Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-24

The fouowinE assignment o. companies
and offcers Of the Sixteenth infantry &c
stations in Alaska has been Ennouncec
tiers, band machine gun Platoon and Com
panies and / Colonel Cornelius Gar
eeaert Chaplain James ": HinmAn, sap
tan Charles N. Bundel Ediutant, ChptAla
George n. Guyer comuissErys ca TAN
Gt orEe =. BAH. Captain Eirod II. warned.
FIRST Lieutenant Charles r ". Aoirlson
second Lieutenant James ~. Chuichl-
and Second Ldeutsnant 4 II icott BroNn.
RtEtmeutsl non-Conm-ssioned staff Of
ficers Sergeant Malar Harry hosteE.
N. MinterberEer, ReErmgEtEl tonuts-
sh-y Sergeant Hsr-l A. barnard. 1oiuf
ssTEesnts Jehn Alien ana Laurence DoNei
To Fort Liscum. C.mpsries c ano
Captain William Z. Bsrnett CRPt1i1 .
Arthur HAdssl, First LisuteuErt Georg-
4. White First Lieutenant HoSert -.
James. Second Lieutenant Joseph A. At
kirs and Second Lieutenant ~ c. Slal-
!enberger. Battalion sergeant, MAJOR Oscar
TO Fort St NnohAel: Companies and
NJ, Captain Harry p. Dalton. f1rst Leu
Ralph ". Drury. Second Lleutensnt frank
G. McCuue. Second Lieutenant George ,.
Waugh and Second Lieutenant r. X
To FoTt Davis. Companies B and h.
Captain Mark Wheeler. Captain Martin
l. Crimmins. First Lieutenant Charles b
stone, il. First Lieutenant walter &
short, Second Lieutenant Oliver s. Wood
and Second Lieutenant Fredrlrk c.
Rogers
TO Fort Glbbon: Companies A and o.
Lieutenant Colonel p II. Wilson, Captain
Lawrence B. SimcndE. First L eutenBnt
pN lght b LAYTON. First Lleutsnant Robert
John West First Lieutenant r ". King
man, Second Lieutenant Philip 3. Peyton
and Second Lieutenant Her2ert C FOOks
Battalion sergeant Major Frederick r.
70 Fort Egbert: Companies H and n
Captain Edward r. ChrlsmEn, Captain
Joseph 7. Gohn First Lieutenant Perm l.
smith, Second Lieutenant Frederick
BOschen, Second Lieutenant Napoleon W
Riley and Second Ldeuusnsnt Chsr4eE X
Nulsen Battalion sergeant, Major 10
Orders were received from the depart
ment headquarters that the SiCeenh in
in practice marches Of three 6ays dJra-
ton Oh account Of eETsy departure for
service in Alaska
Of the Sixteenth infantry, stationed al This
post have been trained 10 fast marching
for one or two hours 10 be used In cast
march for that length Of time al the rate
/ OF four miles an hour without injury &c
any man or officer, and for shorter dts
I tHnces, say a mile or two m les at 8
/ much faster rate, was shown at
I marching contest held here recently be-
4 tween the different companies, when
] infantry, consisting Of TWenty-eiEht en
! listed men equipped with rifle. belt
] CdIAfl0Ee DOA ana h6ypnei. En0eT lhe com
mand OF Second Lieutenant A ElBcor
! Brown, Sixteenth infantry. covered q dis
lance Of l8 miles in fourteen minutes ant
milel, the rate OF march being 6E5 nile
per hour The principal feature OF tn
march WAS the stride Of Corpora WilliEu
oioB smS5I ans afIRs1 oRsT fbs he Ro Ss Of p Ss9
| virginia Corporal Driscow Is one OF In
most conspicuous figures al the posi
standing SIX feet and three inches in nj
l stocking feet.
Colonel Gardener. coumRndinE For
Crook, Neb- Is busy improving the scenesg
OF the post by planting new SHADE trees
purchased 20 replace those which have die
during the winter or were destroyed b
cut worms, Last spring the colonel per
sonslly Euperintended the planting o
about LOO trees Of different varieties. O
which only about twenty have died. Sine
arrival al Fort Crook IN 1907 the colont
has spared no pains TO make Fort Croo
one OF the most attractive military post
In the west. and TO insure his labor an
care he has been the instigRtion of the de
partnent issuing a circular Of general II
strucuOnE as 10 the care and prsEerVatip
OF young trees whose lives are endangere
from grass FIRES. etc
The work IN the post garden Is progress
I ing rapidly and the men Of this eommSn
are looking eagerly forWHrd TO the tim
they viii be able 20 enjoy some Of IN
products Of their labors.
. Upon request Of the post surgeon. II
! commanding officer has issued instruction
I for al officers and families. Rso sA er
: listed men and their fAmilieE 10 report q
! the post hospital for examination 10 d,
= Qutrsd 10 be vEcclnated as q preventiy
against smallpox, before boarding II
transport al Seattle en- route 10 Alaska
z Captain Harry p Dalton. Sixteenth 81
n tsnuy. has recently returned from De
' MotneS. Ia, where he was on duty IN col
: nectaon with the annual inspection OF n
organized militia OF the state Of low
Captain Dalton has received. through mil
Of flrg r.
from the adJutRnt general, state OF low
= compltmenting him upon the manner
: which be performed HE duties as inEpecto
. Captain Carl A Martin, Fourth infantr
stationed 81 this post pending the srriv
OF his regiment 10 the United States, M
ordered 10 proceed 70 Topeka, kan, ar
: consult with the a63utEnt general. state
Kansas, pTior 10 The beginning Of the Al
nllRl inspection of The organized militia
6 Kansas
: FfrEt LisutenGnts C. H White and p.
= / Churchill. I. p James r. ". BaEchen a.
4 r, c. McCuns, al of the Sixteenth infantT
Who have Just returned from Fort Leave
worth, kan, undergoing examination z
promotion. have been Informed by the VI
department that they have sucoessful
passed the same and will receive their r
!, spective appointments for the next high
grade in a Ehort time
AS these officers are among the Oldest
: the regiment IL iE hoped that they ma
continue 20 serve among the officers a.
with whom they are familiar.
The regular "Wednesday night hop Z
the eu listed men vas held 81 the Pc
I Gymnasium hall with 9 good attendanC
Prfvates Joseph PfeiffsT and John BBrtTa
we're the star attractions o. the eyenil
with their barn dance
Y Private Charles NAY of Comusuy j. wI
avaned himself q two months furious
has reported hack for dUtv, and IL Is Q
rnored that while away Charlie lHunch
upon the sea Of msuimony" He "
take quarters ia the vicinity uf the post
u SerFsant 2 & Griffith. troup j, thi
= cavalry IN charge of Private Albert
stokes. CompHny L. siEtseuth infantry. .
rived yesterday al thiE post from 70
u WinEsss. y. NJ. Private stokes desert
b from Fort Crook. Neh.. FeburuHrY 3, a.
, surrendered al Gallup. - NJ March
THE trial o. Stokes al Fort Wingate.
it NJ BY e general uourt-rnArtiHl for debf
a don could not be accomplished on aecpu
n uf the shortage q Officers at that po
The War department. haa direrusd that z
- charge for transportation and EubEisten
n for Fuard and himself from Fort Winga'
p n n 20 Fort Crook, &eb., be chsrg
- against him. Sergeant Griffith has b
granted a delay a. ten GAYS before retur
inE 70 hiE station
m Ordnance Sergeant Flannery has report
- here for duty He VAS formerly station
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