Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09
NEWS OF THE ARMY POSTS
Practice March Attended with Much
Discomfort.
RECRUITS BALK AT THE DUST
Infantry from Fort Crook Soon
to Arrive at Fort Riley for
Work ON Rescrva-
tiOn.

FORT RILEY, Kan, Aug. S.-(Special)-
The Thirteenth infantry, marching from
Fort Leavenworth to the maneuver grounds
on this reservation, arrived this morning at
about noon and Immediately went INTO
camp. The last days march covered about
sixteen miles. The last two days march-
ing has been over roads some of which
have been muddy from recent rains. Untll
that time the dust has, been almost unpear+
able and at times so heavy were the dust
clouds that those in the rear of the column
were almost strangled. Nearly all of the
men, excepting the recruits, have BECOME
hardened and cover the days march. with
out discomfort. A considerable number OF
recruits have fallen out OF ranks every dayi
made a night march. Today and tomorrow
will be spent in cleaning up, getting the
camp in shape and preparing Tor the lohs
The two Companies of the Third battalion
of engineers, which left Fort Leavenworth
two days in advance of the Thirteenth in
fantry, arrived at the maneuver camp
Thursday morning about IL o'clock, Ac-
companying the engineer train was a long
p%ontoon train. which will be used in span
ming the Kaw. The troops were In excel
lent condition.
of the Second cavalry, commanded by
Colonel Frank West, from Fort Des Moinel
Ia, pulled into camp yesterday noon nav
ing made their last stop at Manhattan.
Kan. The horses show the result OF the
trip from St. Joseph, for It was from that
point that the overland trip began, the
regiment having travelled by train from
Fort Des Molnes to that city, where 1t De,
trained. -Four nOTSeS ana one muit hlth
as a result Of the heat. The command
comprises twenty-three officers ana about
800 enlisted men. Four troops OF the reg.
ment were stationed at this post before
the regiment was brought together at ls
P'Tbe bodv Of Private Simpson, Company I.
Third battalion of engineers, was brought
to the post Wednesday from HossVlle'
Kan, in charge of a sergeant OF his com
many. for shipment to the home OF his par
ents in williamsburg. KY. The young sol,
der was bathing IN one OF une smaI,
streams al tha and 1' hefoTe he could he res
cued bv his comrades had drowned. His
body was recovered shortly atter' GAIA
A sergeant Of Battery B., Siyth feld ar
tillery. had the misfortune to he run over
bv a caisson Of his battery at Hanover,
Kan. while the organization was or a ROAD
march to Beatrice, Neb.. and 10 suffered a
broken leg. A member OF me nospia,
tn tho hosni'al "wednesday.
A composite team chosen FROM a "'ouplS
of tho organizations Of the g%arrison paved
T-d'ar team from Oklahoma in the post
Monday afternoon ard before a record
hreaFinr crov-1 was defeated by a score
n Q 10 <. T~t1 IN" siTth inning ne score
r|as a 80 T~ro~s o. the mart ~ the sol
1'~~s and the bUrrh'~g ot mrs Nv me
Indians Cavc tho visiting ball players the
long end NJ tho score.
novel method for furnishing the troops
In camp with bread has been inangurated
under the direction Of Captain Holhrook,
chief Instructor and In charge. or the
bakers and cooks school at this post.
Twenty-four movable ovens and each one
OF the knock-dOwn order with all ncces-
sary euuipment have been installed in camp
with fifteen bakers Of the school. These
bakers. ali graduates. will furnish the en-
tire camD with all its bread. about 2toJ
| large size loaves every day. These loaves
will not Ne bakers loaves,' but will be
twice as large and will be douhly nutri-
tious. The work OF baking win be carried
on night and day. the men being divided
into two shifts. The troops, both regular
and National Guard. Will he Instructed. on
certain days In bread making in the field
Nv these graduates Of the school. ~lnstrlc-
ton will also be given in cooking by other
graduates of the school. one graduate bshs
assigned to each organization as an In
structur. An tile Instructors will be super
vised by the regular instructors OF the
school. BY this method each company
room. hatte-y or detachment will be sup
nlied with the best OF food and the cooks
In each one will receive instruction daily
Two batteries OF the Fifth artillery ar
| lived IN camp this afternoon on a special
rain over the Union Pacific. These bat