El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-27
TROOPS DIG IN
FOR TRENCH WAR
Reproduction of European
War Game Going on on
Fort Bliss Plains.

Digging themselves in for front Of
a mile and three-quarters. in trenches
four and one-half feet deep and broad
enough TO stand in and defend. the aug
mented brigade OF three regiments of
infantry. three battalions Of artillery
and one regiment of cavalry. performed
( military feat Tuesday morning on the
mesa plains above Fort Bliss which has
had no parallel in army maneuvers in
the El Paso zone The work of digging
in and inclusive OF zig-zaE passages
between the front line Of trenches and
the reserve trenches in the rear. was
done in a half days time. and the mid
day meal served to the men was served
from fires that burned in the bottom
Of earthways four and a half feet in
depth.
Attacking Trenches.
This morning at o'clock the attack
on the trenches. which viii be defended
by an imaginary army plus IS scattered
officers and privates. began in earnest
and the problem occupied most of the
morning hours The field of the en-
gGgement lies southeast of Fort Bliss
and the trenches are so skillfully dis
guised that to learn of their location
is even difficult 10 the men who swell
tered and sweat in the digging of them.
The sage brush and mesa land shrub
berry is used. while p p hours airing
of any wetted sand has made the field
look much the same as before spade
and pick began its work in the hands
of so many thousand men
Capt. Greer Counsel.
Capt. Allen J. Greer of the 18th in
fantry, who has been on leave or an
sence in san Francisco. Is at present
acting as counsel for Lieut. Col Lewis
E Goodier- Lieut. GOOdier is facing
court martial in san Francisco for an
alleged interference with the admin
istration OF the aviation school at san
Diego. Capt Greer was chosen as an
associate with a brother officer and
civilian barrister because of his famili-
arity with army legal procedure
Officer to Cornell
First Lieut. Charles F. Thompson.
who has been on temporary duty at
West Point and an officer Of the 10th
infantry. has been detailed in charge
Of the military department al CornelI
university.
Chaplain James ". Hnlman OF the
18th infantry, who IS ENJOYING
months leave of absence in san Fran
cisco has been granted All additional
month Capt ". F. Creary, now sta
toned in the Brownsville country. mas
been ordered to join the 10th infantry.
but has not yet been assigned TO any
Auto Tour.
A post card has been received by
Can't. J. y Pickering from Lieut. A r
Brown who set forth in an Oakland
touring car for san francisco on 0cL
IS in which he states that he arrived
at Phoenix Ariz-. on oct. p, and that
so far all is we'll" Lieut. Brown says
he is having a jolly, vagabond sort OF
time and that his log of the road viii
make all the officers sit up with envy !
Men Discharged
Priv. Charles f Sloan of company G. J
10th infantry was honorably discharged J
during the past week SergL kOeniuE, /
Of company @ the 18th, was hOnOrably !
discharged during the week and re- I
enlisted; Priv James Green. lance cor
poral with company J, has been made /
corporal. vice Corp kinelin, discharged /
Cook William O'Neal has been re- 4
lieved on duty in company c. and Priv Z
P. J. Ryan has been appointed TO con- Z
duct in his stead Musician CaporaL z
member OF the Goth infantry baseball I
team. who has been on detached serv-
ice. is back in the ranks.
Sergeant on Leave
Quartermaster Sergt- Frank lntroski. !
Of company VI, has been granted three !
furlough and is in Salt Lake /:
Cfty: Corp. Vim. Stouffe Of the com /
Dany G, is on a three months furlough :
and visiting an aged mother in Itch .
field. Neb. Cook Edwin La Tame. of I
company G. is on a two months fur
Tough. and serving in his stead is Priv !
Kotbra. who has been detailed as act I
ing cook