El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-25


Il pistol shooting the third battalion
Of the goth infantry has the highest
percentage Of any battalion in the reg
iment. OF the four companies in the
battalion, over one-half Of the men
have won some medal for skill with
both rifle and pistol There are nine
expert riflemen in the battalion. This
is the highest grade given in the target
practices, and those having this dis
tinction receive SO extra pay a month.
The nine experts are Sergt. Frank l..
Nal, company X SergL John ~ Cour-
ter, company NJ; Quartermaster SergI.
Lamar +. Farr, company NJ; Artlf John
Bowers, company NJ; private Paul G
Spencer, company n; quartermaster
Sergt. Edward Traub, company /;
corporal William Williams, company 4;
privates Charlie S. Redmond, Thomas
j. Taylor company. l. Those having
sharpshoOter badges receive also So
month extra pay and the marksmen
medals bring 50 extra.
Lieut.. Wallace Trophy Winner.
Lieut. w. B. Wallace, first lieutenant
of company NJ, Of this battalion of rec
ord making marksman, is one Of the
best shots in the army, having among
other honOrs the distinguished rifleman
and expert pistol shot distinctions.
Lieut. Wallace has won every medal
offered.
Is the BIanchu battalion.
the third battalion were affected by
the 'Manchu" law, this battalion has
been nicknamed the ManChu battalion.
Mai. William S. Graves, who COM
mands the third battalion, was for
several years detailed on the general
staff as secretary.
Capt John l. Dewitt, Of company
K, third battalion was a member Of the
infantry equipment board, which gave
20 the infantry its present equipment.
NullE Is Football Coach.
Lieut. Henry n. Nally, Of company
], third battalion, was a member Of
the national football rules committee,
and is one OF the most famous football
coaches in the country. Lieut. Nally
was the head coach at West Point in
1907 and 1908, the only years IN which
the West Point football team had won
against the navy until this year.
Entertain Gen. Scott.
Gen. Hugh L. Scott and his aid
Lieut. D. II. Scott were the guests OF
the third battalion officers at dinner
recently. Gen. Scott is particularly
well acquainted with some Of the bat
talon officers who were in West Point
while he was commandment
One distinguishing thing about the
third battalion is its splendid esprit
de corps, which characterizes both the
officers and men.
Christmas greetings were sent to the
battalions in camp Cotton by the Man
Gnu battalion, the message reading,
Here's a wish from us for Christmas;
may the morning after be as happy as
the night before"
Some of Officers Wives.
Mrs. William S. Graves, wife OF MAJ.
Graves, commanding the third bat
TALON Of the Goth infantry, viii join
the major some time in January.
Mrs. John Dewitt, wife Of Capt
Dewitt Of company K, will Join her
husband early in the year.
Mrs Albert ". Foreman, wife Of
Capt. Foreman Of company l. will
leave Fort Douglas, Utah, in January
TO join the captain here.
Mrs. Reuben c. Taylor, wife Of Lieut..
Taylor Of company K, will join her
husband soon.
Mrs. Henry N. NalIy. wife Of Lieut..
Nally Of company /, has joined her
las. Utah.
Fixing For the Winter.
The third battalion men are still
busy making themselves quite at home
the cOnglOmerauOn Of adobe, tin and
brush shaclzs that surround the camp
on two sides, the rather dreary aspect
Of freight trains and the gas tank
which bound the other sides of the
camp where the Mexicans leave Off.
The camp is laid out with the usual
military precision and the company
streets have been built OF cinders.
all the tents, and wooden floors have
been built to add to cOmfOE {.
Four wooden kitchens and mess
halls have just been completed, and
viii be used for the preparation of the
biz Christmas dinner for the men.
With the customary military regard
for the sanitation Of the camp these
wooden buildings will be screened 50
that no germ bearing flies or other
insects can enter between the cracks
Of the frame boards. Under the field
range is a pit about six feet deep,
filled with rocks into which pipe line
ali Itch To
alter Of the kitchen where II is evap-
GRATED by passing over the heated
rocks.
Camp Is Immaculate.
An incinerator in the rear Of the
camp dispOses Of all waste, and trash
about the camp. The result Of i'm
maculate neatness about the entire
camp and every tent inside and out,
gained from the strict enforcement OF
sanitary orders, always a conspicuous
thing about any American military
camp, stands out in almost bewilder-
ing contrast with the filth, squalor
and slime, and stenches Of the sur
rounding Mexican novels.
The third battalion is going to en-
JOY luxury that the other camps have
nOt-shOWer baths. The shower equip
ment has been installed. one shower
for the officers and another for the
men, and a bath house viii be built
around these
The battalion patrols the river front,
4Atlu the I1dIL NlGQuCL 10 a punt d
little east Of the Santa Fe bridge
Company L Is Athletic.
Company L is the star athletic COM
pany Of the whole regiment having
won the baseball championship the
past summer at Fort Douglas with
percentage Of 1000, not having lost
game during the entire season. This
baseball team has won three trophy
cups. On the team are n. I. Wanta,
II. IT. Parker, G. PROV, T. J. Martin
J. Thomas, r. Dopp, p. f. Draper, F,
Mexmer, w. Harkins, L Huff L B.
Merritt, and Sergt L. T. Gladfelter,
manager Of the team.
This company also has crack
basketball team, and has already es-
tabhshed a basketball court in the
camp for daily practice. The players
are P. r. GuyIer J. Weaving, A Nc
KinnOn, E. J. Taillefer, W. f.. Quigley,
corporal J. E. Hall, and Sergt. j.
Mitchell.
serEt. Mitchell star Boxer.
Sergt. Mitchell is the star boxer Of
the regiment having been a profess
sional lightweight boxer before enlist
ing. It is probable that several inter-
company bouts viii be arranged this
winter between Mitchell and boxers
from other companies or troops en-
camped along the border.
Tent Has Bullet Hole
A IS caliber rifle bullet and the
bullet hole in the officers mess tent