El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-07
Commander of Roswell Bat
terry Says Few Want to Go
Home to Make Money.

The soldiers of battery A, New Mex
leo field artillery. stationed at Camp
Fort Bliss. who want their discharge
from the battery are classed by Capt
Charles De Bremond. in command. as
men with an eye on the dollar. who are
losing crop money. which they did not
give thought to when answering the
call No discharges have been ordered.
Applications for discharges that have
been submitted are being changed to a
request for a ten day furlough-
Men Want FurIoughs.
The artillerymen argue that they
came to FL Paso when the situation
looked darkest and dropped their work
and responsibilities TO answer the call
The situation is dragging along with
daily drills and the men think it is no
more than justice to them 10 grant
permission for a furiough so that they
can visit their homes and provide for
dependent relatives
IF the families of the men are IN
poor circumstances, why doesn't Ros-
subscribe a fund for their relief2' said
Capt De Bremond. There are few
men in this battery who are married"
Advanced Drills.
The battery is at work with adj
vanced drills. For more than three
hours each morning the drills are held
on the wide stretch of flat land ada
cent to the camp. The course of drills
for this week has been prepared by
Capt De Bremond. The drills started
Monday with riding and one hour
general drill For the remainder of the
week the drills will consist Of firing
heavy marching order practice. dis
mounted drill and inspection
Schedule of Drills.
The course has been arranged as
follows:
Monday: Eight mounted sections to
engage in draft and riding practice
One hour general drill
Tuesday: The firing battery will Sc
lect and occupy positions. Practice by !
the cannoneer and gun squads. Individ- !
ual duties to be performed by members !
OF battery detail Establishing of teie- J
phone and semaphore communications
This entire drill 20 be done at a slow
gait with a view of executing exact !
work
Wednesday: Same as Tuesday. but
faster. with consideration TO time and
efficiency.
THURSDAY; Heavy marching order in !
field. establishing of park. shelter tent
irill. camp discipline. adjusting of
sites and quadrants. care of equipment.
Friday: DismOunted drill
Saturday: Inspection of battery I'm
leavy marching order. Heavy march,
ng order provides for everything in
,lace and in full readiness for instant
iction in the field. with two days "a
ions and fodder for horses.
Warning Against Sale of Pistols.
A significant notice has recently been I
'osted on the bulletin board of the
amp It notifies that men who sell !
istols will be tried by a general court
20 instance of the sale of battery A ! D.
istols has been reported.
Battery A is on a footing with the
eEular artillery It's camp is right In |
amp Fort Bliss. The practices Of the
artery are also similar to the regular
rmy artillery practice.
Help Break Wild Horses.
The assistance OF the New Mexico
was asked by the First
quadron. Massa chusetts cavalry. Sat
rday in breaking some wild horses
he Massachusetts cavalry has some
God riders. but some of the animals
lat have been issued to hat command
re Impossible" The New Mexico men
1ieted them however
a large consignment OF lumber has
cen brought into the camp OF battery
for the erection Of big recreation