El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-17
Ell PaSO Boys
Take Up Study
Of Gas Masks
Pvt. T. G. Tolbert Is Made
Lieutenant; ElPaso Re
cruits Reach Travis.

Camp Travis. san Antonio. Tex,
April little following boys from Ell
Paso have participated ia their first
lesson in the use of the gas mask; Ar
thur A. Anderson. Jack Farmer. Frank
r. Harrington and Walter j. stiles
Even though the boys are in the Of
flee OF the headquarters detachment
315th military police. Uncle sam is
taking every precaution to protect
them from the deadly gas used by the
Germans in the trench warfare on
the other side.
ToIbert A Lieutenant.
Pvt. Thomas G. IOlDert OF the
ordnance department, 5l5th train
headquarters and military police, has
been commissioned as q second lieu
tenant. He was granted few days.
leave and when he returns possibly ne
viii be sent 10 Gettysbrg, Pa
Homer j. Sherman, OF the ordnance
detachment. 315th train headquarters
and military police, has returned
from a few days stay in the b. Sc hos
pitaL Sherman is improving -apldly
and expects TO be back on the JOB IN
q day OF So
Sergt Vernon a. Christian IS at
tending a scouts and snipers school
HazeIton Promoted.
BENJAMIN F. HaZelton, TOT Fl Pasos
has been promoted from the grade OF
first class private TO corporal In com
pauy L. 315th ammunition train
Mar J. FonE, formerly Of FL Paso.
has been transferred from companS
f. 315th supply train 10 the head
quarters detachment, 5l5th supply
train. as cook for the officers mess
Ordnane sergeant Fletcher L.,
Dyer. OF the ordinance detachment
315th train headquarters and military
police. has been for the past week
attending the gas school
- Arrived From FL Paso.
Twenty eight boys from FL Pas9'
Texas. made the trip to Camp Travis
arriving ut their destination at 80
a. m All felt fine on arriving ouI
the majority hated 10 get up the 10I-
lowing morning for revelIe- All are
in the 26th company, 165th depot bril-
Pvt first class Carlos Il Calero has
ben transferred TO Merritt, y j., Tor
duty. and viii leave this month
Corp. Walter C.. Lowe. company =,
315th supply train, is acting mechanic
on the trucks for the company, and
probably viii be appointed permanent
mechanic soon
315th supply train, is just recovering
from a sprained wrist, which he got
while pulling a little boxing match
with Corp. Carrutn.
Better stay At Home
The fact that the cost Of living n
san Antonio is unusually high,
coupled with the extremely crowded
condition Of the city with reference
60 the housing OF visiting families. as
compared TO the other smaller cities
OF Texas and Oklahoma has led the
commanding general Of the 18th d.
vision at Camp Travis 90 take steps
to discourage families Of men IN MS
command coming TO san Antonio. d.
rectIy- the effort Is being made 10
DISCOURAGE families OF enlisted men
reliant upon the soldiers small pay
and the government allowance in com
ing 20 san Antonio
There IS no certainty as to the de-
livery Of allotment checks As re-
suit the families Of many enlisted
men have suffered from hunger and
cold In many instances they have
made calls upon local charities which
have been unable 10 handle the large
number Of applicants.
Return From Target Range.
Recruit Francisco Madrid tcss1erly
Of FL Paso and now a soldier in bat
terry aB" S43rd field artillery, has just
returned from q weeks stay at the
Target range at Camp Bulls. Tex de
is getting his first experience with
the regular routine work Of q bat
terry
Recruit Lauro AEuirre. attached TO
company 56, 18th battalion, 165th de-