El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-11
FIVE COMPANIES
Of 10TH, ON WAY
BACK To FL PASO
Three Companies Of Regi-
ment VIII Remain at Fort
Wingate For a Time.

Lieut. Col Frederick Perkins, win
five companies Of the Goth infantry, LETT
Fort Wingate. n. NJ. at 6 o'clock Mon
dav morning for FL Paso and viii reach
here at 6 o'clock this evening These
troops are a part OF the two battalions
which guarded the AIexicans when they
were sent to Fort Wlngate. The in
fantrv will 90 into camp in the city
and the second battalion Of the zotn'
with headquarters. will move to hart
mill. where headquarters viii pe tenn
pOrariIv esta blished by Col r. II n
LOughborOugh- The four troops OF me
18th cavalry whichfhaVe been 50 llol - -
at Harris mill have been ordered 20 lL-e
Texas and Pacific reservation, Whete
the 18th cavalry squadron was en-
Three to Remain.
Three companies Of the Goth infantry
viii remain at Fort Wingater n u, u
guard the Mexican federal prisoners
Two troops Of the 18th cavalry squad
ron. which were ordered TO Fort " IN
gate from Fort Meade. 5. D, have oeen
sent to Louisville. Colo. in the Codl
strike district, and their places ta6en
by companies A. and ID, Of the zyLn-
These companies VIII remain az " m
gate until the Colorado coal strike i
over
Cavalry Squadron Leaves
The first squadron and headquarters
OF the 18th cavalry left for the BroWns-
vile district Of Texas sunday aIt sa-
noon under orders TO police lne
Brownsville district and relieve the
state militia. which has been paTollnS
the border in that district me cav
airy left on two special trains at p
m and 1870 %. m. exactly q hours
after orders were received By Gen
John J. Pershing for the movement or
the troops The cavalry troops took
30 days forage and rations, their tent
age and equipment from the T. < r
camp and will go into camp along the
lower Rio Graude- one troop viii be
stationed at Harlingen, another at san
Benito. a third at Mercedes. and the
other one at Donna Headquarters VIII
be at Harrington Lieut. Col John c
Waterman commanded the squadrons
when they left here.
No Report on Attempted Break.
Gen. PershinE said Monday that he
had received no report Of any at
tempted break of the Mexican federal
prisoners at Fort Wingate Sunday The
fact that Lieut.. Col Perkins is return
infantry from Fort Wingate would in
dic2te that there had been no at
tempted break at the prison camp, as
the commander OF the forces would
not have left at this time II there
had been any such effort made by the
troops Of the 18th cavalry for Colo
RADIO and the substitution OF three com
panies Of infantry is believed 10 have
started the report
The infantry regiments hit the grit I
Monday on an II mile hike across the I
country. The 9Th and 18th infantry I
regiments were out Monday for the I
practice march required Of each com 1
mand. These marches are made on /
alternate days by the various troops in 4
the border division and the length OF
the marches is increased two miles
each trip
left Sunday for duty with
he quartermaster corps at Galveston
Lieut. Col James Arrasmith, OF the
jth infantry, is arranging for target
practice for his regiment as soon as
an imprOvised range can be prepared
The 9Th will receive pay Tuesday /
from Capt A p. Watts, the division
laymaster-