The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-10
By L. b. JOHNS.

Outraged by the murder Of their
comrades and countrymen. about 1900
American troops are waiting orders on
the border of Mexico to avenge the
splitting of American blood on American
soil Only the strict discipline OF the
regular army has kept the troops out of
Mexico. Not half of the insults and
indignities that have been heaped upon
the regular soldiers serving on the border
have reached the public press. This
country has been so deeply engrossed with
the European war that II has not PAID
much attention to the daily outrages on
the Mexican border
The watchful waiting policy of the ad-
ministration has been a sore trial to the
soldiers on the border. MeXicans have
become so insolent that II has been no
mean task for the officers of the army
to control the enlisted men. II the army
is sent into Mexico every soldier will be
inspired with a desire to punish the
bandits that have been raiding the border.
During the two years service on the
border the officers and men have had an
opportunity to study the MeNicans
method of fighting and the troops were
never better trained for the character OF
warfare which will be necessary to clear
the country of its armed forces.
The regular troops which are in com
mand of Mai. Gen. Frederick Funston
are stretched along the Mexican border
from Brownsville, Texas, to Yuma,
Arizona. 1t consists of fifteen regiments
of infantry, seven regiments OF cavalry
and parts of five regiments OF field
artillery with the necessary auxiliary
troops to create a division at war
strength.
Roughly speaking there are 10000 more
regular troops scattered at posts from
Vancouver's barracks. Washington, TO
Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont. To this can
be added about 5000 coast artllery
troops which would probably be con-
verified into infantry. 1t would be
week or ten days before the entire reg
ular army w ich could be brought up
to a strength of about 5000 can be
modified on the Mexican border.
The latest advices received at the War
Department indicate that the troops on
the Mexican border are stationed at the
following places: Brownsville, troops A.
B c and d. Third Cavalry, batteries B
and Z, Fifth Field Artillery; Fourth reg1-
ment of infantry and an aero squadron.
Fort Bliss, Texas. Eighth Cavalry. Com
pany 1 of the Signal Corps and Hospital
Corps detachment. Fort Clark, Texas
troops A, c, D. E, and G, Fourteenth
Cavalry Del Rio, Texas, troops and
H, Fourteenth Cavalry, and the Nine
teenth regiment of infantry. Donna
Texas one troop of the Twelfth Cavalry
one of the Sixth Cavalry and a battalion
of the Twenty ninth Infantry. Eagle
Pass, Texas, one troop of the Fourteenth
Cavalry, battery F of Sixth Field Ar
tillery and the Seventeenth Infantry. III
Paso, Texas, Fourth regiment Of field
artillery with the exception of one bat
terry, battery of Fifth Field Artillery
and the Sixth and Sixteenth regiments Of
infantry. Fabins, Texas, troop X, Thir-
tenth Cavalry. Harrington, Texas
troops A and &, Twelfth Cavalry, all Of
the Sixth Cavalry excepting the first
squadron, all of the Twenty-sixth In
fantry with the exception of Company n,
battery D, Fourth Field Artillery. hos
pital troops and Signal Corps troops.
Fort Hancock, troop E, Thirteenth Cav
airy. Laferia, Texas, troop NJ, Sixth
Cavalry. Lomdrum's Ranch headquar-
ters first squadron and troop d, Sixth
Cavalry. Laredo battery L, Sixth Field
Artillery and the Ninth regiment of in
fsntry. Maria, Texas, troop c and d,
Thirteenth Cavalry. Fort Macintosh,
Texas, troops I, X. L, NJ. Fourteenth
Twelfth Cavalry. Mission. Texas, troops
C, II, Third Cavalry, troop Z, Sixth Cav
airy, headquarters companies NJ, A. Third
battalion and Company +, Twenty-ninth
Infantry. RIO rande City, Texas,
troops + and f., Third Cavalry. San Be
nito, Texas, Company r, Twenty sixth
Infantry. Sierra BlanSa, troop B, Thir-
teorIth Cavalry Ysleta, Texas, troop H.
Thirteenth Cavalry.
In New Mexico. at Columbus, troops
F, G. L and Nj. Thirteenth Cavalry. Gull
bertson's Ranch troop F. Ninth Cavalry
Hachita, troops r and G, Ninth Cavalry
II Arizona, Douglas, troops B, c, d, I.
X, l.. NJ and machine gun detachment of
the Ninth Cavalry. Batteries A and B,