El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-21
CAVALRY SQUADRON
EXPECTS TRANSFER
Changes, Promotions and
Transfers Made Among
Ft. Bliss Troops.


There is a persistent rumor at Fort
Bliss to the effect that the first squad
ron of the Third cavalry, in camp
there, viii be transferred to San An
tonic on December T. OF course there
is no official confirmation of the re-
port because no orders have been re-
ceiVed, but the men Of the line believe
IT true. Many Of them are anxious to
return to San AntOuf to spend Christ
mas and they are well pleased with
the report
Mai VIM T. Clark who until recent
" was a captain IN the Fourth cavalry,
has been promoted and has arrived at
Fort Bliss to assume the duties OF
major with the Second cavalry.
First Lieut.. Luther Felker has been
ordered TO Fit. Bayard.
Sergt. Mai. VIM. Kirby has laid aside
his uniform and left his desk in the
headquarters building. He said when
he left that he would not be back for
three months, the full time Of his Leave.
He intended to take trip to Europe
and see the sights.
of non commissioned officers IN this
regiment Corporal Henry Krayenhule
has been promoted to the post of ser
Saant- PriVates Jesse F. Victory ard
Frank Nelson have been made corporals
of troop F. Corporal Edward c. Beh-
ling has been promoted 10 the RANK Of
sergeant. Privates John = Eddy AID
Elias Brook, OF troop b, nave Deen as
signed to the machine gun platoon
First Lieut.. ". S. SturgiII, of battery
B, Third field artillery, has been or
0ered to West Point Military academy
TO duty as an Instructor, and second
Lieut.. George l. Gay is now in com
mand of the battery
Company / DecOrates.
Company I, of the signal corps, be
lieves in decorating its camp rags
made of stones painted red and white
are placed on the ground IN front OF
the tents, and there are rows OF white
washed stones along the paths leading
from each tent.
ment, was discharged by purchase on
Wednesday and left for Los Angeles.
Cal, where he viii engage IN business
Lieut. Louis DOugheruy, OF the tlIth
field artillery, has been assigned for
duty with the signal corps at Fort
Bliss
The corps has four motorcycles and
the men run to town on them whenever
they are off duty
Some Infantry Changes.
The band of the 22d infantry gives a
concert on Monday, Wednesday and
Friday afternoons in the camp from
2:30 to p. m
Capt. Geo. E. Stewart, of the 22d in
fantry, has been ordered to report Tor
duty with the QUartermaster's corps
Lieut. Harry S. Grier has been assigned
to the Eighth infantry and VIII go TO
the Philippines, reporting Tor duty IN
the islands in February, 1913. Lieut.
VIM. J. Davis, of the Eighth infantry.
win take his place at Fort Bliss Prl-
vate Charles J. Gibbons, of company
c, has been ordered to Fort Bayaros
N NJ for observation and trea TmenT
Frank J. DOnneIy, who, II IS charged,
deserted from company A about TWO
months ago, was delivered to the au-
thOrities at Fort Bliss on wednesday
by FL PasO city detectives
Goes TO Quartermaster's Corps.
Capt A p Watts. in command Of
company D, Of the 18th infantry mas
4T-r r1rrAr 1r1H re1n or ran
to duty with the quartermaster' corps,
becoming elective December ) Lieut.
c. r Cook becomes Company com
mander-
adjutant Of the 18th infantry, has been /
transferred TO the oath infantry, now
doing service in the Philippines, ana /
will report there for duty next feb- ]
ruary Lieut. Robinson married Miss
Laura Gleason in FL Paso on NoVem- +!
Der 4.
Corporal Robert Hooper has been |
promoted to the rank Of sergeant ana /
ASSIGNED to duty with the machine gun !
Dlatoon- Corporal Hammett l. Rice !
has been promoted to the rank OF ser
seant and private Joe Lengy nas
been made a corporal Priyates D. ste
vens and Alex McGarth, OF company A. |
and private Noble Stern, Of company Is, |
have been assigned to the machine gun 4
Private Albert J. HALEY, charged /
with being a deserter from the 18TH
infantry. was delivered to the authOri-
ties at Fort Bliss by FL Paso city de-
tectives Wednesday morning
Wood Cutting Tests.
The men of the 18th cavalry nave
tests at cutting wood and each tries
to see how much he can cut Ihey nave
a large pile in front of the mess tent,
but never let it dWindle-
Capt n H Cootes, of the 18th cav
airy. who is stationed at Deming, N NJ,
where he has so men in his command,
came to FL PasO Wednesday. He was
here to see that the men got plenty !
to eat and made some acquisitions on
The commissary department. Inciden-
tallv. he stopped over for the TOltec !
,luh hannuat "Wednesday night.