El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-01
ARMY OFFICERS
TAKE VACATIONS
Gen. Pershing and Many
Border Brigade Officers
to Leave; Transfers.

June is vacation time for the army
/ officers as well as the civilian business
men. Many of the army officers on the
, border wish to go east to attend grad
uation exercises Of their friends, their
: children or TO be present at the i'm
pressiVe graduation exercises at W est
. Point others are taking their families
to the coast for the annual leave and
viii leave their families there for the
summer.
Gen. John J. Pershing. commander
Of the brigade, is planning TO leave
soon for the northwest with his family
and will be away a month. Many of
the officers under his command are
also planning to go to the coast and
10 the east
Capt John T. Axton. chaplain Of the
goth infantry, has been granted a leave
Of absence of one month and five days.
to take effect June s. Capt. AXton will
so to Fort Douglas. Utah, where his
daughters viii graduate one from high
school and one from the grade school.
Lieut.. Howard c Davidson, Of the
22nd infantry. stationed AZ Douglas,
Ariz-, has been granted a leave of alb
sence Of one month, TO take effect on
June /.
The leave Of absence granted TO Col
John i. GuilfOyle. of the Ninth cavalry,
has been extended one month.
First Lieut. Robert l. Collins, OF the
18th cavalry, is doing work on the
progressive military map and is tenn
porarily stationed at Alpine, Texas
Capt. Edgar A. Myer, of the 1ith
infantry. stationed at Douglas. Ariz,
has been granted a leave Of absence
Of two months and a half, to take ef
feet on June /
Lieut.. Col. Tyree R. Rivers. Of the
18th cavalry, stationed at Columbus.
n a.. has been granted a two months
leave Of absence, to take effect on
July /.
Col Herbert J. Slocum. Of the 18th
cavalry, stationed at Douglas. has been
granted 20 day leave Of absence, TO
take effect on June 3.
Lieut. Albert S. Peake. Of the Sixth
infantry, who is on mapping work on
the progressive military map OF the
granted leave Of absence Of two
months, to take effect at the compile
ton Of his map duty.
Enlisted zen Discharged.
A number Of enlisted men have pur-
chased their discharge from the army
These are COrpL Charles W. Davis
company A, goth infantry; Cook Matt
Becker, Of the quartermaster CORPS
attached TO the 10th infantry, private
Ernest Z. Christman. troop N, 18th
cavalry; private Clarence Craig, troop
A. 18th cavalry, Sergt- William Ball
and private James L Mcguire. of Com
pany J. 18th infantry cook Bynum l.
Demumbrane, company B, 18th infan-
- private 1oEE4b graves company A.
18th infantry, musician Rees Waylett
OF company a. 18th infantry private
rs lillian Ryan, company II. 22nd in
fantry; private Oskar i. Frederick, Of
the quartermaster corps, at Douglas
Ariz-s private Anthony W. Snodgrass
OF company 4, 22nd infantry; private
Alexander F. Chavez, Of company Z,
IND infantry; private Dave W. Rob
inson, Of the hospital corps. at Douglas
Arlz-i corporal George Chandler, Of bat
terry A. Sixth Held artillery; artificer
refer Letter, Of company B 10th in
fantry, on the DOna Ana target range,
n NJ private Fred L Breaker. com
pany 4, 10th infantry. on the DOna
Ana target range, y NJ; private VIII
liam C. BeZts, OF company d. 16 in
rantry, corporal Walter Conner. Of com
pany +. 10th infantry; private Eddy
A. Cunningham, Of troop g, 18th saw
airy; corporal Haywood Griffin. of troop
q. 10th cavalry. at Fort Huachuca.
Ariz-; corporal Thomas H Lowry, OF the
quartermaster corps at Hachita. y N.
ana corporal Frederick Strathen. OF
troop @, 18th cavalry at Maria Tex.
Border Transfers.
A number Of transfers have been
made among the men of the border
regiments. Privates John H Witch
cofL Of company F and Theodore Dali
ton, Of company N, 22nd infantry, at
Douglas, Ariz, have been appointed
prlvates. first class. and assigned TO
the end infantry. Privates Roy Hamp-
ton Of company F and Fount c Bruce,
OF company K. 22nd infantry. have been
appointed privates, first class. and as
signed TO duty with the quartermaster
corps at Douglas, AriZ-
Private William Hydecker. Of COM
pany B, goth infantry. has been ap-
pointed private, first class and trans
ferred to the quartermaster corps and
assigned to Fort Bliss for duty
Private Walter J. Foley, Of troop G.
18th cavalry, Maria. Tex. has been
transferred to troop F 3rd cavalry.
and viii be sent to Rio Grande city,
Tex. for duty.
Private LaROy D. Stambaugh Of com
pany II, goth infantry, has been trans
ferred to the hospital corps and as
signed for duty with the detachment
2t the hospital corps with the goth in
fantry.
Private John Thomann. Of troop F.
10 cavalry, at Maria. Tex. has been
transferred to the hospital corps and
ASSIGNED TO station at Maria
Private George Armour. Of troop 7,
10TH cavalry, at Fort Hancock. has
been detailed as orderly at headuuar-
-ers at Fort Sam Houston.
Private Leroy Lasure, Of company
=, -Uth infantry, has been transferred
10 troop B, 18th cavalry, at Fort Bliss.