Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-11
NEWS FROM THE ARMY POSTS


FORT RILEY, Kas.. Fob. lO.--Orders have
been issued from Washington directing that
the First squadron. of the Eleventh cavalry
be relieved from duty at this post on the
first Of March and that Il proceed at once
to Fort Des Moines. Ia. for station. The
schedule OF instruction I'm the school of
application for cavalry and field artillery
provided for the completion Of tho course
by the student officers of this squadron on
March Is. but the chief OF stan directed
that the course be completed in February.
by having such daily Instruction as may be
able TO accomplish this The schedule was
therefore amended on Thursday. and IL will
be necessary for these officers to work day
and night In order to finish the course dur
ing this month. The Second squadron OF
the Second cavalry. now enroute from the
Philippines. will arrive at Fort Riley about
March /.
Captain Francis j. Rooster and Captain
Henry T. Ferguson of the subsistence de-
partment, completed the course of instruc-
tion in the training school for bakers and
cooks this week and on Wednesday were
relieved from further duty at the school.
Captain Ferguson Immediately left for his
station at San Francisco, Cal. Captain
Rooster will leave next week for Washing
ton Barracks, %. c.
John Costello. soldier from Fort Riley,
went TO Junction City kes., on Monday.
TO which he had forged the name OF First
Lieutenant +. J. Herman. Eleventh cavalry.
Ii is believed he intended to desert the
service instead of returning to the post.
Z The forgeries were detected and Costello
was arrested and lodged in jail.
n
teenth cavalry. resumed his duties this
week. after being confined to quarters by
sickness for several days,
! Since the Twenty-fifth battery basket ball
| team was organized last summer Ii has
! purchased and paid for its equipment and
now has $3.50 i'm its treasury, all derived
! from the entertainments given by the team
A class composed OF two men from each
troop of cavalry has been organised and Is
! being instructed in the duties of orderly
room clerks. The instruction is being con
Quoted BY Squadron Sergeant Major Morgan
! Of the Eleventh cavalry, and recitations are
held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
/ in the post assembly hall.
The Second and Twenty-second batteries
of field artillery became members OF the
Chief Musician Carl s Gungl of the
Ninth cavalry band has composed two new
tsaT Msrc one ana Sed the other Se Cava,
! and Artillery March" Both contain part;
for the trumpeters. and when played for
the first time AT the band concert last weei
I made favorable impression.
Captain John NJ. Sigworth. payinaster
paid the troops OF this command on Thurs
day.
New sidewalks are being laid in front 81
the noncommissioned stah officers quart
ers. The one on the north side of the
brick. The brick walk will be continued
! past the post exchange to connection
with the walk on Sheridan avenue.
II the scheme now under consideration b,
the War department for mobilizing th'
army at q few large posts during the sum
mer months Is carried out, " VIII IuSdl
much for Fort Riley, as this post will
probably he selected as the site of thu
! principal camp. The scheme involves abou
three months of marching, maneuverini
and drill in large bodies under condition
approximating as closely as possible thos
Of actual warfare.
First Lieutenant Dexter SturseS. Thir
teenth cavalry, is back from the Philippn
islands and is again on duty at this post
Lieutenant Sturges was sent to the island
last fall to be tried by general court-mar
tial for ENDORSEMENT of post exchang
funds. He was found guilty of carelessnes
in the handling of the funds and sentence
to be reprimanded by the reviewing au
thority and to suffer a reduction OF TWEEN
ty-hve files
Miss Adams daughter OF Major Grange
Adams artillery corps, left Monday 70
New York City, where she will spend som
time visiting her aunt.
airy, has been appointed survey officer G
the cavalry subpost. relieving Major Georg
II. Morgan, Ninth cavalry.
A court of inquiry. consisting or Ma1o
George II. Morgan, Ninth cavalry; MaJo
Granger Adams, artillery corps and Majo
T. ]. Lewis, Thirteenth cavalry. was az
pointed this week upon the demand of SEE
ond Lieutenant s. w. Winfree. Ninth cav
airy. to inquire into and express its opir
ion as to whether or not Captain w. I
Mccormick. Ninth cavalry. was justified
making certain entries on Lieutenant VIII
frees efficiency report for the last fsc'
year.