El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-16
NCEFARENELL
T0C0L. {. A. ROOT
While 10Th Infantry Band
Plays at Station, Girls
Dance Fox Trot.

Passengers at the union station
danced the fox trot' Tuesday AFTER
noon TO the music Of the 18th infantry
band, which was serenading Col E. A.
Root, Of the 10th infantry, who was
leaving for Plattsburgh, n Y, 10 take
command of the Both infantry. Two
young women began the dance and, al
ter a few popular songs had been
played. the other passengers Joined in
and soon a half dozen couples were
dancing around the benches and up and
down the main aisle Of the station
Col Root held an tmprOmpru recep-
ton at the union station Earlier in
the day the officers Of the 18th called
upon him at his headquarters at Camp
Cotton to say goodbye Officers and
civilians were at the station TO see
him off. among the number being j.
NJ Wyatt J. A Happer, Eugene Harris
and Malcolm Fraser, secretary OF the
chamber of commerce. The band played
AUD Lang Syne" as the train pulled
out
No More Military Prison.
Uncle Sam no longer sends his mill
tary, offenders to prison They are sent
to the United States disciplinary bar
racks at Fort Leavenworth. The old
stigma which attached to military prls-
oners who had committed no crime but
had only violated army rules, has been
removed by the war department and
the name of the LeavenwOrth military
prison has been changed to disciplinary
First Lieut.. Robert N. Campbell. OF
the Ninth cavalry, has been granted a
leave Of absence for two months and
his leave started June Il.
Capt Harry Gibbons, OF the Ninth
cavalry. has been granted a leave OF
two months, beginning June 10
First Lieut.. William G. Russell OF
the 18th infantry, OF Douglas, Ariz, has
been granted leave OF two months,
beginning July l.
Capt. George Vidmer, Of the 18th
cavalry has been granted leave or
absence Of 20 DAYS and is now on leave
Dental Surgeon on Leave
Acting dental surgeon Oscar G. Skel-
ton, who has been stationed at Column
bus. n. NJ, has been granted leave
Of IS days and viii return to Columbus
to complete the dental work OF the 18th
cavalry at the expiration OF his leave
Mai Thomas F. Schley. OF the 10th
infantry. has been ordered to the army
and navy hospital at Hot Springs, Ark-
Lieut.. Col Lewis II KOehler is on
leave from the 18th cavalry
second Lieut. Orlando Ward. Ninth
cavalry. is now on leave OF one
Capt Lincoln C. Andrews. OF the
Ninth cavalry, is now on leave
Enlisted Men Buy Discharge
A number Of men on the border pa
troll have secured their discharge by
purchase Among those who have been
discharged recently in this way are
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troop, 18th cavalry; private John Null
Ter, troop c. 18th cavalry; priyates VIII
liam A Rainard and Albert Boivin. OF
the Sixth artillery; privates william f..
Triplet hospital corps at Fort Bliss :
Sergt- De Witt T. Cothran, company B,
sixth infantry; saddler David Ramsay.
troop l. 18th cavalry; private Isaac
Kayas. company G. 22d infantry; SergL
Clarence NJ. Young. company 6. 18th
infantry; Sergt. Matthew N. McGinnis,
company D. 10th infantry; horseshoer
Joseph Deacons. troop n. 18th cavalry.
To Qunrtermaster COrIs-
Private Carney BrymEr, OF battery
c. Sixth field artillery. has been trans
ferred to the quartermaster corps at
Douglas, Ariz.
First Lieut. Thomas Carrithers, OF
the 22d infantry. has been assigned 10
the sixth brigade at Douglas. Ariz-
Private Louis T.. Burrows, OF troop
c, 18th cavalry, has been transferred
to the 18th cavalry and sent to Fort
Mcintosh, Texas
infantry at Fort Bliss, has been trans
Private Norman Purdy. Of the 10th
ferred to troop c. 18th cavalry
Priavte Edward 5. Smith. quarter
master corps. has been transferred as
a private to the 18th infantry at Camp
Cotton. FL Paso-
Private Paul J. Clifton. OF the 18th
cavalry. has been transferred to the
hospital corps