The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-12-07
CAROLINA CAVALRY
ON BORDER DUTY
BOTH TROOPS RECEIVE LAURELS
WHILE Doing DUTY ON THE
MEXICAN BORDER.
WITH TAR HEELS IN TEXAS
North Carolina Soldiers Along the
Border and at Camp Stewart Are
Enjoying Life and Winning Many
Compliments From Officials.

Camp Stewart Ell Paso, Texas
Troop A, North Carolina cavalry, un-
der command of Captain Fair has Deen
assigned to Annapra, New Mexico Tor
a month of border patrol, beginning
December first This is considered
the most dangerous post on the Dor
der. Troop B, under Capt. Rutledge.
has been assigned to Ysleta, II miles
south of Ell PaSo. A division review
was given in honor Of Representa-
tive Kahn of Pennsylvania. Con
xressman Kahn will be chairman or
the house military committee Of the
next congress if the house is Republl-
can.
Troop B, N. C. cavalry. from Ashe-
VILE. is all puffed up over the words or
praise heaped upon it Saturday at in
spection by Colonel Morgan, command
ing officer of the provisional cavalry
regiment of the Tenth division. IN
which the two troops Of North Caro-
lima cavalry are serving. Col. Morgan
said that Troop B led the regiment
Saturday and was one Of the best Ma
tional Guard troops on the border.
Thirty days before, Colonel Morgan
had watched Troop B work and in deep
disgust muttered:
And they call this a troop Of cav
airy. It looks more like bowling
mob"
Hard work has done the trick The
Tar Heel troopers have brains and pep
and that sort Of combinatiln works
wonders.
Troop B, North Carolina cavalry,
Asheyille, commanded by Capt. Fred
erick Rutledge. continues to win lau-
rels Yesterday in competitive tests.
Troop A stripped tents. made up their
rolls and packed saddles and were
ready to move in xactly light minutes
ready to move in exactly eight minutes
ahead of any other troop in the regi-
ment.
The army officers here paid quite
a lot of attention to Hon. Julius Kahn.
representative from Pennsylvania,
ranking Republican member of the
House Military Committee. He is Stat
ed to be chairman Of that important
committee if the Republican gain con-
troll of the House. Major General Gle
ment commanding the Seventh Divi-
sion, rendered the congressman a di-
vision review Thursday afternoon and
Thursday evening Brigadier General
Bell of the regular army, commanding
at FL Paso district, gave tea in his
honor at the officers club at Fort
Bliss.
The officers mess hall of the Sec
ond Regiment is nearing completion.
The officers of the First and Third
have had their mess halls completed
for several weeks. Work is expected
TO begin this week on offices for bri-
gade headquarters The business of
tho BRIGADE has been carried on in
tent. Several of the officers have
bought lumber at their own expense
and have erected houses but the ma
iority are waiting on the lumber to
be issued later by the government.
General Young. brigade commander,
is still sleeping outdoors with his
men His tent is no warmer than the
tents occupied by the enlisted men
and he says that he does not want
anything done for him until the men
have been taken care Of.
Private Paul W. Pearson, machine
gun company of the Third Regiment,
is under arrest at Tuczon, Ariz., on
the charge of being absent from his
command without leave. Sergt. Otis
w. Duke, of the Third Regiment ma
chine gun company, was ordered to
proceed to Tuczon and bring Pearson
back to camp. He will have to stand
trial for desertion
Orders we're issued appointing Cor
poral Jerry Brown of Company B.
Third regiment, sergeant and Privates
Chester L. Messer and William L.
Hobson, Of the same company, cor
porals.
Monday the following promotions
were made in Company A, Third Regi-
ment, Lexington. Mechanic Everett
T. Lawrence and Musician Cletus r.
WEIGH to be sergeants. Privates YES
tai Wilson, Vance Garrett, Otis He'd
rick Ira " Hartley and John M. Ward
to be corporals.
Arthur c. Bernard, first sergeant
machine gun company of the third was
granted thirty days furlough and left
Immediately for Raleigh.
The provost guard on duty in Ell
Paso has been equipped with a police
patrol and is now prepared to pick
them up in hurry. The guard, form
erly all regulars, has been changed of
late and now has 104 National Guards
men and 76 regulars. 1t is believed
that If the Guardsmen stay here the
number on the provost guard will he
materially increased. The regulars
feel contempt for the Qua rdsmen
that Is in no way merited. 1t is be-
heVed that it would be better to put
the Guardsmen in charge of keenine