Show BORDER WAR WARL L ODDITIES COLUMBUS N N. N M. M March 31 31 In s 's spite of ot campaign hardships the camp life in Mexico is Is- Is beginning beginning beginning begin begin- ning to pro produce uce its round of hu humorous humorous humorous hu- hu soldier stories Today a a Chinese laundryman a resident df Of Mexico l establishing his business near a large camp proceeded proceeded to attempt to build his washes shack over and around the army telegraph telegraph tele- tele graph wires He He intended Intend d to to to use the the- wire to to hang out hang out clothes the on An officer stopped him b before f e the shack was up Duck Duek shooters and other p pot pothunters pothunters t hunters along the raile's s offline of communication communication- have considerably considerably consider consider- I ably disturbed the pack train teamsters who h ave haye ve tried to spread rumors rumors' that the sportsmen were at the least hostile armies However However However How How- ever ever staff officers after investigation investigation gation g found that neither the supplIes supplies supplies sup sup- plies of ot game nor northe the teamsters had been One of the Infantry regiments went on a n. rabbit drive Sunday near a camp obtaining nearly neatly a rabbit per man Now the men in camp are saying What makes th the coyotes howl They answer the question with Because Be aus the dOU dough doughboys ha h have eaten u up c the te c coy otes f Fn Ji J This was a hot day at the head- head tens tere camp the he men seeking relief in in fishing swimming J such other customary American recreations recreations recreations as as' as they could devise on a abroad abroad abroad broad and extremely dusty mesa with a a. small ice ice cold d riv river r running through It marking its course by a 1 fringe of trees There was not a f fishhook In the entire c camp mp this I morning but by night the supply of nails pins and needles had been visibly reduced having been hammered and twisted into fishing fishing fishing fish fish- I ing tackle which really caught fish h. The old reliable safety pin I Iwas was found to make the best fishhook fish fishhook hook hoole but there were only a few tew I available For lines the men used small rope or thick cord cord and as all the hooks lacked barbs each fish had had to to be yanked clear out of ot the I water at the first bite |