Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-03-13
Similar to Aauinaldo Chase


Estimates Of the time required 10 cap
ture the former constitu,ionalist leader
are not obtainable. but there was feel
ing al southern department headquarters
that the chase would be similar 10 the
one which had as its object the seizure
OF Aguinaldo in the Philippines years age.
Army officers are interested in the part
the first aero squadron will play in the
pursuit. No American aero squadron eve.
before has had sctual military service.
Machines were sent 70 Vera Cruz and
there has been aerial scouting done along
the border but this is the arst real tes.
OF the fourth arm ot TIE service.
L is not known when the squadron will
leave San Antonio, bu. K has been an
nourCed tha, = vii, be ready by tomor-
row afternoon. Weather conditions now
are perfee, for flying and it is though:
that the start OF the journey will not be
DELAYED any longer than is necessary.
Capt Benjamin Foulois. comma ndine
the 10 officers who comprise the "aiers
Of the squadron. and the g troopers COM
pleting the detachment. worked hard to-
day preparing for their departure. A big
part of the equipment will go forward
by train.
All the officers. except Lieut.. A. r.
Christie, will go to the front. Most Of
them are veteran aviators. Several Of
them participated in the fight Of the
first aero squadron from Fort Sill
Okla. last November. when the squad
ron was transferred to For, Sam
Houston.
Capt. Foulois and L;euts. ]. E
! Carberry, T. s. Bowen. l. A. RAIDER and
/ c. q. Chapman are the present mem
bers of the squadron who made the
fight from Fort Sill. Other members
are Capt r T. Dodd and Lieut.. H. A
| Dargue, ". G. Gorrell, ". G kilner
and r. H. Willis.
! While no reports have been received
Of disorders along the border. prepara-
! tions have been made 10 Queil an!
that may arise Gen. Funston has here
about 1900 men. comprising the three
! land branches Of the service that might
be sent 10 the aid of the troops al
read- at Brownevills. Laredo and 9TH
er Texas border points.
Veteran Airman
Cant. Fouldis is one Of the army
pioneer airrnen. He was with Orvlile
Wright IN the first cross country hlgh'
! in America OF any conseQuence-tha'
from Fort Meyer. Va. 20 A!exanorla
in1ens. He was an officer Of the l'tf
Infantry. when he entered the HElns
corps.
The SQUADRON is under-manned. as II
| full complement should be ~ n!lht
men. The equipment, IN addition TO IN
| eight aeroplanes. consists OF ~ heaF!
motor trucks and five motor cycles
-re latter being for the rapid transpor
tation Of gasoline and OF parts 10
| crippled engines.
Ths SQUADRON uses biplanes with mo
/ tors of from 80 to loo horsepower
Each machine weighs about lSa
pounds and will carry $50 pounds. or al
! observer with each pilot.
A QUANTITY Of ammunition will g.
forward with the motor trucks.
! Orders were isued late today for tn
second battalion Of engineers, compos
ed of companies E, G and II. with MAI
l.. Brown commanding. to entrain
Similar orders were issued to field hos
pital No. :. Maj. Jere B. Clayton com
manding, and to ambulance compan,
No. :, Maj Harold ]. Jones command
ing. No destinations were announced
except that the details would G.
West"