El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-30
FORT BLISS IS
TO De ENLARGED
Plans Approved by Secre-
tary of War Thirty
Recruits Arrive.

Plans for the enlargement of Fort
Bliss into a cavalry regimentaI post
have been approved by the secretary of
war, major general Leonard Wood and
QuartermaSter general James B. Ale
shire, and it is expected that the de-
partment will begin work upon ad-
ditiOnal buildings in the near future.
work upon the hospital addition
and upon the isolation hospital is
progressing rapidly. The structure
frame work for the new wells is going
up, and in addition to the new pumping
plant, an ice plant will be built.
Double barracks will be built between
the hospital and the headquarters build
ing and another set of barracks be-
side the ones west of the headquarters
building
To Extend Officers Row.
The officers row will be extended to
the guard house. and a number of
houses added at the other end of the
row 1t is expected at the fort that
built in bungalow style In addition
to these buildings there will be addi-
tiOnal stables for the accommodation of
the horses. Plans for these are in
Washington at present. When they are
approved and returned to Ell Paso local
contractors will have an opportunity
to bid for the work
I'd Lieut.. Kenna G. Eastman. has
been transferred from troop "B" to
troop ID" Second cavalry:
I'd Lieut.. F. H. Coleman, unassigned,
has been assigned to troop B.
In troop f. corporal Louis Schott
has been made sergeant and private
Lawrence r Moore has been made
corporal In troop "C' private Reno
Dare has been made corporal.
Recruits Assigned.
Arriving from Jefferson Barracks.
the 80 recruits for the 18th cavalry
have been assigned to the various
troops of the regiment Royal Martin
is to be with troop "A" Fort Bliss,
Benjamin McGehee. Arthur 7. Sullivan.
Willie Pollard and Glenn z. Turner to
troop M" Fort Bliss.
Squadron sergeant major Hubert G.
Compton, left Fort Bliss Tuesday, with
the recruits assigned to New Mexico
points. At Anapra, n. NJ, troop *
PilOn, Edward Koch and James NJ.
Syman-
Troop Il at Noria, N. NJ, will re-
ceiYe Adolph D. Meath. Assigned to
troop G. Columbus. n. NJ. are Thomas
Burton, John Gilbert and Adolph See
Troop "E" also at Columbus, gets
Joseph P. Albert, Will Barnett, Alex
andre Dimeff, Herman Ewald and VIII
Troop "Fv' at Columbus. will receive
Joseph D. Cline, Robert Grieger, Dill
lard Smock. Cecil R. Mcqueen and Ealr
Troop "G'' at Columbus, gets Earl
ponit has ae@i~ned to it William ].
Leupin. PIT q Df'-+ar. Virgil Rush,
ley Smith and Gus welch.
Sergt ,.s. s.. ~ battery c. Sixth
Field artillery, has been made quarter
master sergeant of the battery.
During the month of October, fire.
quent target practice will be held by
the artillery on the range beyond the
fort.
Change Time Schedule.
In the signal service the winter time
schedule has been started. all the calls
being a half hour later than during the
summer.
In all the branches of the army at
the fort Tuesday morning, review IN
spection and muster was held at 1880,
it being the last day of the month.
A very unusual sight for an army
post are the golf tees on the parade
ground south of the band stand. Col
West having once been a golf enthus-
last, granted the use OF the parade
ground to the FL Paso country club IN
order for the club to enlarge the num-
Der of holes on its course.