El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-26

tnar the captain comes from "a hight
D ing family. His father. ". II. Burgess.
served as q private in the Confederate
army for four years Twice offered
q commission, he refused He was
one Of Hoods Texans" a member OF
. that famous brigade that made Gen
Lees war weary eyes kindle when
he watched them going into battle.
The captain was born at Seguin. Tex,
and received military training ut the
Texas A. q NJ college. In civil life
he was a successful attorney. He
represented Fl Paso in the state leg
islature from 1913 TO 1916. and in the
latter year was president OF the In
ternational Irrigation congress.
Three TO BE Lieutenants-
Three sergeants OF company a viii
be commissioned second lieutenants
this month. They are Sergts. Edward
kimbalL Boyd j. Dietrich and Wool
ford swanson Sergr. kimbau was
in Annapolis two years. SergL Diet
rich is "a military school graduate and
Serst- Swanson had several years in
the national army before joining this
company All are well known in Ell
Pas0- They were recommended for
promotion by the regimental com
mander and their commissions are due
TO arrive here this week All have
been assigned as instructors on the
target range. as has 1st Lieut. Frank
a. LOTUS. Second Lieut. Cooper Nc
Kenny is also slated for promotion
he viii probably be made a first
lieutenant before the month is out.
Lieut. Marcus LipDman, senior first
lieutenant of the company. has been
detailed in the division statistical de-
qartment and is busily engaged in
Classifying all the men in the dlvis-
Ion capt. James F. Colley. one Of the
organizers Of the old company A, is
temporarily unassigned.
Must Take Special Training.
Under the new tables of Orgauiza-
ton for infantry companies. every
soldier. in addition 10 learning the
regular work Of an lnfantryman,
must undergo a course of instruction
in special work, such as hand gren-
AIDE throwing. automatic rifle shoot
ing rifle grenades and bayOuet fight
ing Every man becomes more or
less a specialist in some branch of
the new warfare The company is
now being divided into sections. each
with its special task. and the boys are
eagerly discussing their new jobs" /
Individual instruction in the new
work viii begin at once. Every Of
ficer too. is attending special schools
for instruction in the particular
branch 10 which he will be assigned .
Three nights q week the officers at .
tend school from $3.50 until $3.50. Two F.
nights a week the non commissioned /
officers go 10 school for the same /.
length Of time.
Company A Healthy.
Company a has been one Of the .
healthiest in the camp. Measles have +
been prevalent throughout the divis- I
ion 10 some extent for a month, but 4
this company has had only a half .
dozen men in the hospital because Of {
it. Other companies have had as
many as so or 40 at a time on the 4
sick list The usual number of early 4
winter colds are noticeable, but none 4
Of the A company men have become I
seriously i'll with them. Heaters are J.
being placed in the regimeutal bath
louses. which are also being made air 4
tight so this winter the men can have
hot baths in waEm rooms.
Wooden floors and sides have been
placed in all tents and Sibley stoves
have been supplied, so the boys are
not in any danger of suffering from
The cold this winter. All are sup
lIed with cots and a bed sack filled +
with straw in place of a mattress.
Three heavy wooden blankets are is
sued TO each man D
Men Put on Weight.
The quality and amount of rations
nutritious than they would ordinarily /
get in civil life For the strenuous
manual labor they are doing eight
hours a day. solid food and lots Of it
IS needed That they are getting this
IS attested by the fact that virtually
every man in the company has gained
from three TO ten pounds. The eX-
are those who were over
weight they have trimmed down 70
normal with hardened muscles in
place Of fat