The sun., 1916-11-17
$4,000 Us. TROOPS
IN BORDER BATTLE
Guardsman Army as Invaders,
Marching on Nations
Defenders.
FORCES ARE ABOUT EQUAL,
Most Extensive ManGuvres
Yet Attempted, Say
Officers.

BRowNsvILi.E, Ter, Nov. 16.--Twenty-
five thousand soldiers comprising Ma
tional Guardsmen from nine States and
several regular army organisations be-
gan to-day what army officers declare 10
be the most extensive manGuvres at
tempted since the coming Of the National
Guard &c the Mexican border. The SOL
diers are about equally divided into two
armies. one to be known a. the Brown
army" the other as the white army"
Tho Brown army" representing .
theoretical foreign Power interfering In
Mexico. last night invaded the United
states at Point Isle. marched to Browns
vile. and departed to-day toward San
Benito. nineteen miles north. There an
advance brigade Of the defending white
army" commanded by Col. Il L. Billiard.
awaits the advance.
II took tho Brown troops four hours
OF steady marching to clear Brownsville.
They will camp eight miles north Of hero
tonight. renewing their advance on the
white army tomorrow morning.
\ white division was still In camp
at Llano Grandc. twenty-six miles back
OF Its advance brigade. this morning, but
IL now supposed to be moving toward the
southeast
Ms Territory 70 Work II.
The territory In which the armies are
to operate is bounded on the AS by
the Gulf OF Mexico. on the south by
the Rio Grande. on the north by Har-
lingen. twenty-nine miles north Of
brownsville, and on the west by Llano
tirande camp. seventeen miles west Of
Harlingen.
The Brown army is In command of
Brig.-Gcn. II. a. Alien OF the Iowa
brigade includes tho following or
g~anizations:
lnfantry-First Brigade. Iowa Infan-
try: First n Second regiments, Viz
glnia Infantry Fourth and Thirty-sixth
United States Infantry.
Cavalry Second Squadron, Third
United States: First Provisional Regi-
ment. brownsville division, including
A Troop. New Hampshire Troops A. Il
and &. First Virginia. known as the
Richmond Blues: A b and C troops,
First Colorado.
Artillery-First Battalion, Iowa; n
Battery. Fourth United States Field +
Battery. Fifth United States Field.
Auxiliary Troors-A. Is and + com
panics. First United States Engineers
ID Company. Signal Corps. Y. 3. A.. Am
bulance Company No. 6. First Company,
Iowa Engineers: First Iowa Ambulance
Company. First Iowa Field Hospital
Louisiana Field Hospital. Texas Field
Hospital.
Gen. Lewis Leads whites.
The white army" in command OF
Brig Gen. + N. Lewis. commanding the
First Brigade, Minnesota Infantry. in
cludes the following
lnfantry-Ffwt. Second and Third
Minnesota. First. Second ard Third In
diana. FIRST North Dakota. First okla
homa nd Fourth South Dakota.
Cavalry-Sccond Provisional Cavalry
Regiment. including Iowa squaJron and
Kansas troops and First Squadron. Third
United States Cavalry. and Troops A and
n. Oklahoma Cavalry.
Artiiery-A, e and u batteries. In
diana Field Artillery; Ffnt Battalion,
Louisiana Field Artillery A.. 3, c, 4
and /. batteries. First Regiment. Mime.
sota Field Artillery.
diana Signal Corps First and Second
Indiana ambulance companies, First In.
diana Field Hospital. First Nebraska
Field Hospital. A Company. Nebraska
signal Corps: First Oklahoma Field
Hospital. A Company. Oklahoma En-.
gineors.
All rules OF warfare will he observed
Towns arc TO he "captured' and man.
ufacturing plants OF various kind.
seized"
The town Point isabel, with Ito United
States radio station. 10 within the area
Of warfare.