Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-09

SlkneQ 10 the command Oh the AalNh CllAA
battalion, Field artillery mountain), now
stationed In Cuba Major Conklin Is at
present on leave of absence.
Captain NJ s. Murray, subsistence depart
menI, now at this post with his family
since his return from sick leave Of absence
mas been ordered to report 70 Lleutenan'
president Of the retiring board at this
post
tenant Colonel NJ. NJ Macomb, Artillery
corps; Major George II, Morgan. Ninth
cavalry, and First Lieutenant f. J. Her
man, Ninth cavalry has been appointed 70
Vckers Sons and Maxim automatic gun.
War department orders direct that all
will be Of olive drab color and such wagons
now in service will be painted olive drab
as rapidly as possible.
braska basket ball team has been changed
from December IL to the early part Of
February, at the request of the collegians'
management. A schedule with Baker uni
versity and other colleges was being ar
ranged, but an inability to secure the dates
wanted at that time had made 1t neces-
sary to defer the trip until the early part
Of February.
Sergeant Ludovicl Farriers' school, is
confined to the hospital.
The post surgeon has requested the CO.
operation Of the commanding officer, under
the provisions Of army regulations for
the transfer of men from the troops and
Pthe batteries to I'LL existing vacancies on
the local detachment. He requests, If pos
blDltt LHdL the transfers De uldQe lIOIll
the white troops, as the detachment al
ready has more than its proportion of
coloicd men. There are sixteen vacancies.
Gunners of the Artillery corps and mu-
sicians are not permitted to transfer, and
in case soldier is over 40 years Of age
| he must have special qualifications.
me foot ball team Of Troop A, Thir-
4 teenth cavalry, visited Manhattan, Kan,
on tuesday afternoon, where II went down
to defeat before the fast second eleven OF
the State Agricultural college. The differ
| ence between an unframed and a trained
root ball organization was painfully appar-
ent for the farmers showed the cavalry
men under to the tune of IS to 5.
Lieutenant Colonel Macomb and Major
! Lewis have succeeded Lieutenant Colonel
| Parker and Major Slocum members OF
the officers retiring board convened at this
| post. The officers are on duty with the
/ army of pacifcatiOn in Havana, Cuba.
The Eighteenth infantry at Fort Leaven-
/ worth, Kan, has a basket ball team that
| has been organized for several weeks and
which has already played several games
| While riding one of the school horses in
| the riding hall on Saturday Lieutenant
Gardner Of the Artillery corps was thrown
| and unfortunately broke his right arm be
! low the elbow. 1t will be several weeks be-
| fore he is again fit for duty.
! Permission has been granted worthy mar.
! ried soldiers with families living in town
| TO cut dead timber on the reservation upon
requests approved by their organization
! Members Of the Fourth battalion, Field
| Artillery are talking seriously Of Swing a
minstrel show. There is excellent materia
| in these batteries and the entertainment
| shoulu prove a great success.
| Captains Armstrong and Miller and Lieu
| tenant Stirges compose the post exchange
| council for the month of December ~
| Thanksgiving day passed off very quietly
! at the post. The day dawned wet anC
gloomy. and a heavy downpour shortly
after the noon hour made il necessary t
| call off the foot ball game between tht
cavalry and artillery teams that had beer
scheduled for the afternoon. Elaborat,
preparations had been made by the organ
tzationS for the noon meal and a majorit!
of them served the usual turkey with fix
ms The basket ball game which wa
played at the post gymnasium on Thanks
giving evening between the teams of tn
cavalry and the artillery resulted in
score of - to 13 in favor of the artillery.
! From present indications the bird sc upol
which the Engineer corps is now working
Will not be completed until the earl.
spring, thereby necessitating the engineer
to defer their return to Fort Leavenwortl
for some months later, Unsteady of in Janu
airy as was first anticipated. Had the ma
terial been received as promptly as was in
tended this work would have been com
sumated by January 1, but due to the de
lay in receiving the steel work and larg
timbers the completion has been greatly de
layed
The new quarters which are being bull
in the artillery subpOst for an additions
battery are almost complete
The repair work of the batteries has bee
completed by Ordinance Machinist Oakle
and his assistants and the material is no1
in a uniform state of efficiency.
Robert Tellies, late private of the Mint
cavalry band, was sentenced last week t
lifetime imprisonment in the United State
pemtenuary at Leavenworth, Kan, for tn
killing of his swee theart, Martha ArteI
bridge at this post last summer.
Several entertainments have been give
in the last week for Miss Godfrey, daughte
of Colonel Godfrey who has been visitin
in Fort Leavenworth, Kan