New Britain herald., 1926-09-20
GENERAL HOWzE OF
 ARMY. FAME PASSES
Was Gallant Soldier During
 His Long Career

JOlulI4DuSi O., sept. IO.-NfT-Id- jor General Robert Lee Howze, commanding officer of the Fifth corps area, United States army, died here yesterday following an opera ton Saturday for gall bladder trouble. He was 62.
 General Howze had an outstand- ing record in the army, which began soon after his graduation from the United States Military academy in 1888. His war record included ser vice in the Indian warfare in the Northwest, for which he won the congressional medal of honor, the Philippine revolt, the Mexican raids and the World war.
 Winner of War Medal
 He also was awarded the disting- uished service medal, the Croix de Guerre, with palm, and was an of ficer of the Legion of Honor Of France.
 During the World war General Howze commanded the Thirty eighth division and served in the Meuse-Argonne battle. He com- manded the Third (marine) division in it's march to the Rhine and led that division in the Army of Occu- patton in Germany until August 14, 1919. On his return to the state he was assigned to Mexican border duty with the Third division and was in command of the district of Fl Paso.
 Service in War Extensive
 Indian wars, Philippine revolts and Mexican bandit raids gave Gen eral Howze his training in hard rid ing. hard fighting and in surprise attack which won him the congress sional medal of honor, many men, lions in official orders and rapid promotion.
 As lieutenant of cavalry he pre- vented the warning Sioux tribes from escaping at Wounded Knee, and, with his fifty cavalrymen, clos cd the gap which made possible the return of the Indians to the reser- vation. When a lieutenant colonel of volunteers General Howe rescued Lieutenant Commander Gilmore and twenty-seyen other naval officers and men from the Philippine insur- rcctos under Aguinaldo. In conjunc- ton with Colonel Luther Hare he also rescued $500 Spanish prison CTS including 450 officers, one a major general. For this General Howze was officially thanked by the secretary of war for most disting- uished conduct" He was sthen pro- noted to be a brigadier general of volunteers, although only a lieuten- ant in the regular line.
 "Howzc's Famous Ride''
 Tn General Pershing's punitive expedition into Mexico after Villa General Howe, then q major com manding a squadron of selected mounted men, rode seventy-five miles in twenty-four hours without rest while pursuing Villa through the mountain passes of Chihuahua. Efe made a night ride of fortv-tWo miles and fought an engagement with the bandits at Clos Azules, killing sixty-one of the bandits, in cluding a Villa general This ride is still referred to as "Howze's ride" and won for him a promotion to be a lieutenant colonel.
 General Howze was a native Of Henderson County, Tex. He was commandant at West Point, organ ized the famous Thirty fourth Volunteer infantry at Fort Logan, Col, served in command of the American regiment stationed in Port Rico, was graduated from the war college and was chief staff of the Northeastern department with headquarters at Boston, before going to the Mexican border to com mand the Fl Paso district. General Howze was promoted "a be a major general on August P. 1918, which date was the fifty fourth anniversary of his birth. While in command on the Mexican border General Howze succeeded in establishing friendly relations with the Mexican officials in Juarez and his period of command was known as "Howze's era of good feeling.'
 President of Mitchell Court
 General Howze again came into prominence a little less than a year ago when he was called upon to pre- side over the army court-martial which tried Colonel William Mitch- ell for his famous charges of mal- administration and near reasonable conduct of aviation by the war and navy departments.
 The presidency of the court evolved upon him when Major Gen. eral Charles r. Summerall, senior officer on the active list of the army. was excused from his post at his own request after Colonel Mitchell had attacked Summerall for his record as commander of the Hawaiian department.
 Throughout the story trial Gen. cral Howze ruled with a firm hand and frequently reprimanded both defense and prosecution counsel for their clashes over procedure.