Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-07-16
"Somewhere in Texas" Is
Only Information as to
Objective.
PREPARE FOR LONG
STAY ON THE BORDER
Men Will Travel in Special
Trains; Engineering
Corps to Remain.
BY COL. BEN G.. WHITEHEAD.
(Staff Correspondent.)

E0RT SILL, Okla, July 15.-Okla-
L homa's first regiment leaves this
station Monday morning for "some-
where in Texas" No one but a few OF
the higher offices know the station.
but it will not be Maria. That is GER
tain. Because of the loose way in
which the Maria secret was handled.
some of the petty officers going to
the extent of newspaper interviews.
It was decided to keep the secret this
time. The government does not want
any spikes pulled from the tracks to
permit the ditching of the oklahoma
infantry Uncle Sam wants to pro-
tect all his soldiers. and train wrecks
mean perfect ease killing and in
Turing troops. Another reason is that
the story OF the disposition of troops
also apprises the Mexican raiders of
the weak places on the border.
| was with Colonel Hoffman in the
Midland hotel when he and Captain
Tobin got the word over the long
distance that Monday moraing early
should see us on the way. The rail-
roads will begin to shunt more cars
onto the tracks tonight and tomor-
row, and there will be n great deal of
packing tomorrow. There were al
ready six coaches and two express
cars on the switches at noon today II
will take many more than already
here, for the purpose is to have the
troops go in comfort all the way If it
is possible The cooks will do their
cooking in the baggage cars and Of
ncers and men will eat their fare on
the seats.
The officers will probably have
standard Pullmans and the purpos.
is to secure tourist sleepers for the
mon. But there is doubt about sue
cess in the latter We will move n.
such a short time that opportunity
will hardly be given To collect tour
list sleepers sufficient for the pur-
pose. But there will be food and
cool drinks for all men and ther,
will be an arrival on the border in
fine physical shape. The train may
halt two or three times on the way
to give the men chance to get OUT
and exercise.
Make Appointments.
one Of the gratifying things was
the appointment Of James b. Cullison,
jr., as second Lieutenant of the rns.
chine gun company. lie has spent
time and his own money to go from
place to place and secure recruits
William f. Green OF Muskogee and
Ellis Stephenson of Oklahoma City
iHt new lulJtTS, succeeding MAI.
Winfield Scott and Maj Charles Bar
rett. They have not been assigned
to battalions yet.
Sergt. Mai Emmett C. Choate has
been promoted to a second lieuten-
ancy OF the machine gun company.
Second Lieut.. Milton +. Taulbee OF
Davenport has been made first lieu
tenant of the machine gun company.
He saw service in the Philippines
Sergt Eugene B. Thompson OF TrooI.
b, cavalry, has been transferred u
the infantry and is a second lieutenant
of the machine gun company.
The engineers corps will remain.
here for several days to do certain
work desired by Colonel Blatchford,
the commandant of the post.
The infirmary company and the
field hospital corps will be at the
same station as the First infantry.
The two troops of cavalry will go to
another post, less than fifty miles
from our new station.