El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-11
BORDER TROOPS
ORDERED OSTAY
18th Regiment Will Not Go
to the Islands; the 18th
to Return.

Orders from the war department
stopped the preparations Of the 18TH
cavalry at Fort Bliss to go~to the
Philippines on July 5. These orders
were received from department. head
quarters at Fort sam Houston late
Thursday night and the 18th cavalry.
which has been packing preparatory to
entraining for san Francisco, has sus-
pended all moving operations and win
remain at Fort Bliss Awaiting orders
The orders from the war department
holding the 18th cavalry here. coupled
with a similar order to the Ninth cav
airy stationed at Douglas which was
TO have sailed at The same time, is con
sfdered highly significant OF the border
as indicating a military movement az
an early date The 18Th a made
all arrangements for going to the IS
lands. The troops OF the 10Th Wnicn
have been stationed in the Big BEND
country were packed ana we're expected
to arrive at the fort this week to join
the headquarters squadron and &c 10
San Francisco. The 18th cavalry rom
Columbus, n. N, was ordered to relieve
in the Big Bend country TO relieve the
18th cavalry squadron
More Troops Arrive.
Troops E. H, and K, OF the 18th cav-
airy, arrived at Fort Bliss Friday morn
ing from Columbus and will be ordered
10 return at once. The first squadron
will remain in the Big Bend country
for the present, at least, and VIII re-
lfeve the squadron Of the 10Th which
has been ordered to proceed TO Fort
Bliss. However, the 18th cavalry troops
and machine CUR troop stationed Al
Ysleta, Fort Hancock and Faoens VII
remain at their present station unul
further orders Lieut. Col. Tyree Rivers
Of the 18th cavalry, who has been at
Fort Bliss to s~uperintend the garrison
ing OF the regiment viii probably re-
turn to Columbus which viii remain the
headquarters Of the regiment until FUR
Their orders
The order s~uspending the movement
OF the 18th cavalry, which was relayed
through Fort sam Houston. was BRIEF
and simply stated that the regiment
would remain at Fort Bliss for the
present. None OF the army officers Of
the fort were aware Of the order until
IL was received BY Col George h Nor
gan and many Of them a arranged
TO send their families away and sOmes
who have had island service, were plan
ming to transfer to some other reg1-
menE-
No Relief for Northern Mexico
Juarez. chihuahua and Torreon need
no assistance from the American Red
Cross. This is the gist OF Lieut. N c
2ALA4EAAlEA AGA . So 49, -
Bundy, comanding the border brigade.
Lieut.. Shallenberger was detailed b7
Col Bundy. upon request OF Gen Fred
erick Funston. to ascertain what reLeL
would be needed in northern Mexico 20
assist the famine sufferers. Lieut. Shall
Ienberger had an interview with
Hfpolfto villa Thursday afternoon n
was informed that h people Of north
ern Mexico, as far south as Torreon,
were well supplied with food and that
the need for relief work among tle
Mexican refugees in FL aPso was muc1
more needed than was any relief work
in Mexico.
This report will be forwarded to Cen
Frederick Funston at q Antonio 1os
the information OF the American Red
Cross. This means that he relief work
among the Nexicahs at this point along
the border viii be confined 10 the
Mexican refugees on h American side
and that little or no effort VIII be
made to distribute food in Juarez o.
Chihuahua