Belletonte, Pa., November 10, 1916.
Bellefonte’s Cavalry
Commended by Officer.
An Interesting Letter form the Texas
Border. Centre County Soldiers
in Good Health.
By Corp. Harry J. Cohen.
Camp Thomas J. Stewart,
El Paso, Texas, Oct. 28.
We are waiting patiently now for
the word that will either call off the
review scheduled for this morning Or
else be ordered to go on with the pro-
gram. This is supposed to be the day
that the Major General will give us
the first glance, but 1 fear the ele-
ments will put ore over on the Gener-
al and the event postponed until a
later date.
Yesterday we spent washing sad-
dles and polishing guns, sabers and
all of our equipment, and a general
clean-up of all our personal effects,
but last evening and during the night
one of the worst dust storms we have
experienced since our arrival here
simply put the kibosh on the entire
works. All the time spent in the
clean-up crusade went for naught.
This morning, upon awakening, every-
thing inside and outside our tents was
covered with fully a half inch of the
finest ‘Texas soil you can find anv-
where, and when we fell in at the
sound of the reveille a stranger would
have taken us for an Uncle Tom’s
Cabin troop instead of a trocp of
seasoned cavalrymen. Word has just
reachied us that the review will be
postponed until next week, so outside
of a little exercising of the horses we
are figuring on a holiday.
Being on the subject of good caval-
rymen Capt. Curtin surely does feel
elated over the fact that Lieu. Col.
Gleaves, who is the military genius
of the regiment, gave us such a won-
derful boost, and what’s more, gave it
so that the balance of the squadron
was sure to hear it. He remarked
that the progress we had made during
our short stay on the border was ve-
markably excellent. The boys, though,
can’t figure out what he meant by
“short stay.” While credit for this
improvement was given direct tc the
men, it really reflects the discipline
the Captain has exacted of us all, and
all due praise is therefore given to
the skipper at the head of the troop.
Quite a pall of gloom has been cast
over the regiment since last evening
when private Muir, of Troop C, while
in a melancholy mood, committed
suicide by cutting his throat with a
razor, dying almost immediately. His
body will be sent back to his home in
Philadelphia for burial.
This week marked the closing of the
International Soil Products exposition
at El Paso, and a more elaborate col-
lection of fruit, vegetables, minerals,
as well as cattle and sheep, positively
was never gotten together before
under one roof. This exposition is
held under the supervision of the
United States government, and nearly
all the members of our troop took ad-
vantage of the opportunity to visit it.
The boys are now allowed, when ac-
Allegheny Street,
companied by 2 non-commissioned
officer, the privilege of a mounted
pass, and that it is being appreciated
car be readily seen by the fact that
the picket line is almest abandoned
every afternoon.
A novel stunt is pulled off every
now and then and generally some one
is the innocent victim. One of the
latest is that of a party of six or sev-
en going to Fort Bliss after dark and
when the return to camp is contom-
plated the victim is allowed the seat
of honor with the driver of the auto
which is generally hired. As the car
nears the cavalry camp all those in
the rear of the car quietly and without
attracting the attention of those on
+he front seat got out, so when the
final stop is made the only passenger
just happens to be the vietim, who
naturally is compelled to foot the hill
of the entire party, and in addition ic
the goat for a little kidding the fol-
lowing morning.
That very formal affair called
“guard mount,” and which takes place
a few moments before retreat, and
which all along has been done on foot,
was changed last Thursday so that
now guard mount is really mounted.
It is quite an interesting sight for the
spectator and very appropriate as a
cavalry maneuvre. Capt. Curtin has
the distinction of having reviewed
the first mounted guard, as he was
the designated officer of the day on
Thursday.
“Red” Sunday at mess last night
got into a heated argument over the
different kinds of collar ornaments
worn by the troops cf the various
States and got so excited that he was
willing to bet his month’s pay that the
North Carolina boys wore round key-
stones. The uproar that followed
somewhat soothed “Red’s” nerves.
Lingle T. Gummo, known over: the
entire division as “Duke,” was a little
under the weather the early part of
the week, having contracted a mild
case of the grip, but at the present
time is once more the same happy
mortal he usually is.
Troop F, of New Castle, seems to i
have gone on a rampage, as at this
time they have fifteen men in the
guard house and two were sent home |
with dishonorable discharges. Mount- |
ed guards with ammunition, the kind
that really hurts if it explodes in your
direction, have been detailed to guard
the prisoners and up to this time
have succeeded in keeping the peace.
About a half mile from our troop
street is located the new army theatre
just being completed, and wherein are
shown first runs of moving pcitures
as well as a high grade of vaudeville.
The price being quite reasonable it is
packed to overflowing every evening,
and naturally members of Troop L
can always be seen among the audi-
ence.
As usual the health of the troop is
excellent and no cause for anxiety
along that line need be felt by the
folks at home. Regards to all friends
at home.
A Description of Gaby.
A New York dramatic critic says
that no words could fittingly describe
Gaby Deslys, the internationally cele-
brated star. We would submit “Chick-
en—a la King.”—Washington Herald.
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America Still Has Horses, and to
Spare.
“The prevailing idea is that the
horse buyers of Europe have bought
enough animals for use in the armies
of the Entente Allies to create a
shortage in this country. This is sure-
ly now the case,” declared R. A. Arm-
strong of the University of Minneso-
ta, to the Washington “Post.” “The
census snowed that at the beginning
of 1914 there were more than 20,000,-
000 horses on American farms. This
number must have been increased
during the year. From the time the
war broke out to January 1, 1916,
about 500,000 horses were sent across
the ocean. The percentage of horses
shipped abroad, therefore, is small.
“The horses the Allies want for ar-
my use are these that weigh between
1,200 anda 1,400 pounds and it will
prove a real benefit to American far-
mers to be rid of horses of this class.
We have discovered that these horses
are not as economical in modern farm
work as those weighing 1,500 pounds
or more. For pleasure horses the
best weigh 1,200 peunds, so the
horses that have been taken out of
the country have no real place on the
American farm.
“The time is coming when the
whole world must turn to the United
States for its high-grade horse. Be-
fore the war began hundreds of high-
grade and pedigreed animals were
imported from Belgium and France.
The war put an end to that.
“In Belgium the first step of the
Germans was to confiscate the blood-
ed stock. Rather than lose their
horses to the enemy, the Belgians kill-
ed them. Belgium has always been
something of a horse-flesh-eating
country, and the people used the flesh
of thair pedigreed stock for food. In
France, .in the province where the
Percherons come from all animals
have besn pressed into military sery-
ice. As a result these countries will
have a task before them when the war
ends to rebuild their breeds of fine
horses, and they will have to turn to
America.”
Running Down Egg Trust.
Nov. 8.—After hearing
Alderman Pretzel that
37,500,000 dozen eggs in
in cold storage, while the
Chicago,
charges by
there were
Chicago
price is soaring at about 45 cents a |
dozen, the Council Health committee
invited United States District Attor-
| ney Clyne to attend the next meeting
of the committee, at which an effort
will be mace to show collusion on the
parts of middlemen and producers to
control the price of foodstuffs.
Henry D. Coghlan, a Michigan far-
mer, testified that half a dozen Chica-
go operators ~ontrol eg prices
through the Middle West. Their agents
buy up the supply, he said, contending
that it was not profitable for farmers
to ship direct.
— The shortest amendment to the
United States Constitution is the
eighth, containing but 16 words as
follows: “Excessive bzil shall not be
required, nor excessive fines imposed,
nor cruel and unusual punishment in-
flicted.” The sixteenth, or income tax
amendment, is set down in but 30
words.
Doctor Would Do the Same.
“Docter my brother stepped in a
hole and wrenched his knee and now
he limps. What would you do in a
case like that?”
“I'm afraid I should limp too!”—
Christian Herald.
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