El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-14
MOTOR TRUCKS
TAKING PLACE
Of ARMY MULE
Bids Are Being Asked For
Building Concrete Roads
at Fort Bliss.

Motor trucks are supplanting the
army mule as means Of supplying
food for the army on the border Ten
new motor trucks have been ordered
BY Capt william z. Hunt, OF the FL
Paso qusrtermaster corps and VIII be
put into service along the border. Six
Of the trucks are Velies one. and one
half ton machines; two Lippert-SteW-
art one viii be a Mack and one a
Federal truck. The total cost OF the
trucks will be $4,000. These WIZ pc
sent from FL Paso to Maria Ohe Will
be stationed in Nogales, one IN Doug
las, one in Columbus one in Fabens
and two in Maria. The Mack and Fed
eral trucks will be kept IN Il Paso
for the use Of the quartermaster depot
This viii make five trucks In service
10 Build New Roads.
Concrete roads viii be built by the
government on the Fort Bliss reser-
walton. Bids are now being asked Tor
by Capt Hunt and the speeiiieSIioas
include the best quality OF concrete
roadway. The total cost viii De $1S'-
Seven Of the new bungalows Of the
new fort extension will be completed
and ready to be occupied by august
/. The other IS will be finished BY
November L The barracks viii be
completed by January !. The total
cost Of the improvements Is t5yg;V9O.
Sewer and water connections VIII De
installed with the new quarters and
barracks Work on this VIII start
within two weeks
VIII Erect Water Tank.
A steel water tank is to be erected
OF Fort Bliss, to supply water Tor the
troops.
Capt ". L Lowe. Of the quarter
master corps at Fort Robinson, Neo-,
AHm# q
FL Paso quartermaster corns and Will
report to Capt. Hunt at once He VIII
succeed Capt ". B. Cowen who has
been assigned to the ninth cavalry.
Given Leave Of Absence.
Lieut. Earl L Canaday, OF the 18Th
cavalry, who has been i'll in the Fort
Bliss hospital, has been granted leave
Of absence Of 10 days TO take erect
as soon as he is discharged from the
hospital.
Lieut. Rex. H. Rhodes, dental sur
geon at Fort Bliss, has been granted
a two months leave Of absence.
Capt. George ". Noses, Of the 18TH
cavalry, stationed at Preside, Texas,
was for one month and five days
Private Paul Van Camp, OF company
L, goth infantry, has been transferred
to the hospital corps and assigned 70
station with the third battalion, zOth
Corp. Leslie N. Windsor. OF battery
B. sixth artillery. has been discharged
from the army by purchase. Private
Herschal L Bradshaw, Of the 18th
cavalry band. and Corp James Teehan'
of company N. goth infantry, have also
been discharged by purchase
Two Are Transferred.
Wagner " alter Nelson, troop B,
18th cavalry, has been transferred 10
the quartermaster corps and assigned
TO the Columbus station Private
Harry SchlobOlm, of the Quartermaster
corps at Fort Bliss, has been trans
ferred 10 the same service at Fort sam
Houston
Private George H. Lauer, company
E, sixth infantry. has been transferred
to the hospital corps at Fort Bliss
Private Clyde R. McMahan, OF bat
terry c, sixth artillery. has been dis
charged from the army by purchase
Private William A Dill has been
transferred from the 18th cavalry at
Fort Bliss to tAe quartermaster corps
Private Luther Robertson, troop H.
18th cavalry at Columbus. \. NJ, has
been transferred to the hospital corps
Private Charles H Wright. machine
gun company Of the sixth infantry,
has been transferred TO the hospital
corps
Sergt John A Dickson. Of company
B, signal corps, has been transferred
to Fort Bliss TO act as telegraph oper-
atOr at the post