El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-27

/ ing held in reserve at the Cotton addi-
tiOn mobilization ground near the car
barns
The Army Ready.
In time Of peace prepare for war.
No army ever waits for war TO come
before making the necessary. prepare
tons for moving at a moments notice
The United States army is no eXcep-
ton TO this universal rule or warfare.
and the 4th cavalry, the lighting 4tn.
which has fought its way to the top or
the roster since its organization, IS the
last regiment 10 be the exception to
this warfare usage
Col Stcever's war time band OF sea
soned campaigners was ready for &C
ton Monday evening as quickly as IL
takes the machine gun platoon 10 SET
up its equipment which is around 10
seconds Col Steever believes in the
adage, that the way 10 make war easy
is 10 make il hard and he had the fin
est body Of fighting men in the army
organization ready for the most ardu-
Gus service in less time than II takes
a man to shave with a safety razor.
Ready for Campaign.
Headed by the black horse troop and
accompanied by the pack train. sup
ply wagons machine gun platoon and.
wagons, the 9Th cavalry, the pride of
the cavalry service, was ready to move
into Mexico by way OF the international
bridges Monday evening at dark.
around the four sides Of san Jacinto
plaza. Every trooper was equipped with
q full outfit including six, shooter sa-
Der, rifle. overcoat, ana poncho. with
nose bag for his horse, and q rifle
cover Lunches were even purchased
from the downtown restaurants ana
stored away in the haversacks OF the
cavalrymen in case lunch was needed
when no lunch but Mexican bullets
could be obtained
TrOou- In Heart of City.
San JacintO plaza presented a scene
Of military action surprising even me
grandeur of the Taft-Di3z celebration,
for ii Is the reality OF impending &C
ton and not the assembling ct the
troops Of two nations f. a spectacle
in honor of friendly presidents
The headquarters OF Col p Il. Stes-
yer has been moved downtown and IS
in the Mills building But Col Steever 4
never was and never VIII he swivel
chair fighter and he was at the Santa Z
ment were down town and reporting 70 I
his adjutant, Capt W S. scott. himself
a fighter with a war record in the !
Philippines.
Mule Train Ready Packed.
The mule train was assembled in I
Pioneer plaza with the veteran plains /
men riding herd on the patient little /
animals. They We're packed with hay, /
feed and other supplies and looked like Z
miniature moving mountains as they !
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machine gun platoon cantered into pO- [
sitiOn in front Of the Orndorff shortly
before Z and the ambulances rolled Up /
in front of the Angelus ready for the
first fatality should it come as the |
result Of a decision Of the Washington /
war office to protect American sub I
1ects on American soil The cavalry /
formed a hollow square around the big
plaza and the troopers lounged on the (
curbing or stood alongside their pets |
as If they were going into a frC!ic 4
rather than a fight.
Thousands Filled the Streets
Crowds filled the walks arounI the /
plaza, blocked traffic in the streets /
and in front Of the stores and hotels. I
At the postoffice corner the supply Wa I
CONS with their grizzled civilian driv- /
ers and thet- long cared Missouri mule i
motive power attracted almost as much 4
attention from the crowGs as me troop ]
ers themselves
As the crowds milled through Pho 4
neer plaza and into San Jacinto plaza /
q veteran Texas ranger in civilian
clothes swung along the hard paving.
his cowpuncher boots clacking on the
and his Winchester. muzzIe /
down. at his side The rangers are in I
all parts OF the city, and the citizen
soldiers are ready for immediate ac- {
ton should any disturbance be started +