Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-07-04
Skeleton Brigade of Field Guns
viii Be Established Out of
Regular Army and State
Units,
RUM0RS OF PERSHING'S
WITHDRAWAL PERSIST
In the Meantime, Stream Of.
Supplies Flows Steadily
Southwark Expedition Well.
PrOviSioned,
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El Paso, Tex, July 3.--El Paso is
to become the station Of skeleton
brigade Of field artillery under com
mand of Col. Granger Adams of the
Fifth field artillery, il was learned
here tonight. Organizations to make
up the brigade are the Fifth United
States field artillery, and the First
Massachusetts field artillery both of
which regiments are here. and bat
teries from Connecticut and Rhode
Island, which are expected to arrive
shortly.
The concentration, according to
military men, will make lei paso the
largest artillery station in the United
States. II is pointed out that El Paso,
being the largest of the border towns,
is entitled to have such protection.
Begin Mounting Cannon.
Immediately upon detranine today
the Massachusetts regiment, consist
ing of Loco men and eighteen guns,
began mounting their cannon on the
mesa behind the city alongside of the
regular artillery, their noses pointed
toward Mexico. The First squadron
of the First Massachusetts cavalry
also detrained here today and imme-
diately went into camp. With prac-
! tically all of the guard organizations
here under canvas, drills and ether
work was begun today TO whip the
/ men into shape for field service Ia
! the heat Of the border country
| At military headquarters it was
Learned that the distribution OF seine
, of the infantry and cavalry of the
state troops at isolated border points
! in the El Paso military district will
/ begin within day or SO II was eX-
/ planned that there are numerous dis
/ tricts which heretofore the regular
! troops have been insufficient TO pro-
ItecL
Troop Trains Pass Through
Numbers of troop trains passed
I through FL Paso today and tonight
bound for points west while the
/ backward movement of the empty
trains which had carried guardsmen
/ to the frontier, also was begun. Rail
way officials asserted that the prob
lem of restoring to normal traffic
! lines which have been COngestcd by
troop travel is rapidly nearing solu-
ton
/ Gen. Francisco Gonzales, command.
( ing the Juarez garrison, announced
tonight that a special train would
/ leave tomorrow for Villa Ahumada,
carving the I5l paso undertakcrs dcs-
ignated by Gen. George Bell Jto
commanding this district, to BRING
back the bodies of the American sol
diers who fell at Carrizal to the tnt-
ed states for burial.
The Americans will travel under an
escort of Carran2a soldiers and p'dtri
the personal guarantee Of tie d. facto
Mexican government.
Pcrshlng9 Withdrawal NImorcd
While military preparations cCn-
tinued under pressure toda%, reports,
apparently without Foundations spread
that Gen. J. J. Pershing'5 eXpe IN
airy force in Mexico was to be with
drawn
Official confirmation Of these re-
ports could not be obtained. They
are believed to have had their tncap- /
ton in the recent torthward progress
of the southermost American detach- /
mants from san Geronimo ana Nami- !
quipa toward El Vale, and 70 have
received impetus in tOday's announce /
ment that General Pershing would /
take command of the newly created I.
New Mexico department with 1ead- !
quarters at FL PasC The latter state /,
ment that the order creating the de- .
Dartment had been suspended until ii (
could be determined whether General [
Pershings activities In the field would |
permit him to assume his new duties /
did not serve to dissipate speculation !
Skeptcism was evidenced, however /
I'm some official quarters.
supplied for Two Months. I
All reports have shown that the I
present disposition of the de facto /
government troops has been with the /
seeming intention Of enveloping the |
expeditionary force. American mill /
tarv strategists have repeatedly stated /
that they have no fear that General .
Pershing can not take care of him /
self. At the same time it is pointed .
out that he were seriously engaged /
the situation elsewhere might be ma
terially complicated.
IN the meantime however the |
shipment of supplies To- COlOuia Dub I
Ian base from Columbus goes on with /
little, if any, slackening General /
Pershng Is estimated to De equipped /
with two months food ana forage.
No soldier along the border is 10 be /
without Bible II efforts now being /
made 20 provide each fighting man .
with pocket size khaki-bouud vol Z
ume az % cost Of cents are success
ml The army .chaplalns have been
Interested iu the movement ana arc /
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