El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-17
OHIlAN5 HAVE
ALL DONE DUTY
Last of Regiments Gets Its
Turn at Guarding the
Mexican Border.

Turn al GuarQlng Tie
Mexican Border.
with the departure of the second and
third Ohio infantry for their tour Of
duty as part of the border patrol all Of
the troops of the Buckeye state have
= had their turn at keeping the peace
k-slong the Rio Grande. The third and
second. commanded by Coils Robert
Huber and J. Guy Deming. have just
been transported in motor trucks from
the first brigade camp along Bliss Bou-
levard in the Altura Park and Grand
View additions. TO patrol stations
stretching from nora and Las Cruces,
N NJ. to Fort Hancock. Tex The fourth
and fifth Ohio infantry. OF the second
brigade. have just returned to their
- camps in Altura Park The eighth in
1antry came back to its tent city in
Richmond Terrace several days ago.
The Ohio cavalry squadron is still scat
tered along the Mexican boundary Col
- Byron L. Bargar commands the fourth
p Col Charles Y Zimmerman the fifth.
and Col Edward Vollrath the eighth
Lots of Wood Needed.
The cold snap OF the past few days
found the Ohio guardsmen actively pre-
pairing for stay Of all winter in camp.
and their greatest discomfort was
caused by the freezing OF q number OF
water pipe lines Immense quantities
of lumber have been furnished to
the two brigades by the army con-
struction Guartermaster. Mai VIM.
( Saville, and his field superintendent,
= John G Rhodes, for converting the
ohio tent city into a regular canton
ment- Permanent kitchens and mess
halls have been built and tents for Of
ficers and men floOred and boarded for
cold weather and supplied with Sibley
heaters The supply companies Of the
brigade are kept busy hauling fire.
wood to the camps and fires are roar
Ing day and night Supplying fuel to
the national guard camps near FL Paso
is one OF the most important items in
? the Quartermaster's department Train
loads Of stOvewOod are unloaded and !
Generals Make Inspection.
Brig Gems W V McMaRen and John
SPEAKS commanding respectively, /
the first ana second briSades OF OHIO !
infantry have each just concluded a
tour OF inspection Of the companies OF I
their regiments stationed along the !
international boundary The camps in 1
spected were those al Noria. Mastodon /
. and Anapra- n NJ. CourcheSne bridge,
SeInent PAM; ralIroad Elaouc's, sIleI-
fer. Hart Viaduct- Collingswood, CInecue 1
park, Belen. SocOrro. West Ysleta, /
Nsleta. Clint. san EliZario. Fabens and i
old Fort Hancock. Tex. These stations
are among those of the regular patrol |
-tGistrict esta blished some time ago by
: orders of Mai. Gen. Fred Funston.
Southern department and under direct
orders Of Brig Gen. George Bell jr-
Two Ex-Adjutants General.
Two ex-adjutants general Of the state
of Ohio are serving with their regi- !
ments here They are Lieut. Col. Chss. ]
c Weybrecht, of Toledo. eighth infan- |
try and Lieut.. Col. Euson ". HOugh, |
fourth infantry. who resigned the ad-
Jutant generalshlp under Gov Willis. to
respond to the call Of the president last
June
general court of the 11th provisional
division. United states army. and Capt |
Willis Bacon Of Tiffin- O, senior cap |
tain of the eighth infantry. command
Ing the third battalion IS the judge ad-
vocate Of the division. The two officers |
are lawyers in civil life
Noted Cavalry Troop
Mai Dudley D. Hard. of Cleveland, !
commands the cavalry squadron Of
Ohio Troop A. from Cleveland. is the |
distinguished unit of this organization
having been formed shortly after the
civil war by wealthy men of Cleveland.
who have been succeeded year by year
by their sons and others in an exclusive
fashion For many presidential in
auguratiOns this troop has been called
to Washington B troop is from Co.
lumbus. troop from Cincinnati and D
troop from Toledo The Ohio cavalry,
like the field artillery and field hos i
pital and ambulance organizations Of
the Buckeye state, all of which have |
part of the 18th provisional division.
Fair Grounds as Camp.
Word has beer received from Column
bus that the state fair grounds there
are being prepared to receive the
Ohioans when they return home TO be
mustered out of the federal service.
There is no indication. however. that
ar Of the regiments will be ordered
home for some time. Officers and men
are working steadily to make them
selves as comfortable as possible in FL
Paso during the winter Routine duty
is being performed in the camps. be
ginning with setting I'D drill before
breakfast and continuing with morning
drill under arms and maneuVers. In the
afternoons the schools for officers and
men are held under supervision Of regu-
lar army instructors.
Gen. Bell in Command.
Brig Gen George Bell. jr-. commands
the l1th provisional division, which IS
formed OF the Ohio and Michigan |
brigades- Division headquarters are on
Dyer street, north Of the Southwest
ern railroad Lieut. Col. VIM r Sam
pie. 34th infantry. L 5 A is chief OF
staff He was prominent figure at
Columbus. y NJ. for several months
early this year. where he assisted ma I
terially in the organization Of the base
Tor the punitive expedition into Mexico
Gen Bell also commands the Il Paso
border patrol district Of the southern
department with headquarters in the
Mills building
PROTEST AGAINST
FUNSTON'S SINNER ORDER
Norfolk Va. Nov IA protest
against the action Of Maj Gen. Frede-
rick Funston commander Of the south
ern department Of the United States
army. was adopted in the form Of a
resolution Thursday by the Baptist |
General Association Of Virginia
Gen Funston was quoted as having
Rev Dr.. s. r. Gambrell. rep
resenting the Texas Baptist state board,
that he could conduct religious ser
vices among the troops on the border,
Ssft must not tell them they were lost
sinners
R AVIATOR EITENANTS
ARE ORDERED TO COLUMBUS
san Diego. Cal Nov Three
army officers who qualified recently
Tor the ,.IassIIlcaiion Of junior military
sviato-. have been ordered to join the
first aero squadron at Columbus y.
n They are Lieuts. John Walker Paul
FerrCn and John n Won HoltzendOrfl I
ALL ADD NINE UNITS TO
OFFERS TRAINING CORPS