El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-09
PENN. DIVISION
IS HARD At WORK
Artillery Has Draft Prac-
tice, Machine Guns on the
Range and Men Cook.

For the first time since leaving Mt
Gretna. the Seventh division of the
Pennsylvania national guard is COM
plete working unit This was effected
by the moving Of the sigma, corps under
Maj Miller 10 its new camp beside the
First cavalry. Now division headauar-
tiers. hedged with wire fence and IN
der a line Of sentries. can reach any
part of the division with ease.
Mai Miller and his signslmen are
well satisfied with their new location
and will soon have it decorated in the
fancy shape they had their old quar-
tiers on the plain near the Nations ranch
house. They have all their horses and
mules. the last coming to them to aid
in the transfer of the camp They are
still lacking A little signal equipment
but. according to the major, are being
very well provided for.
ARTILLERY Draft Practice.
The first battalion of the First Penn
sylvania field artillery went out with
their guns recently. They have not all
their animals. but they had enough for
firing batteries which means four
guns and an extra caisson. and with the
guns and caissons rafting behind them.
the boys of battery B had some real
work No ammunition was used. but
that is in the near future. The other
Pittsburg batteries, E and F, are still
working with their horses. which have
not yet been ~gentled" enough. They.
too. will soon be out with the "pop-
pers" behind them and the boys had
no great trouble with the green horses.
Much has been said about the bad rid
ing of the militiamen. but they are
sticking 10 IL and are making good.
Cook Own Food
The men of the First Pennsylvania
H. r-fE #1re
other morning. After breakfast they
were handed each a piece Of bacon.
known in the army as "sowbelly."
cold potato and a spoonful of ground
coffee for each man. Each corporars
SQUAD was then taken out on the mesa
back of the picket lines with enough
wood for each TO build fire and they
we're shown how TO cook individually
from the raw ration There was some
cooking. but some of the men said az
forwards that il tasted so delicious ar
Ter the boiled potato had been fried in
the grease, that they licked their mess
kits clean. This was all the men got
for dinner and they seemed to enjoy the
experience
Machine Gun Firing.
The captains from the various organ
tzations who have been given COM
mand of the machine gun squads we're
out on the range Monday with the
guns after their schooling at Fort Bliss.
trying the little pets, and they we're
making firing tests The noncommis-
stoned officers Of the various SQUADS
will be the next to get actual firing
practice with them. after they have had
their schooling at the fort
Mai Schaefer. of the sanitary train, I
has finished ali the fancy touches about |
his headquarters and it looks like
garden with its whitewashed rocks and |
semi Tropical vegetation.
Measles Cases Back to Camp.
The measles cases in camp are to be /
to their various troops soon !
Most of the sickness that the sanitary |
train has had TO look after has come !
from the cavlary, according to Maj. !
schaefer.
\ baby boy was born to Mrs. Julia /
snedeker. OF Ellwood City. Pa. the wife
Of Corp. John Snedeker. on July %. The /
mother and baby are getting along fine. (
Corp. Snedeker is a member of company |
3, 10Th Pennsylvania regiment \. G.
Band Concert This Evening.
This evening Nirella's band of the
First field artillery is going over in the
cavalry lines to give a concert in honor |
Of troop II, of Pittsburg
Tuesday all the boys Of the First |
field artillery were presented with tes- |
-aments by chaplain c. NJ Miller. At
first when the long lines from each |
battery began to troop towards the |
headquarters street. where the chaplain |
S located. il was thought they were
going for another shot" OF prophy-
axis, but II soon got rumored around |
hat il was a shot" of religion this
ime. and the boys took IL as q matter 1
n course.
The camp BARRIERS are getting busy |
md the men begin to affect an almost
haved head With their Indian tan
he effect at first Is somewhat ladi-
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