El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-16
NEW BORDER BRIGADE IS FORMED;
BASE HOSPITAL FOR EXPEDITION
Gen. Bell Arrives From Fort Sam Houston to Command
Ell Paso's New Brigade 2 Grd Infantry Arrives From
Galveston; 18th Cavalry Goes Through to Co
lumbus; Second Cavalry Ordered Here.

nesday night and THURSDAY. me SCI
ond cavalry. from Fort Ethan Alien
Vermont, has also been ordered 10 ~
Bliss and is now entraining there rms
regiment was also stationed at FORT
Bliss and the officers are wen known
here. II is not known whether inns
cavalry command will be attacheo 70
Gen Bells brigade or viii proceed ~
columbus or the other points Oh
trance to Mexico when IL arrives a
message was received by the I'll Faso -
Southwestern railroad from the com
mander at Fort Ethan Allen asking
that the cars for moving troops into FL
Paso be wa Nod well as the men are
fraid OF taking cold after coming
from Ve.m,n. ..4Cre it is only ~ pc
low zero at times.
18th Cavalry to Columbus.
The 18th cavalry, from Fort Ogle-
thorpe, Ga. is being sent west 10 70
lumbus as fast as il arrives from Geor-
gia. Four sections arrived "Wednesday
afternoon and night over the t. a T.
and was sent west over the southwest
ern The other trains Will be trans
ferred to the Southwestern as fast as
Two troops of the Third cavalry
from San Antonio, are reported TO DC
due to arrive in FL Paso sometime r. r.
day. The Third cavalry has been d.
vided for some time between Fort sam
Houston, at San Antonio, ana the
Brownsville border. Save for "A smal
euard and the presence of the lzSth
and 127th coast artillery, Galveston has
I been stripped of its troops
More May Come.
The 21st infantry. stationed at Van
! couver barracks, Washington, is also
reported to have been ordered to the
] front and is expected to arrive within
the next "A hours at Douglas, Columbus
. OF III PasO. The inference is that me
21st. commanded by Col Francis n.
French will be an additional link IN
! the line of communication between me
! punitive expedition and the base Of
supplies at Columbus.
Base Hospital.
The Fort Bliss hospital Is TO be made
! "a base Of supplies for all the troops
along the border and viii be stocked
/ with quantities Of medical supplies
I ambulance equipment and a complete
hospital corps formed at the tort TINS
was announced Thursday. The fort
, hospital win also be made the base
hospital for the eNpeditionary forces
and all wounded men Of the American
column viii be sent out Of the zone OF
action back to dressing stations on the
! border and the more serious cases sem
/ to the base hospital here.
Gen. BELL Arrives
! Brig Gen. George Bell, jr. with his
aides de camp, Lieut.. W. r. Moore ant
/ Lieut.. W B. Pratt, arrived in FL Pasc
! Wednesday afternoon at $50 o'clock
/ from san Antonio. Tex, and are regis
/ tered at the Paso del Norte. Gen. Bel
! will have command of the American
! forces gathered in El Paso and would
not talk upon any subjects that hat
ANYTHING to do with border matters.
Il am here to take command Of tbs
] military now located in this city hC
said. 'and to preserve order along The
border. / had a rather long journey
from San Antonio-that is il seemed
long / suppose because I thought
should be here"
Cen Bell was met at the railroad
! station bv Col C. ". Taylor of thu
eighth cavalry. wednesday evening Gen
Bell, after dining with his two aides II
] the big dining room OF the Paso de
Norte. entered the foyer and for three
I quarters Of an hour was beseiged by
newspaper men. photographers seeking
| the privilege Of making border pictures
! and members Of his new commad who
/ came to pay their respects.
Engineers Go West.
/ Company Z Of the engineering corps
! mart of which were stationed at Sar
/ Antonio, Fort sill, Okla, and Calves
| ton, went out at 2:55 Wednesday al
| ternoon for Columbus in two specia
/ cars. The men came in from their re-
/ spective stations and made up theii
! company in FL Paso on Wednesday
morning.