El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-29
OHIO BOYS IN
TARGET SHOOT
Buckeye Soldiers Get Paid
Off; Building Mess Hall;
Engineers Busy.

The First Ohio brigade, under Brig
Gen. William Y. McAIacken. spent
Thursday morning on the Camp Fort
Bliss rifle range
The Fourth Ohio infantry was paid
off for the last two months Wednes-
day morning The other regiments
will be paid Friday or Saturday.
The Ohio troop A horses were ex-
amined by regular army officers this
week
The mess tent for troop A was be
gun Thursday morning. Millionaires
dug the bitches and are building the
frame The troop will stand another
inspection SATURDAY. morning. which
will be the last one until they get
hack from the Is day hike
Pvt Rllan Williams. of troop a.
Ohio cavalry. has resigned his position
as company clerk.
Wrestler Is Training.
Mess Sergt- Lyle Harvey. amateur
wrestler. is training TO meet some OF
the other amateurs in his regiment
Capt. \. A. Harrington and First
Lieut. Throp Klumph have returned TO
FL Paso from motor trip 20 Column
bus
The company L baseball team Is be
ing organized. and the boys are hank
ering for a game after their return
from the hike
First Sergt- Carl Burr. Of company
I. is claimed to be the youngest first
sergeant on the border He is q years
old, and has seen service in the four
great Ohio strikes. including the
offered the rank Of second lieutenant
four times FOR his Valor at Youngs-
town, but refused il each time
building Mess Hall.
Mechanic Peter Blood is in charge
OF the construction OF the company L
mess hall The mess building is sched-
uled TO be finished Saturday morning.
The Fifth Ohio infantry has received
a partial issue of its cots. The cots
viii be delivered in two weeks, il is
Seret Daniel Roy is in the base hos
pital as a result OF being thrown from
one Of the vicious mules. Supply Sergt-
William Gordon is in the base hospital
The eXregulars of company II who
have enlisted in the national guard
are First Sergt. Joseph Gordon. Sergt
r D. McManus. Sergt George Dawson.
Sergt. Elmer c. Smith. Corp. Charles
James Lyle and Pvt Charles A
Trump.
Ohio Engineers Busy.
The Ohio engineers are working
ing and aiming" tying knots and LASH
ing and splicing. The last four days
have been crowded with this work. and
the companies will finish IL by Sat
urday The engineers Will accom-
pany the two divisions on the Is day
hike and will help lay the route that
the troops Will take. Corp Earle :.
Hatch. an exregular. has seen service
with the regular engineers The con-
struction of the mess halls viii be
commenced as soon as the engineers
return from the hike on November Is.
The engineer feature this week IS the
surveying Of the lands around Fort
Bliss by a special detail of engineers
from the division headquarters. The
detail consists Of J.. men There Is
another surveying party from the
Ohio corps. somewhere along the 10
Grande." surveying territory on the
American side
The mules and horses have been
drawn from the remount station, and
p men out of each company are
There are eight pack mules
and eight draft mules The battalion
Of engineers is equipped more heavily
than a battalion. but II has more wag-
Ons. and the men carrying less on their