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THE SILHOUETTED SENTRY AS HIS EVENING VIGIL BEGINS 



Back of him, in the gathering dusk, is seen a tiny segment of a vast tented city. As 

 silently as the shades of evening fall, the spirit of resolution rises in every loyal heart that 

 America shall never quit the fight until she knows that the fruitage of her warfare is lasting 

 peace. 



occupies a strategical position with ref- 

 erence to 2,oco miles of turbulent and 

 somewhat unfriendly border. Camp 

 Travis lies immediately to the east of 

 Camp Wilson, along the Austin road. 

 It adjoins Fort Sam Houston, which is 

 second in importance among the military 

 reservations in the United States. 



The men at Camp Travis are training 

 on historic soil. The city is the largest in 

 the Lone Star State, situated about 140 

 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico, at 

 Rockport, and the same distance from the 

 border city of Laredo, on the Rio Grande. 

 The railroads centerino- there lead south 



to Laredo, southeast to the Gulf, west to 

 Eagle Pass and El Paso, and northeast to 

 the principal cities of the Mississippi 

 Valley. 



The city is a quaint combination of old 

 Spanish and modern American architec- 

 ture. It is beautifully laid out on a 

 plateau over 600 feet above sea-level, a 

 few miles below the wonderful chain of 

 crystal springs trom which the San 

 Antonio River flows. Seventeen iron 

 bridges span the river, which meanders 

 for 13 miles through the city. The public 

 plazas, with their subtropical trees, their 

 chile concarne and hot tamalc stands, and 



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