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TAGE 4 THE RIO GRANDE RATTLER THE RIO GRANDE RATTLER Published W eekly at Odd Places in Texas. By the New York Division, United States Army w ith the au th o r ity of Major Grcneral John F. O’Ryan Colonel H a r r y H. B a n d h o ltz Chief of Staff Hetters and news item s from the cam ps along the B o rder are solicited. Advertising Rates Furnished on request. Subscription Rates One year .............................................................................................................. $2.00 Single Copy ..............................................................................................................05 P o s t Office A d d ress, M cAllen, Texas. Managing Editor M a jor F r a n k lin W . W a rd, A sst. Chief of Staff Major F red M. W a terbury, Div. Ord Officer X ieut. Sam u el J. Fisher, 12th In f a n t r y Private H o w a rd Irv in g Young, 7th In f a n t r y Priv. S t u a r t J. Saks, 1st C a v a lry P r i v a te D o n a ld E m e ry, 3rd A m b u lance Co. L ie u t e n a n t Gordon G r a n t, 7th In f a n t r y CSapt. A. L. Howe, Signal Corps .First L ieut. P e r c y E. B a rbour, Corps of E n g ineers F i r s t L ieut. W h eeler C. Case, Aid, 3rd B rigade L ieutenant Jam e s L. B a k e r, 3rd Tennessee In f a n t r y P riv. E d w a rd S treeter, 1st C a v a lry •Private A. F. Jenks, Jr., Troop A, Squadron A, Corporal M anoel F. B e h a r, 12th In f a n t r y Corp. Joseph T, M cM ahon, 7th In f a n t r y E d ito r A sst. E d itor A sst. E d ito r S p o rting E d itor A r t E d itor. Special A r t i s t A ssociate E d ito r A ssociate E d ito r A ssociate E d itor A ssociate E d itor. A ssociate E d itor A ssociate E d itor. A ssociate E d itor A ssociate E d ito r Corpl. F r e d B. B a rton, 1st Cavalry L ieut. Col. H. S. Sternberger, Div. Q. M. P r iv . R a lph W'. Fredsall, 2nd Field A r tillery Business M a n a g e r C irculation M a n a g e r A sst. C irculation M a n a g e r W E D N E S D A Y . N O V E M B E R 8, 1916 STOTESBURY Prom time to time The R a ttler has employed this column to indicate, on behalf of the New York Division, our appreciation of the work of distinguished officers with whom our duties on the Bor der have brought us into contact. It is fitting that we should con tinue this practice to the extent of commending the work of an offi cer with whom the entire Division is very well acquainted. We refer to Brigadier General Louis W. Stotesbury the A d jutant General of New York. On many occasions during the past summer General Stotes bury has found himself confronted with problems which red tape and archaic laws and regulations have made almost impossible of accomplishment. However, indexible constancy of purpose and a re markable capacity for hard work are perhaps the most prominent traits in his character, and these coupled with his knowledge of the m ilitary game have enabled him to overcome many intricate, not to say disagreeable situations. It is a real pleasure to represent to this offiicer some indicatioi, of our respect and affection and we use the latter words advisably since affection has been called the most precious rew ard a man can desire, whether for character or abhievment. - ------------_________ N. Y. DIVISION VERSUS 6TH DIVISION THE LITTLE CITIES OF THE MAGIC VALLEY j W ill some day feel the touch of age. Ju s t as the other cities of the N o rth do. Take for instance A lbany, w'ho re cently unveiled a sta tu te of G eneral Philip H. Sheridan. To be sure S h e ri dan m oved aw a y from A lbany w h en he was a l it t le over a year old, but t h a t is nothing. One of these days we w ill undoubt edly hear t h a t some of the biggest peo ple in the country w ere born in M c A llen; it w ill be a proud day for the M agic V a lley when the new spapers state th a t J. A n g e lotti H iggins, the author of “ The U n c rackable N u t ” is a M cAllen boy. Em o ry J. Flathead, the g r e a t actor now starrin g in ‘ ‘ T he B roken C r u tch ” is a native of M ission, while L lw a llyn V a n Borax, president of the consolidated Pickle Company of A m erica, w a s born and raised at P h a r r and last, but not least, th a t G eneral A lgernon M cNichol, suprem e com m a n d e r of th e ’ i n te r n a tio n a l O rder of Onion C u ltivators w a s born on his f a t h e r ’s estate a t Sharyland, and re ceived his early education in the pub lic schools of H idalgo county, w’here, during his youth, he spent much of his tim e in the cam p s of the N. Y. D ivision, and becam e a g r e a t favorite am o n g both officers and men. In fact, so m uch attach e d did he become to Mlajor G e n eral C ’E y a n th a t upon the. la t t e r ’s retirem e n t fdr age, a f te r tw e n ty-tw o years of active service in the V a lley, M cNichol traveled m any m iles to be pi’esent a t the reception given to the friend of his boyhood on the evening preceding the G e n e ral’s departure for his home in New York. WE 'WIN. PERSONALS G eneral and M rs. John F. O ’R y a n and the officers of the D ivision S ta f f en tertain e d G e n eral and M rs. Jam e s W. L e s ter and Colonel and M rs. G o r don Johnson at dinner M o n d ay even ing. M a jor F r a n k E. Bam ford, 28th TJ. S. In f a n t r y has been relieved as A c t ing A d ju tan t and M a jor F r a n k lin W. W ard, A s s is tant Chief of S t a f f has been detailed in his stead. C a p tain E lisha H. Janes of Co. I, 12th In f a n t r y , who has been actin g as recruiting officer for his regim e n t in N e w Y o rk C ity since the last of June, has joined his comm and on the Border. G e n eral W. S. M c N a ir, com m anding the A r tillery B rigade, gave a delight ful entertainm e n t and dance a t his headquarters on F r id a y evening. Chaplain Cadman of the 23rd In f a n try , who is on leave of absence, has had his leave extended for th i r t y days. M a jor J. Leslie K incaid, Judge A d vocate of the D ivision, has returned from a leave of absence spent at his home in Syracuse. The g r e a t A m e rican people have spoken. The issue of resj:ionsibility for the m a intenance of a governm e n t of, by and for the people, has been settled by electors of the nation. An<l here, a t the South of our great R epublic it has rem a ined for The R a t tler to announce the verdict before— hours before, any other new spaper in H idalgo county. This piece of new spaper enterprise w a s carried out a t g r e a t expense, it having been necessary to lease a p r i vate Avire f o r the purpose, but the m a n agem e n t agreed th a t the end ju s tified the means. I t ’s results th a t are sought and the result in th is p a r ticu lar in stance has been th a t the early edition of th is neAA^spaper Avas being sold in the cam ps of the N. Y. D ivision as early th is m o rning as the g r e a t New Y o rk dailies AAmre being distrib u ted at home. We m ay say, therefore, AAath pardon able pride, w h en i t comes to real new s paper enterprise hang your m edals on The R a ttler. TELEGRAMS ENJOYED BY MEMBERS OF N. Y. TEAM A lbany, N. Y. C o n g ratulations to C a p tain and each m em ber of team . CrOAmruor much pleas ed OA-er g r e a t show ing made. LO U IS W. STOTESBURY^ A d jutan^ General. M cAllen, Texas. C o n g ratulate vou and >Ti.—r V ot V L ieut. D. J. C a d o tte, B a ttalion A d ju t a n t of the 74th In f a n t r y , has been prom o ted to C a p tain, and will com m and C Company. C a p tain Chester H. K ing of Troop D, 1st C a v a lry has left for Syracuse, N. Y. AA’here he Avill spend th irty days leave of absence. H/ANt 'S wat Qui iaaly PEAiig One of Our Popular Subscribers. OUR HONOR ROLL. Y e a rly subscriptions in the order re ceived: M a j. Cornelius V a n d e rbilt, Div. S taff. M a j. F. S. C o rbett, Corps of Engin- errs. I ' ,ut. Leo F. K n u s t, 7th In f a n tr y , t . E d w a rd F ,, 69th In f . Suppose By Chester B. Bohn, 4th Ambulance Co. I ’m just home from the Border, I ’ve done my bit, I ’m through; But here’s a little message From the khaki boys to you. You stayed back in your office, A bachelor—-yet you knew, That other men would leave their homes, Their wives and children too. Y'ou laughed at all our hardships, You sneered at our complaints. You chuckled o’er our failings. Of course we w e ren’t saints. Suppose you had enlisted. And gone to Border land. To drink the crawling water. And to eat the dust and sand. Suppose you left the viands They serve along Broadway; And lived on tough “ Corned W illie;’’ And beans from day to day. Suppose you left the feathers, On which yon softly rest. And slept on ground like concrete. Say could you stand the test? I ’m just home from the Border, I ’ve done my hit, I'm through; Remember when yon knock us, Y7e served the Flag—Did Yon? ■ . M 1 The Incinerator ‘ ‘ We trem b le in trepidation Avheii AA’o prophetically envisage ‘ ‘ T he In cinerator, ” issue of NoA’ember 8 t h .” -—From The R a ttler, Sept. 27th. Our Special O rder to-night is, ‘ ‘ cease trem b ling. ’ ’ So saying^ Ave w ill deploy our column “ as skirm ishers” and enter the fray. The returns are coming in over The R a t t l e r ’s special AAdre. The D em o crats are chuckling and th-e Republicans are happily sm iling. Vdhat OA'er-weening confidence! tV h a t a blow to someone. And as the telegraph instrum e n t ticks off its Antal m essages of the Avorld im p o rt, as Ave Avait to set the glaring headlines on The R a t t l e r ’s fro n t page, we Avonder m any things. W^e w o n d er if oui' Chief E x e c u tive w ill be “ too proud to f i g h t ” on M arch “ F o r t h .” AVe wonder if the disappointed candidate aa TII proclaim it a “ psychological d e f e a t.’- say about commissioned officers using p r o f a n ity ? H a d practice this m o rning estim a ting ranges. M a jor caught me sighting a t the top of his head. I asked the second looey if he could estim a te the range of our Pullm a n s and he said no, but the picket line w a s only 200 yards aw ay. D o n 't m ind mules so I had some fun on the detail u n til I stuck a pill into H o o ligan’s h in d q u a r t ers to see if he aa ^ s sensative. H e was. Colonel caught me. I reported to H e a d q u a rters. Got a letter from M abel this afternoon. She said she .and Jim w ere tak in g up horse-r-ack ri-ling iu the P a r k , and Ilin -rode so beautifully. Of course h e ’d haAm to ride AA^ell as h e ’s going to be an officer ju s t as soon aa: AA^e fig h t Japan. D id n ’t I th in k P la ttsb u r g w a s Avonderful to m ake such fine officers so quicklyv 'W onderful is not the Avord— i t ’s uncanny. Jim sent his love to me by M a b e l and hoped I come home some day well and strong. I hope so, too— for J i m ’s sake. A ttended my first social a f f a i r in M cAllen to n ight when m y com p any gave a dance. Avas some p a r ty . H a zel neAmr no 3S me in the ice cream store, b u t he danced w ith me
