El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-10
ANOTHER SQUADRON
Of THIRD TO LEAVE
Is Being Relieved on Border
Patrol by Second Squad
ron Of I'd Cavalry;

The second squadron Of the Second
cavalry will relieve the third squadron
OF the Third cavalry under command
of Mai. Arthur Thayer at the border
patrol Troops z, G, and H of the
Second cavalry, under command OF
Capt. John P. Wade, will leave Fort
Bliss this afternoon, marching to
their border patrol stations Troop
F will leave at the same time but VIII
20 BY rail as far as Maria, Tex, and
then to its station at Candelarla-
Troop E and headquarters viii be sta
toned at Loves ranch, Sierra. Blanca
Tex. Troop G at CAROLS ranch Fin
lay, Tex, and troop H at Fort Han
cock. Tex. The squadron will be &C
companied by six wagons Of equip
ment. A member OF the hospital corps
is attached to each troop, as follows;
Private Charles E Stewart, to troop
E; private Robert F. Wallace, to
trooD z. private Martin J. Armstrong,
to troop G. and private Julius I.
Frederick, to troop H. As soon as II
is relieved, the third squadron OF the
Third cavalry will go to Fort sam
Houston, san Antonio, Tex
Officers to Run Steeplechase.
All Of the army officers are re-
quired to ride the steeplechase before
the end of the year. The ride IS re-
quired to be over course Of three
miles. containing six hurdles three
feet high. and three bitches, nine feet
wide and must be- covered in II
minutes. As most Of the horses be-
longing to the Second cavalry are
young animals and new to army work,
the officers are endeavOring to train
their mounts to be ready for the
steeplechase, which will be run some
time during the last of this month.
Cavalry Promotions.
A number of promotions have oc-
CURED among the enlisted men Of the
Second cavalry. Corporal Marion F.
Shepherd has been promoted to De
sergeant of troop B; first sergeant
Thomas F. Graham, of troop K, Is ap-
pointed regimental color sergeant IN
troop K, lance corporal Charles r
Dugan has been promoted to be cor
poral; private Monte n. Haywood ana
private Hiram NJ Franklin have Deen
appointed corporals- Corporal Richard
Dorne, Of troop T, has been reduced
at his own request to the grade OF
private. Dorne has been the post eX7
change steward, and asked to be re-
duced in grade and transferred 10
troop A so as to retain his position
at the post exchange, his troop De
ing ordered out on border patrol duty
voluntarily Accepts Reduction
q Corporal James F. Ryan, OF troop
&. has been reduced at his own re-
quest to the grade of private Ryan
being an exceptionally good COOK MS
troop mates desired him to be troop
cook, which carries with it bigger
sum of money than is drawn oy
corporal.
The Fort Bliss Moose lodge No.
117S will meet at the FL Paso Moose
lodge rooms Tuesday night
Connecting Fort With Sewer.
An eight-inch sewer, a mile and
half long. is being laid back of the Of
ficers' quarters at Fort Bliss by Jen-
nings & Woods. This line is to cost
about $4,000 and IS to connect win
the sewer laid in September to connect
the post with the city sewerage sys-
TEN.
Post Personal Mention.
Capt. Robert J Reaney, reglmentdt
auartermaster of the Fourth cavalry
when it was stationed at Fort Bliss.
has been assigned to the command OF
B troop. Second cavalry
First Lieut. J. F. Taulber Will join
the Second cavalry from Alcatraz'
Calf.
First Lieut. James A. Mass has been
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