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Show HORNUH HE HAS MBEXPEBGES IN II. S. SERVICE Norman Malone, recently discharged from the 186th company, 15th regiment, regi-ment, U. S marines, has returned from Santo Domingo, where for the last nine months he has been stationed sta-tioned Malone has little regard for the tropics, he said, and in relating some of his experiences, stated that they were not of Hie sort that he would wish to go through again I He stated that ihe temperature was about two degrees above zero when the regiment set sail from Norfolk. Va., on the I S S Hancock for the tropics After a voyage of several days, during which time the marines had no opportunity to bathe, or even wash, they landed al Martinez, where tbey remained for thre. days. The temperature at Martinez was over I'ifi degrees and at the end of the Hnid day, the marines rccehed marching orders and hiked eighteen miles through grilling heat with the heav park? on t heir back-After back-After arriving at their destination they were to be given opportunity to rest, but trouble among th. nam.-, which necessitated armed int-rference onthe part of the marines, caused the hike- jn the hills in pursuit of the natives. M..on.' slated thai the ioun-try ioun-try was not fit for a ne-ro to live In, yet Avhite men had to guard it. |
