Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-09
M0UNTED-T Transportation
REVIEW IS SPECTACULAR
Big Crowd Of Civilians Impressed That Unit
ed States Army Here Is Fully Prepared
Military Line Five Miles In Length 4.

| Miles of army motor trucks, equipment
wagons, engineering, hospital and kitchen
wagons and other mnltlfarous transporta-
tion accessories moving in what seemed
for a while 10 be- an endless file, formed IN
impressive section this morning in the first
review IN General James Parker of the
mounted military organizations stationed
IN Brownsville.
| Thousands Of civilians of this city and
transient visitors watched in almost
breath held awe pageant of military
power that demonstrated in an astounding
way the fact that the United States l.
not seriously crippled In means for NOV
ing it, fighting forces over any kind Of
country and maintaining supply trains
over practically any description Of line of
communication. il would seem
The review was held on the parade
ground in Fort Brown beginning promptly
at 2 o'clock Nearly an hour and a half
was required for the entire formation IL
move through the post gate a. the review
concluded: while the line. extended over
the city streets. measured five miles in
length.
The mounted section Of the p>rade and
artillery formed on the parade ground
while the motor truck and wagon trains
formed on streets outside of the post. The
parade formation follows:
First Illinois cavalry band. mounted;
First regiment of United States engineers
mounted. Second squadron. Third United
States cavalry under Major j. III Reeves:
the entire First Illinois cavalry nnder Col
onel Milton J. Foreman; Battery ID. Fourth
Field artillery; Provisional battalion ot
the Icwa Field A.lii:cry.
Motorcycle machine gun detachment
motor truck squadron. Iowa Ambulance
Company No. |, United States field hos
Initial No. 3. Iowa Hospital No. l, Texas
Field hospital No. T. ID Company. signal
corps train. Thirty sixth United State
infantry field train. First and Second
Virg. infantry field train, second squad
ron. Third cavalry field train, Third cav
airy pack train. FIRST Illinois cavalry field
train. Batteries ID and Il field trains, First,
Second and Third Iowa infantry field ar
tillery.
The review ~ the cavalry section alone
formed spectacle that excited admira-
tion. Impressive beyond anything that had
been seen. perhaps, by more than an eH
ceedlng few Of the spectators before -in
their lives, nearly 2000 mounted troops
formed ~ vast and dcnscly formed pha
lanx nearly filling the parade ground. Re
fore this phalanx stood General Parker
and his staff, who as soon as the troop
came 10 attention made an inspection.
riding around the entire formation and
returning 10 position for review.
Preceded by the FIRST Illinois cavalry
hand, the troops moved forward IN pla
toon formation The execution of turn
by piatoons and platoon oblique move
ments ~ the vast cayalcade surged along
the street fronting the parade ground Ravc
TO this q picture Of admirable beauty.
Following the cavalry moved the ny
chime gun and artillery corps. including
battery of mountain artillery. Mex
came machine gun motorcvcle corps. and
then followed the long line of motor irncls.
comprising three companies out of the to
tai of ten companies that have been or.
dercd for tins station
Features of the parade that attracted
public interest were the ImmcnSe mountaf
~earchlight~ and field dynamos with which
they are furnished current With some
what the appearance of artillery wrrr
seen IN line. also the field kitchens of tho
First Illinois cavalry The smoke pipe
of the ranges. IN their knocked- down 20.
~itions. have y decided cannon like an
pearanee.
Tins similarity caused many amusing
comments on the streets, some of fhcza
comments being from persons who reaII:
thought the kitchens were ordnance pieces
The almost universal interest nmonr
the civilian population of this city in MI
that pertains "a the army and army affair
resulted IN proporiionate turning -ont q
people. All available locations within ihr
were aswarm with men, women and chil
dren. Back Of those on foot were pafker
hundreds Of automobiles. crowded wiz
eager faces. People stood on the walls ~
both sides Of the two entrances. Gamer
a. were I'm multiiudnous evidence, both Of
the hand variety and the heavier inssrn-
ments used by professionals Sever
representatives Of the larger motion pif
ture film corporations were present VIII
fheir cameras also, giving assurance thar
the spectacle Of this morning will become
part of the picture ntws throughout the
Tinted States within the merit feu, dayo