El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-10
ARTILLERY
|SF|RED UPON
Two Shots Fired at Non
CONS Who Are Out With
Big Lantern; No One Hit.

Battery 3 Of the first Pennsylvania
field artillery. was the first command
to be fired on either by the Mexicans
or by their own friends at Camp
Stewart.
1t happened rather early We6nes-
day morning when Serst George Houp,
Of the battery. and Corp. W. A. Sebring
were taking one OF the big lanterns
down 10 the guard line near the horse
picket which IS on the side Of the camp
close to the mountain. Two shots
were fired. and the men heard the
bullets. which hit the watering trough
close beside them. Ammunition was
issued to the guard Immediately after
wards
baseball League.
In the Pennsylvania sanitary CORPS an
athletic committee has been formed
and from four mines out OF the field
hospital and field ambulance one win
ming nine Will be picked or this
bunch Sergt. II Price is chairman and
Lieut.. e. ". Allen viii be manager of
the picked team There viii be a reg
ular league formed II the troops stay
long enough
In the signal corps there is nothing
but hard work all day The officers
and men are still at work gettin. set
tied down in their new quarters and
they will Tot be through for week
yet
The general court martial for the
Pennsylvania division has not met Vet
although Col Richards Of the 10th.
says that il may meet soon If any
cases are found that should properly
be brought before it.
Ten Mile Hike.
Every man in the First Pennsylva-
MIA cavalry took part in ten mile
hike Tuesday in which a war problem
OF attack and defence was worked out
with one squadron defending and two
attacking. The men had 10 take their
raw rations back Of the horse lines on
the mesa. light fires and cook their
dinner. The first city troop and troop
T. of Newcastle. who have troop trucks.
used their machines for Jaking the
food and water and firewOod 70 the
mesa, but the others had 10 rustic their
grub. water and firewood on foot
Battery Practice
In the artillery. the batteries We're
all out Tuesday with their guns hitched
to the horses. following the example
OF the first battalion a regimental
exchange where soft drinks can be
bought, will be opened soon.
The officers are getting ready for
q series Of bomb tests. which. while
not exactly subcanber as II used 20 be
understood. Is much the same. The
they left Mt Gretna and believe that
the government Is teaching them TO be
thrifty They have two months pay
due now and expect the paymaSter soon. !
Ambulance Corps Practices
In the first field ambulance corps
the men were all out on the mesa Wed
nesday with the horses and mules get
ting instruction in saddliug. mounting,
and putting on pack sad
dies and throwing the diamond Mitch !
In the first field hospital, Lieut. " aE ,
ner is busy with his men giving dem
onstrations in first aid and in nurs-
ing
Maj. Henry Coulter OF the third bat
talon. Tenth Pennsylvania infantry,
has returned 10 his command at Bo-
quillas in the Big Bend.
Ready For Rains.
In the 18th Pennsylvania infantry. !
the men of company K have their pyra- !
midal tents furled like great umbrellas I
rolled up and were busy digging trench
ss around each tent and putting IN
adobe floors in view OF the always eX-
lected rainy season Tie squads were :
Inder the command Of Corp George a J
bauer.
Pvt. Charles Manion has been de- I
IN expert plumber and the reason for
he detail is easily understood The
Sth is furnishing all kinds OF experts :
or work about the camp.
From the general service committee
4 the Pennsylvania women's division
or national preparedness. bundle of !.
holera belts We're received by Col T.
70 Kearns. which were Immediately
distributed TO the men in the regiment
completely Outfitted with these abdomi-
al belts