Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-20
TO VISIT COMMANDERS At HARLiM-
GEN AND MERCEDES TO OiS-
CUSS PROTECTION or
THE BORDER.
MILITIA REGIMENTS TO BE TRAINED
TWO MONTHS ON BORDER
BEFORE STARTING
DUTY.

Brigadier General James Parker. who
today assumed command Of the Browns
vile border patrol district, left just be-
fore noon for Harlingcn to visit Colonel
X. l.. Bullard Of the Twenty Sixth Infan-
try and for Mercedes To see Colonel Ed
ward IL Plummer ~ the Twenty Eighth
Infantry Ia discuss with them the gen.
eral situation on this border with
view to reorganization of the district.
lie was accompanied on the antom0lli1nI7
trip by Captain Frank X. Mccoy.
will he his adjutant az Fort BrowR \
Lieutenant Willis D.A ACrittenbergcr. MS
aide.
General Parker could not say taday
when the two regiments of the Texas
National Guard will bc sent % the low.
or border. He said that al present the
regiments recruited from the Texas Ma
tional Guard are being mustered into
the service, inspected, examined, etc,
and that this work probably will neces
sItate announcer week or longer 10 com
PIvte- "ucn r-ad. the. VIA De SEA.
- some point "a tnc ,aIirA 40 ~
.nrousn "A uruiIng and training course.
renerai rarker s.na tnat ordinarily a.
takes tnrcc months 40 produce govu
sOiuier, DIt he Dcucves ,nat by worAins
= ntue nar,irr n VIII Dc po>sID4e ID haze
these men ready Tor service On border in
Lwo months.
ucnerai Parker has been giving hi>
time the past three years a. making IRE
qucnt IrIp> Of inspection among his
scattered regiments which have been un
duty along the border. lie will now give
his entire attention 10 disposing the ..
900 troops III the district between The
gulf coast and Roma 10 the best advan
iage Tor the protection Of that hundred
miles of border as the crow flies, hui
five hundred miles or more following
the meandcrines of the Rio Grande.
General Parker will have under him
the Twenty Sixth United States Inian
try. with headquarters at Harlineen,
the Twenty Eighth Infantry, with head.
quarters at Mission, the Fourth lnfah-
try, with headquarters at Fort Brown.
the Third United States Cavalry. with
headquarters IA Fort Brown, and the
two additional regiments of the Texas
National Guard when they arrive.
which will really bring his force. even
tuaily. 10 probably more than 1000 men
Brigadier General John HuIen will
comI1and the regiments from the VA
tional Guard, giving his attention main.
~ 70 training troops. putting them
through the ropes. ~ II were. prrpar
ing them far the task Of patrolling aud
protecting the Rio Grandc. General IIm
len and General Parker are close per.
sonal friends of years standing, dating
back 10 a battle in the Philippines ~
9l0O when General Parker met General
Tulen. then q captain In the Thirty
Third Texas Infantry. after hard hat
tie with the insurgents. Captain Hulcn
coming to the assistance of General Par
kcr's command with his company of III
fantrv.
General TIulen probably will not come
10 Brownsville to make his headquar.
ters but will spend his time mainly
among the troops.
General Parker's district headGuar
ters are being established M Fort
Brown today. His adintanf for the
present will be Captain Frank X. MrT--
hut il is understood that Lieutenant c..
oncl Bvrom H. coming to Fort r.
onel Bvrom is coming to Fort Rrnr-'
soon ~ assume the duties Of adjntanr