The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-17
Question of What It Is All About Remains as Yet
 Unanswered
MAPS OF MEXICO
 TO BE FORWARDED
Railroad Keeps 800 Freight Cars on Sidings Without Any Known
 Reason-Mystery of Man.
 euvers Great as Ever

San Antonio, Texas, March 16-A sue : ging. heliographing camp plating and other activities attracted crowds to the maneuver camp today, but did not solve the question What is it all about?"
 The engineering corps is busily en- gagged in calking leaky pontoons. Four thousand maps of Mexico, advance copies of which have been received, will be sent here from Washington and the Southern Pacific is holding 800 freight and stock cars on sidings in the vicin- ity of this city.
 These facts furnished food for specu- lation. Meanwhile it was stated that first and last about 5000 national guardsmen are expected to take in struction here during the next four months. Lieutenant Colonel Mccarthy, the quartermaster general, is search step in accomplishment of this design was taken when he secured an old cot ton compress. It is said that leases are being signed for six months.
 Spectacular Flight
 The spectacular feature of the day was the wholly successful flight of Phil Parmalee and Lieutenant Foulois in a Wright biplane. The distance covered was 56 miles at an altitude varying from 1000 to 1900 feet
 n 6if,ey the signal corps. went to Leon Springs The major is not a large man, but, con structively, he was a division of troops. Between him and General Carter's division here there was a hypothetical enemy controlling every means of com munication except the air.
 Lieutenant Foulois was given a mes sage from General Carter to deliver to Leon Springs. Parmalee took hold or the contreiling levers of the aerop'ane and Foulois sat beside him.
 There was a gusty breeze sof about iA miles blowing, but the s5-horsepower efS zine had been tested twice during the
 ;enoon and found equal to all required
 it.
 No Accidents
 Parmalee tilted the planes and after d swing around started to go in straight line over the enemy's head at height where he was, constructively. compara- lively safe. The flight to Leon Springs was made without hitch On the return q detour was made at about 1000 feet altitude. The actual nying time for the se miles was 73 minutes. Half an hour was spent in the camp of the construc- lively isolated division while General Car ter's orders were being deciphered and reply in code prepared. Major Squier and the aviators were jublant over the complete success of the flight. The land ings were particularly accurate, being at headquarters in both instances.
 A story reached here today that four Mexicans crossed the border at Sam For dyce last night and escaped across the river with four horses belonging to Troop L of the Third cavalry which is on guard there. Who the invaders were is not known here.
 If the Mexican revolutionists really in- tend to destroy more railroad bridges as was threatened yesterday they did not make good today so far as advlces 10 the Southern Pacific show.
 The Sixth artillery, stationed at Fort Riley, every man of which is mounted and which is the most mobile field gun de- tachment in the army. it was reported to- day. will be brought south for duty on the Mexican boundary line.