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W A N T E D Lug Rain iesb l f i lu i l More Stone and the Holes f i l l ed Up in the

J i l l ^ q f i o l d l o f W ^ f l l g f t ^ W u

P u b l i s h e d 1 b t h e F i e l d b y t h e N e w Y o r k D i v i s i o n

H I D A L G O C O U N T Y T E X A S S E P T E M B E R 6 1 9 1 G f S I l i H gt in P A G E S laquooy P R I C E F I V E C E N T S

The Strength of -the Wolf M the Pack bufthe Strength of theBack ifottovfWotf

S T A R T I N G T H E M O V E M E N T

f i l i P O s t a t e c a m p s

T h r e e R e g i m e n t s o f t h e N e w Y o r k D i v i s i o n o f t f o r t h e

V I N o r t h T h i s W e e k ^ r M

COMMANDING OFFICERS PLEASED WITH SERVICE

Oa the night lt the War Dej

ion eaMrMPwltll DnViKgttf oa bulltlie oral Fnn s tonwi

ThYee Te rftTWfrts from 4at9

f o r r W M i s s o u I California Oreg I Louisiana Earlier- in fcl Jsy the 3e I part men t had ordered to-their homo bullbullstations 6000 regular e oa s t n rt i l la ry-l men wtyr hnvraquo lgt3enT serving- as InKiiP bull tr j| onV hej border^ X j f F I

troops now in their in o b l i v i o n i in the several states f ifcrtWMint tWmb-- tkitfampiampvf the n w ^ r f tne border lyanapie to

5 proper piWtlaquogtWon Vft f fVith the Ij or the Mesampoo situation cpu-v lessening i t is not considered i s^ l laquo tren(ftiien OeihrsKS^ii-t command At tho present time the policy of the govcrumcnfrfto

g ive a d the ~regf inelits~en IIed to tho colors an opportunity toupee service on laquo laquo ^ X algng^tho international war footing- a p l S - r J l V t c r i line TTJHs 1 Mil l probably- 1)0 done muchHo trainr^heitroops ns tof pro the border The men of thampNffW Y Division_ who want to go home flrjfivrepnJfiXftfroliiHio factthat after the opening meeting of the ienn-American joint commission o Portsmouth X H scheduled to tak place September 4 General P e n k l i a V

1 troops bull wi l l probably be withdrrtwn-njfpnJc^ttttrnti inir mWinffil gtrr rein | force the border patrol This move I many officers Believe will lead to the i early return homy of aHthe guardsman as l a s h i n g s troops added to the regu-[ la rs already on the bolder would make

J the patrol sufficiently s t r d j ^ unless Isome new trouble should develop D l -j vision Headoni^ters expeeta additional owlorsffor further- ltKraquoop iijov^ment-i in thVnearfuturenndthe bugbear of Christmas dinner for the militia men on

Reportsthat the recall ojrthe r A i -= i W K ^ ^ i ^ S M J J M e a t e i e t l

nation-wide rail road strike are jus countenanced by officers who inro i i r h

| laquo ^ W k U j f e f t laquo V M A f b e strike T order nas been revoked by the leaders

of the Brotherhood and ordpoundrp

bull countermanding the movement north

returned to their own states and

EXPERIENCE THE

w c J f f f TEACHER

C o l o n e l B a t e s T e l l s T h i n g s

L e a r n e d b y R e g i m e n t a l

BATTALION COOK WAGONS LIMITED

Batlaquo of the 71stTn jjjh of t i s impress-

x s r entirely until h

- f e - V V f v ^ bull vifiicatioharValiid -bull vmdash^ - men I f nothing

B r i g a d i e r - G e n e r a l J a m e s W | L e s t e r C o m m a n d i n g 1 s t N Y I n f a n t r y B r i g a d e m d f $

News that entraining orders had been [received at headquarters spread quickshyl y through all the camps of the New York Division Even those regiments

[who were far afield on their ten-day hikes soon l f t f t r if 1 that Ibxce ^mua

raquomandsWlaquorB Lu be plvkuil to TPtUrTT TloTBe bullTho rumor had the same electrifying bull effect in a l l eiicarmprfieiits especially bullas i t wnaaaVustad abftt that the lueraquoV VregimenJ^iayTitat ylaquoJ been designattd I TnolfielaV- orddras transmitted

bullfrom Southern Dept Headquarters V t o the commanding gpoundWaVgf Xhj^NBK

York PWMongt ^irecteTr ffiST^etnrn^B moblization camps of three i n f a n t ^

trcginieutdi two-of them to -be -NewYork bull City Regiments and one from the

BoVtoettrvpart of the state bull-General JPOBvan designated the 3rd from P-harr | to I t h e 71st from McAllen and theCftitll | l a

fcTh^ejkiJiJ(yr fljejpound^ejisecttlii ileach or these regiments had complet n i t s field work while the othajkH ^bullcomprising the ^c^antry strength J

(the division w ^ - J i i l l i n the course

Later 7T|ip--71at I^fautiy ^atrnine1 at

jvlleiii LTneAlay-and lire on theway nol The I^th Iafaatry are scheduled|

leave Mission today and the 3rd Infj try t 0 inavo-PJiaw toniowowv 1 AH Wnrgg tot f io state moXTl camp in New York State

J W J$omvlaquoXA iL(JiteLJrt| yes--

the^iilitTameii rtationeuiu The^Browfc ville patrol district and doubtless thSlaquo Stat ioAQd alwig rfu^ta^cJJAus vampLv raquo TTOffleT wfl f flareror ^r^Tr^me^ni^lr ization camps to be mustered from the federat^mee^re^fattbn s f^or fht demobilization fr i l l commence at once

XTttroftamph ^ r J o l B e m ^ ^ B T ^ m ^ w t 4 s

rupeafs

moving of the milifja out at district uefob

polls conie frpnvfl bwh ^Wt^rtin -t l i ftAl j i itttit

[their hikes As the- didcr required the

to bq- lprepareJc toleavo-witliont de ffilay1 the three encampments w e r e i n -

(stantly astir with the work of -paeKnig bulljttp and generally putting themselves in Sreadincss for departure^ A l l tentage

bullhind in charge of^ibo Sunply compan-tm w a ^ H laquo w i laquo M ^ gt raquo m ^ mdashGather ing Of sufficient rolling-stock to transport tho various regiments loshycated at widely distant points along the Ijoidcr itlie tank confronting both

^poundUi l ro|ltOo f f i c i a l s at the

^ J B A S E B A L L L E A G U E OPENS 11 gtvne 1st Cavalry base ball league got away with a f lying start with a pre SPtP^iiitgaine bf tWe(K|Rrop8 C andKH Might better have called water pdml Mot 9hywdy litbnso1 i balli J i sil)a3e ball) whether played in 100 in the ahade^r aTV ttfePifortn^iftte s l foforaM3hOrV f ieMt ing practice the slaughter began A s skirmishers the teains l inod jp a i d TroeJampCSI l aTiiampmal s f ariuaJnritlKa bnV^^nttbrVortingarritB three t i iAs were called to ^ a pound ^ A ^ I 4 i l J i a ^ V w WrfSraquo fr5ftfi Wmn gjr wMTi ^rWnezn e iiiopt^of^their-^haneesjanddrilled off tho team running to bases It developed that there were many players on each side who had never played in the big leagues Lieutenant H a m Barnes held down third for D ami on close

present time Although the problem | plays demanded that he be saluted naturally O thought something was be-of bringing troops to tho Mexican borshy

der frnin nPinoBt gkcjiv state ia the TJn- ion yas a great one it is even a more difficult proposition to arrange for their trnimportation home

Upon issuinjr bull tl(e order for the reshyturn i of tho -troopfl - Becjotary Baker aaid -JJn view of tho fact that sub Htautiailybullthis jmrnbor ofr^iroops wha Jiavu not done pntrql duty on Jie bordcr^arbjiow on theiifwity there Jit-is fe lt that this number can be spared1 I n af few dnya i f transportatipo facil ftieff] remain undisturbed ti3 Igtepat liiont intehds to order horn) aqme rcginfonts and possibly to replace them

ing^Iipped^ove^on-tiieffljzso -put hi J n 5 f V U J J f ^ ^ _ a n d J m - n s S i s t n i i t s Captain Back l t oun IChuy watering trouglf in center 1idd played a star game C Troop-insisted- on sliiling to fji^fc after getting their base on balls U claims that this is not gbod base ball Well yon -know wjiat Sherman naifl about war that was mild to what C i l i d to D not a inero run tin inning as piany as twenty i n one inniug IndcB-peration Liotitonaiit Barnes sent Word for tho Captain call- tho- trpop far Catering but the call camo top late )rVith an ridding uritfoliine tho score was rumored to be about 30 toi 8

Albany Rattler is

U S INSPECTION OF

NEW YORK DIVISION

D e p a r t m e n t a l O f f i c e r s W o r k shy

i n g a t M c A l l e n P h a r r

a n d M i s s i o n

FITTING CLIMAX TO TRAINING

Under the general) dimetion bull of Lieut Col JttfmdashHelmick Inspector bullSpiiefiils Department tfiiL Vogular o n i 9vrsiI(qfriypft Slontluyevening ^uoitittc-partmcnti beadquarters to inspect the NY iDivfeiotf^Rlaquoe- ^fgt^

Of the party Col Ittimickj Ca^t 5j C (Muagray e a ml Capt Johit T Chap ban stopped at Pharr to inspect the troops statibnod thoreJjTho^ fire being ABtfstampW Bdf fjtfk Cqoige jit danlcrsojij bh duty with the SrdBrigade woil

Ma j H A bull Smith Capt Chas Al TJmiilirV(pi^jiiH1 QiBdawell aridCapt WaapoOJ Ia^itifltia Vtamp irtS^octiig-tlia t ioOJV u i t McAllen wliile Lieift Col Paul A Wolf Major Frank E Banu ford Capt Jan ie^BI^f i ^ i id 1 ltapHiAPt

Hj-Gbwai a ^ f t s p l e i m ^ n K r troops o the 1st1 Brigall e dtMissiHn KilVf Vicinity bullbullTlro-ardjaJtllMinVr^TstTnfdhtryjMhv ing 6oengtltTe^rgllnleaifor rotmVK^to^nfr bl liu t ionj dgtiipJI_Iv^^HiKl HlMt6i4 inspected araquodi

1tlie^ wlaquol be fbl)tfwik iak^mrtft Isn^c^Isibn1 o9 a l l the rmtisHh

yjjits oX Uiu Div-iaion mdash ThiB-is B fitting iamptmtXUroW inten-Hive Hummers field training and wih put the finishing touches to same A part of the inspection will eouu^ispfp V a 12 mile hike i 3 f gt T O f i I i gt | r t f gt

11 AVhat1some of dor more prominent V0pipetito^anylhblwtVis^l V P 0 1 [bull

Buffalo Courier 4imA RATTLER is splendid up-to-datvmdasha raaLlt newspaper laquogtraquod full uf interesting nmvs r

Evening Journal fThe i-crodit to- our-aoldibr boysl

^d^eJonps^aUUi haw toadilyXbpsL can torn-tfieiT- nnndsTW anyft in^vnbir callr ed upouy - gtltiij jtnifitiiraquoJlaquon9 btiV

Mission^ (Tosas) Times The RATTLER is an unbpio ami remarkably well ban illedinewspapei The management deshyserves great praise -for the excellence of the- first issue -

No group of officers in the army betshyter qualified for the task could be found

Iney are thorough conseiantlous and possess tho professional knowledge so essential hi an inspector Furthershymore -they are true inspector-iiiBtrtiet-ors and our organizations are not only being -thoroughlyinspected but at the same time are roceiving prnctical and beneficial inntruction

We welcome all such visitors

Jugend a German humor magashyzine sees niao more years of the Ei j -ropean Warrno humor in this so weve p i cked i t into thjs column

New York Sun tltntf Khutlor-is ^i lively publicationwltl^iiot nwamllteurj-ishi iinoiin it s oi^litbull 1ph^osi|Tlid1 ctt^ torialsl praisoiiithtf^oJk^M1 tilfr^Atirvp ServilaquoeAuxiliary Vleiibunco irrespon-sible newspaper toorrespondents1 express sincere-mppreciatioit of - the ngr leri ltural and coiiiwerciHl possibilities ofthaJ sec tion bull -of Tex us had Ihstj ^Toadt the Vlnttsburgi ^lvetbrans1-unVnUfcifuIly and it must be admitted skillfully i

McAllen (TezM) Monitor tier looms-wp -oxeoptionally well firHt-jis9ueL-beapeukflifo]=dtfeuoiitinnoup Kuccetta-bulliIFerepoundshopitiga IonPiiftd^hiipf py lifovforthoyooraquogHietJ-PO noJO

V E m w i i r F i B r

S p e c i a l S e s s i o n o f i ^ s l a -

t u r e P r o v i d e s A d d i t i o n a l

iWILl AISO VOTE ON THE BORDER

Colonel Wm amp fantry in speaki ions and conclusioiis_J drawn from the experiences of the Regiment in their recent hike reiterated with emshyphasis the axiom that experience is the best teacher tTp to the hurricane of Friday night at ^Btftfiing Itmdash Banoh Said tlie Colonel when interviewed by a representative of The RATTLER i ( b b

work of every unit ikft man was enshytirely satisfactory bullnil tag morale and discipline of the entire regiment left nothing to be desired The tremendous stoTmV--I^owever broke down the latter somewhat and they were not recovered

arrival--nt Lagnaa archa_crp5 the desert

Lagmra Seca was hard utw-is oftremendous iDotn to officers nnlaquol

nothing cUe- has been accoJi-j^Iisliod- by ihatmarch i t i r i l f be x i Tasting value to every man in the 7JI=t Regiment in driving home forever that cardinal precept bull Husband year witer f IfM eai h and evtrv mau bctu issued emergeucy ^ rations before lety iitgi Sterling-that Jrty Iihoyui no doubt that the greater portion of the hav2r- sacks would have been empty long -iie

| ^ampwoiillaquotlaquoneiL- late esperienc with the water iowever should tearaquolaquo us rtteft jt be careful with rationscf food in nn analogous situation And experience in that respect has t a u n t ^jampmamptom they wiU never rjj^

The Colonel spoke of the chai from battalion cook wagons to indi

mpany messes at fojm - leu wagon

By -Cnpt undred

_ regimen trength was about a thousand mft

in the united States so equipped jjie recruiting of the regiiuentto jwar mix-tfttf hag rtifcc essi^tjd^ detattias a A rhv Sragfins which were never contemshyplated when^thev were eonceived luid 4_61ii6ifficoaXyThe - inWit iW of fr bullseventy-five to one-huudrcd men [aaei uurraiiori rhas required that food be cooked in such large quant) ties as to seriously impair its value Cereals especially being oftimes

a-aU haW cooked nf the saw

$poundampiAtamponUt I f l f ^ c i i f f i c u ^ cms to lie in -eoinpnnv messes whJS)

the food_^an^amp-inore^satisfactorily

lompany messes at Mc three battalLyn e j l

lid ^^r^i lesfgtif ^ 1 to c a n Ar^fauf i n

at a flmeiwlaquon3the

Yin Tsunease e i i i s e u U ^ ^ a ^ - J ^ intensive superg-ore called to the colors l l o n -crisis on the Mexican

j JTontpolier soldiers who W therecen bbrde^ar^ju ft mfiW for fheTr~ctependents in TuHs passed by the special session of the

iLtillJlf HIII itifil i l l l i and s i u 1 hji I P g W j T h a feuropeaa i f f r r f - dca

Albany times Union l TW t SaHlamp ia a rattling gdod~nowHpaporJ ^

clSyraiJUsQ1 P63tJspounddardv An bull Escdll lonhioicwspapdriV^dT iI8

We regret that space-will-not perm ibull -i U 1^1ULklLeJlliJi apound alitelegraiiin nf con

(bullKcsvnrf granulation- we have bull receivedr -trade^T

The Kodak Studio on the 71st parade

nent civilian help thus making i t posshysible to give quick and efficient sershyvice in the developing and printing of plmsTTfi -wil l TTo the policy o i tho ptudio to nctjepj^^anly so much work Daily as caii Tlio -tuttied out in a comshypleted condition within tho following pl8 hours Preference jn this matter Will be given to pictofoppstal portraits of the men the Studio is speoializlng In tliis -work bull mdash-l= iCSii^u

Governor Gates last night In addition ^Ui^Jt^ 4fePrt jW^sftj^Jjy i thajas^ato prt^rTffigffiirirns T8r tTneregiHlierei^Vot- ers now onJttho border1 to vottv iulaquo me September pv 1 ma ripsj nud-the Ndveiribbr elections This was referred- to it (liouso committee and was eipected to dd pass-rd and signed la time jfomadionrnarpnr [gtday ATI 9

Dependent mothers ana fathers wives tnd childconot^Qyert^if^cQ^vesectril dt go mnyi sfceure riiiaucinl rSuciVfrom ho statu to the nmountdfgt^hut-exceed-

ag $35 monthly to-a fainiljv according o one measure sigleil_bytftieVgovernor Vhere a wife only is injnped^showay eceive $20 a mown C H I I H W i raquo i laquo S s E l

hd^^M^othe^pfe^^rii jjiy nfrtpfn-infi

liilTenge -fer^liomdash soldicrsr -ThemdashliousT passed a bi l l providing a rata of SO cents a mile one way but tho senate amended this-to read tlaquovcents (HtlaquoU

was To be

When are the cook wagons toi 1b

W A R N I N Q In writing letters to H e r describshying the terrible Itardships of army life be sure that some other soldier with loss imagination but more straightforshywardness is not also on bargtniHpg list

in up oy w aouae FOB P R A T T - I N S T I T U T E M E N Gradnates of flip School of Science

askedto cbimuumcnto with M F lld-hnr i f G jCo-12th Infantry Presishydent of -thgttl schools Alumni- A^socin-Ijiouj w((6iisrthin(liingbf^6rganu^ a rouuion of ihe Pratt Tech men on tho bonier Before ebniing to tonus with Alexiob tho Unitod fetates of course wi l l i i i -sist Upon an apology a salute to the flag and y i l i a dead or alive ffpadihg iii^tho papor I a the Berk-hhiresmdashTJust)think of i t l But were not vkicking( you understand

trinsic superiority of LUc fioauuiny JbC^ -^^^^lwV^orfi^V bullw^httnresje bullmore wagonswe coiUd aecoinplish Ss goauSjffUbt SbottorvreSults than with thechnuged system But we are in u poriiiancnt -csmrpf- and the battalion wagons were primarily designed ftr nmoeiLVltrsrt I f 3 l ^afia takiug this or nuy otner rugiuioui to Whitman i or Beckslpllv J^ra^_f_cw-weeks I woulh unlicsitatiiigly use the wagons Tlje ob)tci6ioi)sjiibre demand special preparshyations to properly cope with them j | ZraquoJ J A R E t0$gt T H E R E I TbA|tbinpound^ a Uf things that has rm-iwdTMM^ramvitruaMiiio juccas^ nad propr hflrT^fitv ilaquoWry is ihat qoalUrv kuown vulgarly buj expressively Ss

nov eonrraquoalaquo nor ^riBWew^lroyenvaT5r Itr hraiuir^ M Tt^parUkes^f^^-^hese things but it differs in some respects from all of theal It is the quality that took the ten thousand Greek me

UlUl beat their shields

they fought and conquered a five fold onemy at the gatesjtf Babylon T h shyin tangible some Ining-Jjhat works sharply^ theHlistiuctiou between njen and inoro humitii orgalusuis between kickers-hud backbiters and soldiers To tho man with guts u

(the transigt tion Jroni ni pen to n pick is an iuoi-doi)oajt a bed to a laquoiobe bunk an a(1 ventiHvi f roin a walk oa the avenue to a hike in the cactusa pleasure fifoni-0tca Cart to a mess t in a picnic bull This- life here breeds-- ^ guts and red- blood Smitemdashand take hold fan I f you5voroj here fcrevcrl Guts is a consignation that never fa tied man nor organization of men I

J ^ j d s - p ^ i i i i e raquottpoiasCi a T r i t i l e l c 4 i ^ X o a l e