El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-28
SERGEANT KICK
HAS SEEN LONG
ARMY SERVICE
Member of Company M, 9th
Infantry, Participated in
Philippine Campaign.

/ Twenty two years with the colors is
Z the record Of duty sergeant EdWa nd
I keck. OF company NJ Sixth infantry,
or this term of years in the army i
years OF II has been with cOmDanv n
! OF the sixth SergL Keck has seen the
Z entire company recruited and reenIist-
! Cd many times during his service with
/ the organization.
He enlisted at INDIANAPOLIS. Ind in
| lSyS, when the Spanish war caused a
wave OF patriotism 10 sweep the coun-
Try he was assigned to company h.
OF the 18th infantry. His island service
started at IlOilo, on the island of Psvay-
I tte participated in the famous battle OF
Bud Da1o, where the American soldiers
We're forced to charge the crater of an
SAIncL volcano and dislOdee Thousand
OF natives who were firing down 11DoD
The Americans from their protected no
sluouS- Sergt Keck's company consist
ed Of IS men. and Of this number %
were either killed or wounded The
natives used copper jacketed bullets
which were dipped in grease to make
them poison flesh when they struck the
enemy.
Sergt. Keck IS 90 years old and will
be entitled to a pension after one more
enlistment, as island service was cred
tied as double time at the time he saw
service In the Philippines He will then
return TO his HOOsier home TO live.
Sixth Fully Recruited.
The Sixth Infantry is now recruited
TO its full peace strength and the regi-
ment Is permanently encamped in Camp
Cotton New cook houses are being
built, all Of the tents have been floOred
and the ground has been leveled and is
sprinkled daily to keep down the dust
The Sixth is now doing patrol duty
since the departure Of the 18th cavalry.
Two fun companies are required daily
to furnish the guard for the river front
through the city The regiment recent
" had a test call TO arms and the regi-
ment loaded its wagons and was in bat
tie line within 80 minutes The Sixth
continues target practice on the range
Each man in the regiment has had q
shot at the targets.
Some Fine Marksmen.
Company B, Of the Sixth infantry. has
been on the range recently and has de-
veloped seven experts, p sharpshOOt-
ers and 20 marksmen- Expert riflemen
receive s. a month additional pay,
sharpsnoOters 50 and marksmen 50 The
experts wear a badge consisting OF two
crossed rifles in a wreath. the sharp
shooters wear a cross with the word I
''sharpsh oOter" on II. and the marks
men wear a straight bar with the word
marksman' on it.
The Sixth infantry is hitting the trail
each day. Starting with a distance OF l
eight miles, the infantrymen cover /
three additional miles each morning Z
and will continue to extend their prac-
tice TO 80 miles. which IS the limit
Army Service Notes.
Private Michael BiniakilWicz and mu-
sician Charles H. Earhardt We're hon
orable discharged from company B and I
have reenlIsted in the same company.
Sergt Salner Gustavis was dis
charged from troop f and has reeu-
listed in the same troop. Sergr. Gus
tavis was discharged with excellent [
and horsemanship. After be
ing discharged he douned citizens !
clothes for the first time in three years.
James McCulloch had recently enlist
ed in company n, Sixth infantry He
formerly was with the Eighth infantry
and has been appointed corporal Of
II.