Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-20

ana when darkness comes over the
campground he sits and thinks OF you
and smokes his pipe. when he has
tobacco, and he goes TO bed early and
is up early and feeling fine. The
Methodist church has opened up
free reading room and writing room
for soldiers, but lots of our boys
haven't the password, or something
is the matter Then the Naldeterro
drug store has rigged up a spacious
writing room in the back part of its
establishment. Only a small por-
ton of the different companies can
get away each night, and 1t is very
hard for him to write home as much
as he wants.
Two Dcrscrtcrs.
There have been two cases Of de-
sertion both Of them captured at
Point Isabel. on the Gulf of Mexico,
thirty miles away. They had inten-
ded To- take boat there for Calves
ton and return to Oklahoma. They
were arrested by army officers ana
will be given a general court martial:
The men were Raney Newcomb OF
W.atherford and Hirsey Day of But
Ter. both members of Company 4 of
Clinton. They had joined the First
Ok lahoma at Fort Sill. They dis
appeared on the night of the nlnth,
and mt the same time Harve J. Hibler
of Guthrie. a member of Company d,
turned up missing. Hibler kept his
soldier clothes, but the two members
of Company changed and wore
citizcns' clothing when they passed
ranch twenty miles from here. The
charge of attempted desertion could
be placed against them, carrying n
penalty of Fort Leavonworth inn
prisonment, but Captain Wylhs has
decided to only charge them with
being absent without leave" This
will probably carry a punishment or
thirty days in the guard house. Hih-
Ter came back and is now IN the
guard house.
Under the regulations of the war
7 department there can be number
of first class privates named. carry
ing with that designation increase or
81 per month in pay. Then there
are many more non-commissinned or
ficers to be named. some of them
already selected because of their zeal
! and intelligence and courtesy. The
ordinary private gets SIS a month
and allowances, the corporal ""tf
S217O and the sergeant gets $3O a
month, with allowances. AS an IL
| Illustration, Harry Martin Of Company
! c., Tulsa, started in as a private at
| SIS a month He was made a cor
poral at S2l50, and in the new dis
! trihution of prizes he is named as a
sergeant of Company e at $50 MO-
month. BY this 1t will be seen that
every private soldier, if he works for
the good Of the service and is capa-
BILE, will be given his chance.
Many Promotions.
There have been many promotions
In the companies. and more are TO
follow. Corporal William f. Mcln-
tyre of G company Tulsa, has b en-
reduced in rank without prejudice
so that he can take the position oil
cook of his company.
Corporals Harry w. Martin and
Ortie w. Erter have been made ser
geants Of G company, Tulsa. and Pm
Yates Henry II. Cahope, Charles Bear
William d. Daugherty and william
II Martin have been made corporals
| In - company, Muskosee, Corpo-
rails Peter r. Bruce and Charles w
| Burns have been made sergeants and
Privates benjamin II. Barnette, Fen
ton Hatfield and Ben Cantren have
beer made corporals.
In Il company, Newkirk, Corpora'
Edison Il. Haskins, Sam X. Wander
pool and Lloyd w. Mccoy have beer
made sergeants, and Privates Ralpt
d Penshe, Charles 3. Curry, George
II Brambtell. Spencer Ingram, koI
Jester and Charles w. Leighty nave
been made corporals.
In X company Of Antlers, appoint
ments have been made or CorporaH
Paul Il. Walker and Robert K. Bree
den as sergeants and Privates Ch2ri
C. Clayton. Chester l. Browh' JONI