Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-19
GREATLY
INTERESTED IN
MOVING ORDERS
GINA REGIMENTS ARE HOPEFUL
OF EARLY NEWS.
REGARDED AS CERTAIN THAT CAV
AIRY ORGANIZATION WILL BE
FINAL ONE TO LEAVE BORDER

Anticipations of an early order 20 en-
tram for their homes ~ Springfield and
Chicago began TO fade rapidly II the
hearts of the members of fhe First Hi
noi- cavalry yesterday afternoon upon
receipt of news from Washington that
orders had been ISSUED under which only
those troop. will he sent home that can
be- replaced by new organizations now IN
the various state mobilization camps.
The news came close upon the arrival
of the regiment from it, ten-day> ma
ncuvers at Point Isabel The men had
arrived home IN high spirits, buoyed by
the belief that they would In en- route
home within less than a fortnight The
first sight of Camp Parker was the signal
for wild whpop and hurrah from the
throat- of the thousand road worn. mud
bcdraggcd men. For the first time since
they had been on the Mexican border their
camp really made m appeal to them SINH
lar 10 that of home to returning wan
dcrer
Then. Monday afternoon. clation again
began tn run high when the first news.
them to the effect that about $4,000 ma
tional .uard~mcn would be drawn away
from the border.
"Surclv. this would include the First
Illinois cavalry Were they not the ear
ie~t mlitiamcn to report for duty when
the call came hast june
This clation. however, soon received n
sort Of death blow. The report began to
circulate downward from the higher Off
ral circles that the order would not ar
feet the cavalrymen. Being the only cav
airy regiment on the border and there be-
ing no other national guard cavalry or
ganization 10 replace them. their services
cannot be dispensed with. The honor of
heIng the crack national guard cavalry
orga nizationS at the nation carries with
it its penalties 50 the men are accu--
torning themselves to the thought ot hang
ing their Christmas stockings on the
bough9 of the ebony and mesquite trees
that shade the Magic Valley Of the Rio
Grandc
The Iowa infantry brigade. II seems. i
more fortunate That this organization
comprising more than 1000 men. will BE-
among the first OF the troops to he drawn
away from Brownsville l. belief
strengthened by the fact that orders have
been received At the brigade headquarters
from the southern department instruct
ing the rcgimcnt9l commanders to make
estimates of the number of coaches that
will be required to move the men and
equipment back TO- their mobilization
camn- All automobiles and army auto
trucks purchased IN the variou~ corps ot
the organization are ~ he moved home
with the troops. where they will form
parts Of the militia equipment. The hDr
ses and mules will remain on the border
for use hy other organizations.
The Iowa infantry brigade camp -
among the most ideally situated IN the
valley and the new militia organizations
that draw that camp may consider them
selves extremely lucky.
Rumors have been persistent among
members of the iwo Virginia infantry reg
imcnt~ tor several weeks that they are tn
hc returned home at nm early date. Since
the recent order from the war depart
mcnt proydn for the drawing away ~
I 600 men, however. uo new development,
has been known tu occur with respect tn
those organizations.