El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-25

ter. BlockSOm Arrives.
Mai Cen A- T. Bloctsom. who viii
command the 3+th division Of the new
army TO Dee trained az Camp Cody.
Lieut.. Col. W IT. Raymond. chief of
staff Brig. Gen +. c. Nauldin. who
VIII command a. brigade of national
guard artillery, and Capt T. T. n.
Glass. OF the personal staff Of Cen
Hlocksam. arrived on the same train
from the east
COL hammond comes from Wash
iuEtou and the rest from Brownsville.
Tex. Until the camp headquarters
are completed the division commander
and his staff will occupy temporary
quarters I'm one OF the mess halls
Big Artillery Range Located.
Gen. BlOc-SOm said that there VIII
be at least one brigade OF field ar
tiIlerv from various parts Of the 3ath
division district and that pieces viii
probably come for use here s. range
viii be made BIO the wide area TO the
north OF the camp near the mountains
Other Commanders Here.
Brig. Gen. H. #. Allen. from Cedar
Rapids. Ia. arrived in Cody Saturday
morning He found the three arms Of
his state represented. He is accom-
panied by Mas. o. B. Robins. OF Cedar
Rapids. adjutaut. and Lieut.. Fred r.
Lieut. col j. NJ Coffin. division sur
EeOu. who is 90 have general charge
OF base and field hospitals and ambu-
lances. has arrived He said that ac-
eomwodauo1s Will be provided for
three per cent OF the men in camp in
base hospital and auNiliarieS.
brigade Quarters Forming
a prelude 10 Installing the .ftu dl- .
vision of the army az Camp Cody, 70 .
is believed that the brigade head .
quarters OF an the uui-s OF the .
H## 30. aH : L. l 100
within the next week The brigade .
headquarters buildings are not yet
completed. only one. the Minnesota F..
headquarters. being ready for occI-
temporary quarters for Gen George .
r. Harries and his staff on the Ne I
nrasEa section or the camp until the +.
workmen can rush their building 20 .
r-rwaS-sr Mai g. p. Miller has un-
dsrraken TO bring about under T.
forced draF--"
Nebraskas ChampiuE ut Bits
The Nebraska national guard has
taken the lead throughout the nation .
in the rapiIiry with which ~ has
come 10 war strength. and 10 iS now .
only crawDl-- an the bit IN camps
units Each regiment has company
here with reUr-Ee and mess gear TO
prepare for the reception Of the main .
columns and is first IN establishing ITS
T.Elle STAN
The sixth Nebraska infantry has
been organized and now has q full
complement Of $50 men 20 the COM
1luE, accord ing 10 the new orCauiza-
ton. Il was organized on June IS.
had full peace strength on June 80
and was accepted in the federal SER
vice on August 9 with fun war
strength Four companies Of the reg
meur come from the best families in
Omaha. including the machine gun
and band
IowanE on Patrol
A mounted patrol has been estah-
ished at the camp by troop A. First
Iowa cavalry. from Eareuo. Capt.
Byron G1dthwai-e- This troop con-
sistz OF los men and three officers
md brought go horses. the rest On be
provided from fra rem CUNT station esq
ahll=EaI m Camp Cody ON account
p the wide extent Of the camp and
he fact that this is the only troop
hat has yet arrived. the duties OF
amp guard fan pretty heavily on
his body for the time haiu-. They
ire no strangers on the border. hEv-
ne been stationed In the Brownsville 4
l--~f-r last summer.