El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-14
Fifty Cavalry Horses Arrive
For Second Cavalry; Sec
ond Has Three Colonies.

No more shall the men OF the Second
cavalry camp SILVER in the cold wind,
under a cold water spray. Instead, they
are to have hot water in a wei heated
bathhouse. The building, Of frame, is
being erected just north Of the parade
grounds at Fort Bliss in the Second
cavalry camp. 1t is to be used by the
third squadron Of the Second cavalry
The wireless telegraph station Oper-
ated by company J. OF the signal corps,
is in hourly communication with the
stations al Las CIeneSas. Culbersons
Hachita, Lanes ranch and AlamOhuecO- /
The signal corps at Maria has tele-
graph line extending from that point
Preside. but this is a wire line extend
ing over 200 miles. Communication
between Ell PasO and Maria is estab-
ished by the commercial lines
Sergt. @. P MObley of the signal
corps. stationed at Fort Bliss, has been
selected for a position IN the Philip
pine islands on wireless construction.
Fifty Horses Arrive.
Men Of the Second cavalry are busy
I breaking in so new horses, which ar
rived this week All Of the officers
and men get out on daily practice from
Test Ride Eads.
The officers who made the test ride
under the direction of Gen f l. Steever
are back in camp feeling fit as nd
dlers and show no i'll effects from the
5LLd4n Oh the ~ AlAAAE u US ND-L-A--- 80
which kept them going so miles a day
for three days Those who made the
trip were Gen =. 4 Steever. Coils
Frank West ana D. A Frederick. the
former of the second cavalry and the
latter Of the 22d infantry. Lieut. Col
h l. Roberts. OF the 22d infantry, Maj.
W. T. Davidson Of the medical corps;
Mai. Arthur Thayer Of the Third cav
airy. and Mai Peter Murray, Of the
Second cavalry
Second Has Three Colonies.
The Second cavalry now has three
colonies although Col Frank " est is
and he is in command Of the regiment
at Fort Bliss Col Robert D. heao,
heretofore unassigned has been at
tached to the Second cavalry and viii
report at Fort Bliss for duty. The
{ other colonel attached % the regiment
{ is Col. Chas- ". Taylor, VINO IS 10 retire
in few months.
Lieut. E A Buchanan, Of the second
cavalry has returned from TWO
weeks leave of absence spent IN the
east Lieut.. Hugh II. AIcICc Of this
/ regiment has been granted ~ days
/ leave Of absence to become etfectlNe
November 50.
/ The rifle practice of the second
/ squadron of the Second cavalry VIII
/ continue on the range at Fort Bliss IN
Z Ill December 81.
Sergt Mai. VIM. KIRBY of this regi-
ment will leave sunday or Monday on
q three months leave, part OF which
| time he will spend travelling in Europe
! He NAV go to the Balkans to see now
the men there fight
Private George L Patterson, nf troop
X has been made sergeant and as
signed to the machine gun platoon CT
troop c. Corporal Nicholas g. Cox has
been appointed sergeant OF troop d. In
troop 1 trumpeter Colin Campbell has
bee1 promoted to corporal, corporal
Frank j. Engelhart has been appointed
sergeant and farrier Harry b Evans
has been appointed corpopaL FrlVaJe
a Tomng of Tw00n 4 has been
assigned to the machine gun platoon
In the 18th infantry. Lieut. IS. W
Field has returned from Whlpple Bar
racks, where he left Mrs Field she
will probably return to III PasO about
January l. Capt John h Miller has
been granted % days leave OF absence
I and Will go to Whipple Barracks, Ariz-
! Capt. A p. Watts viii leave soon to
visit in Dallas. Texas
Sergt- James Roberts, of company B,
and Sergt. VIM. Moss. of company G,
have been discharged by purchase.
Chaplain May Be Retired
CHAPLAIN Joseph Q. Kennedy, of the
22d infantry has been ordered TO ap-
pear before a retiring board over
/ which Col Harvey C. CarbaUgh viii
preside. The latter is to convene the
board at Chicago JILL at time to be Sc
lccted by him. Father Kennedy has
been connected with the 22d regiment
since 1910, but has been in Chicago
for several months on sick leave.
Capt. Ferdinand ". kobbe has been
granted two months leave OF absence
suDleCt to recall
Co1prral John c. Reed has been ap-
pointed sergeant of company x. private
George r. Smith has been promoted to
tGs pest of corporal Sergt Joseph
Bach OF company X. and Lewis B. Tur-
nCr of company a and priVates Mon
roe CHldress of company c, and Louis
Pcrsat of company F, have all pur-
chased their discharges.
Capt Clarence n. Jones, Of battery
B. Third artillery, has been relieved
OF farther duty at Fort Bliss and or
dercI to san Antonio FOR duty
Lieut.. Geo. r. SOmerville, of the
| Third cavalry. has been granted two
months leave of absence. becoming ef-
fective about December 1. Lieut.. Wal
ter r. Merrill, of the Third field ar
| tIlery, has been granted two months