Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03
FIFTEEN FLAG DEFENDERS
That Number Of Army Recruits En-
listed at Omaha in August.
NEWS OF THE VARIOUS POSTS
one Hundred Thousand Cans Of Beef
VIII he shipped from Omaha
TO the Soldiers of the
Nation.

Enllstments for the regular army are
progressing. Captain George l. Feeter,
U. s. A., retired. lie in charge of the Omaha
station succeeding Lieutenant Colonel f.
p. Savage, u. s. A, retired, who has been
In charge Of the station for about three
years.
Eniistments to the number OF fifteen
we're made during the month of August, out
OF ninety-five applicants. The. reflections
we're for various moral and physical causes.
Preference Is given to re-enlistments, and
these constitute the larger number OF ac-
ceptances.
The Omaha recruits are now sent to the
new recruiting rendezvous at Fort Logan,
Colo, instead Of to Jefferson Barracks,
! Mo, as heretofore. There are now five
recruiting rendezvous in the country, being
located at Fort Slocum. N. Y; Columbus
(O) Barracks; Jefferson Barracks. Mo.
and The Preside, San Francisco, Cal.
Contracts have been entered into bv
Lieutenant Colonel F. F. Eastman. chief
purchasing commissary United States
army, for this point, with the Cudahv
Packing company for 10o.0 900 cans Of corned
beef and roast beef. The product Will be
stored in the commissary stbrehouse in
Omaha for issue to the posts Of the De-
partment OF the Missouri as needed.
Deputy United States Marshal John Sides
has brought James Rhodus down from
Tekamah and lodged him in the Douglas
county jail in default Of bail, for introduce
ing liquor on to the Omaha Indian reserva-
ton. Henry Green, arrested under a like
charge, gave bonds for his appearance be-
fore the federal grand Jury.
First Glass Sergeant Joseph H. Emble-
ton Of the Signal Corps at Fort Omaha,
has been transferred to Columbus, Cohio),
barracks for duty.
First Glass Sergeant James NJ. Riley Of
the Signal corps at Fort Omaha, has been
sent to Fort Lawton for temporary duty
prior to assignment to a station In Alaska.
Colonel Henry p. Kingsburg Of the Eighth
cavalry, has been granted leave of alb
senee for two months, beginning September
Is.
Major Harry L. Gilchrist, Medical corps,
has been detailed by the surgeon general
of the army to conduct examination at
Fort Crook, beginning September 2, for APP
plieants for appointment as first lieuten-
ants in the Medicinal Reserve corps.
Major ID. f. Mccarthy, chief quarter
master Department OF the Missouri, has
received notification from Washington that
an allotment OF $SOs, 900 has been made for
this department for the current year for
the purchase Of forage for the animals con-
nected with the United States army. All
Of this immense sum will be dlsbursed
through the office Of Major Mccarthy.
Private Frank Quinn of Troop Il, Seventh
cavalry, who has been on special duty at
department headquarters. has been granted
his honorable discharge by purchase.
Major Herbert NJ. Lord, chief payrnaster
of the Department OF the Missouri. who
has been on special duty as an expert in
tariff matters with the ways and means
committee Of congress for over a year
past, has been relieved from that duty,
and will shortly return to his station al
Omaha. Major Lord is at present on leave
OF absence.