Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-09-04
Fort Riley.

FORT RILEY, Kan. Sept. 3.-(Specih; >
The new field artillery armament is Oells
is being issued to the batteries Of the pro
visional regiment now in camp mere. Inc
regiment is now settled down 10 , WoIK' IA
put in first-class order. Each morning ls
taken up with battery drill under the new
regulations. All batteries except the SeNenIh
receive instructions for an hour each AFTER
noon with the new sights. Scouts nave
been selected from each organization ana
are instructed daily in map reading, locst-
ing the position % troops. and as guides
to batteries going into action. AgehIs Oh
are being instructed in the laying OF wires
to connect regimental headquarters WIN
those Of the battalions and the latter WIN y,
headquarters of batteries Each day Is
entirely taken up with experiments and IN
structions. The 20O-mile practice march
which the regiment is under orders TO per
form will not be undertaken until near the
end OF the encampment season.
A hundred tons of baled hay per Gay lay
are being put up by the hay contractor, I'd
whitehall. The hay is of a better quality
than any received at the post during recent
When the Seventh battery of field artil-
lery was carrying on its series OF expert
ments in conjunction with the signal corps
and disappeared over the hills. II has been
found by farmer named Frank Blanc OF
Alta vista kan IG VINO Ieb9s of $40 S There IL
no fund from which such a reward can
be paid and the matter has gone up 10 the
cannot be found to make Mr.. Blanc return
the balloon TO its rightful owner, the United
The departure OF First Lieutenant E. t.
Donnelly, artillery corps, for his new sta
ton at Fort Monroe, Va, last week left
s s4s seee86 Lieutenant a1 r. B. Rehkopf
artillery corps, has been transferred from
the Twenty-ninth battery for temporary
duty with the Nineteenth.
Squadron Sergeant Major Gillem OF the
Thirteenth cavalry was discharged thls
week He at once re-enlsted and was
granted a furlough of four months
Private John Potts, Seventh battery, field
artillery, has returned from Fort Leayen-
worth, where he went to be examined to
determine his fitness for commission as
second lieutenant.
Captain Melvin w. Roweil. Eleventh cav
airy, on leave visiting friends in Boston,
viii not return to duty until the end OF
this month, his leave Of absence having
Regimentai Quartermaster Sergeant VIII
liam L.afterty Ninth cavalry, and Mrs. Lar
ferty, have returned i1Gm , Reintyer , TneGss
Second Lieutenant S. Frankenberger, ar.
tillery corps. will go to Fort Moultrie, S
c. some time this winter for duty with the
| Third company of coast artillery. He has
applied for leave of absence for two months
and fifteen DAYS to take effect at the con
I clusion OF the period of encampment of the
! first provisional regiment OF field artillery
The new officers mess in the cavalry
subpost was temporarily discontinued this
! week and its patrons are being accommo
dated at the officers club, the building oc
cupied by the mess having been taken ovel
J for repairs by the contractor. The mesi
/ will be reopened in the building on Sheri
: dan avenue, formerly occupied by the club
/ as soon as the reconstruction work on thu
I latter building is finished.
A board Of officers composed Of Captainl
| F. NJ. Leary, Eleventh cavalry, and W
, H Mccormack, Ninth cavalry, and SeconC
! Lieutenant @. II. Baird. Eleventh cavalry
has been appointed to conduct the eX
/ animation of First Sergeant David Tucker
| IN FL
! appointment as ordnance sergeant.
! George Faringhy, steward OF the post eX
| change, and Captain F. S. Armstrong
| Ninth cavalry, exchange officer, left Thu