Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-17
HORSES SCARCE
AT CAMP STEWART
Troopers Drill With Mules
While Waiting For Prom
iSed Mounts

Camp Stewart. FL Paso, Texas.-Camp
life with the Pennsylvania soldiers is
becoming more agreeable daily. There
are still some uncertainties, which keep
tie soldiers guessing as to the future.
The fact that no horses have been dis
tributed to the cavalry division is caus-
ing much gossip. The members of the
Governors Troop. of Harrisburg, and
other troopers. are wondering hat it
all means. Horses were promised sew
eral weeks ago. Preparations were
nae TO start mounted drills but no
horses arrived. There are several hun
dred horses in quarantine, and the only
announcement made, is that as soon as
acclimated these horses will be distri-
buted to the troopers.
From c. Hugh Blair
Camp Stewart, Fort Bliss. Tex. -
R~attlesnakes are now OCCUPYING the
attention OF the members OF the Gov
ernor's Troop of cavalry from Har-
risburg. The rattlers have completed
the process OF shedding their skins and
are beginning to become quite active.
Almost nightly the men from Har-
risburg organize snake-hunting parties
and go securing the mountain sides
in the hope of finding some OF h
reptiles.
Last evening a party headed by
Cook Horace Owes secured two large
snakes which were brought TO camp
alive. The snakes were ordered killed
by First Sergeant Charles Kline and
to-day the pelts of the reptiles are
hanging in the sun being tanned. They
will be used for hat bands by h
men.
Private Harry Solomon has been
transferred from Troop c to the head
quarters troop, where he has been
made a corporal. The headquarters
troop will have charge Of the supplies
and equipment of the men OF the en-
tire regiment and Solomon's transfer
comes as a promotion.
Mimic warfare has been started by
the cavalry regiment. and daily the
troops are put through long drills in
which each lar carries complete
equipment including tents and blan-
kets. The men are given rations
which they must cook for themselves
while in the field. This is something
new TO the men and they are en-
thusiastic over 1t.
Within a short time the men will
go out for maneuvers which will &C.
cupy a week or more at a time. During
these periods, all the duties of actual
warfare will be carried out by the
men.
Wagner Paul Anderson, of Harris
burg. now attached to the headquar-
tiers troop here, received a severe in
jury TO his right wrist when he was
struck by a mule he was Harvesting.
Anderson now has h arm in a sling.
A llgament in the wrist was dislocated.
Although drills are still held on foot
the cavalrymen are getting ready for
the horses. Yesterday Lieutenant
Roberts had a force of men at work
in the real OF the camp clearing of
the ground and constructing a picket
for the horses whenever they are to
be issued.
Mules have beer given the troop for
the purpose of giving the men from
Harrisburg drill in the packing and
placing of a saddle and bride on the
horses when they are issued. Some
funny things happened during the
periods that the troop from Harris
burg had the mules. Some OF the men
are afraid of the animals while others
want to mount them n ride at once.
The men are putting on boxing
matches almost every evening as a
mean of breaking the monotony. Last
evening three bouts were staged and
the affair attracted crowds from all
the other troops in the regiment
Wagner Anderson and Herman Slope
mixed il for a few rounds.
Since Lieutenant Nicodemus has
been attached to headquarters Cap.
tain Jack and Lieutenant Roberts have
had to do all the work of command
ing the troops themselves. 1t is a bis
job for two men.
And now comes the information
that the government IN 20 detach al
second l~ieutenants in the cavalry and
attach them to the Seventeenth Cav
airy L. S. Regulars that is now being
organized at Fort Bliss. This will
mean that Second Lieutenant Robert:
of Harrisburg would be detached
from the Governors troop and At,
tached to the new cavalry regiment
If the lieutenants make good" in the
regulars they will be offered a com.
mission in the regular army.
Most of the young lieutenants ir
the Pennsylvania cavalry are anxiou:
to get into the regulars and are
grabbing the chance 10 go to the
Seventeenth Regiment. Should Lieu
tenant Roberts leave the Governors
Troop, it would near that Captain
Jack would be without an assistine
officer. In such a contingency, it is
likely that there would be severa,
promotions among the noncommis.
stoned officers so as to fill the vacancy