El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-22
DARKNESS ENDS
ANGES ST. BATTLE
Sixteenth Infantry Fights
Enemy" on North Mesa
All Day Wednesday.

The battle Of Ange street was called
Wednesday evening on account OF
darkness.
the metallic sound OF rifle fire had
been heard on the north mesa ana the
ground was covered with empty shells.
Tl7a enemy had been driven from the
vicinity Of the old stone mouse only TO
return in the late afternoon TO renew
the attack near the sand pits at the
besd Of Auge street and the battle was
fought gack and forth between the dis
tant rim of the mesa and the big sand
min near the high school site until
dark. -,
Early Wednesday morning Col Omar
BuDdv. commanding the 18th infantry.
71--g ,o+ffied at Camp Cotton that a
hostile force Of infantry had appeared
on the north mesa west or the stone
house and had taken up strong posi-
tfons behind the adobe houses and rocks
on the rim of the mesa The entire
REGIMENT was ordered to the scene Of
the four days battle They carried
their complete field equipment, includ-
ing blankets. extra clothing, Tauons
and ammunition
the first battalion formed for attack
and sent a company onto the firing line,
which was a row OF low knobs sweep
ing the north mesa and the intervening
country. The company deployed and
Advanced to the attack. The company
co1-1en5er's whistle triued sharply.
the men dropped to their knees or laid
fiat on the hard rocks, and the battle
was on
The hills rang with the metallic
sound Of the rifle fire as the infantry
men fired at will II sounded like the
rattle Of a sheet Of tin in little town
theater 10 initiate storm The echoes
Of the firing sounded from the noun
tain like corn popping over a not ire
Against the rim Of the mesa, little puffs
Of white dust showed where the Ieaden
hail was pouring
When the files Of the enemy were
seen on the distant mesa or on the
knobs below. the companies would
sion their advance and fire steadily
until the figures would disappear. The
advance would then be continued until
the files OF men showed against the
gray background, when the advance
would again halt In the meantime, the
rest Of the regiment remained under
the cover Of the low sand hills, their
rifles loaded and the officers and horses
huddled in a depression where the sand
had been taken from an abandoned pit
Enemy Advances
Wednesday afternoon the enemy
succeeded in moving a force Of men
down from the mesa near where IL dips
to meet the mountain and the 18th in
fantry faced the problem OF resisting
the attack. The defensive firing was
done close TO the base at Ange street
and the enemy" could be plainly seen
at distances ranging from $50 TO 500
yards Col Bundy was all along the
firing line, in communication with the
company and battalion commanders, di-
rectinE the firing and his mounted or
derlies- A field telegraph buzzer
hummed near the base and officers
came and went with directions for ma
neuvering their men and for directing
the fire against the distant mesa
Part OF War Game.
It was all part OF the war game
that is going on this week on the north
mesa, but il was all so serious and so
filled with military action that il was
deeply impressive When the compa-
MES trOtted to the top OF the knobs.
TO avoid the imaginary bull
lets and finding cover behind the little
clumps Of cactus and Spanish dagger,
there was keen thrill in the test
The setting for the maneuvers is a
perfect one. both scenic and tactical
The rim of the mesa swings around in
a great arc. the mountains form a
half c0nceals the imitation men which
were placed at $50. $50 and 800 yards
from the base. These distances are
not known, but must be estimated by
the company officers before the firing
starts
Brigade to Vancouver.
The proficiency test was watched by
Mai. William r. Sample, adjutant gem
eraI OF the Sth brigade. who reports TO
Gen. John J. Pershing the results Of the