The Washington times., 1916-06-28
BATTERY B AWAITS
ARRIVAL OF HORSES
Members Go Through Motions
Of Manning Artillery Twice
Each Day.

I'VE are waiting for horses and when
We get them we will show what real
battery OF artillery looks like said
Capt. George e. Wilson. commanding
Battery b. Field Artillery. District Ma
tional Guard. at the mobilization camp
today.
The battery has been handicapped by
lack Of horses and the sooner we get
them the sooner we can turn out real
fighting organization which knows how
to handle field guns and whose aim IL
sood.' continued Captain wilson;
day and 20 through all the mot ons of
manning cannon. loading and firing,
etc, but they long for the drill OF DASH
Ing along roads or across open fields to
swing their weapons into position. UNI
necessary for them to take the field.
Become Impatient.
. Forty-nine recruits In the battery are
giving good account Of themselves and
are getting a little impatient. They
want to see the horses to make sure they
are in real battery. Several OF them
said they preferred to ride horseback or
on cannon or caissons. but they we're
anxious to 90 to the border and would
ask for transfers to the dough boys"
infantry. II they did not get started
soon.
Both of the batteries are in good
class OF personnel, although there are
still many vacancies. which must be
filled to get them up to war strength.
Captain Wilson has not been Idle
marking time waiting for horses. He
has already assigned men to tho gun
sections. and they are being thorough
ly trained In their duties.
Assignments for Men.
The assignments are as follows: First
sergeant. William e. Rink.
First acknowledgment Hebrew. chief
of section; Corporal Ladson. Privates
Ezra Cox. Hoof. Mccarthy, Cagnetti.
Wells. Greer. Adams. Dement,. II. Cat
1Ss Ms wiiisms cSSembersHn ess and
Mohler.. and Holroyd. cook.
Second seetion-sergeant Gerald No
S Grsh s sssa coTnSTs comfsy rr
Johns. Adolph J. Brown. Ball. gsrneau.
Fowler. E. Cation. Knott, A. J. Scott.
Young, Bonaveries. Bennett. Denham.
Third section--sergcant Hall. chief:
Corporal Weldon. Privates Stuart.
Poor: Madden. Bateman, Downs; ;,. a.
er, Kell. Keefe. mechanic; r. Powell.
William, Scott. stinett. Brotsky. and r.
r. Smith.
Fourth section - Sergeant Laufer.
chief; Corporal Dsnekas. Corporal Ryan.
Privates seEer. Hennessy; w. Brown.
Chllds. Cumberland Cordell. Brye. Gold
, stein Heck, Mccoy, T. Powell. Schiller,
Wallace. Windsor. Murphy. Carroll.
Dinger. Zimson. and Private McGresor'
mechanic.
Fifth Section.
Fifth acknowledgment Casserly.
chief: Corp. James Powell. Privates
Brown, Robson. Clark, Leblanc. Greer.
Helms, Miller. Pritchard. Starch. Wal
ters, Wright. Conroy. Cullen. and Pri-
waite Benners, mechanic.
Sixth acknowledgment Thorne.
chief; Corp. John Powers. Privates
Spencer. Saunders. o'Donnell. Gar
bers, e. Mohler. Cassell. Fill, Harri-
son. Hogue. Robey, Streeter. Webster,
West. Horn. r. K. Smith. Green Nc
Mahon, and Naylor.
The following in the battery are un-
attached as yet: Stable Sergt. Morris
McGrath, Quartermaster Sergeant
Giacchetti, and Mess Sergeant Taylor
Captain Wilson says he has the men
and Intends to get others and that he
has the necessary guns. He needs
wagons to transport his supplies. but
most OF all he needs horses.