The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-16
TEXANS ID FIGHT NATIONAL GUARD AT FAIRGROUNDS Captain Holland Says They Will Annihilate Major
 Seals Command PLANNING TO MAKE
 MAJOR A PRISONER Mimic Battle Will Be Fought Under Modern Rules and United States
 Officer Will Act as
 Umpire
By ELLIS c. HoLLuMs

The old rebel yell,' that eerie sound which struck terror to the hearts of so many Tanks" in the days of the six reuver grounds at the fairgrounds Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock when the Texas battalion under the leader ship of Col. Vic Reinhardt will engage in battle with battalion of the Ala bama National Guard under the com inand of Maj. Carl H. Seals.
 The gray uniform again will be seen sweeping down the field in a wild charge that hundreds of times won victory for the confederate arms. Hardy Texans whose dictionary contains no such word as fear will meet the boys of the Ala bama National Guard in a battle that will live in the memory of all who see it, for the battle will be fought under the modern rules of warfare, in which the A. N. G. is versed. The vets were schooled in the older method of fight ing, but their commander and his forces are dauntless and in an excess of con fidence proclaim to the city that they not only will rout the A. N. G., but will take Major Seals a prisoner and place him in detention camp while they scrub the field with the remnants of his scattered army.
 Company A of the Texas battalion is under command of Capt. L. F. Perkins and comes from Dallas. Company B of Fort Worth is under the command of Capt. George B. Holland and Company of Terrel is commanded by Capt. T. gle, which promises to be of the most sanguinary character, will have mod ern artillery and rifles. The battle will be umpired by an officer of the Uni ted States army, who will render his decision of strategic points and his de- cision will be final.
 The Texas battalion consists of some a thousand fights. They passed through four years of civil strife and they have lived in Texas, noted for it's aggressive ness. Captain Holland stated last night that the Texas battalion would need about 10 good cavalry horses for picket duty. And we are going to have them, he said emphatically. of course, the good people of Birmingham might come forward and lend them to us, but ii they don't we will be compelled to re- sort to the forage methods that were quite fashionable in the days of '61, and secure our mounts willy -nily. We've got to have them and military neces- sity recognizes no civil law"
 Captain Holland was emphatic in his declaration that the Texans would make things warm for the Alabama National Guard. we are going to capture Major Seals first,'' he declared, land send him down to the Rio Grande to take our places along the border to keep out the thieving, mrrdering, pillagers from Mex ico. Then we will proceed to ann1hllate his entire command 4f
 This battle will be the most realistic the young fellows ever engaged in, and we will show them how we old fel- lows fought back in the sixties when we were young and had no creaky joints. It will be a great day for them, for they will have an opportunity to see a Confederate battalion in real action.'
 Lieut.. J.. w. Borden, second in com mand to Captain Holland, backed his chief up in everything he said, and stated that the boys of Company B would give good account of themselves
 Company B carries the banner of the battalion. a huge flag of red and white, bearing a huge lone star on a field of blue. It is a beautiful banner and is carried by brave men. who are enthu- siastic over the prospects of a little skirmish'' with modern weapons.
 The Headquarters of the Texas bat talion is the third floor of the court house. They state they will be glad 70 meet and shake the hands of any fIo ofar itn of dan at ha ro- union, and that they want to make the acquaintance of Birmingham people who are helping to make their stay here pleasant