El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-29
MEXIGANS KEEP
SOLDIERS awake
Prisoners at Fort Bliss Play
Too Much and Too
NOisily at Night.

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/ night They say that the MeNicans
I wait until bedtime before starting to
gamboI about their enclosure, and
( then the- run about calling out in LOUD
voices and seeming to enjoy themselves
to their hearts content There Is no
I sickness among the prisoners and they
appear to be cOntented-
To Open Hospital Bids June ;.
Bids for the addition to the Fort
J Bliss hospital and the detention ward
that is to be connected Herewith, viii
Z be opened on June 3. Work will start
soon thereafter.
Capt A. p Watts Of the quartermas-
{ ter department, is making an iRspec-
! tiOn of the new well on the rifle range
today. and the new wells on the res
ervatiOn viii be drilled soon.
A crew Of labOrers IS laying the 1000
feet of standard gage spur track which
the Southwestern railroad is laying on
the reservation. In the construction
7 Of this line. the ties are not sunk be-
meath the ground. They are placed
Z on top of the hard caliche and cinders
are being piled in between the ties.
Z The rails are mus kept above the level
I of the parade grounds. The rails nave
already been laid on the ties and the
I crew Of labOrers is now Strengthening
the track.
Target Butt Plans Received.
Plans for the target butts have been
{ received at the post and bids are to be
called for soon. These are in reality
Z cement cellars. where the men Operat-
I Lll1 NOV lNLE Tar cts EEA 0ONu DelLEslLtl
I the ground out of the range OF the bull
lets and switch the dummy figures By
I pulling strings attached TO pulleys. The
new butts viii cost between $4,000 and
/ 10000
I Battery c Awaits Examination.
Battery C. of the sixth field artillery
I horse, is waiting for an examing board
! to examine the men relative to their
! qualifications as gunners. The board
I has not yet been appointed.
/ There are now 106 men in this bat
I terry whereas il requires 152 to make it
/ of fun peace strength. and ia to give
] IL fun war strength. It is expected
that some recruits viii arrive in a
week or two 10 swell the ranks to the
] required strength.
This is the only organization in the
army at the present time equipped with
I automatic pistols, the men having re-
: ceived them just prior to their depar-
/ ture from Fort Riley, Kans-, for Ell
/ The battery has fun equipment OF
! guns, four. three-iuch field pieces and
/ has nine carriages and has about 100
: horses.
! Lieut. Marshall Magruder and SER
J geant William Patti have returned from
4 Fort SILL Okla, where they attended
J the school Of fire.
Capt + d. Scott, who commands the
{ battery, had the men cut for the gun
/ ners' school Tuesday afternoon and put
Z them through the PAGES
Several Buy Discharges.
Inc 4D-LOMLlE named enlisted men
( VIII be discharged from the army by
J purchase, under the provisions of gem
D eraL orders NO. %. current series. war
/ department. by the commanding off
2 GERS Of their respective stations. Pri-
: yate George w r. Clifford. troop c.
! 18th cavalry, and private Noah Pile,
D PrlNales Henry roster and chester A.
D Jones, machine gun platoon. I'd cavalry,
3 Fort Bliss; private George MCGEE, troop
. j., 9Th cavalry, Fort Huachuca4 Ariz-
Transfers Ordered
/ Upon the recommendation Of the de-
/ partment Quartermaster private Ralph
I r. Minter. troop +. 18th cavalry, Column
Z BUS, n n, IS transferred to the quar-
/ termaster corps, and assigned to sta
/ ton at that place, and corporal Arthur
Z Matt troop II, 9Th cavalry. Fort Apache,
T Ariz-, is transferred as a private 10
the quartermaster corps, and assigned
I TO station at that post.
To Send Prisoners Away.
BY authority of the secretary Of war
l the following named general prisoners
now confined at Fort Bliss viii be
transferred without delay, under suit
able guard, TO the United States milf
tary prison at Fort LeavenWOrth. kan
sas: Willie Blair, Earl ". Cook, Ben
Fill. John d. Mathis, William Z. Mayo,
asher b Philips, Martin IL Plummer,
Fred Schumacher and George Staley-
Upon the recommendation Of the de-
DaEtment quartermaster pr1yates David
J. Nelson and Earl B. Gorsuch, quarter
master corps now at Columbus, n. NJ
VIII be sent to HaChita, y. NJ
COurtmarffaI Called.
A general cOurtmartial has been ap-
pointed TO meet at Fort Huachuca- Arf-
iona for the trial Of such persons as /
may be properly brought before it. The
detail for the court comprises 5th cav
airy officers as follows: Captains Cor
nelius c. Smith, George r Pritchard, 7
jr, Theodore B. Taylor, Duncan Elliott, I
Thomas NJ Knox. First Leuts. Joseph
H. Barnard, John X Hume, John @.
Winter, Dorsey r. Rodney; Second Z
Lleuts- John Milllkln, Francis C.. v. {
Crowley, William H. W YOungs, John :
= Wheeler First Lieut. George L. I
Morrison, judge advocate.
First Lieut. Henry w. Baird, 9Th cav !
airy, now at Fort Huachuca, AriZ-, viii !
proceed to Douglas. AriZ-, as a witness 0
DeIore a genera courtlllar llal c0nVened /
at that post When MS atIendance IS !
no longer required Lieut.. Baird viii re- {
turn to his proper station
In the case of private Burrell Norris, I
troop c, 9Th cavalry, now serving SEN
tence at Douglas, AriZ-, the period OF !
confinement as published in general {
cOurtmartial orders No 109, IS reduced ]
so that the prisoner will be released I
from confinement on July 4, provided z
MS conduct continues good to that ia e. /
Trooper Transferred.
Private William d. Majors, troop Q, {
9Th cavalry Douglas, Ariz-, is trans
ferred to the hospital corps, and as
signed to station at that place
- Ihumpeter stephen A Wldmer' troop Z
II. and private Fenner scout troop i, I
5th cavalry. Fort Apache, Ariz-, are
transferred to the hospital corps, and
assigned to station at that port.
Given Leave.
Leave OF absence for four months, to
take effect on or about June Z, is
granted veterinarian Burt English, ID
cavalry, Fort Bliss.
Leave of absence for two months to
take effect upon completion of his duty
as member of the general cOurtmartial
is granted Mai. George W. Read. 9Th
cavalry, Douglas, Ariz-, subject to re- I
call should circumstances render it
necessary.
Leave Of absence for two months to |
take effect on or about June Is, is
granted First Lieut.. Daniel ID. Gregory, !
9TH cavalry. Fort HuaChuca. Ariz.
Leave of absence for 20 days TO take Z
effect on or about May 80 is granted I
Capt BENJAMIN B. Hyer, signal corps, !
Fort Bliss, Texas.
WILL TEST AUTHORITY OF
sslIOEEK TRUST COMMITTEE.
New York, May 29.-The authority