Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-21
NEWS FROM THE ARMY POSTS
Fort Riley Short on Rations Owing
to Flood Conditions.
POLO AND BASE BALL LEAGUE:
Omcers and Men Engage In Outdoor
sport and Lively Contests ARE
Reported as Having
Occurred.

FORT RILEY, Kan, June 2~O.-(speclal.l
After ten days of inconvenience ROOD
post is concerned. A shortage of fresh
meat and other packing house products
and a dearth of potatoes was keenly felt
by the men. The Inability of the packing
houses to forward supplies was the cause
of the shortage In meat, while the shutting
off of practically all railroad transpoTta-
ton brought on the potato famine. The
first shipment of potatoes was received
Tuesday, when a car was brought to the
post by a roundabout route; All OF me
and in a remarkably short space OF time
the car was half emptied, the nutritious
buttery kitchens by the wagon load. The
potato is not as a rule, considered a dell.
oacy on the bin of fare but the lack OF
supply created a hunger for the food that
only large quantities could appease. Mail
was frequently over due from two 10 three
days The way the engineer ptIdge oyer
high waters speaks volumes Of praise for
the skill and workmanship OF the engineer
battalion from Fott Leavenworth, which
constructed it. Great timbers and trees
that were over three feet In diameter were
hurled against it's piers by the flood, but
a tremor in the structure. Details were on
the long bridge day and night TO remove all
drift, but their labors were almost uno
normal at this point.
Eleven polo ponies which were purchased
| at Alva, Okl., for the Sixth field artillery,
were stalled at Wamego, while enroute to
Inc most by the high water. The animals.
which cost from $50 to $3.50 a head. were
unloaded from the car and cared for by
the local livery stables, A detachment was
sent from this post to bring the animals IN
oyeri1anTSd c and fney T TFrlV eoni Me aTe for the he
use OF the officers and enlisted men OF the
regiment.
senting this post will play in Kansas City
with the crack four Of the Missouri Hunt
and Polo club. A considerable number from
here as we'll as Junction City viii go 10
Kansas City TO see the game. Captain VIII
liams and Lieutenants Pope Taulbee, King
and Chaffee, all OF, whom are student OF
Ulcers, will probably compose the team
on Sunday afternoon the team was de-
! feated in Junction City by the city team
a remarkably fine exhibition OF the game
and began scoring In the second period,
Ten periods Of five minutes each were
r X sixth field artillery and the Seventh
cavalry have organized base ball leagues
Teams in each league VIII play LOT a
spaulding silver cup. a one game schedule
mas been adopted and all games Will be
piayed on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
official umpires and score keepers nave
been designated in each league. Chaplain
brewer OF the artillery and Chaplain Muir
phy OF the Seventh cavalry were lnstrn-
Tasnective regiments. The gauges will have
been finished by August !, when a post
team will be chosen from the best players
IN the two eagues. BY this method q fine
/ dkhNthaNAbh
be selected.
Henry stewart. an Englishman, who ID
walking from Los Angeles TO his home ia
England, passed through the post Wednes-
daV on his journey 10 New York, where he
will board some vessel and work his pas
sage 10 Liverpool. Stewart, who Is middle
aged, called upon the adjutant general and
later ate his dinner with one OF the organ
izations. He will accept no money, but do
nations Of food and clothing are accepted.
stewart seems to be an eccentric individual
Religions, politics and foreigners, he says.
are causing the United states no END Of
~straiRhtened out according 70 his ideas ht