El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-14
BIKERPR0MISE5
BORDER GUARDS
Secretary Of War Writes
Mr.. Cobb That Troops
WILDE Kept Here.

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zach Lamar Cobb len Ell Paso Fri
day afternoon for a renewal OF his
campaign fol. congress in the off rail-
road counties of the district travel
ing on this trip by automobile all the
way
Before leaving. III. Cobb received
in his mail at his headquarters. i'm
the Caples building, a letter from
Newton ID. Baker. secretary OF war.
which was written May 81. last, and
which had been following Mr.. Cobb in
his journeyiugs since he returned TO
the district two weeks ago. The let
ter follows
war Department. Washington. d.
c.. May 3l.-Dear NF. Cobb: i have
your note OF this date, relative TO the
protection of the border against fu-
ture raids. / can assure you that the
carefully the circumstances which
from zine 10 time arise with regard
TO the protection Of the southwestern
border.
Cordially yours.
(Sigued) Newton ID. Baker,
Secretary Of War"
Just before Mr.. Cobb went 20 Wash
fngton. orders were received at Fort
Bliss by the 5th and 18th cavalry regi-
ments TO prepare 10 leave here Re-
Gently these orders were suspended
by the war department
Troops Needed Here.
The letter from secretary Baker
was in reply 10 a letter from me IN
which 7 asked that the war depart
ment take steps TO amply provide for
the protection Of the border when the
troops being trained at FL Paso camps
and at Fort Bliss were sent TO other
camps or to France, as learned while
in washington, was soon TO- be done
and which has since been done said
Mr.. Cobb.
Il am sure the people Of FL Paso
feel that at this time there should be
a strong force OF men maintained at
this important point on the border.
know that I felt that El Paso should
be wen garrlsoned at this time and.
therefore. / took IL upon myself to
call the attention Of the secretary OF.
war to the matter. The letter re-
celved this morning is the secre-a-l. 81
acknowledgement of my activity IN
the matter and an assurance that he
viii do what is necessary TO the end
that the city viii not be left uuprO-
tected."
Joint Ticket office.
Another letter received Friday
was from John SHELTON Will
liams. controller Of the treasury Of The
United States and one Of the leading
members Of the government railroad
board, in which Nr. Williams says:
Ny Dear ar Cobb Referring 20
your letter Of the 29th ultimo. ] am
looking into the matter Of the joint
ticket office at FL Paso and expect 20
be able TO write you definitely a little
later"
while was in Washington look
ing after the Orient matter said Lr.
Cobb. Il received a number of tele-
grams from FL PasO men asking me
10 do what ] could 20 present to the
proper authorities the necessity OF q
Joint downtown ticket office in this
city. ] had an opportunity 10 discuss I
the matter with controller Williams,
and, in order to get the question be-
tore him in a formal manner. / put
The request in written form ] be-
.leve I was warranted, when ] LETT
NJ ashingtOu, IN the belief that the re-
quest OF the people Of FL PasO for a
downtown ticket office would be
ports published during the past day
Jr two. the ticket office has been de-
sided upon
Cobb and the Zone Law.
AdOlph Hoffman has a letter from
Paul Barnhart, OF san Antonio, IN
which Ar. Cobb is given credit for the
part he played in having The zone bill
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srnOr and legislature of the state. Z
AIr. Barnhart spent some time in FL
PasO during the local option cam
paign last January and his letter TO
SIR Hoffman was written merely for
the purpose Of recalling some Of the
events Of that struggle for cleaner
FL Paso and TO say that he believed
that the work done ia FL Paso was
largely responsible for the cleaning
UP Of the state as a whole. Mr.. Barn
mart said. in part;
Down in my bones I have a firm
conviction that the work done
in FL Paso in January had d
great deal TO do with the action
Of the governor and legislature zach
Cobb's telegram 10 the war depart
ment cliuched the matter. ] hope he
goes TO congress. He is a little man
ut he is every inch a man"