Arizona republican., 1919-06-11

.dhce o1 some I5 miles, on Long Island V es ItlI and representatives of the Rocky Mountain club tried to make some deliveries of messages on the dock, but there was no time.
 Took Them All to New York
 We went out to camp the next morning with an auto load of letters telegrams and packages and delivered them 10 the boys, and found they had Just gone through the de-lousinc sta tlon, the sixth one, they said. The ooys went one way, getting thoroughly secured and examined en route. while ther clothes went another being sub- lected 10 superheated dry steam and then laundered and pressed. after which the clothes and the man got to- gether again
 "l had lot of difficulty in getting the boys out for a good time, but they were finally allowed to go on my per sona' guarantee that they would all snow up on time and in good shape, and the boys stood by me in it. The whole crowd of 6SO Arizona men from the 340th field artillery went to New York on special train. At the station they met US with an enorm- ous fleet of sightseeing busses and took us for four-h hour trip over New ork city. We had the right of way everywhere. Motor officers rode in front holding up traffic at all inter- sections, and we saw the town. They all knew where the boys were from without any banners, for their coyote yeils fairly shook up some of those artificial canyons they call streets.
 Have Big Night
 "'AA- hon ha ., went to the Rocky Mountain club, registered and washed up, and were then taken to the Fifth avenue hotel for dinner good one, with some vaudeville entertainment on the bill of fare.
 Then the Rocky Mountain club took them to the Globe theater to see one of Cohan's plays "The Royal Vaga- bond" which the boys hugely enjoyed Being called on for a talk I told the crowd from a box just who these men were and what they had done. We then adjourned to the Rocky Mountain club for a light lunch with some good cider, and at a. m, they started back to camp.
 With the railroads somewhat short of equipment and not particularly fond of sending hig trains out on long 1 trips, we had some difficulty about getting away, but the boys finally left for Ell Paso Sunday morning.
 Arizona Men Scattered
 Meantime, I had heard that the boys from the 314th ammunition train which has 175 Arizona men, and the 23rd engineers, with 90, had arrived at Camp Devens, near Boston, and went down to see them, but they were not there and did not arrive until the ninth. They may not get home for two weeks yet
 While in New York I went to visit all the base hospitals, Camps Dix, Mills and Merritt, to look up the Arizbna men in them and help them out if pos sible, or at least to bring back word to their people. A lot of Arizona men are almost lost by being used for replace ments and being scattered around, and will be slow getting home.
 T then went on to Washington to loop up some matters of interest to Arizona, and left in time to arrive in Fl Paso Saturday night, one day be- hind the boys who had made the trip q day quicker than the 15Sth did. The War Camp Community Service at Fl PasO had given the boys a nice dinner and entertainment on Friday night.
 The force at Fort Bliss is small and they are discharging only about 13j men a day, so it will probably be Thursday morning before all the men from the 340th get home. More Ari- zonians from other outfits are on their way to Fl Paso now, and still more will be headed this way soon, so that it should not be long now until we have about all our boys back again-all who have not paid the great price