New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-07
Eager TO "See the Incident
Through" After Getting
Prepared.
STORIES OF RAIDS
STIR THEIR METTLE
Soldiers in Camp Get Extra
Sabre Drill Killing Rattle
snakes and Scorpions.
Bv ROBERT II. ROHDE.


Nv KtDBEKI III. hOubT.
lBy Telegraph 10 Tho Tribune
Headquarters I'd Provisional Brigade,
9th Field Division. L. s. A, McAllen,
Tex. July Is. Although news from
Washington is becoming daily more
pacific in tone. reports Of half dozen
recent border raids that drifted into
Camp Scorpion to-day served 10 keep
alive the hope Of the New York Guards
men that they will see real action be-
/ fore they are recalled Now that they
have been through the hardships of the
/ long haul from their homes and have
] become partly acclimated the men are
eager to see the incident through.
The latest border raid is reported
/ from Donna. Tex, thirteen miles east
| Of here, where two bandits are said to
! have been wounded last night. The two
were with party OF fifty, half Of whom
/ forded the Rio Grande at point sew
eral miles from the town. A night patrol
of ranchers opened fire as the first Of
| the bandits reached the American bank.
| The raiders fed.
News OF the raid came to McAllen
with an order transferring the LIST Bat
talon Of the I'd Texas Infantry to
Donna. Residents there had received
word that the visitors from Mexico
planned TO return in strong force.
No casualties attended the border
raid so far as known, but a dozen head
Of horses and several small herds Of
cattle were driven back across the
river
Carranzistas in Raids.
Carranza soldiers have figured prom
inently IN these incursions. Along this
front they have not been paid for
months. Their rations have been re-
duced to a daily handful Of -four and
small chunk of goat meat, and foraging
! on their own side Of the river is I'M
| profitable
There were two inspections of Camp
Scorpion to-day. One was made up
Lieutenant Cary Crockett, the regular
army intelligence officer stationed at
/ Hidalgo. The other was made by
/ Mexican law student who is a close
| friend Of Major Flores. the commander
al Reynosa, and brother OF "A Carranza
officer. The Mexican, presenting him
/ self TO immigration Inspector Baer at
/ Hidalgo, explained ne wished TO visit
relatives in McAllen. Before he saw
| the relatives he was taken TO see the
camp, that he might carry back to
| Reynosa a picture Of the parked ar
| tillery, the drilling troops and the gen
| tie air of readiness for trouble from
/ beyond the river.
/ Some reports are that a withdrawal
Of Nafarette troops from Camargo to
| Aldamas and Zuacar, stronger strategic
/ points, has begun. 1t is probable that
the LIST Cavalry, when the other squad
ron arrives, will be sent 10 Sam For
/ dyce.
Major McAlee's squadron Of the cav
airy regimen: rode into camp az noon
to-day, after spending the night at
/ Mission with the l4th Infantry. There
had been no staff officer detailed 20
meet them, and il was Lieutenant
/ Crockett who showed them TO the UNI
cleared acres of brush which had been
assigned to the cavalry camp.
Praises Men in Camp.
"This is a much finer lot Of men than
saw in the Chickamauga Park camp
in 49," said the lieutenant. They are
in better shape physically and their or
/ ganlzatlon is also much better"
Heat exhaustion and scorpion bite
eases, of which there were half hun
dred more to-day, continue to keep the
regimental surgeons busy. The latest
of the scorpion victims Is Lieutenant.
I Colonel William Beekman, Of the list
Infantry. Toward the end Of long
official report. which he made to Colonel
Bates this morning Colonel Beekman's
expression was reminiscent Of that of
the Spartanberry who stole the fox.
Please excuse me, colonel he
begged, finally, 81 am sure something
is biting
80 80 l. t-
and jumped out Of his service breeches.
a well fed scorpion jumped out after
him second later.
On the ground which the cavalry and
the two batteries of the lst Field Ar
tillery are clearing for their camps
scorpions and rattlesnakes are giving
the men some sabre practice not on the
programme. The casualties thus far
have been all on the enemies side, but
the sabre is futile against the Texas
gnats, which hover in a cloud above the
camp.
Victim of Pneumonia.
Private John Duff, of d troop, one Of
the artillerymen, is lying unconscious
in the hospital tent of the list a vic
tim of pneumonia. lie will be sent
back to the base hospital in San An
tonic tomorrow If his condition shows
no improvement.
First Sergeant George Beavers. jr., Of
+ Company. in the 7th. is the subject OF
an unofficial Communication which has
been handed M through Colonel Fisk
10 Brigade General George R. Dyer.
Captain William s. Coycll Of F Com
pany, Is trying to find out whether the
sergeant. who was noted as an athlete
at West Point and who served two
years In the Philippines as a regular
army officer, following his graduation,
is not entitled TO extra pay.
Beavers resigned from the regular
service in October. 1912. Subsequently
he enlisted as private in the I'd Cav
airy, y. G.. y. Y, but was dropped be
cause of removal from the district. and
was taken into the 7th. In that regi-
ment he has risen from the ranks and
through the commissioned grades.
Pending the arrival Of Major General
Organ the camp Is without flag
The general has been expected hourly
for two days. He was last reported in
Houston, where a dinner had been ar
ranged in his honor.
Major General Organ arrived this
evening on special train. With him
were Lieutenant-Co Colonel William S.
Terriberry. Major Cornelius Wander
bilt. Major Edward Folmstead and
Major j. Leslie Kincaid, OF his staff
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