El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-21
MASS. BOYS GET
COMFORT BAGS
Battery BIS Friends Back in
Worcester Remember
Artillery on Border.

The soldiers of battery B. first Massa-
chusetts artillery. threw up their hats
and yelled delight when the word was
passed around that comfort bags. filled
with nice things. had been received
from Worcester, Mass Worcester is the
home of battery B.
The bags were of olive drab cloth in
army fashion by the women who sent
, the things from home. The bags con-
tanned box of cigarets. pair of socks,
talcum and insect powder, a tooth
brush comb, camphor ice, needles.
thread and adhesive tape. All the Of
ficers and enlisted men received one
of the bags.
Col Sherburne Popular.
Col. John H Sherburne. in command
of the first Massachusetts, artillery, is
one of the best liked colonies COM
manding near Ell Paso. He is kind to
his men and. for a little variety. the
colonel has appointed special enter
tainment committee which has been
given the job of staging a firstclass
vaudeville production The production
to all the men Besides the vaudeville
feature the committee has been as
signed to arrange other entertainments
among them the organization of a base
ball team. The committee consists of:
Capt Redmond. battery E: chaplain
Haynes, battery b
Can Be Made Useless.
One of the smallest parts OF the q
three-inch guns in the first Massachu-
setts artillery can be detached and
thus render the gun useless in the
be taken out with the hand in mo-
ment and thrown away and the big
equipment is no more than scrap iron
to an enemy. Though the three-inch
gun is very effective it makes little
noise considering the heavy ammuni-
ton that is used
A gunner of one of the three-inch
pieces can hit an object without seeing
it, through the assistance of a COM
mander. a telescope. telephone line and i
panoramic sight Sometimes the gun is
situated so that the object cannot be |
seen and in this case the commander is |
stationed where the object can be seen.
He gives instructions to the gunner
over the telephone and the gunner fires
All of the Massachusetts, gunners who |
have charge of the - pieces are picked /
from the brightest men of the regi- |
ment and they have been thoroughly |
artillery school at Franz /
ingham, Mass, and once a month in /
structions were given them at the regi- l
mental headquarters school at Boston I
Horses interesting.
There's a story in every one Of these |
horses" said Lieut. J. B. Halliburton !
battery B. first Massa chusetts artillery,
who was speaking Of the mounts that |
have been issued to the first artillery |
and those that were brought from |
Framing CHAM. Mass
Some of the animals are blooded and
come from more comfortable surround
ngs than this encampment- The first |
Massachusetts, artillery has now 453
-
Several hundred more horses viii have
70 be issued before the batteries are
complete.
From Virginia.
This horse and all others that YOU !
zee with three numbers stamped on |
heir hoofs came from Fort Royal, Va.
md they are the fine Virginia stock
There is one splendid little animal on
his hitching post who has the ear
marks Of a cowpuncher's pinto She is
wiry little animal and smart as
Whip We also have some horses that
'ome off the city streets Then there
re some that have appeared IN the
lorse shows and others that have stood
urf.
Training Horses
The men OF the first Massachusetts,
irtlllery have commenced the work of
raining the horses 1t is a difficult fob. 1
Several of the men have been thrown |
II
injury has resulted from the training |
hat the men are putting the animals |
through every day The animals are |
irilled each day First they are led |
'ver the encampment with nothing but
/ halter on. This is done to accustom !
hem TO the noise OF the camp. Then |
hey are harnessed and the men mount |
hem, exercising them in this way for |
.bout three days The most difficult
feature of all the training is the Mac |
ng of the metal collar on the horse. He !
'hies at this every time. Then when
he animals have been accustomed to |
being ridden with harness on the next
step is to attach them to the timber.
They are then taken for short marches
n singles They are doubled soon after I
md the job is completed when the ar
1lleryman can make three pairs of
horses draw the timber in orderly
ashton.
Not Well Treated.
we find the trouble with the horses
s that they have not been properly
-reated. II is a crime the way some
u the horses have been handled. It Is
Impossible to approach the heads of !
'ome of them. 1t is difficult TO train
lorses under these conditions"
Nhen battery B, of the first Massa-
'husetts artillery, left Framingham. |
iass, it had complete complement
y noTses- When the battery arrived
lere the horses were distributed among
he other batteries of the regiment,
Battery recently received AZ horses
rom the government 'remount station
nd several more animals were issued
o the other batteries. Most all of the
'ffcers horses of this battery come
rom Fort Royal. Va.
"Redo n Bronco Buster
Red StiIzen, of battery B. tried his
and az bronco busting Thursday. In
cry little time after Red" had shifted
oth legs over the horses back he was
cen 1Iying through the air and down in
ne alkah sand Il never saw such a
1ean hoss. said the buster" All the
oys OF the Massachusetts, regiment
nought they could mount the army
orses and ride with as much ease as
ne nags that pull the dairy wagons
ack IN New England
II is a picturesque sight to see the
'ng hitchlng racks of animals stamp
ls IN the open and feeding in the eve
ing Ihey are well cared for bv the
zen detailed to that work. who live in
ents close to the horses The animals
re beng fattened with oats and alfalfa
nd are being put in good condition
S245 Horse.
one OF the highest prices paid by
lie government for horses was paid for
lie mount of Lieut. Edward Gulley, !