Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30
PART OF ARIZONA CONTINGENT ON
 WAY TO COAST

The first Arizona soldiers to be transferred from Camp Funston, Fort Riley, Kan, to Camp Kearney, Linda Vista, Calif., are on their way, in fact they passed through the northern part of the state yesterday over the Santa Fe. Letters received here during the past few days stated that rumors were current in the camp that some Of them were to be moved soon, but that they were not able to say just when and as the government does not give out any direct information as to the movement of troop trains, the boys were not able to write to their folks. It was understood that the troops now being moved are part of the con tingent that left Douglas on the 3ro of october of the last contingent that left the state.
 Word of their movement was re ceived in Phoenix by Governor Camp bell late Saturday and he took steps to see that the Arizona boys were taken care of by the citizens of the northern counties in the way of eats as the telegram stated that they were on travelling rations. In speaking of the movement and the receipt of the telegram the Phoenix Republican of Sunday morning has the following to say:
 Although word that the Arizona boys are nearing their home state comes entirely unexpected and with little time for preparation. neverthe less the men are to be supplied witt many delicacies as a gift from the folks at home"
 Following is the telegram received yesterday by Governor Campbell:
 Denver, Col, Oct. 27. 1917. Governor Thomas E. Campbell:
 Arizona troop train, consisting of five hundred soldiers enroute to Camp Kearney, Cal, from Camp Funston. Kans. We have very hard trip con sisting of six days and are allowed only light army rations which con sist of bread and cold meats and very small proportion of these. We enter Arizona main line Santa F'e Mon day morning Would appreciate any donations of fruit and pastries from Arizona people in towns enroute to coast
 T. J. COLLINS, Sergeant in charge
 Following the receipt of the tele- gram a nasty meeting was held yester- day afternoon at the Phoenix Cham Der of Commerce by q committee rep resenting that organization and they decided that the Phoenix Red Cross chapter would furnish hot coffee cream, sugar and doughnuts to the Arizona soldiers at two points during their trip through the state. The towns selected will be Holbrook,, Win slow, Ash Fork or Williams.
 People in northern Arizona towns have signified their desire to contrib ute to the comfort of the men en- route and also will furnish delicacies III luGl lDlu Ol IT uit UT pdSli ilCo- AhN people of Yavapai county, it is under stood, will donate apples.
 No time card of the troop trains is made public, according to military reg ulations, and therefore it is impossi ble to announce at what hour the train will arrive at any of the towns on the main line of the Santa Fe in this state This local Red Cross chapter is making arrangements to have the making and serving Of the coffee and doughnuts attended to by represen- tatives in those towns.
 It is with the usYal leisurely pace of troop train that six days are to he taken in the trip from Camp Funston to Camp Kearney, about one-half the speed of an ordinary passenger train. At the time the telegram was sent by the boys to Governor Campbell their train probably had been one day on the read.
 According to orders recently issued, six thousand Arizona soldiers at Camp Funston are to be transferred to Camp Kearney, the five hundred on the train now onroute being the first to he moved from the cold cantonment in Kansas to the sunny California camp near San Diego.