New Britain herald., 1916-08-07
FRED ]. DIMES NOW
 CAVALRY CORPORAL
Local Boy Gets We'll Merited Pro-
 motion in U. s. Army
TROOP CAPTAIN A SUICIDE
Regular Army Men Well Fed, Although Militia Is Having Hard Time Rejected Soldiers Back Home-Local Boys Win.


 Home-Local Boys Win.
 Recognizing his faithful and eff cient services, officers in command of the Twelfth cavalry, U. S. regulars, have promoted Fred J. Dimes of this place from private to corporal and have placed the young man in an i'm portant berth in connection with the guarding of the Mexica border. The youthful soldiers father, J. F. Dimes of Crown street, Saturday received his warrant as corporal and the certifi- cate, neatly framed, now occupies a p1ac ce in the Dimes home
 Plainville friends of Dimes will be pleased to learn of the success the young man is attaining as cavalry man. Since joining the army, Dimes has proved himself a good soldier and a n1arksman of exceptional ability. He has given satisfaction to the com n1anding officers, as is evidenced from his promotion and the fact that he is now in line for sergeantcy.
 Advising his parents of his ad- vancement, young Dimes, who is sta toned in New Mexico, writes as fol- lows:
 "I received my warrant as corporal a few days ago and was very thank full for it, as there is now so much work around here for a private. I am in line for a sergeant now. We just arrived from a place on the bor- der called Antelope Wells. We were sent there to intercept some supposed smugglers but there was nothing to it, I guess.
 '"The captain, who committed sui eide, was in command of M troop of the Twelfth. He was out at Los Cien egas at the time, and the reason given was temporary Arrangement of the mind. He shot himself through the head.
 "1 just got orders to report to the commanding officer for duty a s acting provost sergeant during the absence Of the sergeant. I expect you know what that job is
 T haven't heard from the Burgesses yet, but might see them some time. I took some prisoners down to Douglas Nogales and come here, it will be my job to take them back.
 we had target season while in Ha- cFita and I qualified as sharpshOOter again. We had no experts and made the high score in the troop. We had 3 hard range to shoot on as the sun is so bright and the wind so strong.
 1T am sending out my warrant, which I want you to keep in good con- ction. I haven't got any place to keep it here.
 |'I understand we are apt to get a, twenty per cent. increase for border service. which will raise my pay quite a little. I'll close now as l hear the chow bell We are feeding better now than ever but from what I hear the militia is having a hard time'
 Rejected Troopers Home.
 Privates Burgess, Nichols and But Ter. wIfo were among those to respond to President wilson's call for soldiers to do border duty are back home in P1ainvil1e Bronzed from the hot sun .of Nogales, Arizona, and looking fit, | despite the fact that they failed to pass the physical examination, the l young men arrived here last evening 1 after a five day trip across the conti- 1 rent.
 Although the trio, in common with l the other rejected soldiers, was disap- l rointed at the report of the physicians 1 who examined them, they were glad | 1o get home They had been turned 1 down for minor defects, which they | did not believe would have counted l 2 gainst them had the doctors been as easy with the Connecticut regiments as they were with the troops from other states.
 The hard life of the soldier left it's marks on the Plainvtlle boys. Super fuous fat is now entirely missing and