Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-18
ARMY NEWS AND SOSSIp.
Fort Riley.

1t now seems to be assured that one more
| battery Of field artillery will be ordered
| here at once, in accordance with the recon-
i mendation of the chief OF artillery. In the
| proposed reorganization OF the field artillery
| into regiments each regiment Is to be com
| posed of six batteries instead of nine. as
| originally contemplated. The question stu
unsettled is, whether they shall consist OF
recommended by the field artillery drill reg
ulations board, or of two battalions of three
| batteries each as recommended by Captain
March, who has recently returned from
| witnessing the efficient working of this plan
In the Japanese army. In order to make
question is decided one battery will be sent
here to be combined with the tive already
present in regiment of three battalons of
tW3 batteries each, and another regiment
viii be organized at Fort Sill to be of two
pattaIons OF three batteries each. This in
crease, together with the rapid recruiting
of the now depleted ranks OF the Thirteenth
cavalry, will bring the strength of this gar
Tlson up TO over ZOO men, making Fort
army.
Twenty eight recruits arrived at the post
Monday and were assigned to troops Of the
Eleventh cavalry
Private, Joseph Bender, Nineteenth bat
terry, field artillery was relieved on Monday
| from extra duty as laborer in the quarter
masters department, and Private William
q; Goodwin same organization, detailed in
Brigadier General J; G. Tiltord. retired.
with their son-in-law and daughter, Captain
and Mrs. George II. Cameron, have gone to
their summer home at Fishers Island, New
Zeak Guddy, a retired colored soldier at
one time stationed here, died at the Topeka
asylum last Sunday and the remains were
brought here Tuesday for burial. The body
was borne to the chapel on gun carriage,
escorted by a detachment of cavalry and
the band, and was inferred with military
Captain 4; NJ. Miller adlEtant, Ninth cav,
: week by the birth of a son.
Second Lieutenant A. +. Casad, artillery
structor at the Military academy and is
! under orders to report at West Point not
later than August. 22 He has applied for
. will leave here about July %,
Captain Robert N Winn, medical depart
Mrs. William II. Coffin for a few days, has
gone east on leave Of absence: He will ac-
pine islands In September.
: Twenty-six members of the Second regi-
ment, Kansas National Guards, competitors
; for places on the team which is to go to
the national rifle match at Sea Girt, arrived
here Monday and went into camp at the
s gan Wednesday and lasted two days, at the
e conclusion OF which the guardsmen left for
them will be sent to Sea Girt as a part OF
e the Kansas militia team.
e Private Lee Of the artillery got drunk and
= disorderly in Junction City Monday night
and is now working out his fine on the city
stone pile.
n Captain George H. Cameron, Fourth cav
airy, engineer officer, has completed his
: survey Of the banks of the Republican
river, made to determine whether or not
e any harm will be done to the military
a reservation by the building OF the dam
. which the Republican River Hydraulic
9 trolley bridge for the purpose Of furnishing
o electric light and power to the post and
e less depend the action nc Of the the secretary @ V Of
warn war IN granting or refusing TO grant .u-
u Second Lieutenant j. =. Terrell, artillery
e corps h has - gone to Eli7abethi N j.. where
his bride in about two weeks.
, The big swimming pool connected with
week Rules have been published Sptn to the the
y command permitting the use of the pool
t days being reserved for cleaning and filling
sRe 6a5p viii be course of IN
4 target practice is completed. The pool is
# in charge of Captain George H. Cameron,
It An excursion from Topeka last Sunday
IS brought between 200 and 300 colored peo-
: the sights and attending the racing mat:
inee.
Rqng Gf the sr charges made in field
IS 29rskS Of the T~enty-ffth % Battery. EGSt One
ear torn of, and he also suffered many
severe bruises. but his recovery is prob
"a Second Lieutenant f. p. Laurson. Elev
~ enth cavalry, was detailed this week al
II instructor of recruits for the cavalry sub
% Pursuant to authority received from tn,
70 War department, Recruit David r. Culp
e school for farriers and horseshoers, wai
+ assigned on Monday to Troop B, Thir
ae 4 ne negro Soldier from Fort Riley was ar
Of rested in JUNCTION City Sunday night, bu
b. placed in jail he proceeded to whittle /
In hole through the stone wall with hi
kn wsh hole hole he he
st has at yet been captured;
:, | quarters of the Ninth cavalry transferrinl
ne First Lieutenant John s. Fair from un
of assigned to Troop l. prSmoting, Corpora
sGrss sergeant W and Sppeonting PfP Pr%aPtes 81 John
Ill Brown George +. Brown and Frank Mar
a. a. Captain g. W, Gatcheii, artillery corp.
has been detailed as member Of the pos
council Of ADMINISTRATION relieving Majo
ut James Yoqng Th9 has charge Of tn
I'd went to Abilene Thursday with p strin
of fast horses, which they entered for tn
Captain P. d, Lochrldge,, Thirteenth cav
: airy has been transferred from Troop
/ to Troop r, and will be stationed at For
Myer Va. Rumor has II that he is 500
l. to be detailed TO duty on the genera
The first class of fourteen men was graz
uated from the training school for baker
Thursday and, under orders from the wa
department. were assigned to regiment
he and sent to their new stations. OF th
W three caValrymen, one goes to Fort ASSN
ed niboine and two to Fort Walla Walli
u The two coast artillerymen go to Fo
at Monroe The others are infantrymen, or
of whom goes TO Fort Wayne one to Fo
ne Brady one TO Fort Jay, two to Fort NJ
ne DoweIl two to the Preside of Montere
ON | one TO Fort Bliss and one transferred
- the First battalion Of engineers and sci
rs' to Fort LeavenwoSth to accompany thu
RS organization to the Philippine islands.
ir The Junction City and Fort Riley Drtyir
:, | club was organized at Junction City Mo
I'D tions for a racing meet at the post, to cor
ar | mence August IA and last three day
~ | which II will endeavor to make the bigge
uh track event held in the state during Il
or year.
lery administration building. formerly o
cupied by the Ninth artillery band, hi
been fitted up as n dental office and
10 now occupied by Dental Surgeon Frank
" F. Wing.
A committee of civilians interested
he country roads in this section has been a
pointed to confer with the commandil
officer and the quartermaster regarding I
methods to be used in building the ne
road across the western part of the rese
an vation for which congress at its last Sc
led sion made an appropriation OF 5000, ava
,,,s able July l.
JUS In addition to the division small-arI
be- competitions, which are to be held here
es- announced in The Bee last week. this pc
- | also gets the army cavalry and pistol col