El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-17
GEN. BELL GOES
TO BIGGER JOB
Ell Paso District Chief to
Command Illinois Troops
at Houston
at Houston

] i-aluLuS the united states troops iU
/ the To- Paso district. who mas been as
I .sued by the wa department as COM
+ u.andsr Of the SD division. camp Lc-
I san. Houston, Texas. win leave for his
new post next Wednesday. He will
/ spend two days at san Antonio and
I will take charge Of the SD division
4 next Saturday. The troops will be
those from Illinois. with regular army
I officers as INSTRUCTORS
The war department sent Gen Bell
a brief Ire Friday morning simply
notifying him 20 report ~ Camp Lo-
San by saturday, August %. He Is
arranging TO turn the local office over
/ TO MS successor. who viii have charge
] Of the troops IN this district
Who VIII succeed Gen. Bel as COM
mauder here, and how many troops
VIII be retained in TT Paso could not
ne answered AT military headquarters.
40 Information has been received ar
Washington regarding Gen. Bells sue
Cessor.
Ten. Swift May Command.
MAJ Gen Eben Swift. commanding
the cavalry division here. is the ONLY
major general In the FL Paso district
who has not been assigned TO a divis-
ION and he may be given the COM
msnd or this district. There are.
[ however. 10 more division commands
which have not yet had commanding
[ oIflcerS assigned 10 them and Gen.
/ swift may oe sent 70 bts OF these di-
visions In this event brigadier gen
eral would likely be in charge here,
unless the majority Of troops were
transferred, iu whic hevent a colonel
may command the few that remain.
Probably VIII 60 Oversee.
Gen Bell viii I'm all proba bility be
IN charge % the Illinois division when
J SAILS Tor service in France. The
illinois guard will be one of the first
10 De sent for service overseas. II was
said, as 1t is one Of the first OF four
states having well equipped divisions.
MAJ Gen A. o. Blockson. who has
neen assigned TO command the Dem
ing camp. will leave tine first OF next
Neek from Fort sam Houston for
Gen. GrebIe Goes to Fl. worth.
MAJ Gen Z. St j. Greble. who viii
command the 36th division at CamD
Bowie. Fort Worth, Texas. which viii
be the camp OF the Texas troops. will
leave Monday or Tuesdav. IL has
been i'm charge Of the artillery al Fort
Bliss since last spring
Brig. Gen W. r. Martin. who has
been Gen Bells chief Of staff. will
leave the first Of next week for Camp
PIKE, Little Rock. Ark He will com
nand the 18th infantry brigade
BIOeksom Goes to DemiBE.
lamp Cody al DemiuE. y NJ will
be IN command OF Mai. Gen. A P.
cavalry at Fort sam Houston AT this
camp the troops from North and
SCUM Dakota. Iowa and Nebraska viii
pitch thew tents.
At Camp Sheridan. MONTGOMERY.
Ala. the Ohio division will train. Brig
Gems. W V Mc8Iaken and Tohn
Speaks, in command OF the Ohio in
Iautry ln Fl Paso last winter. and
Brig. Gen Charles y. Zimmerman.
then a colonel viii head the Ohioans
Pennsylvania 70 Augusta.
Pennsylvania division. headed bv
Maj Gen. Charles ". Clement. assisted
ny Brig Gems A. J. Logan. c. T.
o'Neiu and r W StiIlwell. who were
In Camp Stewart near Fort Bliss sew
eral months viii train AZ Camp Han
Maj Gen Charles G. Morton. we'll
known I'm Fl Paso. who has been in
charge Of INC camp at Syracuse, y Y. I
This summer, viii command at Camp
NcClella1d. Admission. Ala
Teacher Gets n star.
EriE- Gen ". 5. Scott. who has been
colonel commanding the first officers /
reserve training camp at Leon
Springs. Tex will head the 59th bril- /
gade at Greenville. y. G., I'm Camp /
SEWER.
Maj. Gen. James Parker. southern l
department commander, has the job I
or commander at Camp Macarthur. ]
Waco, Tex. where the national guard I
Of Michigan and wisconsin viii meet .
BIZ = Cen l. C. COvell, OF Michigan, .
Is 10 command the depot brigade.
Herman 10 Georgia
-Iaf. Gen. F. J. Herman. who was in /
structor I'm Camp Cotton Of Michigan /
and Georgia troops. will command al !
Camp Wheeler. Macon, Ga Troops /
from Alabama, Georgia and Florida. I
most Of which were on the border at ]
o. near FL Paso last year. will be IN I
this camp.
who taught Mexican revolutionists I
lesson az NoEales two years ago viii I
command at Camp Shelby Hatties-
burg. Miss
Allen. Ell Pasoan's Commander.
Mai. Gen Henry T. Allen. who was I
a colonel in the 18th cavalry in the I
Pershing expedition into Mexico. will I
command at Camp Travis, san An
tonic. Tex. where national army men
will be trained. and where many FL /
Paso drafted soldiers probably viii be
sent IN september
Mai Gen. +. s. Strong Is the OF
ficer who viii command The troops at l
Camp kearney. Linda vista, CAL
about seven miles north Of san Diego
The regiments Will come from Arizona.
New Mexico. California Utah, Nevada
and Colorado.
Gen. Martin to Little Rock.
Brig. Gen. ". F. Martin, chief Of
staff 10 Gen Bell in the El Paso dis
.rict for the past year, with oid RANK ;. OF
colonel. will 90 70 Camp Pike. Little
Rock. Ark. 10 command the lI4th in
,antry brigade.
ArIzona Colonel Gets star.
Brig. Gen A NJ. Tuthill. who viii
command the 18th infantry brigade
AZ Linda Vista Calf. has been colonel
IN command OF the First Arizona in
.antry at Naco. AriZ. His home is in
Noreuci- Gen. Tuthiu Is one Of the
ew national guard colonies promoted
lriEadier general
Brig. Gen. Ben Poore. who will
command the 162d depot brigade al
little Rock, Ark. is well remembered
n Fl Paso. where he was a one time
stationed as a lieutenant colonel OF
infantry