El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-08-10
SOLDIERS or BATTERY
WANT TO co HOME TO
LOOK AFTER CROPS
MAY GET BURROUGHS
NEW MEXICO BOYS BELIEVE
They SHOULD BE ALLOWED
TO SEE TO WELFARE OF FAMI-
LIES, SINCE EMERGENCY is
PAST

Ei Paso, Aug. 9.-The soIdiars 30
BATTERY "A, New Mexico field artillery.
stationed at Camp Fort Bliss. who
want their discharge from the bat.
terry, are classed by Capt. Charles Be
Bremond, in command, as men with
an eye on the dollar, who are losing
crop money, which they did not g1ve
tnought to when answering the call
NO discharges have been ordered
Applications for discharges that have
been submitted are being changed to
a request for a Today furlough. {
Men Want Furloughs
me artillerymeR argue that they
came to FL Paso when the situation
looked darkest and dropped their
work and responsibilities to answer
me call. The situation is dragging
along with daily drills and the men
think It is no more than justice to
them to grant permission for a fur
Tough SO that they can visit their
homes and provide for dependent rel
atives.
III the families Of the men are in
poor circumstances, why doesn't Ros-
well, or some other New Mexico city
subscribe a fund for their relief"
said Capt. De Bremond. There are
few men in this battery who are mar
Advanced Drills
The battery is at work with adj.
vanced drills. For more than three
hours each morning the drills are
held OF the wide stretch of flat land
adjacent to the camp. The course of
drills for this week has been prepared
by Capt. De Bremond. The drills
Monday with riding and a n
hour general drill. For the remainder
of the week the drills will consist Of
firing, heavy marching order practice,
dismounted drill and inspection.
Warning Against sale Of Pistols
A significant notice has recently
been posted on the bulletin board of
the camp. It notifies that men who
sell pistols viii be tried by a general
court. No instance of the sale of
Battery A pistols has been reported.
Battery A is on a footing with the
artillery. Its camp is right
in Camp Fort Bliss. The practices
of the battery are also similar to the
regular army artillery practice.
Help Break Wild Horses
The assistance or the New Mexico
.artillerymen was asked by the First
squadron, Massachusetts cavalry, Sat
urday in breaking some Wild horses.
The Massachusetts, cavalry has some
good riders, but some of the animals
that have been issued to that com
mand are impossible" The New
Mexico men quieted them, however.
"A large consignment Of lumber has
been brought into the camp of Bat
terry A for the erection of a big recrea.
ton hall. There will be books, pa
pers, writing material and other fea-
to the recreation hall.
Clean, Moral Men Wanted
Capt. De Bremond is in search Of
young men of Intelligence and clean
for his battery. To be up to
full strength the battery should have
200 men, but at present tits 80 short
Of this number.
Enlistments to Battery A are now
made on an average of n man a
week. Otherwise the battery is fully
equipped, there being a sufficient
number Of horses and full clothing
and other equipment.
Movies of Battery
A movie" man took pictures of the
battery recently as the men were
In after having finished a
drill.
The sub-caliber practice Of Battery
A has almost attained perfection. The
three inch guns can be handled with
as much facility and speed as a rifle,
the men say.
Saturday Battery A men made a
record in moving to the parade
with full equipment. They
reached the ground in seven and one
half minutes.