Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-07

waite Herbert OF Troop d. Thirteenth cav
airy, has been appointed a trumpeter.
corporal Berth, Troop y, Thirteenth cav
airy has been promoted a sergeant.
Quartermaster Sergeant Sullivan, Troop
H. Second cavalry. is confined 20 the post
hospital with blood poisoning.
There was a change In the list Of calls
April /. 1907. Reveille will be ct o'clock
and retreat at 9 O'Clock. on SUNDAYS re-
velle will be sounded at $50 a. m.
The Field artillery examining board Of
which Lieutenant Colonel MaComb Is pres
ident, has been engaged IN preparing the
examination for the artillery officers sta
toned In the Philippines In compliance
with telegraphic INSTRUCTIONS from the War
department. The school print show was
turned over to the board for three DAYS
IN order that the work be rushed as the
transport sailing April 8. The examination
must be completed 80 that the papers shall
be returned to Lieutenant Colonel Macomb
for marking and rating by the transport
leaving Manila on May L.
The Second and Twentieth batteries are
going in for beautifying the grounds around
sown with grass seed and flower beds
have been laid out
post for several days going over the sub
target guns which were sent here for trial
and which were found to be out Of order
From here he goes to Mexico, where his
company has machines In use by the Mex
Captain r. c. Williams, Thirteenth cav
FOR two months, which he viii avail him
self OF before Joining his troop Lieu
tennt Wilen has been in command OF Troop
c during Captain Williams absence on re-
Colonel Macomb delivered the last of his
talks on the Russian army as he observed
It while serving in Manchuria, In the poet
assembly hall on Tuesday evening. His
subject covered the retreat of the Rus
replete with interest throughout. The
ladies Of the garrison were Invited to &C
company. the officers, and many OF them
All the schools for enlisted men were
closed on the 18th ultlmo and field work
no maneuvers at Fort Riley this year, still
plenty Of work in the. line Of drilling and
practice marches will be found for the
different organizations of the post. For
the next seven months they VIII be con-
stantly In the field.
Captain Guy V. Henry, Twelfth cavalry,
now at the French cavalry school, Saumurj
France, will arrive here early in August
to take charge of the school of equation,
in place Of Captain Short, who goes to
Private Flaherty, Fort Rreys crack
shortstop and who re-enlisted for the
soeIm a arrived 0h in the post saturday
and will begin practicing with the team
sometime this week.
Secretary Taft, Il is announced will visit
Forts Riley and Leavenworth some time
about the middle of June when he comes
to Ottawa to deliver an address during
will have to do with the brigade post
work
Private John Dickson of Troop A, Ninth
cavalry, passed away at the post hospital
on Sunday morning at 8 o'clock as result
Of imbibing a quantity of bay rum:
Secretary Root is booked to visit this
post about June 10 or IA, and from here he
goes to Fort Leavenworth and then to
Fort Sill. 1t has been announced that he
will occupy about week in the inspeec,,
ton OF these posts These inspections will
be sandwiched in between a speech which
he makes at lola City on June u and one
at ottawa on June 20.
Lieutenant w. A. Won. Fetter, Second
regiment of the Foot Guards OF the German
army, will visit the United States very
shortly for the purpose of seeing how we
do things in the military line. He will pay
special attention to the service school at
Forts Riley and Leavenworth. He Is eX-
pected to arrive here some time in May.
The practice march season began this
week in accordance with War department
instructions. The troops and batteries are
required to make one march each week
OF at least eighteen miles and one march
each month Of three days duration. Later
in the season all organizations are directed
to take the field for a period of eighteen
consecutive days. This period will be in
September or October.