Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-21

intends to return to the United States. 1t
is evident that his stay in the old country
will be. somewhat prolonged.
Information has been received at post
headquarters that the troops to be assem-
bled on this reservation for the summer
maneuvers will march as a division under
the command OF Brigadier General j. i.
Kerr, u. S. A., post commandant, to 81
Joseph. Mo, where they Will participate IN
the great military tournament to be held
there the week of September q. 1t has beer
estimated that about $500 officers and men
win make the march and that with wagon
transportation the column will be about
will be the largest bedy of troops to make
a march Of this distance in this country
tournament the troops will march TO their
respective posts separately. The Sixth field
artillery and the Seventh cavalry will re-
turn TO this post by different routes.
Colonel F.. X. Ward, Seventh cavalry, or
dered to Washington on special duty, tried
to leave the post Saturday, but midnight
found him once more in his quarters. He
left Junction City on the Missouri, Kansas
a. Texas, but got no further than Americus,
about forty miles from the post me Nto5
sho river had gone on the rampage and
washed out about 800 feet of track, When
he returned near Junction City the Smoky
Hill river had risen rapidly during the day
and he was compelled to ride on a handcar
over a water-covered track and across a
bridge that was being threatened by the
rapidly raising flood. In company with
Colonel M. M. Macomb, Sixth field artil-
lery, also ordered to Washington for duty
on the general staff, he left on Tuesday OF
this week over the Union Pacific and the
Santa Fe.
Private Henry Perkins Of the Seventh
cavalry, a garrison prisoner, made a daring
escape from a sentry on Friday, while al
work near the post crematory. and is still
at large. Watching his opportunity, he
dashed down a steep incline to the timber
along the river bottoms. The sentry, who
was mounted tried TO follow him, and in
forcing his horse down the bank narrowly
escaped serious injury. The prisoner made
his UnN NhFOnUh tho uFnnA and WAS anOn
lost to view. IL is assumed that he swan
the Kansas river. which was then az
flood stage, with drift coming down the
river bank shortly after by searching par
ties. A week before the same man tried
TO escape by going through one OF the tele-
phone conduits In the post. The man had
been In the service but eight months and
enlisted IN Oklahoma.
Quartermaster Sergeant Robert Sigmund,
Troop G, Seventh cavalry, was examined
q is week by a board, of officers for the
position of ordnance sergeant. Sigmund Is o
soldier with an excellent record and long
Majors Peyton c. March and w. M. Nc
Mahon, Sixth field artillery and Captain
Francis II. Beach of the Seventh cavalry,
are in Forth LeaVenworth, where they
went the first OF the week TO be members
OF a general court-martial, which is trying
an officer of the Thirteenth infantry.
u. M. WhttehaiT, a contractor, has be
gun the cutting of hay on the reservation;
Twelve camps have been established and
$50 HRAAN
Will be employed IN harvesting the crop;
About twenty-five moving machines viii
be kept at work constantly until the Work
Is completed. OF the 1900 acres. fully two
thirds, furnishes excellent hay and as thls
year Is a good one for the crop, II Is
figured that Il will run in the neighbour
hood OF about 5000 tons. The nay must be
baled after which each bale Is inspected
before II Is placed in the sheds. This crop
will furnish the 1000 odd horses and mules
with hay and bedding for the entire fiscal
year. AS the contractor does the work
at a little over s. a ton, II means a saving
TO Uncle Sam as far as this post Is cons
cerned of about $1,000, basing the estimate
on the worth OF hay in this vicinity at the
harvest period.
telephone system Is making excellent prog
Tess under the direction OF First Class Ser
geant Charles BOelsteTli, signal corps, from
Fort Wood, N. " He has large details OF
men working under him. Home Of these
men are on extra duty, but the greater
part Of the labor Is supplied by prisoners.
The switchboard will carry 20 phones
but only half Of that number will be neces-
sary at present. OF this number thirty
five will be desk phones and siXty-fiye
wall phones. Wires will be run TO all
officers quarters and to all OF the stables.
The phones will not be placed IN stables
at present, however. The power board ana
motor generator, for the system Is on me
central energy order. will be supplied with
power from the Junction city electric hght
/ plant. The conduits OF the old central
steam heating plant, which conveyed the