El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-02
GOPHERS AND
HAWKEYESP PASS
Second Minnesota and First
Iowa Infantry Visit Ell
Paso on Way West.

Hundreds Of soldiers swarmed
through the union station and filled
The city NIousay when three trains
Of men of the second Minnesota in
fantry, bound for Deming, 70 be the
36th regulars, arrived in the city, en-
loved the Y. ". C. a. swimming pool,
and walked around in groups The
trains drew in during the late af-
ternoon, and were met by the Red
Cross refreshment unit and the maya
zine committee. The boys waved and
cheered, and could hardly wait for
orders before they almost fell off the
trains in their eagerness to be in the
city. after the long ride in coaches
which began last week at Maukato,
Mimi
Col. MOIIisos in Command
The first two trains were In COM
mand Of Col W. T. Nollison. and had
IS other officers. and ESQ men i'm them
The machine gun company. company
3. headquarters company, with banq
Of % pieces, mounted Orderlies. ana
part of the sanitary detachment were
in this section. Among the officers
were Mai y ". Hingeley, in com
nland Of the first train adjutant capt
Harold 5. Nelson; supply officer, Capt.
R J. Deininger: Capt A G. Chase. or
the machine gun company; capt VIM
P. Townsend, company B; 1st Lieut..
L H Mealia train quartermaster; lst
Lieuts. VI. s. Slime and G. n Ihomp-
som 2nd Iieuts August Marschner,
A NJ Simpson and Robert Craig Meql-
cal officers were list Lieuts. r u
Babcoclz. J. L. Fritchie and F. F. Lieb,
the last two dentists Mai. L. c. Glenn
ems, the chaplain was also present
Are Southern MinnesOtnns.
Most Of the men from this regiment
come from the southern part OF MIN
Eesota, south Of Minneapolis and St
Paul They are husky. sturdy men,
and as one OF them said when the
hand gave a concert in the station
yard. and the men crowded about. 1T
looks as II there were enough men
here to get the kaiser
II. Q. on Third Train.
On the third train Of the End Min
nesOta infantry. Capt A. { rage,
company O. was in charge OF the y
officers and SOC men The officers and
companies were Lieut. II. F. G. Hub
bard. headquarters: Lieut.. Charles
PobfIIard. medical corps: company A,
Capt. R A. Grout. Lieuts. J. $ Gala
han and E. :. Dyke; company p, capt
". r Boyas. (whose men called them
selves Capt. BOyas's Terrors). Lieuts.
T. L Hoover and W A. Ellis company
2. Capt. c. B. Ward tWhoSe men WeIe
the "Outlaws'), and Lieut. John Rob
erts; companv- c. Capt a. C. Page.
LieuLs- Olaf 3 Dam and G. a Dam.
g Capt. Page was in cou-Uan OF me
train, Lieut.. o. 3. Dam was IN chaf u e
Of company q. There was detail OF
sanitaries also. The train strg eant
major was Howard Nelson
Have a Red Cross Dog.
A small guinea pig was cnerlsneI
by the men Of the machine gun COM
panv as their mascot and dogs or an
/ d. IA I 1a
I the boys descri bed as four inches tan
high. abounded. The most interesting
dog was Bob a big bull dog. VINO
I has been trained as a Red Cross QoE'
and had a full equipment CT plank r
I two canteens. and three little leather
/ boxes attached 10 his harness IN Wnicn
were kept first aid articles
Men say Were Held Up.
I Tie -hoidup' game has been played
/ or the men all the way down. inc
! said. and one man told OF paying ~
{ cents for a small pie They apprecl-
ated the sandwiches. coffee and post
] cards. and said that at sioux CITY, a.
: the women had been very hospitaDle
J 10 them. The Red Cross refreshmen
/ units are now working at Sioux CITY,
/ Pueblo. Colo. Bis Springs, rex as
well as at E Paso.
Col James Z. BARLEY and men. or
! the first Iowa infantry drew -Atu
I The union depot about O'Clock Non
dav afternoon. on their way TO DEM
/ Ing. and stopped in the city for three
hours The men were given liberty 70
| 20 10 the Y. n c. A swimming pool
and five minutes after the train drew
I in every man had gone on the Tram
/ yEere the second battalion. consisting
I Of companies Z. T. G and II. the regl-
/ mental headquarters and supply com
I panies. There were 400 men and 10
/ officers in all These men have been
I stationed at Camp Dodge, Des MONIES
la for the mast few months This
! REGIMENT will be the 133d L. S IN