Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-30
NEWS FROM THE ARMY Posts


Fort Rtley.
FORT RILEY, Kan, July @.-(speciall-
The naneuvers were onlclal} opened
Thursday, when General Whit ASSUMED
command at the maneuver camp. He ar
rived at the post Wednesday afternoon,
accompanied by his aide, Lieutenant Allen,
Of the maneuyer division, and several
other officers, besides a force Of civilian
clerks under Chief Clerk Paul y. Harm;
near the post hospital
The big automobile built for the govern
ment for use and test by the signal corps
during the maneuvers was received at me
post Wednesday. The machine Is in charge
Of Frank Sweet of Washington, ID. G.
The plans for making Fort Riley a brig
ade post appear to be more comprehensive
than was indicated by the FIRST announce
ments. 1t IL reported that the secretary
OF war has approved the beginning OF work
az the post for the accommodation Of two
regiments OF infantry, one battalion OF
engineers. company OF the signal coIps
the additional battery OF field artillery al
ready decided upon, will give the post a
garrison of over 1900 men In ADDITION 20
the large number of ofacers, necessary
with so large command and the mem
beers OF their families. The infantry sub
post will be built on the high ground
tillery subpost
First Lieutenant J. G. Pillow, Second
cavalry. is confined TO his quarters by
Mrs Short, wife of Captain w. G, Short,
Thirteenth cavalry, returned this week
from Mexico Mo, where she has been for
some time with Captain Short who is
there engaged in buying young horses for
the school of application for cavalry and
A wireless telegraph outfit, designed and
constructed by Sergeants scheheld and
brought here from Leavenworth by Com
pany of the signal corps. II will he
used and tested during the maneuvers. The
and can be carried In light wagon.
The notice sent to the quartermaster at
Fort Leavenworth that one of the artillery
barracks at that post will be available for
the signal corps detachment Is taken to
mean that the Twenty-ninth field battery
will remain here after the maneuvers and
occupy the new barracks now being built.
| The immediate increase Of this garrison by
one battery Of field artillery was deter
s gtiits believed that the Twenty-ninth
would be the battery to be sent here. 1t
is one of the finest and best-drilled organ
izRtions In the service
Nearly a million and quarter pounds Of
supplies have been received and are stored
use during the maneuvers. in addition 70
thousands Of pounds Of potatoes and
onions which are received every ten days.
county stopped over night in Junction
| City last week and while visiting a re-
sort there he attempted to exercise the
authority of his office over a lot of soldiers
| from Fort Riley. After the army men had
! beaten him UP they chased him down the
! street ana into the protecting arms OF Inc
! town marshal, Who directed him to get out
! Of town.
The Fort Leavenworth post library has
been moved TO. the maneuver camp on this
/ reserv alton, where it will be available for
use by the soldiers during the encanp-
ment this summer.
! w. Holderness of the Ninth cavalry and
| r. v Armstrong OF the Thirteenth cav
airy Will leave next week for Fort sheri.
| dan, ILL.,, for duty as range officers dur
| ing the division army rife and pistol com.
petitions to be held at that post: ~,
visit this post in August 10 make an in.
spection of the camp of instruction.
Two carloads Of ice were received this
! week from Topeka and placed In storage
| Harry Nelson. who has the contract fol
| furnishing ice during the maneuvers, has
| arranged to have two carloads per day
shipped from Topeka during August and
I September
]. H. Tempany, bookkeeper at the pos
S6S 9n or naaf
| for Omaha, where he has secured a posi-
tion. with wholesale implement house.
| Adjutant General Niles of the Oklahoma
National Guards, has returned to his hom'
after making an official visit TO this pos
in connection with the coming of thu
| Oklahoma militia for instruction mex
Chief Musician Carl s. Gungl Of tn,
Ninth cavalry band, has re-enlisted' afte
being discharged per expiration Of hi
term. Mr.. Gung'l will be eligible for, re
tirement after the expira ton OF his pres
ent enlistment.
The announcement from Washington tina
only SlS,500 had been allotted for building
the new bridge across the Kaw river n
Fort Riley produced much disappointment
here until II was learned that PRACTICAL,
the entire amount will be expended for tn
steel alone, and that the work will b
done by the corps Of engineers under tn
direction OF Major T. II. Rees. Work vii
he begun on the bridge at once. 1t vii
connect the post with the large drill
ground known as the Smoky Hill Flats
which has been inaccessible since the oil
bridge was destroyed I'm the food OF l9G;