El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-13
BANDITS RAID RANCH;
ESCAPE WITH HORSES

Local cattlemen were advised Sat
urday OF a raid by Mexican bandits
Z late Wednesday in the vicinity Of
I Terllnguas Texas, in which nine horses
were stolen from a ranch American
troops hearing OF the raid. pursued
! the bandits all day Thursday on the
I American side of the line until the
raiders fled across the river near
St Helena, Texas, so miles below
T Maria The Mexicans get away with
I the horses, the report stated.
/ Fl Paso," he said. Many reports
have been sent by me to Washington
and they have all been favorable to
[ Fl PasO and the work that is being
done II has not been four months
since the work was started here.
" our movement 20 construct a
swimming pool at Fort Bliss for the
soldiers has already been called TO
the attention OF the national commit
tee at Washington.
The city Of Tucson has raised
$500 for soldiers recreation and well
fare, and there is not a soldiers camp
within 100 miles Of that city. Phoenix
is also raising money for the enter
tainment Of soldiers and Gov. T. +.
Campbell recently told me that Ari-
o.. Says should Raise $4,000.
Here IN El PasO YOU have a month
" payroll Of 100000 for the 10000
soldiers stationed here. and together
army IS spending S1,000,000 q month
here. I think you should 90 a mans
work You can't start IL at a more
opportune time Why, there are some
people today who are squeezing the
American dollar until the eagle is
screaming for liberty You should
raise 5000 for soldier recreation and
welfare work this year.
1t is not the purpose 10 mother
or 'c0ddle' the enlisted men, but IL
should be the purpose 10 make them
feel that the community is with them
II a man can't wear a uniform and
90 TO the front, he can at least do
Something for his country"
Mr.. Fisk said that FL Paso should
get busy and build the swimming pool
at once.
Doesn't Appreciate seoIding.
Replying 10 Mr.. Fisk, Norman
walker, chairman Of the entertain
ment committee, said that the mem.
bers OF his committee have already
arranged a number of entertainments.
"A word OF encouragement from
Mr.. Fisk would do much more good
than a scOlding," Mr.. Walker said.
do is tell US what TO do and we viii
do IL"
Mr. Orndorff, replying 10 a pamph-
let from the secretary Of war on SOL
dier's recreation and welfare work.
read by Mr.. Fisk, asked how much
Deming was TO contribute II FL Paso
was to give $4,000 for this work. He
said thar II Paso IS now going
through a reconstruction period and
that instead Of soldiers being sent
here they were fast being taken away, I
while Deming secured the big camp.
Says DeminE Gets OFF Light.
Mr.. Fisk said that owing TO the
population Of Deming the city would
not be asked for so much money. but
that the states from which the nation
al guard troops are sent for training
would be asked TO contribute TO the
fund. He said the national committee
based the raising Of the fund az a
dollar per year per man in each city
where soldiers are stationed.
r. =. Hines, chairman OF the ath- f.
letic committee, said: Every man is
proud Of his community. And per-
sOnally I don't like 20 see a man who T.
Is a comparative stranger come here
and rebuke us and tell US what We
should do and what we should not do. .
We are willing TO do anything pos
sible."
Thanks People OF FL PasO.
Mai. Timothy p. O'Keefe. chaplain I
Of the Fifth cavalry said: II want 10 /
thank the men and women OF Fl Paso 7
for the assistance they have given the T.
soldiers stationed here. They have
come 20 Camp Stewart and other 4