El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-25
18TH LEAVES ON
LONG MARCH TO
COLUMBUS, n. N
Entire Regiment Moves on
Two Days Notice; It Has
Been Here Two Years.

Preceded by its mounted military
band, the headquarters ana the machine
gun platoon, the four troops Of the 18th
cavalry passed through the downtown
district Monday morning al 4U-oU en-
route 10 Columbus, y. ". 10 take station
there and establish the reglmental
headquarters at that point on the Dor
der
The 18th cavalry had been stationed
in FL PasO and along the border mere
for almost TWO years and IS the pioneer
patrol regiment now on the DoIueIs
Col. {. A. Z. Hatfield, the reglmenLaL
commander, has been acting as COM
mander Of the second cavalry brigade,
with headquarters at Douglas, ArlZ-, and
the command has been in charge or
Lieut. Col T. r. Rivers, who accom-
panied the headquarters and squadron
to Columbus Monday morning. MAJ. i
Z L. Niche, who was brigade au1u-
tant under Gen. Hugh l. Scott, accom-
panied his squadron TO Columbus and
Capt. Harry y. COOtes, provost marshal,
also went. in command Of troop ii, OF
the 18th. which had been stationed at
Harris mill.
Order Came Saturday.
The orders for the departure of the
18th cavalry headquarters were received
Saturday evening from Fort sam HOus-
ton and were signed by Gen. Tasler H
partment. A part Of the first squadron
had been stationed in FL PasO for many
months and viii relieve the troops that
have been out OF the'city on the border
patrol.
Capt. Aubry Lippincott, regimentaI
adjutant OF the 18th, accompanied tina
regiment and took with him his famous
polo pony, Evening Star" Capt LIP
pincoJt was promoted to regimental ad-
jutant from command Of troop D Of the
cavalry regiment Saturday evening
the troopers of Capt LippincOtts old
troop called at his home, in Washing
ton park, and presented Mrs. Lippincott
with a beautiful silver flower vase
filled with flowers. The vase was en-
graved with the troop insignia and was
given by the troopers as an apprecia-
ton of Capt and Mrs. LippiucOtt by
the command
Many Changes Ordered
The commands which were included
in the detachment to so TO COlumbu
were troops c. D, L and ~ headquar-
tiers, band and machine gun platoon.
Troop 3, OF the 18th, is now at Colum-
Dus, and troop h, which has been al
Anapra, n. N, viii be ordered to Co
lumbus TO Join the headquarters COM
mand- Troop II, now at Columbus. Will
come to Washington park, and troop
Of the second squadron viii be stationed
at the cement plant TO take troop Is
place, and another at Anapra, relieving
troop K, which is known as Golfers
command" since the troop was included
in a story Of the border patrol by Peter
kyne. Companies Z and II, Of the 18th
infantry, in command Of Mai II. J..
Hirsch, broke camp at Camp Cotton
Monday morning and marched 10 Harris
mill, where the two companies Will be
stationed 20 take the place of troop N,
Of the 18th
The removal Of the 18th cavalry to
Columbus has made IL necessary TO can
eel the hop which was 10 have been
given Friday evening by the regiment
AM also the horse tournament which
n ha4a civ = a in
park on June D The officers who ac-
cOmpanied their troops TO Columbus
are Lieut. Col Tyree r. Rivers, regi-
mental commander; Maj. Robert T. l.
Niche, commander first squadron Capt
Aubrey Lippincott, rcgimentaI adiu-
tant, Capt Alexander Davidson. troop
=; capt Hamilton Bowie, troop 3; Capt
John H. Lewis, troop c. Walter c. Bah
COCK, troop D. Capt. Henry r. Rich
mond, troop I Capt George Williams.
troop X Capt William II. ClOprOn jr
troop K; Capt Harry y. COotes. troop 4
N; Capt William +. HerringshaW, regf- /
mental qu 5I Lieuts. J. T. /
Donneilys Olney Place. ". T. Wheatley,
Walter II. Neiu, ". W West. J. g.
Quekemeyer. James r. Hill, Z. R. Van
Duesen, T. A Lehman, John " Thomp- /
son, John D. Kelly. Earl Z. Canady, /
Earl h Coyle, Ralph Hospital. /
PrisOn Camp Cleaned.
The Mexican prison camp at Fort
Bliss, which was abandoned when the
federal prisoners were removed 10 Fort
WinSate, is now being used as a parade
ground by the artillery commands. The ]
18th and 9Th infantry regiments have
been at work cleaning up the abandoned !
prison camp, 1llllng the holes where the ]
ovens were built and removing I
the adobe bricks made by them. The |
ground has been leveled and the artfl- /
lery now drills by squadrons on the big Z
prison camp parade. The adobe bricks :
are being used for battery buildings Z
and cook houses.