Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-17

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last night from Major General John J. L,
March %, and. Eri~adicr General Char
commanding officer of the First Brigade q
the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
With General Parker viii depart y.
kcr, now away On special detail. and Lieu
onc Frederick D. Evans. who viii be adiu
Babcock, chief of staff, and Lieutenant {
tcrma~tor.
General Parker and hi- staff expect 70
Houston on Monday or Tuesday.
The Lower Rio Grundc Valley will mis-
Brigadier General James Parker, who ha-
commanded the United States troops, at
ne time numbering nearly $4,000 men,
through ten months of perhaps the most
serious crisis that has ever been cXpcr-
fenced On the Mexican border. Rcgrcttinc
To sec him 20. citizens of the lower bor
der nevertheless will bid hlIn sodspccd in
hi~ newer field. which gives him bigger
field and nj the same time wider oppor
tunties.
Tor the purpose u border patrol and
defense. the organization included IN Gen
eral Parkor's division are assigned To the
present patrol districts of Brownsville
Laredo. Eagle Pass, and Del Rio.
The division viii bc organized a fol-
lows: .~zn.
First brigade, with headquarters 1t
Brownsville, commanded by Brieadicr Gen
eral Charles q. Morton. and including the
Fourth. Twenty sixth and Twenty -ciehth
infantry: Second brigade. with hcadquar-
trr~ III Laredo. commanded by Brlgadicr
General John W. Ruchman. and including
the Ninth. Nineteenth and Thirty-sevcnth
infantry: Third brigade with headquar
ter. 1T Eaglc Pass, commanded by liri-
gadicr General Francis H. French. and in
cIuding the Third, Thirteenth and Thirty
sixth infantry; divisional cavalry. with
headquarters at Del RIO. composed oi tn
Fourteenth cavalry; artillery brigade, with
HEADQUARTERS at Fort Sam Houston. com
mandcd by Colonel II. a. Miller, and in
Guiding the Third and Seventh Field ariil
Icry. Batteries ID and Il, Fifth Field arill
lcry and Battery ID. Fourth Field artillery
Engineer. with headquarters al Camp Vii
son, composed of the First regiment, les
Company ID: Signal troops; Third Aero
squadron and Second Field battalion, san
itary troops: Ambulance Companies No-.
;. and Z. Provisional Ambulance Com
pany B. Field Hospitals >. and and
Provisional Field Hospital B; Truck Com
pany No. -. a. headquarters train
Truck Companic- ID and 5N, IN ammrni-
ton train: Truck Companic- and -. a-
supply tram: pack tram M and at
tached pack trains Mo-. Il, Is. 10, 20 and
>: Bakery Companr~ No~. ]. !. 9, 10 and
IL: Truck Train 4, machine shop, and en-
sinccr train ~ ~ organized later.
BELL REMAINS AT IL PASO.
The second Provisional Infantry divi~
ION. with Headquarters at FL Pa-o, will be
commanded BY Brigadier General George
Bell .Ir. IT. three infantry brieadc- in
,Iude- the following regiments: Seventh.
Seventeenth, Twenty third. Sixth. Six
tcenth, Twentieth, Twenty fourth and
Thirty fourth. The Sixth Cavalry and
Twelfth Cavalry tle~~ one squadron at
tachcdl compose the divisional cavalry.
The artillery brigade, commanded hy Bri-
gadicr General Edwin st. y. Grcbie, IN
-!ude~ the Fourth Field Artillery. less Sec
ond battalion: Fifth Field Artillery, les
Batteries ID and F and Eighth Field Ar
ullcry. Signal troops and Sanitary head
quarters. supply ammunition. pack and
engineer trains. bakery companies and ma
chin shop complete the organization.
DAVIS COMMANDS At DOUGLAS.
Brlcadier General Thomas +. Davis. with
headquarters AT Douglas. will command
the Third Provisional Infantry division.
There will BE- two infantry brigade ~ thi~
division composed Of the Twelfth. Four
teenh. Thirty fifth, Eleventh. Eighteenth
and Twenty second regiments. Brgadier
General Henry A Greene. vino has direct r
ed affairs Of the Twelfth division ut Camp
Wilson. will command one of the hrgade-.