El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-29
CRACK SHOTS At
FORT BLISS POST
Several Men May Get Onto
the Army Team-MOre
Men For Battery.

Fort Bliss may be represented on
the army rifle and pistol teams if the
men who won medals at Leon Springs
make good at the meet which is to be
held at Niagara, n. Y, to which point
they have gone after making the
southern department teams in their
trials last week. Lieu. E. V. Sumner,
Of the Second cavalry, made the pis-
/ toll team with $50 bulls eyes out of
a possible 1900, while Quartermaster
sergeant Harrison Billingsley. of troop
D, second cavalry, also made this team
with 9S9 out of a possible 1900 Ser
Ond cavalry, made the rifle team with
5S6 out of a possible $50. Major J. S.
VIM, Capt. Dorsey Cullen and Lieu
tenants r. McC. Beck and f S Sny-
der have returned from Leon Springs.
where they also took part in the com
petitive shoot.
Captain A. H Davidson, of the 18th
cavalry, made 500 bulls eyes out of
$50 and received the title of distin-
euished marksman in the rifle shoot.
Mexican Prisoners Escape
Saturday night eight of the Next
can federal sOlCierS held prisoners in
camp at Fort Bliss escaped Their
names could not be obtained but it is
known that they got away by slip
ping past the guard late at night. They
are believed 10 have gone to JuareZ
Troop G, Of the second cavalry, IN
der command of Lieut.. H R Smalley
went to Sierra Blanca, Tex, Saturday
to relieve K troop of the same regf-
ment
Lieut. John A Berry. Of the second
cavalry will leave for Fort Riley,
Aans-, about Sept J. to enter the
TequiIa in Bread.
Another attempt to smuSgle tequiIa
into the Mexican prisoners at Fort
Bliss was frustrated through the vigi-
lence Of the troops of guard. An aged
Mexican woman had secreted some te-
qutla in two Ioaves OF bread but they
looked suspicious and were confiscat-
ed The woman was sent away from
the camp.
The courts martial for the enlisted
men are now IN session.
Troops L and NJ, of the second cav
airy have completed their sharpshoOter
&C UrSe and are to start Immediately
with their field practice
Capt. JOS +. Barnes is now command
er of battery c, of the 9Th field artil-
lery, stationed in camp at the post
while Capt. F. d. Scott is acting as
Hugh L. Scott.
Private N P Walsh has been pro-
NOTED to the post of quartermaster
sergeant CT battery c.
Rockies for the Battery.
Thu older soldiers u the battery are
having time Of il breaking in Is new
recruits who arrived last week from
Columbus. Ohio.
Lieut. c. NJ Deakin, of the battery,
has returned from Lima, Ohio where
he was called on account of the death
CT his mother.
TaImage G. Cole. a private in com
pany L of the signal corps, has secured
his DISCHARGE by purchase.
A new supply of tents for the sig
nal corps is expected to arrive within
few days. several of those now in
use having been condemned.
Henry Stein, .Slo has been transpOr-
taiOn clerk of the quartermaster's de- /
partment for some time, has been
placed IN charge of the post canteen. |
Prisoners Taken Away.
Because the guard house at Fort
Bliss is crowded, II prisoners were |
sent from thsre to Fort sam Houston
Monday and viii be taken to Fort
LeavenWorth in company with prison |
ers from Fort Sam Houston
Troops at Fort Bliss do not have to !
come to FL PasO to secure at least one
form of amusement. There is a NOV |
ing picture show in the post gyrnna- |
stun each night of the week. Two |
shows a night are given and the ad-
mission charge is the same as the the 1
aters in town. Recently there was |
shown, The Charge of the Light Brig /
ade," in which men of company I, of /
the signal corps, had taken part