El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-03
TWO OFFICERS co
BEFORE THE COURT
Come From Arizona to Be
Tried at Fl. Bliss; News
of the Post.

Orders issued from neadq u2E tors
southern department of the army, d.
I rect two more officers to appear before
the general cOurtmartial at Fort Bliss.
The orders read:
First Lieut.. Walter h NeiL 18TH
cavalry, viii proceed from itacnltS. n
N, to Fort Bliss, Texas, FOR trial ~
cOurunartlal and report In arrest to
I the commanding officer Of the latter
post Upon completion Of his trial this
officer Will return to his proper station
First Lieut. John X. Hume, Fifth
I cavalry, Will proceed IN arrest from
Fort HUachUca, Ariz-, TO Fort Bliss,
l Texas, for trial by cOurtmartial and
viii report to the commanding officer
Of the latter post"
Capt William F. Harringshaw, 18th
cavalry, and Capt John p. Wade, Second
cavalry, have been ordered to Fort Bliss
as witnesses before the cOurtmartial.
Another COurtmartiaI.F
Another cOurtmartial has been con-
( Vened at Fort Bliss, for the trial Of
enlisted men Capt JOS S. Heron, Sec
Ond cavlary, IS to be president of the
court, and the other members, all of the
Second cavalry, follow; Capt. Stephen
n. kOCherSperber, Cant. ROGER $ Fitch.
Capt James NJ Burroughs, Capt. Dor
sey Cullen, Capt Robert J Reaney,
Capt Walter f Martin, first Lieut. Ed
mond A Buchanan, second Lieut. Otto Z.
schultz, First Lieut. Robert c. Nc
Beck, Second cavalry, is judge advo-
cate.
Trips to Mexico Barred.
Orders from the war department 1T
Washington prohibit officers and en-
listed men of the United States army
from going into Mexico. Hence no
passes will be given to go to Juarez.
Maj J. 5. VIM, of the Second cav
airy. is now district adjUtant for The
FL PasO patrol district
If the winds at Fort Bliss blow like
they did Wednesday afternoon. Uncle
sam will have a tent bill to pay. Wind
tore holes in several Of the tents there,
hrr~ 4
they are put up by men who. know
how to make them Withstand wind
storms.
Second Lieut.. Vim. 7. Piggott. OF the
Second cavalry has been assigned
to duty with troop D,
Sergt Maj VIM Kennedy, Of che
Second cavalry. has gone TO Fort LO-
gan Colo, TO escort private Homer
the hospital for examination prepara-
tory to his retirement. While IN
Denver, Sergt Kennedy viii visit rel
atives who reside there
Promotions made in the Second cav
airy during the past week were:
Private Alfred r. Shire. to be corporal
of troop L; corporal Edgar A Elkins,
TO be sergeant Of troop II; private
Peter Knoll to be corporal Of troop
3. private Michael Newman to be
corporal of troop Z; private Jack Pull
wski to be corporal; corporal Claire
StOddard TO be sergeant, and sergeant
VIM J. Marvin to be principal must
clan of the band.
John NJ Wyatt and Roy E. House,
privates in company / Of the signal
corps, have been made corporals-
Discharge BY Purchase.
Discharge by purchase has been au-
thOriZed in the cases OF prlVaCeS Mlchael
DeMuro and Henry Doyle, troop c. 18th
cavalry, at Fabens; private Walter l.
Wheaton and private Geo. E Belrose,
troop 1, Fifth cavalry; Sergt. Walter h
Barnes, troop G, Fifth cavalry, private
Samuel Schneider, troop A, Fifth cav
airy. at Fort Huachuca, Ariz-; Sergt.
Otto Lack, troop /, Fifth cavalry, Fort
Apache, Ariz-; private David L. Mer-
Ger. troop g, 18th cavalry, at Alamo
Hueco, \. NJ; Sergt Victor L. Wyman,
troop d, 18th cavlary, at Clint, Texas;
private David X MCGinty. troop z, 18th
cavalry. at Columbus. \. NJ; private
Jacob Chester, troop d, Fifth cavalry
at Hereford, Ariz.
Privates Transferred.
Private Earl l. BamfOrd. troop Z,
Fifth cavalry, at Fort Huachuca. AriZ-,
has been transferred as private to the
quartermaster's corps; private F. ".
Bassett. troop c, Second cavalry, at
Fort Bliss, is also transferred and viii
be sent to the quarte-master corps de-
pot at FL PasO.
COurtmartiaI at Bayard.
A general courtmartial has been
called for Fort Bayard, n NJ, with
Lieut. Col Jacob F. Kreps, infantry,
as president other members of the
court are
Mai. Cephss c. Bateman. coast artfI-
lery; Capt Benjamin J. Tillman. 9th
infantry: Capt Bernard Sharp, Third in
fantry; Capt George IL SCOT, medical
corps; Capt William II Tefft, medical
corps; Capt Earl H. Bruins. medical
corps Capt William J. Browne, Philip
pine scouts; first Lieut.. Carl Z. Holm
berg, medical corps; first Lieut. Joseph
.. Walkup. medical corps; first Lieut.
Shelly U Marietta, medical corps. fiji st
Lieut. Thomas E. Scott. medical corps;
second Lieut. James A Merritt, 18th in.
tantry; first Lieut.. George p Guild
infantry, judge advocate