El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-25
BOYS At TRAVIS BUILD QUARTERS
HAVE ADVANTAGE FOR j. 6. AIRMEN
Led by Trained Officers; e
Paso Second Contingent
Told of Some Don is. ="

. Camp Travis. san Antonio. Texas.
Dee. o5.-The soldiers nj Camp Travis
+ have big advantages over soldiers of
other armies raised by this country.
They are being led 10y trained off
GERS. Recently ls6 new officers
/ reached the camp. after completing
three months OF intensive training.
Leon Springs sent 200 Of these In
dianaDolis camp sent 1876 and Fort
Niagara camp sent $50. In former
days ir was customary for each un.t
To enter the battle area with new Off
GERS. In this fight commercial prac-
tlce, as lt were, are followed. When
the stock runs low, instead OF Gre
atlng new organize riou, the stock
VIII be repleuished, without suhsti-
tutinE new and inexperienced leaders
for those who have had experience.
In no calling is the demands lor t--I-
cheney as high as in the army, and
in no calling is the cost Of failure so
great in the army. al i'm all walks
Of life, there is no regal road 10
learning, and those who have won
commissions iu the new army are
men who have given proof Of their
caracity for leadership
Experience Teaches some sDon'ts.''
Experience of thousands OF mem
/ bers Of the national army. upon re-
Z porting for duty at Camp Travis, has
4 developed some "d0n'ts' that may be
timely for the second contingent Of
3 men selected TO serve their country,
/ who viii soon leave for training
Z camps. The first one OF these is an
Z armoniuOn against overlooking with
/ all kinds Of personal effects Some
Z men have brought trunks. for which
I there IS no room and no place s
( suitcase is the best thing in which &c
e H.Har al b
thing TO have here in which 20 keep
clothes, whether you bring anything
/ in 70 or not.
Don't overload with underwear. .
Z socks, shirts. etc. Uncle sam ISSUES
underwear and socks. and you must
other articles viii have TO he disposed .
Of or returned 10 your home.
Don't wear your best clothes or
even your good clothes to camp. II
may be several Says before your uni [
form can be issued TO you. and YOU
viii have fatigue duty 20 do in your
good clothes. II is best 10 bring T.
clothes YOU can give away 10 the I
Belgian Relief society. Your civilian I
clothes cannot be kept fin camp and (
viii have 20 be sold or sent 90 your I
home
The same thing applies TO your I
shoes. It is not bad. however. 10 7
have some light slippers or mecca Z
sins 20 slip on when you have taken
off your marching shoes.
Three bath towels and rs many face
towels is more than enough Don't
bring haf dozen Of each or more.
They viii be in your way. You wiz
be issued several towels by the gov
eminent
Don't wear a good hat. or one that
you want % keep
Need Shaving Outfit.
It IS well 10 bring your shaving
and toilet articles. A soaD box IS
almost necessary An unbreakabl E
mirror is desirable ana viii last
lifetime. Shoe brushes or rags viii
also be needed. A clothes brush
would not be out OF place. or a whisk
broom Get a housewife" or some
needles, olive dr9b thread and a few
baNhelor buttons for underwear. etc.
In bringing handkerchiefs, the olive
oraD or nancana style give the best
service; however. half dozen or
more white hanLkerchiefs coulI be
used.
one or two soft bosom shirts with
cuffs att7ched can be used They are
sether with white standing collar
Bed clothes wiz not be needed.
Blankets. bed sack and quilts are is
sued by the government a small pill
low can be purchased here at the
The government issues. in addition
10 bedding. summer and winter
clothes. overcoar. poncho or rain coat
socks, underwear. wooden shirts HAT,
hat cord, bolt. harr7ck bag or l7un-
dry bag. comb. brush. soap and tow
els. shoes one pair for dress and enc
for marching and drilling, gloves and
leEEins.
\ mess kit is also issued. which IN
eludes knives, forks and spoons,
plates and drinking cup.
Practically everything desired can
be purchased ar slightly above cost
price from the EXCHANGES operated
throughout the camp. The profits Of
these 20 TO the funds Of the various
ORGANIZATIONS in camp and is used I
FOR their benefit entirely ?
Armies Must Conserve. j
While armies are trained for de- Z
structive purposes. TO be efficient as
an agency of destruction every army e
must have within itself powerful O
agencies Of conservation. The uedi- :
-ai corps OF Camp Travis is right now Z
engaged I'm just as hard q combat 2
igalnst disease spreading at the camp q
as the soldiers themselves will en- p
gage in the future to spread the Eos- A
pei Of freedom. Every known agency d
~ science is being called into action
10 preserve and conserve the physical p
Tellbeius Of the soldiers. Exam.na-
ions by skilled physicians are
iaily occurrence Of whole commands.
n order TO fight respiratory diseases e
Every throat I'm Camp Travis is 20 be Cd
prayed with prophylaotics with con- +
iderabie frequency. In the army. as =
n civil life. disease. despite every
lrecaurion, still finds Judgment. But
10 general in Europe is more alert on
o defeat his particular enemy than T.
s Col Halloran, division surgeon of u
he 90th division. to prevent his par "
ocular euemy-sickuess obtaining +.
OOthold in Camp Travis. n
q Paso Boys in 3I5th supply Train. .
Corp. Al A. Arnett, in Co. No. /.
l9th supply train, has not vet re- D.
elved an answer from his distressful u
'le1 OF last week that some FL Paso "
girl write TO him. e
Corp, Rupert vs.. Gilett once pic q
ured himself charging the trenches u
Il the enemy, fighting the battles Of =
world liberty, and all that sort of Z
hing. you know. but he says that all
he romance has been taken out of
'ar. since he has been given the Job
4 keeping tab on the supplies issued Oh
o the men. ana keeping the books o.
I the company. c
Pvt. George May has been granted II
two weeks furlough, as he is con- q
alescent from pneumonia He gets ~
o spend Christmas in Fl Paso. y
Pvt Jose O.. Marquee, Of S0cOrro -
as new Job, driving a pair OF "
lules. \,
Pvt Oliver C. Quinn. formerly with n