El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-23
Ell PaSOa9lS On
Battle Line In
FMra10ayFTanCe
Some Notes About Boys
From Here, Serving In
Ammunition Train.

O. E McCuin, d former employee OF
7 the composing room OF The FL Paso
Herald. now a corporal in an ammu-
milton train in France, sends back
some interesting personals about Il
Pasoans in the same organization with
him. He gave the number and loca-
ton Of the command. but the censor
put a ring around it and SAYS: For
address only; not to be published" so
The Herald cannot say where Mack"
is located except that he is in France
and has been seeing service along
with other members Of his command.
Here is what he contributes about the
boys:
Sergeant major Homer c. Edwards.
formerly Of the Hughes Buie Printing
Co, at FL Paso, is still on the job at
regimental headquarters. He is the
little red car that answers all s. o. s
calls and untangles and straightens
out all the kinks in the matter of al
lotments. insurance, etc, and other
wise gives the company clerks-well,
he shows them good time anyhow.
Sergt. Otto Hintze, ordnance detach-
ment. formerly employed at the FL
PasO smelter, IS wised up on all the
steel pills calculated TO make the
kaiser sick. a1d says that if he had
been given chance to show his hand
kultur in Belgium and France would
not have lasted long.
Corp. Charles ". Lohmeier. formerly
assistant cashier at the E. P. & s. w
freight office at FL Paso, is still on
the job as clerk.
Sergt. Claude f. Lucas, formerly
with the post laundry at Fl. Bliss
manages the company ball team and
IS usually the responsible non-com in
all the athletic events
Sergt Murray NJ Johnson, formerly [
Of the railway mail service out of FL
Paso, completed a special course in /
the use and defence against gas. and I
was appointed gas non-commissioneG !
officer for the horse battalion OF the /
train
Sergt. William W Baird saw the
statue Of Liberty on his way over and !
remarked: She has got a torch in (
her right hand, but heaven knows I
what she holds in her left hand un-
less it is a bomb for the kaiser" Sergt. /
Baird used to be in the street car /
service at FL Paso.
Corp Thomas c. Cunning. a drug
store man from the Alta Vista section
1f FL Paso, wore his gas mask for a
solid hour. When the command came
to remove it he did so. Making a wry
lace. he remarked: I can't think of
any worse punishment for the kaiser
han TO make the sucker wear a gas
mask for about 10 hours"
News has reached here that the
q Paso Herald is printing the pic
ures Of the FL Paso boys who are
low serving in the army in France.
sergt- Auberry says he knows The
Herald viii not be able 10 print his
'icture unless the engraver is a comic
.rtist.
Corp. Manning says he can bust
ironcs' all right. but he never wants
o ride a boat that balls the jack
ike the one did that brought him to
france. Il
Sergt- William II. Phillips IS learn
ag 10 speak French very fast He
ever has any trouble at all saying to
he little MadamOiselIe across the I
ounter: Vim blanc ct win rouge"
Corp William Z. Jessup, formerly q
avs these French trains remind him I
{ a runaway peanut rooster hitched s
0 a string of baby carriages.
Sergt. James L Carr. from Clint, ,
ex-. says they raise good grapes in ]
rance and make good wine from :
hem. but he believes the FL PasO val [
y product has EN- skinned at that.
Nee Mary A P BrUsoe, formerly a
laster Singer in FL Paso. and a
lember Of the plasterers' union. is
TIL with US and wears the same
od-natured smile.
Corp Benjamin T. Hazelton IS still II
be official dope artist Of the com 5
any. He gets all the latest rumors C
nd is always ready with the conf b
entail and straight dope at all times :