the present the rain
fall has been scant, the rains are
seldom disagreeable, due to the ex-
treme dryress of the atmosphere.
The days are warm, often hot, but the
nights always cool, ushered in by
sunsets that will make each man
think of "the girl he left behind" ,
Such is the country which the
Thirteenth division was fortunate
enough to draw for camp.
How smoothly the undertaking will
be run remains to be seen.