Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-07-14
WILL MARCH
TO LAS VEGAS
Fort WhlppIe and fort Win
Gate Troops 10 Make Prac-
llce "HlEe."
MAStUvlaiATfORTO.A. RUSSELL

uradu. as the western military depart
mont Including colorado. Arizona and
New Mexico troops. b known. which
this year are 90 be- held ai Fort -. A
Russell. according t0 orders issued by
she tcretary OF wnr. officers in CONF
mand at che different forts tn Ne"
Moxlcn and Arizona are beglnnlng 90
get their men ln shape
The r. Wlngatp command WIZ make
a practice march across country from
the tort 20 i-ag Nesps They viii be ac'
c0h,rHniof by Troop L. Of the fiith
cavalry under Major Poster nov sta-
toned at Fort Whlpnle. Afiz, who VIII
make tho trip from Whlpple 20 Win
gate bv train AZ Wineafe four uddi-
iionai troops VIII De- thrown In with
Major Fosters troop maKing pro
ylslonal squadron Of ave troops, which
vii make the practice hike" tol
Vegas. 90 whlch point they viii en-
train Tor For y A. Russell, near
Cheyenne, Wyo
company I. Of the Twentieth lnfau-
try. Captain kinnis0n In command.
viii also march overland from Fort
Whlppie 70 Holbrunk. Aria, through
the Mogollon mountains, ana az hol-
brook viii board q special train for
marches are 90 80 made with a view
to giving the men az both Fort Whip
pie and Fort WinEate n taste % atren-
nous soldering before reaching Fort
n. A. Russell nud 90 dime OF the
yeaF when snow storms VIII not make
/. the march Too arduous.
Neither the cavalry troop l., Oh
Company l. OF the IWenleth ipian-
tfg VII return 90 Whipple after the
maueuvora nt Fort ID. A. Russell. but
win be- sent 70 some other point IN the
department of the Colorado. One OF
the traps now n Fort Apache, under
Captain 4. n holhruOk, Will be- sent
20 Fort Whlppie Instead.
Lieutenant Colonel Paddock OF the
Fifth cavalry. stationed at Fort Win
gate has ncen retired from the serv.
Ice and passed through the city last
night en- route from Wingate 10 his
home al Princeton, lil Colonel PAD
dock has large number Of friends
Ia Albuquerque who will ne sorry 10
learn OF his departure. fie Is West
Pointer aud ala thlriy.sCyen years
service. beginning Ia Alaska. There
"a NOT 3 territory In the west in which
be has not been located. His retire
ment comes a. the result OF his re-
quest made IN January.
Colonel Paddock was the United
States army officer who acted as IN
specting officer of the New Mexico
National Guard az ihcif winter inspcc-
tion. here and elsewhere IN the terrl-
tory. and his report 90 tho secretary
OF war concerning the territorial
guard was iuttering 90 the extreme.
Major Foster viii assume command
ot Fort wiugate
Special Orders no A. Issued by
Governor Hagermau, commander in
CHIEF 90 the New Mexico National
Guard. was issued July Q. az the ter.
rliOrial capital, and details Brigadier
General Harrington. adlutant general
0f the territorial troops, 10 take com
mHnd of the provisional battalion Of
Infantry aud troop of cavalry. which
arc ordered 10 the national encamp'
meut az Austin. Texas.
The adjutani general, according tc
these orders. Wln immediately ar.
range with tho pay department for
payment ,or both officers and men,
ana will arrange for the transporta.
ton of troops. securing ratiOns for
the men and i0gase for the horses,
aud VIII remain Ia command until
Austin IL reached, when be will turn
tho battalion and troop OF cavalry
over 90 the commanding oIlcer at mat
camp.
General Orders No. IA has been Is
sued by Aaiulant Geaeral rarkins-
ton and besides setting forth the
reasons tor attending the encamp.
ment. states what organizations, or
IsasH Hfff
ihe provisional battalion, wh.ca ~ as
follows;
one oficer and thirty men from
Company A. Firs; infAntry.
one 0nicer and twelve men frcm
Company b. First Infantry.
Two ofhcfrs ana thirty'hve men
from Company H. First infantry.
Two officers ana thirty men from
Company ~ FIRST Infantry.
Two officers and twelve men from
Company First lafantFy
Three officers and thirty-hre. men
from Company g.. FIRST infantry.
The troop OF cavalry will consist
three officers andi thirtyiour men
OF Troop A, Flrst squadron OF cav
airy.
the following officers ais detailed
Tor duty with the battalion,
Major o q. Myihre. First iuian'
try. First Lieutenant T. W. Gales
First infantry batanion adiutnni +
First Lieutenant and Assistant sur
geon rs a. Miiiiken, medical depart
ment. battalion quartermaetor and
comisEary. Captain and Assistant
Surgeon D. A. Maasle, medical depart
ment. surgeon
The detachment from Company j
van ha assigned 90 Company A. and
the detachment frcm Company y "a
Company r. Each 0idceF viii be al
i1wed $50 pounds OF baggage. The
enlisted men VIII De allowed iheiI
usual equipment The service ant.
forms viii be worn by officers. and
u 81 improbable that dress uniiorm,
VIII be- needed
The idea OF the war department ln
conducting thia encampmeni y "a
carrg on the camp under practically
fhe same conditions that would exist
Ia time of war and in che enemy
country. thus hlvlng the milltlamen q
taste az what they might experiences
ln actual VAR service
Tho general order also lndicafes
what tentage and camp equipment /.
10 b. taken by each detachment and
he officers detailed Cor duty with tha
tatallion.
h does not state the exact dates
of the encampmeut but orders ta'