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Show THOUSANDS SEE MILITARYPARADE Railroad Excursions From All Parts of Texas Bring Crowds to EI Paso. LINE TEN MILES LONG Holiday Observed in Honor of Twelfth Division of U. S. Army. San Antonio, Texas, Oct. 4. Thousands Thou-sands of .people witnessed the parado of the Twelfth division here today. Railroad excursions from all parts of the state augmented tho crowd for the Military day celebration. Tho division, headed by Brigadier-General Brigadier-General Henry A. Green and embracing embrac-ing troops from Texas, Illinois, Kansas and Wisconsin, and two regiments of the regular army, moved from Camp Wilson at o'clock. Forming a lino nearly ten miles In length the column passed along streets decorated with flags. A holiday is being observed in honor hon-or of the event. Public schools, stores, banks and public offices are closed. Festivities will conclude with a ban-quot ban-quot tonight at which Generals Fun. ston and Green and moro than 100 army officers will be entertained. |