El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-05
Ell PASO'S CHANCE TO MAKE GOOD
IN HELPING THE ARMY is EEREI

I'll PASO has been called upon to big piece Of war
Il winning work for the government and must do It
Upon the with which FL Paso responds VIII de-
pend future tasks Of this kind no doubt.
We have been asked to help the government form a
biz motor unit Of over If do the task It
should be DONE we may be asked to DO some more big
things-hep train few bgades Of Texas cavalry, for
instance; who tell?
We are being put to the test right and We must
more than make good" For months FL Paso has been
telling the government that it wanted troops; that FL
Paso wanted d share in this work; that FL Paso
ready and willing to do its best Now given
chance.
The government has taken Us at our word and has
asked to help in this very important task It could
hsTe asked Detroit Chicago St Louis Kansas City
other large city to form this big motor unit for
they the mechanical oenters but it asked E.
Paso It has given FL PasO assignment such It has
given other city Of this size in the country. It has
called upon to carry out program similar TO that
assigned 10 San Antonio and Atlanta The eyes Of Wash
gon are upon Us and we must show that when we SAID
wanted to help in this work, were in earnest
Lieut.. " c. Conger, who presented the governments
request enthusiastic over the manner in which
has lfen taken up He cOmmends the spirit Of coopera
ton and willingness evidenced by those who have
forWa since the call was issued. "Why, many men have
actually gone without their LUNCH" he said, chat they
might be on duty at the automobile club headquarters here
and help the questions Of the who applied for
service IN the motor transport corps"
This is the spirit should all show. The government
needs these badly and needs them at As
collects and trains the sop included in the first
call Il is the plan to call and train more, nearly 1000
month FL Paso must get the first contingent quickly
that the government viii fit to continue the work here
This may other and larger commands of troops to
be trained here, too but 5000 men, in addition those
here is quite little army and quite addition to
the military population Of the city
It is not much that they viii be trained here and
that they VII spend their money here while being trained
but that the government NEEDS them that should actu-
ate the people Of FL Paso in helping obtain them The
motor transport service is Of the important
branches Of the army Without transportation no army
can proceed transportation or rather the lack Of il re-
suited IN the repuss Of the Germans when they about
10 take Paris In 1914 Lack Of transportation forced the
American soldiers at Columbus give Up the chase after
Panch0 Villa when he Taided Columbus, and cost the
United States millions Of dollars in the resultant Pershng
expedition later sent into Mexico after him
Transportation lack Of It has turned many battle
Ire motor transport corps supplies the fighters with food
and munitions and clothing Let the transport CORDS break
down and the army fails Keep It up and the army can
keep going It Is officially reported that during one bat
tie the Some 5000 motor trucks passed given point
IN eight hours, taking up supplies TO the allied fighters
Motor trucks By the thousands furnish the food NIL
Hitions and clothing for the fighting This cannot be