El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-04
Ninetieth Is
anxious Get
Back OUer Here
Has Had Enough of Owe.
There Notes About
El Pasoans.
By CORP. 0. E. sIeCUIN.

kapperatl, Germany March f.
Hello Bill What's the latest dope on
! going homer"
That is the question that IS being
asked here and everywhere. in the
chow lines, in the cauteens. in the
show halls and on the stage, the
question is put and answered in many
ways, according 10 the knowledge, dis
position or humor OF the soldier. The
! question is often asked with the
] seriousness or faith Of a child asking
its mama when 1t VIII be Christmas
Bill takes a long inhale at his
Z cigaret and looks longingly with half
] closed eyes over there in that direc-
ton where the sun sets, and begins:
Wei. III tell you. You already
I know that the 90th is slated TO go
home some time in June The order
didn't say what year, but I think they
meant this one Now. 1 think we're
I going home six weeks earlier than
] that because last night in Morbach
J I overheard the adjutant telling a
Z captain that a lieutenant in Bern
] castle was talking to a sergeant from
/ Cobleuz and found out that the til
I division was held back on account Of
I having coolies and being behind on
: their paper work. and that we're go
Z ing in their place"
Home. james.
So is the question and so is the
Z
sands Of Bills in this mans army. and
that is a fair sample OF the many
answers given 10 the question asked
at the top Of this item Anyhow. we
are going home in June, unless pres
ent plans are not changed, and We
are busy at improving our personal
. appearance, going to school, visiting
leave areas on 1f-day passes. and
otherwise making preparations TO
answer the challenge at the gang
plank in June.
1t is reported unofficiaIly that our
outfit viii go 10 Coblenz. where they
VIII be decOOueiZed. and take river
boats down the Rhine to Rotterdam.
transfer to seagoing vessels and sail
FOR America-and homei
Gets a Commission
George B. Scharpff, member OF the
Cactus club, formerly e salesman for
the Colorado Fuel and Iron company,
FL Paso. is now Lieut. Scharpff. Q.
n c depot No. ]. Bordeaux. France.
Cooper Mckemys first sergeant,
Mobile veterinary corps. stationed
near Berncastle, Germany, has passed
examination and been recommended
for q captain OF infantry in the Of
hcer's reserve corps
Sergt- Mai. Howard Merrill. head
quarters company, 56th division. form
erly a clerk in the z. P. & s ". gen
eral office at FL Paso, and Sergt
Claude E Lucas, company z, 315th
ammunition train, formerly in the en-
ploy of the post laundry at Fl Bliss.
met each other in Paris on leave and
took in the sights together.
Banker Radio Man
Corp. John Hill. a former employe
at the First National bank. FL Paso,
is stationed at Berncastle on the
MOselle river in charge Of the radio
station for the 315th signal battalion.
Corp Roy Davis Purity bakery, FL
PasO, is stationed at Berncastle with
315th supply train headquarters.
Mechanic Tom Knight fireman. E. Z
p. & S W. FL PasO, is stationed at
Morbaoh with company F, 5l5th am
munition train
Sergt Abe Bargeman. from FL Paso. /
is stationed at Cues on the 1IoseIle I
with A company. 315th supply train, /
as assistant town major.
Pvt Frank r. Porras, OF the Octavia 4
drug store, FL Paso, is stationed on
the MOseIls near Berncastle with the
Mobile veterinary corps. Pvt Porras
was a corporal with company 2, S15th 1
ammunition train at Camp Travis, but
transferred to the veterinary corps /
before coming overseas. At New York 1
10 the hospital. later coming over
seas and rejoining his company as a
private and getting in just in time to
see a hot time at the front
Smelterman's New Station.
Sergt- Otto Hintze, formerly en-
ployed in the plumbing department Of
the II EaSo Sme4lers IS stationed at
Seibenborn with the ordnance de-
tachment, 315th ammunition train
Corp Lunie c. Manning. 2919 ORC
street. FL Paso. visited Cobleuz on
q three-day pass. He reported seeing
''fiel schen madchins" but the " P.'s
were awfully strict
Corp. Thomas c. Cunning. OF the
Cunning & Casteel Drug company. FL
Paso. IS biIleting officer for company
Z. 315th ANN unition train He bill
ieted the company through France and
in all the towns the company stopped
in while on the march to Ger
many. He says it is some Job ana
swears that he has seen coolies with
three service stripes
Visit CobleuE.
Corp. Chas- W. Lohmeier. formerly
assistant cashier at the E. P. & s. W
freight office. FL Paso, in company
Herald. spent a very enjoyable three
days on leave at COblenz, including
a trip through the royal castle Of
StolZenfels and a boat trip on the |
Rhine 10 view all the old castles and
forts.
Sergt Murray II Johnson and sup
ply Sergt Charles J. Arnold. both Of
the mail service in FL Paso. are
spending Il days at the Savoie-An-
necy leave area in France near the
Swiss frontier, with Uncle sam foot
ing the bill
Sergt Maj. Homer c. Edwards,
form erly with the Hughes Bowie
Printing company, is in Seibenborn
with regimental headquarters. 315th
ammunition train He spent three days
and bukoo franks seeing the sights in
Paris recently.
Can't Understand.
Sergt. William H Phillips, OF the &.
automatic printery in FL Paso and .
q member OF the Cactus club. spent
.hree days leave in Coblenz recent
y. He reports plenty OF good look /
ng frauleins. but says they mix fer
stay"
Sergt. William F. Auberry. from FL
2aso, is the ranking duty sergeant
with company Z. 315th ammunition
rain He says the English money z
iidnt give him much trouble and
earned to handle French money pref s
y good but this -Deutch gelt' gets ;
IFS goat because he can't tell how :
much he is shooting s
Corp. Benjamin T. Hazelton. form
rly employed by the Texas Oil COM I