El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-05
PENN. CAVALRY
PLAYS DOUGHBOY
Drills on Foot Preceding
Mounted Drills; More
Horses For Cavalry.

The First Pennsylvania cavalry
troops are learning everything the IN
fantry has to know in hard drills daily
aad are soon TO take up additional
work when their horses arrive Then
they will start on their full program,
which has been arranged by Col John
Wood
The general program Of maneuTers
which was outlined by Gen. George
Eel. jr-. for period of three months.
is not in force in the Pennsylvania
commands. as Gen. c. NJ. Clement IS IN
command Of all Pennsylvania soIdlers
al Camp Stewart. in what IS known as
the seventh division
HOO Men IN Cavalry.
There are 100 men in the First
This number IS Just 300 short 10 place
the Pennsylvania cavalry on q war
footing. but preparations are being
made TO bring the cavalry up 10 a war
footing. To he complete there should
he los men and three officers in each
troop. The machine gun, headquarters
and supply troops vary a little IN TINS
number. The cavalry was stopped
from recruiting soon after the call for
mobilization was issued and had the
Officers had two days more the COM
1nand would have been brought up 10
q war basis they say.
Day Starts ut $50.
The day begins at $50 a m in the
Pennsylvania camp The various camp
duties Of policing the camps. putting
things in order and little details are
accomplished before the breakfast call
comes at 7-15 o'clock. Shortly after
that the drill starts and continues
throughout the morning In the after
noon the men are taught the use Of eX-
plosives. taught tactics. outpost patrol
nap sketching, signalling and demoii-
tiOn IN classes Of troops and squadrons-
1000 More Horses
The Pennsylvania cavalry has made
excellent progress on the drills that
were outlined by Col Wood They
have been working on them for the
PAST four weeks. The cavalry expects
the arrival within week Of l00e more
horses. There are Just a few mounts
D. camp that are used by the officers
With the arrival Of the horses active
Practice VIII be in store for the caval-
r-men- Big tanks are nearly completed (
for the use of the horses
The camping site of this cavalry |
rygiment stretches out for IS acres
and is one Of the best arranged sites |
Only > Want to Quit.
Only five applications for discharge |
have been received at the cavalry |
headquarters. and those are now going I
through the various channels The de- 1
Tendency OF relatives IS given as the 4
cause for the men wanting discharge.
The officers Of headquarters OF the
First Pennsylvania cavalry are Col /
John r. Wood. Lieut.. Col Samuel p
Cleaves. MAJ. Wallace W Fetzer. Mai.
Joseph Y Cunningham. Mai Charles ". .
Edmunds. Capt John q. WhitesideS, |
aOjutaut. Capt, Harry N. Coffin. Capt I
Charles W Lloyd. First Lieut. Robert J
0'Boyle. chaplain. Capt Thomas W. !
Andrews, inspector of small arms prac- !
tice; First Lieut. Robert Y Giearharts
squadron adjutant. First Lieut. Edward
futzeroth- sdjutant- First Lieut. VIII
liam H. Dithrich, squadron adjutant,
Second Lieut. Jesse Williamson. squad {
ron qUartermaster- Second Lieut. Wi
ter Z. Drumheiler. squadron quarter
master; Second Lieut. Emlen Wood, as
sIstant veterinarian