El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-12

-ORT BLISS. Camp Pershing and
Camp Cotton are OVERLOOKING with
i national guard troops and it has
been found necessary 10 establish a
new camp three miles north of Fort
Bliss and another camp site downtown
is being lolled for by the regular army
officers where the additional Michigan
troops will be encamped-
with the arrival of the First Penn
sylvania cavalry Tuesday afternoon
and evening, Camp Pershing was
crowded so badly that the new camp
beyond the fort and near the city
vvaterworIs was selected and the entire
Pennsylvania division composed OF
nine regiments Of Pennsylvania troops,
will be camped there under command
OF Mai. Gen Charles NJ Clement There
will be 1900 troops in this camp. when
the last Of the Pennsylvania commands
now on the road reach the border here
Michigan Troops Here.
In addition TO the First Pennsylvania
rived in Camp Cotton Tuesday after
noon and evening and two additional
regiments Of Michigan infantry are eX-
pected this evening or Thursday and
will 90 into camp at the new camp
site TO be selected this afternoon e
Troops To Big Bend.
Two hattalions of Pennsylvania. in
fantry will 90 TO the Big Bend district
AT once to assume charge OF the Work
OF patrOling that district The troops
will leave over the G. H this eyenin6
or Thursday. the exact time OF depart
ure being kept n secret by the military
The troops viii so to Marathon and
from there Will go 10 the border near
Boquillas and Glen Springs
To Patrol Near City.
The Fifth Massachusetts regiment OF
infantry is also TO DO guard duty on
the border but viii be kept IN me Il
PasO patrol district near Fl Paso-
Gen. George Bell has established his
office in the Mills building and, with
his staff, is directing the movement OF
border troops from there He occupied
his office for the first time Wednesday
Michigan Regiment Arrives.
Fifteen hundred strong. the entire
31st Michigan infantry arrived IN the
city yesterday afternoon ana last nlGnt
and went into camp at Camp cotton
They were the first Michigan state
-uardsmen TO leave their state Tor the
border country The 3lst IS commanded
by Col. Walter Barlow, city Official OF
Detroit y was announced lllaI ~
batteries OF field artillery. one troop
Of cavalry and the SD and SD infantry
had vet TO reach the border and was
expected TO arrive soon
The roster Of the staff officers OF the
31st follows Col Walter Barlow, Lieut.
Col A. c. Pack. MAI George E Waldo
Mai John F. Roehl Maj. Victor NJ Du-
mas. Almost everyone OF the staff Of
GERS is q Spanish war veteran
Detroit BattaIiOns-
The first and second battaliOns OF the
s1st are composed OF the headquarters
company, machine gun company, sup
ply company and band They are from
Detroit The majority OF the enlisted
men are high salaried automobile ne
chanics- There are several men prom
inenr in automobile life at Detroit VINO
have come with the S1st 10 Fl Paso-
The third battalion Is composed most
" Of students OF Michigan university
and men Of prominence in Ann Arbor,
Monroe and Jackson Many OF the men
of cOmpay I and X gave up good Jobs
TO come to The border. The majority
of them are expert riflemen-
Had SIeePers-
The men OF the 31st reported that
they had an excellent trip, with Pull
man sleepers for the entire route They
came by way OF the Michigan Central
and santa Re roads They left Gray
ling. Mich. Saturday morning fully
equipped and entirely up to war
strength Amarillo. Tex gave the men
a big reception They were given an
auto ride and eatables were distributed
among the big crowd The men had
three meals csily and as a result ar
rived in fine condition. Il was stated
that in the wedding out only per
cent were rejected because Of their
physical condition The detectives were
most troubled with the eyes
Irrigated Valleys Look Good.
The Texas country didn't impress US
much until We came to the irrigated
bitches and the. fertile valleys near