Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-12
NEWS FROM The ARMY POSTS
General Godfrey, Stationed at Fort Riley,
Ordered to Washington.
MUCH BUILDING UNDER WAY At RILEY
Riding Hall for the ARTILLERY VIII he
the Largest Building of the
Kind In the Country
Events at other Posts.
Fort Crook.


FORT CROOK. Neb., Fer. i0.-(special.)-.
Mrs. William II. Abercromble entertained
the members of the bridge club at her
home Wednesday afternoon from 1880 to
D. m. Among those present were: Mrs. Pratt,
Mrs. Bent, Mrs. Carleton, Mrs. stone MIS-.
Anding Mrs. Whelen and Mrs. Guild.
L. Threikeld, Lieutenants ]. NJ. Little and
l.. y. Rucker and all of the Thirueth in
fantry returned to the post February
were members of a general court martial
in session at that post
Colonel Il. b. Pratt, Thirtieth infantry,
has been detailed as president; Captain T.
l.. Rhoads, assistant surgeon, as mem
Der; and First Lieutenant J. M Little,
retiring board, ordered to meet at army
headquarters, Omaha, from time to time,
at the call of the president Of the board
for the purpose of examining officers who
are believed to be physically unfit for fur
Their service, and who will be ordered be-
fore the board for examination.
First Lieutenant W. =. Carleton, Thir-
tieth infantry, has been engaged by the
board of directors Of the Council Bluffs
recently organized at that school. The In
structions In military exercises will be
given on the afternoons of Tuesday and
Captain c. w. Castle, Thlrtieth infantry,
has been granted two days leave Of
Major William r. Abercrombie. Thirtieth
infantry, has been appointed a special in
spector for the purpose Of inspecting and
now in the possession of the troops. All
such property having any saleable value is
to be sold at public auction after authority
is received from the department com
mander. All property having no saleable
value is to be burnt up.
Under a recent ruling OF the War de-
partment granting medals to officers and
enlisted men now In the service and who
| took part in Indian campaigns, Captain
receive a medal for ri the campaign against
the Sioux Indians in South Dakota in
1S9O-9l, and Post Quartermaster Sergeant
Charles Yeager for the Bannock war, par
| ticipated in by him in 1873. Quartermaster
Sergeant Yeager has been in the service
for the past thirty-seven years and is a
valued sergeant of the government.
| A board of officers consisting of Captain
Castle, Lieutenants Carleton and Clark, met
at Headquarters February to determine
whether or not the services of Private
William A. Andre, Company d, Thirtieth
| infantry, who will be discharged on March
9TH, have been honest and faithful. After
hearing all the evidence and carefully in
vestigatlng all facts pertinent to the case,
and giving the soldier an opportunity to
vate Andres service has not been honest
and faithful Result, discharge will be
without honor, which debars him from re-
The weekly practice march of twelve
miles made by the troops on Tuesday and
Wednesday of the past week in heavy
| marching order had TO be buried out in
| the vicinity of the reservation owing 10
the heavy snow in the surrounding country.
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| War department that the Thirtieth infantry
is to take with II to the Philippine islands
the machine guns, harness and all the
equipment pertaining to the machine gun
platoon except the mules, which will be left
| at this post.
Sergeant, First Slasa Henry Roepke, hos
pital corps, has been relieved from clerical
| duty In the office of the chief surgeon OF
the Department of the Missouri at Omaha
and returned for duty at this post today.
| fantry, has been detailed a member Of the
| Post Exchange council for the balance of
| the first quarter of 1907, vice Lieutenant
! Warheld relieved on being appointed aide
de-camp to General Greedy.
| The following promotions we're made in
the. Thirtieth during the week. Corporals
Han. Company c.. Company NJ and Ca
Yates McPeak and Seay, Company A, TO
be corporals. The following reductions took
and Henerys. Company NJ, reduced to pri-
Yates by sentence of court martial. Ser
geant Gerhardt and Corporal Craig reduced
| to privates at their own request, approved
by their company commander
| Major Holloway, paymaster was a well
| come visitor at the post on Thursday, pay
Ing the troops for the month of January
Private George Bernecker, who was dis
| charged last December, re-enlisted at st.
Louis and reported for duty February 5,
having decided to see service in the Philip
pines with the regiment.
| Private Anderson, Company C., has been
detailed mounted orderly to the command
fantry, vice Aldridge transferred to the
hospital corps Private Hawkins Company
M, has been detailed assistant TO the post
librarian, vice Grey, Company K detailed
for duty with the machine gun platoon.
Fort Riley.
FORT RILEY, Kan. Feb 10-(special
General Godfrey will leave this week fol
Washington where he has been ordered
| for temporary duty II Is presumed thai
General Godfrey is called there for consul.