El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-03

/ flooring. ceiling, uprights, joists,
] beams, subrOofing, subfloOring and
the ground now already unloaded is
worth $4,000.
For the roofing. $4,000 California
red wood shingles will be required,
which amount to three car loads.
Have 100 Men at Work.
It will require about 20 more days
work before the first set of bungalows
are completed, and then after that
time the contractors estimate that one
will be finished every IS days. Ten
bungaIows and one barracks and mess
naI building are now under way.
About 100 men are at work, but when
the carpenter work is started there
viii be about 300 men at work on the
buildings
Building Stoekade.
A stockade about the guard house
grounds is being constructed. This
| will be enclosed in barbed wire. 1t
viii be about so feet wide by so feet
long, and the prisoners will be
CHARTERED in tents within the stockade.
The guard house at the post is used
/ for the confinement of prisoners from
the 5000 men on border patrol here,
and is somewhat crowded at times In
the enlargement plan, a new guard
house VIII be constructed back of the
headquarters building and the present
quarters.
Major Alonzo Gray. one of the in
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partment will arrive at Fort Bliss
Wednesday for an inspection of the
government buildings and equipment.
Commands Second Squadron.
Maj. L. NJ Koehler has been placed
in command of the second squadron
stationed at Sierra Blanca, Fabens and
1 Clint, with headquarters at Clint.
I Capt W. T. Johnson rejOined his
! regiment Monday from detached ser
/ vice and a leave of absence. He is
/ with G troop.
First Lieut.. Howard c. Tatum has
been assigned to the command of a
detachment of troop H at Fort Bliss.
Lieut. Tatum was assigned to con-
duct the examinations in the admins
tratiOn which was held the end of the
week. On the board to mark the pa
pers are Maj. c. II. RhOades, Capt.
George Barnhardt and Capt lie Roy
Eltinge-
Detailed to Make Maps.
Liuet ROdman Butler, Lieut.. Robert
L. Collins and Lieut. John Cooke have
been detailed on map making duty.
These officers with assistants, will
map the country between Ell Paso and
the Big Bend country that has not been
mapped. This is part Of the progress !
sive military map work that is being |
done by the army all over the United |
States.
First Lieut.. Charles L. Stevenson,
18th cavalry, has been assigned to |
command q detachment Of troop K at /
Fort Bliss. Lieut.. stevenson has Just |
recently Joined his regiment, coming 4
from Fort Wayne, Mich, where he was /
in command of the post.
Many Recruits Arriving.
Recruits are constantly being re-
ceived at Fort Bliss, and this week
two more groups are expected. Coming |
from Jefferson barracks, st. Louis, Mo,
are Is recruits for the 18th cavalry,
and from Fort Logan, Colorado, 81 re-
crUits are expected to join this regi-
ment this week.
For the recruits already at the post
especial drills in rifle, saber and pistol
manuals and exercises are being given,
with training in the school Of soldiers
and troopers and other military pro-
cedure.
For the drilling of the recruits
number of officers and noncOmmis-
stoned officers have been assigned.
Lieut.. E. F. Graham is supervisor, with
Lieut. Stuart W. Cramer, jr., and Lieut.. |
Alexander D. Surles as instructors.
The drill masters are Sergt Harley J.
Scott and Corp. Ira W. Smith, troop A;
Sergt. Joseph Taylor and Corp. Charles
H. Mulranan, troop B; Corp. Mathew
J. COrcOran, troop c; Sergt. Arthur
V, Wolfe and Corp. Edward Krupp,
troop D; Sergt. J. F. Smyth. troop z;
Sergt. Gustave GOetter, troop F; Sergt.
Patrick F. Brown, troop G; Corp. Will
liam E. GutschOW, troop H; Sergt. Wal
ter I. Collins troop I; Corp. Edward
MarchO, troop K; Sergt. Arnold Schade- I
troop NJ, and Corp. Thomas D. Irish
machine gun platoon.
Goes to Utah Militia.
Sergeant George Clark, of the Signal |
corps, has been detailed for duty with
the state militia of Utah, and left Fort
Bliss Tuesday for Salt Lake City,
where he viii report to the adjutant ]
general Of the state. He will be on
duty with the militia until the first Of
Horseshoer James Creamer, troop
F, 18th cavalry. has ben ordered to
n. NJ. I
Private Thomas NJ. Egenton, of troop I
<, 18th cavalry, has been discharged ]
from the army upon the expiration of (
his enlistment S
Private Walter S. strozyk, Of troop I
2, 18th cavalry, has been ordered to I
Columbus, n. NJ, for duty.
Sergeant John T. Lawrence and pri- s
yate Charles L. Taylor, of troop E, 18th s
cavalry, have been ordered to Column t
BUS, n. NJ, for duty.
Sergeant Clarence R. May, of troop ! t
D, 18th cavalry, has been detailed on Y
special duty as assistant to the provost I
sergeant c
Sergeant James A. Dugan, troop D,
18th cavalry, has been detailed to con-
iuct prisoners to Douglas, Arizona. .
Private William r. Rushingbo of ( a
he Army Service school detachment,
las been ordered to Fort LeavenwOrth.
Private Cornelius Carmody, of troop
> 10 III Cav elAA y HAS DCtu detailed on
special duty in the quartermasters de-
)artment.
Private Harry Mcguire, troop H. 18th {
'avalry, has been ordered to Fort Han
Jock for duty.
Private Roy r symon, troop H, 18th
avalry, has been ordered to Fort Han
Ock for duty. :,
Private Bert W. Yanke, troop G, Il
9Th cavalry, has been ordered to Sier- :
a Blanca for duty.
Veterinarian Walter r. Grutzman,
9Th cavalry, has been ordered to Fa-
ens and Fort Hancock for the care
# the government animals there He
viii return to Fort Bliss as soon as
his duty is completed.
Private Herbert c. Lee, troop H. 18th 4
avalry, has been ordered to Fort Han
Ock for duty there.
Makes Ton of Bread a Day.
Private U. S. Cooker, of troop D, L,
9TH cavalry, has been detailed on =
pecial duty in the post bakery, to re- K
lace private Bereford A. Bellringer, n
{ troop D, 18th. cavalry who has been q
ischarged on the expiration of his 81
ERIN of enlistment The post bakery
reduces one ton of bread a day for nj
he soldiers consumption. 2,
Sergeant Otto A. Tandrop, of the q
ospital corps, has been detailed to =