El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-04
Penn. Cavalry Troop is Re
leased From Detention
Camp; Drill Starts.

BY the time division inspection
comes around in the Pennsylvania sew
! eath division Saturday the last OF the
measles VIII be eliminated from Camp
Stewart Troop X. Of the First Penn
P sylvania cavalry. has moved back into
is lines all but three tents which are
still in quarantine out beyond the
pale" This has been most cheering
Information all along the long street
Of the division because measles are
always at the start Of camp life and
this little episode I'm the career Of
troop X. first Pennsylvania camp.
would seem 20 clean matters up- or
course there are minor sicknesses and
one or two trivial operations that sol
Ciers take lauEhinEly. The patients
are doing well and will tell about their
experiences IN their letters home.
Troop II was in squadron drill Thurs
day and these chaps were tired after
they came off the hot and dusty pa
rade ground In the same way in the
Infantry regiments il was battalion
drills and after that in more than one
instance baseball games were INDUCED
in.
Looking for Mules
Everybody is still looking for mules
and many have the ambition TO be mule
skinners with the transport for the
various regiments. Trainload after
trainload Of mules from Kansas City
are coming and. according TO the word
OF the 'skinners" at cOrrals, they viii
be coming for many weeks vet.
Learn to Pack Mule
I naddition to the drilling program
Thursday. the hospital corps and non
commissioned officers We're given in
struction before headquarters on pack
ing of mules IN time Of action ANY
OF these instruction that have the ap-
p arance Of training the men for
emergencies stir up interest among
the soldiers. more so than the steady
grind of marching and maneuvers.
The quota of nOta bles in the First
Pennsylvania cavalry is large
Governor Expected.
Governor Brumbaugh IS expected to
visit troop soon as this was once his
pet troop Troop 9 was named the
governors troop but was Obliged TO
discard the title when the mobilization
began The troops has gained distinc-
ton through the fact that it has served ]
as the bodyguard Of governor Brurn-
baugh al Harrisburg al all public |
functions The entire troop is made VI !
OF citizens Of Pennsylvania's capital. |
harrisburg- II IS composed largely OF !
experienced soldiers who have brought
{ troop up TO its standard Of efficiency. |
me offlcer IN command is Capt. George |
G Jack.
Washed shirt.
Sergt. Charles Harcleroad. trooD C. /
figured IN tragic little Incident only
recently which mas caused him much |
.uIllIiatl oh ana VIII continue 10 until 1
about when the sergeant was caught I
washlng his spare shirt as two girl /
friends Of his appeared
- TT I Ilian1 G Robertson is a grad
uate OF New York Military school. l
private military institution at Corn |
wan experimentation and he is finding /
the life at Camp Stewart much dif- |
ierent than on the Hudson.
Pvt James G. McMasters is another |
Young soldier who has had previous |
experience IN military tactics He is 4
81 au1ate OF culver Military academy. |
IN the list Of recent promotions Pvt |
William 3. Graham was lucky enough /
to get the job Of clerk to Mai I-rmson. !!
IN command of the hospital corps
SIX FoOt Two CavaIryman
vt BIZ Graham. medical corps. de-
sired very much TO be IN the ranks
with caValrymen before coming to the
border He thought his height. which
II event him from making" the cav I
airy And besides he weighed Ia
POUNDS stripped Lieut. lie Compile. |
Junior medical officer. made il pos
sIhIe for Graham to join the cavalry.
hermit scribe has been brought TO
nEht in the person of Hugh Blair. !
Blair lives in the first Pennsylvania
camp, but is not an enlisted man H..
writes for the Pittsburg Post. New
Castle News and a Harrisburg paper
MAJ James Y Cunningham is one
OF the prominent attorneys at New Cas-
tie ana Is AT present In The second
squadron, Pennsylvania cavalry He
was a captain in the Spanish American
war.
Professor of Chemistry
Pvt Donald Cochran tells the bows (
OF the hospital corps about chemistry /
ard its mysteries in their spare mo- I
nents- In civil life he is assistant
professor Of chemistry at Pennsylvania
State college.
The boys in troop F who were en-
pioyed by the Carnegie Steel company }
at New Castle. Pa. We're presented
each with 500 when they departed To-
the border. The big S-eel corporation
IS now paying their former employees
in the hospital corps and trooD =
enough TO make up the difference be ! q
tween their regular salary and that re-
celVe from the government. The men .
are also receiving SO much monthly
for their mess fund from TIE stee!
corporation There are i men in all |
who We're employed by this corpora !