Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-18
NEWS FROM ARMY POSTS



FORT RILEY, Nas., Nov. .-CSpecial.)-
The material which is to be used by the
School of Application for cavalry and field
artillery in its course OF instruction in mill
tary map making and map reading has been
received, and IL is reported that the wOrl.
will begin next week
field artillery, has made application for
transfer to band, general service, Jefferson
Barracks.
The post school for enlisted men has an
enrolment OF nearly 100 students. The
classes have been arranged and the work Is
progressing nicely. Chaplain Prileau, Ninth
has had about fifteen years experience as
school teacher In the United states army.
and II is hoped that the members of tho
school will be greatly benefited by HE
teaching.
from drill Wednesday morning about 10
o'clock to fight a prairie fire In the rear OF
the post hospital. The wind was very high
and the men worked several hours before
they succeeded In extinguishing the fire.
The usual weekly meeting OF the Fort
Riley Card club was held last Saturday
ssmes we're foo%sd by SSS Rop the music
being furnished by the Ninth Cavalry or
chestTa.
against Private Davis F. Burlington, Tween
ty-second battery, field artillery, by his
nAAIey sGpbmEandiSr I9r ihe fc rd ae "
one of the noncommissioned officerB and
taking away an alarm clock
VI. II
partment, and family returned to the post
on Thursday, and are stopping with Dr.
and Mrs. Roberts. Captain Murray, who
has been on the sick list for tho U0st six
months, returned In almost perfect health
He is awaiting instructions that will assign
him TO a station.
has been relieved as provost sergeant in
the artillery subpost in order that he
might be detailed on extra duty In the quar-
termaster's department as OverseeT, Ser
geant Herzog has been made assistant mas
ter OF transportation In the quartermaster' 5
corral Sergeant Keen Of the Twcnty-ifth
battery has succeeded him as provost.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Mckinley returned
on Sunday from the east where they were
The field batteries have been holding tar.
get practice the past week to give the lien.
tenants Of the organizations an opportunity
TO take command under service condl tions.
A large number Of men are making appli-
cations for furlOughs at this time, many Of
which cover the holiday season There's
nothing like putting your feet under the old
table at home. 1t heats all the cooking In
the world.
teenth cavalry has been ordered to LIVER
pool. England, where he will take a six
weeks course in tropical diseases OF eni-
mails at the University OF Liverpool
Work on the old post exchange building
Is being hustled along, and from present in
dications that building viii be ready for oc-
cupancy by the student officers about the
fiTst OF December,
The bazaar and dance given by the Ninth
cavalry section OF Nile Army heleI society
IN the gymnasium on Thursday night real
lied about $50.
A fine baby boy was born 20 Lieutenant
and Mrs Love on Saturday, NOvemher 10.
Corporal Frank A. AshwOrth has been
promoted a sergeant in the Twenty-second
battery. Private George Barricman and
John /. Sullivan, also Of the same organ
ization, have been appointed CoTpOrals.
The Field Artillery board will shortly
begin experimental firing with shra pnel for
the purpose Of obtaining data 10 be used
by the large field artillery units. The
War department has authorized the ex-
penditure OF 5l6 rounds OF shrapnel for this
purpose. The board will also begin eX-
perimenting with the Semple tracer this
fall the ordnance department having di-
rected that 100 shrapnel ntted with this
device be sent here for the purpose.
There were two games OF polo az the
park on Sunday afternoon, one between
Inc cavalry and the artillery Officers and
one between a team Of Officers and juno
ton CITY, Kan. The artillery admins
tered a dose Of defeat 20 the Cavalrymen,
the score being AZ to IA. The town team
put II over the officers team by score
OF 8 TO I.
The post exchange has declared the
promised dividend and the money has been
received by the organization command
ers The regimeutal FUND OF the Ninth
cavalry received $50: Ninth cavalry band,
tlsss; each troop Of cavalry 1891; far
snth battery, ESs8' Twentieth battery,