El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-04
CAMP STEWART IS
READY FOR COLD
Frame Buildings for Off
GERS and Even for Their
Horses.


Within the area used 10y the seventh
division headquarters. hardly canvas
tent remains. IN their places are frame
buildings.
All offices are now frame buildings,
with doors in front back and on each
side. Windows have also been put in
two to four on each side.
The lighting OF the official buildings
Is acetylene gas. which is made IN
tanks Of the buildings.
All of the buildings including the
Official and private quarters OF the di-
I vision staff, have been covered with
tar paper.
Even the stables for the horses Of
the division commander and staff and
the Orderlies are Of frame construction
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany and the Postal Telegraph COM
pany have established branch offices
at division headquarters in enclosed
buildings especially built for that pur-
pose
Along the ground occupied by the
division staff. iron poles support wires
Of both companies. to the main lines
along the FL PasO & Southwestern
railroad right OF way
The roads leading from Fort Bliss
to Camp Stewart are now IN good
shape for traffic.
4 road from the remount station
west of Fort Bliss. 10 Camp owen
Bierne. the encampment of the Ken
lucky troops. is being leveled. and in
a few weeks viii compare iwIh the
road running along the Camp Stewart
picket lines.
steam and hand rollers are being
used in making these two roads The
roads are from - 10 90 feet wide.
Keeping Clean
Instructions relative TO the santa
lished for the information and guild
ance of the command by Gen Clement
Each regiment and separate orEsni-
zstion viii be responsible for the pO-
lice of its camp and organizations on
the fIanks of the division will be re-
sponsible for the policing or their
fauks.
kitchens and mss halls viii all he
rendered fly proof and flys in the
screened area will be killed at least
once daily. Tables and shelves will
be scrubbed thoroughly after each
meal especial attention being given TO
the cracks and other irregularities Ice
boxes viii be scrubbed daily with soap
and water.
All garbage VIII he promptly incin-
Grated. Gan liquids containing food
stuffs. dish water. etc. viii be poured
into the fncinerarors- No food stuffs,
garbage. etc. viii be permitted outside
of the screened area OF the kitchen eX-
cept in the incinerator. Solids. includ-
ing empty cans. 10 be incinerated. viii
be placed in the center Of the fire In
Generators will be cleaned. and a fresh
fire built one hour before each meal
Especial care viii be taken that moth
ing IS removed from the iucinerator
until II IS thoroughly incinersted- Re
fuse from incinerators- including the
flattened cans, viii be neatly piled,
awaiting removed
No Common Drinking Cups.
Common drinking cups viii not be per
mitted- Water coolers viii be scrubbed Z
daily, without soap. Cloth water cool 1
ere. besides being scrubbed daily viii !
be turned inside out and summed every
fourth day
A dump for the entire Seventh divis- !
ion is being maintained about half a
mile west of the artillery camp. All re-
fuse from incinerators. manure from
the picket lines street sweepinSs and {
refuse OF all other descriptions re- 4
moved from the camps is taken 70 the F.
division dump. The dumping OF any F.
waste or refuse at any other point f
than the division dumping ground is .
prohibited.
Officers on Leave.
Lieut.. Robert NJ Biddle, OF the ma B.
chine gun company of the Eighth (
Pennsylvania infantry. has been /,
granted S0-day leave of absence: I
First Lieut.. Robert J. Graegf. company /
E. Eighth Pennsylvania. a similar I
leave; Second Lieut. ". SOlden James. !
battery y. Third Pennsylvania Held I
artillery. has received leave for seven /
days; Capt H. T. Curtin. troon l. /
First Pennsylvania cavalry. Capt =. A I
" -. 18th Pennsylvania in :
fantry, and Second Lieut. r #. Fornof. /
supply COMPANY. 18th Pennsylvania .
have each hecu granted leaves o
OF 80 days. (
Inspection of Transportation.
First Lieut.. Herbert s. Smith. Sixth .
Pennsylvania infantry. has been ap-
pointed inspector OF transportation Of /
the division
Lieut.. Smith viii be charged with /
keeping the division commander fully /
informed Of the condition Of transport
.ation, animals and equipment per-
tanning thereto.