Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-07-19
OVER 500 SOLDIERS THERE
STARS AND STRIPES FLUTTERS
IN BREEZE FROM LOFTY
FLAG POLE
TOTAL OF TEN COMPANIES
BEGINNING WITH TOMORROW,
REGULAR PROGRAM OF MA
NEuvERs COMMENCES

over On lue nlSQeSL nlll Oh tne
rifle range northwest of Las Vegas
the stars and stripes are flying from
lofty flag pole. In plain sight of
this spotless banner and within easy
walking distance, over 500 enlisted
men of the First Regiment, New
Mexico National Guard, with their Of
ficers are encamped. Khaki-clad
guardsmen are walking back and
forth on their endless tread as pick
cts. In each company's quarters in
the tent city white-capped cooks are
frying sizzling bacon or polishing
their pots and kettles. The ringing
notes of bugles are sending forth
notes of command and the biennial
encampment of New Mexico's mill
tary forces is well under way.
The headquarters OF Adjutant Gen
eral A. S. Brookes, head of the fight
ing forces of the territory, is located
in a prominent position in the camp.
the First Regiment, is located close
by. Field and staff officers to be
found at the regimental headquarters
are Major Arthur Bail of Silver City;
Major Ludwig William Ilfeld, Las
Vegas; Captain Eugene A. Lohman,
adjutant, of Roswell; Captain Fitz-
Warren Thompson, quartermaster,
Roswell; Captain Henry P. Bardshar,
Santa Fe; Captain Harvey M.
Shields, chaplain, Dawson; Captain
Carlos vierra, inspector small arms
practice, Santa Fe; Second Lieten-
ant ]. ]. McMillen, battalion quarter
master, Silver City; Second Lieuten-
ant Charles Curry, battalion quarter
master, Tularosa, and Second Lieuten-
ant James H. Mct1ughes, battalion
ouartermaster, Cerrillos
Five companies with the regimen
tai band in charge of Chief Musician
Bartolo Ramirez, and numbering
twenty-six men, were encamped at
Camp Mills last night, Five more
companies arrived this afternoon from
the southern part of the territory.
The companies to pitch camp yester-
day afternoon and evening with their
officers and the number of enlisted
men in each organization were as fol
lows: Company E, Santa Fe, Captain
Domingo Pacheco, First Lieutenant
james Baca, Second Lieuatenant Geo.
w. Armijo, 60; Company F, Santa Fe,
CAPTAIN Norman L. King, First Lieu
tenant Fernley ]. Wiley, Second Lieu
tenant Jacob Stafford, 35; Company G,
Albuquerque, Captain William F. Bro
gan, First Lieutenant M. G. Browne
AZ; Company H., Las Vegas, Captain
George E. Morrison, Second Lieuten
Nelson Robbins, 81; hospital corps
8: Company L., Tucumcari, Captain
Otto F. Elder, First Lieutenant Bur
ton F. Littleton, Second Lieutenant
Frank H. Donohoo, 80.
This afternoon the following com
panies arrived, with officers and mum
Der of enlisted men as follows: Com
pany A. Las Cruces, Captain PHILLIP
e. Dessauer, First Lieutenant Stuar
K. Baker, Second Lieutenant F. M
Haley, the number of enlisted men no
yet reported; Company B. Carlsbad
CAPTAIN Charles D. Church, First Liet
tenant Henry F. Christian, Secon
Lieutenant William D. Dean, 81; Con
pany C, Artesia, Captain Charles
Echols, First Lieutenant John F. New
kirk, Second Lieutenant Robert Ca
son, 80; Company D, Silver City, Ca
tain William A. Tenney Jr, FIR
Lieutenant Thomas W. Nolan, numbt
of enlisted men not yet reported
Company K, Clovis, Captain Fran
Blumlein. First Lieutenant J. T. Dea