El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-14
CENSORSHIP ON TROOP MOVEMENT;
ENGINEERS AND AVIATORS co WEST
Railroads and Fort Keeping Troop Movement to the
Border Secret; Army Engineers Arrive From Fort
Sam Houston; Airplane Corps Believed to Have
Gone Through During Night to Columbus

, lumbus al 5:45 oclocl, Monday afternoon
with the 10Th infantry. The two trains
that carried the 10Th were made up at
camp Cotton, and Gen. PershiuE and his
stdli Were passengers in the Pullman
car Puerto Rico" Mai. John L Hines
accompanied Gen. Pershing.
Privnte Falls Into Canal.
"ueC DtloHe the train started for the
S0NVu" Lllne-there were two starts
lanes t,I hilkey, private in company E,
ieiI backward from the open door Of the
baggage car into the canal waters of
the canal lie was fished out by a num-
per or soldiers and IL was some time
before ne was resuscitated. He did not
but was taken off i'm an army ambu-
lance to the hospital.
BaggaEe Arrives.
Gen. Pershing's baggage first arrived
at the camp about 4 o'clock or shortly
after the first section of the two trains
carrying the 18th infantry had depart-
ed There were numerous delays, oc-
casioned by uSettled matters being ar
ranged before Gen. Pershmg took his
leave.
Col. Allaire Of the 10th infantry and
Lieut. Shallenberger held n conference
along the officers alley devisine a plan
whereby the general might be brought
10 the train without interception by re-
porters or photographers. In the mean
while the movie men had stationed
their machines at the door OF the Pull
man and were waiting for the general
to come out as he had intimated after
a parley that he would do
Train Leaves.
Upon discovering that the general
could not reach the train from the camp
side without being detected he came in
below the train from the direction of
the new union stock words. in the COM
pany OF several women, so as to detract
from the military, and passing through
a field entered the ear from the side
which was shut off from the camp. The
train then left for the west.
Motor supply Trains.
Two motor supply trains, each con-
sisting of % trucks. will be used to
carry supplies to the United States
troops to be used in the bandit hunt
in Mexico. according to the dispatches
from San Antonio.
one section of the supply train will
consist of the four wheel-drive quad"
type trucks. There viii be p of these
trucks. which are capable OF taking
almost any grade which can be nego-
carrying capacity of from two to six
tons. The United States army has
made many experiments with these
trucks, both for armored car purposes
and supply trains.
p Other Trucks.
The other truck section is to consist
OF p trucks Of the ordinary rear-wheel
drive. It is likely that the smaller
type or TRUCKS, capaDle OF carry lE
from 1900 pounds to two tons, VIII
he favored. These trucks are specially
adapted to rough roads and are capable
Of making good speed. The 1500-pound
models will all maintain 20 miles per
hour on fair roads.
There are available probably - new
trucks of from 1900 pounos TO one ton
from local dealers and several Of these
dealers have wired their factories TO |
rush shipments in case the trucks are |
required for army use
10 Dispatch Autos
Mai William Elliott. depot quarter !
master has already placed orders for
ten small touring cars. four of one /
make and six of another. and is nego- Z
tiating for several others These cars
will be used for dispatch work and for /
carrying light supplies. The equip
ment OF these cars is standard, with !
the addition OF an extra demountable |
rim and casing for the front wheels.