El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-11
CD AWAY WITH
YELLS Of JOY
County's As Selects Leave
for Travis Without Music
or Speeches.

There was no music--someone had
forgot 10 provide that II was sim
plv IS young Americans. descendants
OF British, French, German, Mexican
Indian ana other nationalities who
come to this country to help the
great melting pot process, marching
to the train Wednesday night 10
start on the journey that will take
them TO France-and thence TO Berlin.
But while that some one had failed
to secure the usual military band
that escorts national army recruits TO
the depot. the men themselves were
not lacking in cheer Their lusty
Wells made the half deserted streets
resound like the prairie during fail
roundup. II was the third contingent
Of E. Paso county marching 70 the
union depot from the courthouse
where they assembled at O'clock
Z Wednesday night and answered 10
their last roll call before chairman
Z =. Boone and the other members OF
Z te board.
Furnish Own Enthusiasm
A few veterans Of the Spanish
I American war. members OF Hamllton
Fish camp, furnished the cOlors and
gave the step for the men in the
parade. but except for these and
mere handful Of other citizens, all the
] enthusiasm of the occasion was fur
nished by the drafted men themselves.
/ When they met at the county
Z courtroom Mr.. Boone called the roll
I and as each man responded Dr. + ).
I White, the boards physician, pinned
q silk flag on his coat; the gilt OF
city and county officials, presented
] through city clerk J. T. Dawson
{ Joseph Escajeda, the third member
I Of the board. and p l. Romero anu
Joe y. Strahan, who had been desiE-
/ mated to command their fellow pa
3 triOts. checked the names on the list
D as they were called
A Few Women Present.
Most of the men we're rom the
I lower valley and their relatives had
Z found IL incOnvenient to be present TO
I bid farewell. but there were few
I women who accompanied brothers or
b! sweethearts to the train and rema ined
I until il pulled out OF the union depot,
I about Il o'clock
I went downstairs 10 the street and
/ formed in line, with the Spanish war
& veterans in the lead These were j
I J. Heitgen, A. Biefer. W P Strattan,
I +. NJ Filler, DR.. J. c. Dysart and
{ John d. McGaughey. Former police
Y chief 3. F. Jenkins. members OF the
I board and two newspaper reporters
I completed the civilian contingent es-
March Under Flag Canopy.
At the depot, the veterans formed
a canopv Of flags-the stars ana
( Stripes and their blue and gold camp
/ standard-under which the members
: Of the national army marched into
/ the building, where thoughtful mem
I bers Of the refreshment unit OF the
Z Red Cross society, Capt Mrs b =.
I jenkins and first lieutenant Mrs. Z.
E c. Berry distributed cigarets-
There was no speecnmai-ing, nor
any farewell ceremony whatever
{ except that OF few women relatives
in the parade and some acquaintance
OF the men who had gathered at the
7 depot After about half hour OF
/ this. the men entered their train and
Z waited its departure for Camp Travis
I've are going 10 carry our flag
I over the top" and The kaiser VIII
soon know were there" We're typical
OF the vows made by men in their
- Men Didn't Appear.
Seventy eight men had been origl-
nally summoned. and 45 responded
The majority Of the remainder were
in parts unknown. the board officials
said. but few OF them had beer
granted stay in order that their ex-
emption claims might be reconsid-
cred
One man from city board No. 1. Guy
Elcort Price, went with the county
men Price had presented himself
the night before to 90 with his tel
lows and had done as much as board
the train. take off his hat and hang
Up his suitcase. He tired Of waiting
for the train to leave. so he stepped
out for a little air. The result was
that he was left behind and when
his name was called at Camp Trayi;
his hat and suitcase were all that
& were there to answer present he
viii explain that it was all mis-
old Tribe Sends Two.
Two memb ers Of the Pueblo Indian
tribe Of Tsleta were among the mer
in the contingent. q son and a grand
son Of Mariana Colmenero. their IA
nous war chief Mariana Colmenero
ir. and Fernando Olguin were his
contribution to the contingent OF 2
81 Paso county. Both are strappine
Youths. filled with American patriot
ism. Fernando was in eNceptiona
spirits and went about informing
81 everyone that he was going to get rio
OF a few Germans when he reached
the firing line.
Over Age. But Wants IN
AureliO PARA. WHO'S 81 years o.
& 7Ee and had not even been called OF
to register. appeared before the de
narture and asked If he. too, coulf
not 20. His younger brother is al
ready at Camp Travis and he wantef
20 follow him Chairman Boone salC
he would take the matter up witt
! the proper authorities and endeavol
70 have Parra's request granted.
Joseph A. Escajeda. OF the county
board. had a nephew in the men whc
left in the contingent, Andres Guerra
]. LOST U. S. AI0PLANE
70 EnTTErn Nv CEaDFUEng