Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-06
WHIT TO COMMAND THE CAMP
Ordered BY War DEPARTMENTS Take Charge
During the Summer,
TROOPS WILL ASSEMBLE At FORT RILEY
Camp H. ProvisiOnaIIy Arranged, De-
pending on Appropriation by
Congress for ITS Ultimate
Contamination.

Contamination.
Brigadier General t. J. whit commanding
the Department Of the Missouri, has been
designated 10y the War. department to COM
mand the camp OF instruction and concen-
tration 20 be established at Fort Riley,
Kan, during the summer months, provid-
ing the necessary appropriation for the
camp is made by. congress. 1t is at present
Intended that the camp, which will be
known as Camp Riley, will be established
about July IS. The purpose of the camp Is
for field and camp instruction and very
large military force will be assembled
there during the summer, coming from all
parts of the department. with possibly
number of National Guard regiments from
the various states included in the Depart
ment of the Missouri.
Department of Missouri Roster.
The new roster Of the Department of the
Missouri has just been published by depart
ment headquarters The roster shows the
following troops now stationed In the de-
psrtment:
Third battalion corps of engineers, four
companies Headquarters. field and staff
at Fort LeavenwOrth.
Signal corps. three companies: Company
and ID at Fort Omaha
Cavalry fifty-two troops: Second regiment
and four troops at Fort Riley Kan; Sixth
regiment headquarters, field staff, band
and eight troops at Fort Meade, s. D.;
Ban" and four troops at Fort Riley, four
troops at Fort Leavenwofth. Kan, and
four troops at Jefferson barracks, Mis-
souri,; Tenth regiment, headquarters, held,
STAFF, band and eight troops at Fort Rob
inson, Neb., two troops at Fort washable
TTlavaufh rauinapf bpan0uarterg. field.
staff, band and twelve troops at For Des
Moines, Ia; Thirteenth regiment, four
troops at Fort Riley, Kan.
Field artillery, nine batteries! Fourth
battalion, field, star and three batteries at
Fort Riley Kan; Fifth battalion (horsel.
provisional battalion, field, stan, Sixteenth
and Nineteenth batteries at Fort ID. A.
Russell, Wyoi provisional battalion, field
and stan, Sixteenth battery (slege) and
Twenty-ninth battery at Fort Leaven-
worth.
iment, headquarters, field, staff band and
twelve companies at Fort d. A. Russell.
Four companies of this regiment have re-
Gently been sent to San Francisco on tenn
porary duty. Eighteenth regiment, head
quarters. field, staff band and twelve COM
panies at Fort Leavenworth; Twenty-f1fth
and eight companies at Fort Niobrara.
Neb.; Thirtieth regiment, headquarters
field, STAN, band and eight companies at
ort Crook, Neb.
Army Recruiting Service.
But ten recruits were obtained at the
United States army recruiting depot during
the month of April. This is the smallest
number of recruits secured in any single
month for some years. Ten recruits have
already been enlisted during the first five
days of May, and the outlook is for big
number of enlistments from now on. This
sudden squirt of candidates for. service in
Uncle Sans army is attributed to the re-
cent calamity in San Francisco, that has
thrown a large number of young men out
of employment. and in their drifting back
east and failing to find expected employ
ment have decided 10 take up the army life
for an enlistment or so in any event. The
character of enlistments thus far during
the month of May are good, and the men
seem to MI all the physical, moral and
other requirements demanded of enlist
ments under the present rigid recruiting
regulations.
Military Posts in Department.
OF the military posts located in the De-
partment of the Missouri, the supreme COM
mand of which is vested in Brigadier Gen
eral T. ]. Whit at Omaha as commander
of the department, Fort Crook, Neb., was
established in 1896 Fort d. A. Russell,
wyo., was established in 1869; Fort Des
Moines, Ia, in 1903; Jefferson Barracks No,
in 1927; Fort Leavenworth. Kan, in 1921
Fort Mackenzie, Wyo, in 1899; Fort Meade,
8. D., in 1873; Fort Niobrara, Neb.. in 1880;
Fort Omaha, Neb., in 1870 and re-estab-
ltshed in 1906; Fort Riley, Kan, in 1852
Fort Robinson, Neb, in 1874. and Fort
Washable Wyo., in 1887.
1t will thus be observed that two of the
military posts, Fort Leavenworth and JEFF
ferson Barracks, have been in existence
continuously as military garrisons for sew
enty-nine years, Fort Riley for ffty-four
years and Fort Russell for thirty-seven
years,
HendQuRrters Notes.
Leave of absence for two months has
been granted Colonel Charles B. Hall. Eigh.
teenth infantry, Fort Leavenworth.
Leave of absence for one month and
fifteen days has been granted Second Lieu,
tenant William L. Stevenson, Eleventh
cavalry. Fort Des Moines.
Private Daniel Wenner, Company A
Thirtieth infantry. Fort Crook. has beer
transferred to the hospital corps of tn,
army.
Honorable discharges from the army hav,
been granted the following named enlisted
men; Privates Bloss c. INLAND, Troop c
Sixth cavalry; Private William A Car
michael. Troop d, Sixth cavalry. For
Meade; Private Joseph crack. Company NJ
Thirtieth infantry; Private John w. Lang
enbach. band Thirtieth infantry For
Crook. and Private Robert d. Gustin, Com
pany M. Third battalion Engineer corps
Fort Leavenworth.
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