The Washington herald., 1911-04-13

San Antonio, April with the COM
Of the last span in a wireless bridge.
Gen. William H Carter, in command, had
800 miles of territory brought right to
the flap of his tent to-day. This marked
the end of the initial work of putting
all the border patrols along the Rio
Grande directly into communication
through the air spark at the comman-
der's tent at division headquarters.
"All quiet along the border was the
first report that came yesterday into
Gen. Carter from the Eagle Pass wire
less station of the United States Army
Signal Corps. That was early in the
morning Another similar report came
at noon and a third of like nature at
6 o'clock. From now on until the army
assembled here moves, three reports each
day will he made TO the commanding
general from the central station at Ea-
gle Pass. over 200 miles away.
The task of bringing the border within
touch of the camp was undertaken by
the Signal Corps about ten days after
the mobilization of the troops was COM
pleted. The wireless station at Eagle
Pass already existed. but squads of Sig
nal Corps men went down the Rio
Grande east of Eagle Pass and estab-
100 miles apart.
ReconnoiterinE System Perfect.
Three times a day each substation re-
lays its report to the central station. and
thence the reports are sent through the
air 10 the tall mast behind Gen. Carter's
tent. Should Suhstation r. between Eagle
Pass and Laredo. report that party of
insurrectOs had been seen crossing the
Rio Grande five miles below the signal |
station, Gen. Carter will know that fact
within ten minutes, although ii would
take a mounted courier a little less than !
a week TO report the same news.
The system mapped out by Mai George |
o. Squer. in command of all the Signal !
Corps at the division camp, provides for |
cooperation between the Cavalrymen who |
are doing patrol duty and the four squads |
of signal men at the wireless stations. |
The cavalry patrols ride two by two.
each detail covering fifty miles of the |
border in a day. Over all the length of
the l,S00 miles of meandering river every
foot Of ground on the American side is
traversed by a patrol twice each day.
II is his design to extend the wireless
westward from Eagle Pass, and for this
use two more companies of Signal !
Corps men arrived at the division camp
from a post in Arizona and from Van
couver Barracks to-day. Maj. Squier
of communication from Eagle Pass in
the direction of Ell Paso. for it is the
western portion of Texas which fronts /
the most troublous parts of Mexican !
soil. AeronautiCal matters are looming
up at the division camp. Phil Parmalee, !
who was driving the Wright biplane,
three weeks ago. and who had to leave
TO fill an engagement. returned to-day
and Eugene Ely, the Curtiss man, also
came 10 San Antonio to-day. Perhaps [
tomorrow. surely within a few days.
the rivalries between the Wright and
Curtiss airmen will be in full blast.
The Curtiss machine. which IS to be
tested by the army here, is now set up
and ready for Ely to demonstrate IL. 1t
is rumored that some very severe tests
are to he set to try out the merits of
the two machines.
Race Clash at San Antonio.
A fight occurred between a street car
conductor and three negro soldiers of
the Ninth Cavalry to-day. The negroes
boarded the car. took seats well up in
front. and refused to move back to the
seats in the rear which are assigned to !
negroes under the Jim crow" law.
After politely requesting the negroes to
move. and being roughly refused, Burns
pulled a big a Colt six-shoOter from his
pocket and used it as a club. Two of the
negroes We're laid out on the floor of the
street car unconscious. and the third was
kicked into the street as he started to
Jump on the platform. No shots were
fired. The traction company took the
matter up with Maj. Gen. Carter.
San Diego. April 20. Henry Savage.
brother-in of Mrs. 9. Raft. has re-
ceived a telegram from George b.
consul at Ensenada. stating
that he has asked permission of the State
to go to Alamo and that he
will proceed to that place and make sure
Of the safety Of RAIN. his wife. and
seven children and several other Ameri-
cans who are held prisoners in a corral
BY the insurreCtos under command of
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