El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-09
WORK
Of "" IN WAR
Only u of $500 Workers
Worthless; MacIver Talks
Of the Holmes Case.

I D. c. 1IacIver. Y " C. A enter
Itaiuer with the IT combat divisions in
France. and holder OF the croix de
IEuerre for evacuation Of the wounded
under shell fire" near Reims. last Sep
/ TENDER. spent two days in Fl Paso.
. giving an exhibition Of his skin as a
sleight Of hand performer and general
entertainer at the y. ~ C. A. Saturday
night When Gen J. J.. Pershins called
for theatrical amusements for the SOL
dlers, Mr. MacIver. who was then op-
Grating a copper mine which he owns
in Arizona, gave Up his business, al
. though copper was then selling at wa
time prices, and went 10 France and
devoted his talent and energy 20 the
entertainment OF the men.
when the untrammelled youths OF
this broad land found themselves en-
meshed in army REGULATIONS they
Immediately developed the most re-
rart OF humanity. said 4Ir- Maclver.
IN addition to the calling routine OF
their new life, sometimes necessarily
their FOOD was not served TO them
hot and ste1minE when they returned
from many hours hard labor in the
cold rain and mud. and other matters
aEgrieTed them They could not 'cuss'
The army and es aye paying a severe
penalty They seized on the most
available thing on which 10 vent their
Indignation. the T. ~ C. A. This or
ganiZation had been doing its utmost
10 serve them and il is a Characteristic
OF human nature TO abuse what does
most for US.
Only z Workers worthless.
"Out OF about $500 men and women
proved worthless All OF the others
seemed TO have given every ounce Of
their strength and energy 10 the well
fare Of the soldiers. many OF them Ia
boring 20 hours dav IN all kinds OF
weather and under al manner OF fire.
The r ~ C. A had at Fleury and
Sommeilly some Of their best men,
among them Dad jenkins. and those
were considered two OF the best
equipped stations in France They
had supplies Of every kind, amuse-
ment features Of every variety and the
work was praised by Maj Cen Lang
fit. Col HAYWOOD. OF the 18th engl-
neers. and others 7 have letter from
Capt =. IL Walsh. of the 18th engi-
neers. expressing gratitude for r IL
better 2 u c. A work done than
among the 18th engineers
I72 asF- Workers Decorated
There were 172 y n. c. A. workers
decorated and 1S6 others cited for dec
Grafton. IN the Argonne forest were
70
were killed. and 60 brought from the
front gassed or wounded Burroughs
and Blair. Of the Y. u. C. A. carried
hot food 70 the lost battalion which
was the first relief * received
Talks on Holmes Case
AS for the case Of Isaac Holmes. a
discharged soldier. from the 18th en-
Eiueers. who makes the charge that
his company commander forced the
men IN his company 20 take an oath
and sign some form Of agreement not
20 criticise the army Y NJ @ A. after
arriving in the states. the penalty for
refusing 10 take the oath and sign
being that they would not be allowed
10 return home with their outfit, ] can
say that on the face of 81 this state
ment appears to be another form OF
attack on the y A. O. a lie has
openly charged the officer Of his com
nanv with an offence that. II true,
should merit the most severe punish
rent that an army courtmartial could
SHOULD Mention Names.
"As one who has served Just as
much time overseas as Holmes. and aE
one who has been on the front Just a 81 I
much. and as one whose record over I
there is clean enough 10 come out and +
talk openly. ] certainly think that IN T
Justice 10 the army officer in command 3
Of Holiness company, Holmes should .
come out in the open oCen and mem .
ton names and places p e has moth f
ing 20 fear IL his statement is true-"
-As one who was with the 18th en-
rineers and who saw the really re-
uarkable work OF the ~ with that
outfit and heard before the armistice Z
was signed the loud praises OF the f.
men Of the 18th for Dad Jenkins the f.
II man I certainly think that Holmes /
Is over Jealous in his desire 90 attack T
the ~ inasmuch as practically every b
other man and Officer with the outfit 7
VII honestly say that the 'Y made /
and Someiu-."