El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-08

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looking lot and the way they sat
their horses. the rattle and rum
bic Of the guns and caissOns and even /
the presence of the range finding lad
der and meEaphoues indicated that
they were not for show alone, but had
4 Deen trained for the awful destruction {
when war brings The arllIeIS was ]
propably the most impressive branch
OF the service seen in the parade Inc I
men had their hats tied on with chin !
anu mead straps, the officers from Col !
treat 10 the newest second lieutenant /
Hdd the air of meaning business ana I
rue cannon with their leather caps ]
ana range finding marks made deep D
impression on the crowds as they rat I
tieu ana rumbled past The blood req
IeSlmental colors Of artillery seemed ]
70 indicate the destruction which these !
big guns could do and there was much /
reverence in the cheers which these /
lighters received as they passed down I
the streets. In addition to the range !
finding ladder they had Joined signal I
Rags megaphones and field glasses ]
WhIle the rear WAS brought up by D
1arrlerS outfit for shoeing horses, re-
pairing caissons and gun carriages. !
with two extra wheels mounted on each /
cart
Boys in the Majority.
At Neracruz some Mexican asked an 1
officer why they sent boys down to I
fight them when the marines and jack ]
les from the battleships landed The /
noticeable thing about the parade Fri {
days was the great predominance Of !
boys not Yet out of their Jwenties. J
They had the freshness of youth in /
their faces and the enthusiasm Of boys /
in their eyes Scattered through the /
commands were grlZZled old veterans {
of the RemingtOnian type who had the i
youngsters IN hand and who had ,
whipped them into fighting machines
from green country boys and city /
chaps. The blond type seemed TO pre-
dominate in the cavalry as if the horse
had a peculiar attraction for this type.
No Delays Mar Parade.
A perfect example Of the precision
with which the army does things was
the parade moved from the starting
place There is always number Of
bitches in a civic parade but at 9-45 |
the command Of fall in was given /
TO the cavalry which led the march, !
was repeated on the cavalry trumpets
and relayed back to the artillery Just
as the Pioneer plaza clock read 10
o'clock, the parade moved down Non !
tana street and was on its five mile
way to Washington park. There was
not a hitch, nor a halt. in the parade,
except when the men marked time 10
keep the proper distances
Old Man shows reverence.
An old man. with long beard and I
white hair, who is q refugee from Mex |
ico stood on the Mesa avenue curb
with head barred while the entire pa
been in Mexico too long TO lose his love
for the flag and the cOlOrs and fight
ing men looked good to him, after be-
ing chased out Of Mexico because he
was an American and robbed OF his
possessions. He was George H Dlth-
ridge from Parral, who came here with
the last Of the refugees from that
camp.
Horse Falls With Rider.
The cheers as the magnificent body
of cavalry swung round the curve Of
Pioneer plaza so frightened one OF the
troopers horses that in cavOrttns about |
he stumbled on the cartracks and fell
rolling over on his rider. The trooper {
did not lose anything but his hat how
ever. and as the horse regained his feet
was seated firmly in the saddle smiling
at the cheering crowd That is Just a
sample of the way the army boys can Z ,
ride The excitement did not cause a (
moments change in the ranks OF the /
troopers and when a policeman restored (
the soldiers hat he cantered on in line ,
with his fellows
John Doe Gets Into Trouble.
John Doe. an American, was the only
person arrested Friday morning ~ I
Army day. Doe, unlimited. walked up
on the veranda OF a house IN the 500
block on Mesa avenue and there wanted
TO go to sleep. The call for the auto I
patrol come in some time before the {
army had finished its march through
the streets OF the city AI-er
the way was clear the patrol responded
When the wagon arrived. Doe was be-
ing held down on the sidewalk in front
of the Mesa avenue place by six men
They told the police that Doe had q mt
Thirteenth Cavalry Band.
The 18th cavalry band was seen
down town mounted for the first time
Army day The cavalry band was given
a touch of old world military trappiugs
by the presence Of the mounted kettle
drummer leading the band with his
drums strapped on each side Of a horse
and yellow velvet drapery around the
drums. The 18th cavalry band also
appeared in the parade mounted as did !
the Sixth artillery band, both fine ones
and the pride Of their regiments
Machine Gun Platoon Formidable.
The Sixth infantry machine gun /
platoon was the first to appear in the Z
parade The machine guns were intro
duced into the army by Col Francis J.
herman, commander OF this regiment
and they attracted almost as much at
tention as did the artillery. The heavy
leather binders which one of the men
carried over his shoulder indicated the
thought which had been given 10 this
branch of the service. Should the ma
chine guns be ordered into battle, the z
mules would be blinded by the leather
out danger OF stampede. The packers
of the pack train also carried binders
for their lead mules.
Drum Major Makes a Hit.
The drum major Of the Sixth infan-
try band, which led the parade, was
one of the sights of Army day. The
way he walked, the maneuvers he ex-
ecuted while bringing his band around
the corners and his gestures in keep
ing time to the music showed he was
proud Of his musical organization
which he led, the army to which he
belonged and the country he was
sworn TO defend The drum major made
fine appearance and was cheered
again and again along the line Of
march.
Crowds Salute the COIors.
Never in the history of FL Paso have
there been so much patriotic enrhu-
siasm at any public event as on ARMY
day. The crowds were a little timid
in cheering on the residence streets
where they were not closely massed (
but downtown where one mans cheer
Of joy would be taken up BY hum
dreds and caused a continuous cheer
to follow the fighting men as they
marched through the streets. MANY
men forgot to remove their hats. but
many more did not and at the review
ing stand everyone uncovered as soon + .
as the cOlOrS ueared, and rar-afr,..,1