The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-06
FIVE ENLIST IN
 BATTERY E FOR
 BORDER || SERVICE
Recruiting Station Opened Here Monday Is Closed
 Troops Under Way
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Tive residents of Bridgeport have l snlisted in Battery E. Tenth Militia Field Artillery. for service on the Mex Iican border. The recruiting station Iopened here Monday by Lieut. J. w. Baisley has been discontinued and last Enipht he took the recruits to the ar mory at Branford where they were sworn into the state and federal ser vice.
 Equipment and uniforms for them were Forwarded from Hartford and I they left Branford this afternoon for \ lT;obyfanna. Pa, where the battery I will have instruction and service fir- ing and train horses before entraining for Nogales, N. M, where the battery is to be stationed.
 The Bridgeport men who enlisted wore:
 Antonio Casoria, 25. 75 Lex
 ington avenue. former corporal in ss the 11th company. Connecticut
 Coast Artillery corps. Casoria
 has rating as first class gunner
 In the Coast Artillery corps He
 was discharged April 24, 1914.
 for expiration of term of service. after serving two enlistments. He WSAIS IU0 SOIilp<Suy n 8Oiu AhSAcA r
 for perfect attendance at drills,
 also marksman's badge for
 rife target practice
 Elmer Jackson, 26, 8S North
 Washington avenue.
 Alexander Holmes, 27. 881 State
 street. Former corporal Battery
 c, Sixth Field Artillery. U. S. A. {,
 Expert horseman and pistol shot.
 James Murphy. 23. 1s3 Brooks
 street. Formerly employed at
 the Remington Arms-U. M. c. Co. Joseph valifley, 80 Spruce
 street. Formerly employed at
 the American Graphophone Co.
 factory.
 The recruits from Bridgeport will be placed in the third section of Bat tery D. The battery passed through this city this afternoon on it's way to Tobyhanna.
 Battery E saw creditable service in ,the Civil war as Battery A. First Conn. 'Il9ht Artillery. In 1870 1t was or ranixed al Battery A, Light artillery, iC. N. c. It went into service in the Spanish war under this designation with a section from Branford. one from Guilford and one from the stu dents at Yale college.
 Recently four field batteries were orranixed among the students at Yale. They are Batteries A, B. c and D. Tenth Militia Field, artillery. Be- Icauss the officers of these batteries Ihave been particular in the selection of recruits to increase the personnel of each battery from ss to 1s3 men. the movements of these artillery troops to the border or to training camps nave been delayed.
 Today all the batteries got under way under orders from the war de- pertinent. including Battery F of Stamford
 The enlisted men of the batteries have been assembled at their arm- ories in New Haven, Branford and Stamford since the call to the colors came two weeks ago. They welcom- cd the orders to move which came last night. Major William c. Dan forth. U. g. A., will command the Tenth Militia Yield artillery in ser vice. T'-s battery commanders are: Captain Carl F. BoIlman. New Haven, Battery A: Capt Henry H. Townsend, Nov Haven. Battery B; Capt. John H. Alden. New Haven. Battery c: Capt Harrison Booth. New Haven, Battery D; Capt. Charles S. Yeomans, New Haven. Battery D; capt. William M Wilson. IT.. Glenbrool<.. Battery F.
 Besfdes the battery commanders the other officers of Battery B are: F'irSt Meutsnant, John J. Ahern; second