El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-08
Z MORE KNOCKS
HANDED FL PASO
New York Book and South
Carolina Newspaper Spread
SANDERS on Ell Paso.


Once again and then once again FL
Paso has received some more ISLANDERS
as a result of the sending Of the ma
tionaI guard TO FL Paso- Both the gra-
tuitous knocks are without foundation
This time it comes from South Caro-
lima and New York The South Carolina
knock is printed ia the Charleston
American. The New York knock is IN
the form of a book, printed under the
name Of Tracy hammond Lewis. being
Il reprint Of articles sent by him az a
'warless war correspondent" - he
calls himself to the New York Morn
ing Telegraph. of when his father is
the editor.
Lewis gives Ell Paso credit for being a
regular city. but throws in enough
knocks to make il sting. and sting with
untrUths, which is what hurts His
book is called Along the Rio Grande.
and purports TO be the true story Of
how the militiamen are living. from
NoSales to Brownsville, and something
about the people they come in contact
with. If the rest OF the book Is no
nearer the truth than the FL Paso por-
non of II. the world Is not gong 10 be
highly enlightened as a result OF this
great effort
Elected 10 LEGISLATURE.
The South Carolina knock is from
the lips OF Edward p Passailsieue.
lately a corporal in the Charleston Light
Dragons. n command stin stationed
here. He has been elected to the leg
islature, gosh, and has received his
discharge and returned home 10 make
laws Here's what he says:
In all. l was about five months on
the border We had spells al all forms
of drilling. hiking and maneuverins.
The outfit has reached stage where
they are considered about as good as
the regular cavalry We were ordered
TO do border patrol duty for 10 days at
Anapra, y. NJ, but We were kept there
five weeks
Returning to permanent camp at
Fort Bliss after more than four
months Of service. all the men expect
I'd to be ordered home. but the au-
thOrities had us revert to the regular
camp routine Of drilling. maneuverius.
and cleaning up The men found this
very mOnOtonOus. as all of rs eN-
pected TO b. home for the Christmas
holidays The disappointment was
very keen There seemed no prospect
Of returning home soon.
Ill PasO InhospitabIe."
Life in the camps around Fl PaSO
would not be so intOlerable. II the
troops We're treated with hospitality
and decency by the people Of Il Paso-
Instead OF approaching the men who
went there TO protect their state and
city. merchants raised prices on ey-
erything. Even BARRIERS almost doubled
their prices Beyond a doubt. heart
less financial sharks schemed to get
troops to the city OF FL PasO. and are
still scheming to hold as many Of the
state troops there as possible. that they
may be robbed and swindled out OF
their slender salaries
Great assistance is lent 10 the
scheme by the FL Paso newspapers.
Almost every day, emblazoned in big
type, statements OF the Villa. Zapata
in the daily papers and tell of murder.
incendiarism and other crimes com
mitted in Mexico. in the vicinity Of Fl
Paso. In this way the money chests
Of the local merchants are swelled.
1.-TWO Prices.- He Says.
Two prices prevail on almost ev-
erythinc for sale in FL Paso; one for
the soldiers, and the other for the citi-
zens OF the town. Generosity and kind
ness seems an unknown quantity to
the people OF Ell PasO in their dealings
with the soldiers on the march to
Las Cruces water was sold from wa
CONS to the thirsty troops. marching
when the temperature was ranging
from 112 to ia, at from 10 cents to %
cents 4 full canteen- This was not
done on account of the scarcity Of wa
ter in the neighborhood Many wind
mills could be seen pumping water into
the tanks of nearby ranch houses
4 am more than glad to get back.
and shall use every effort in my power
10 bring the boys OF the Second South
Carolina regiment and the cavalry
troop back 10 this state. for they are
being detained apparently for no nee
essary reason at all. Since the return
to Fort Bliss. nothing but irksome camp
duty has been the lot Of the cavalry