El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26

Largest Ordnance Depot.
One Of the largest ordnance depOts
I in the United States was established
Z here during 1916. at which time the
national guard units were modified
on the Mexican border. AS many as
10000 troops have been supplied from
this depot at times and is still supply
ing many thousands.
From the ordnance department here
is supplied all cannon. artillery guns
Of all kinds, rifles, ammunition and
accOutrements for men. Armored
trucks, motorcycle guns, caterpillars.
tanks. armored railroad cars and all
kinds Of fighting machines and con-
triVances are furnished where needed
by the department at Washington,
and such as are needed in the FL Pas0
district are sent out from the de-
partment at Fort Bliss All equip
ment for horses for field artillery,
cavalry and all other mounted men
are supplied from this depot
While the ordnance department
here is a decidedly big thing IL has
not been brought TO notice Of FL
Pasoans so fOrcibly as the quarter
masters department, from the mere
fact that local merchants sell large
quantities OF supplies to the depot
quartermaster and do not sell TO the
ordnance department FL PasO does
not manufacture ammunition or
weapons and makes no bid on ord
y
the government from large eastern
concerns and government shops and
stored in the nations large arsenals
for distribution
Five Large Warehouses.
Five large warehouses are used by
the department here, Col Kenneth
Morton being the first commanding
officer. Lieut. Otis ]. Winter is the
depot commander, having been trans
ferred here from the Arizona ordnance
district in August Lieut. John W
Moss and Lieut. Joseph B. De ROulac,
both OF FL PasO and who were grad
uated from the first training camp
for officers Of the national army at
Leon Springs. are assistants to Lieut..
Minter. Two other FL PasOans, Sergt.
William S. Cook and Sergt. Adolph
A Stoy. are on duty at the ordnance
depot Two college students who
joined the army since the declaration
of war are serving in the depot. also.
They are Ordnance Sergt A X Wuer-
ker and Sergt. First Glass Ray. W.
Wilson, both from the University Of
Illinois.
Medical Corps Ready for France.
Anticipating service in France,
great stress has been laid on the
work Of the medical corps lately. Dis
trict Surgeon Col. Arthur W Moore,
with a large and capable staff Of as
sistants, administer the affairs Of the
camp hospitals throughout the us
trict including those of Maria, Texas:
Columbus, y. ". and Deming. y. NJ.
and Fort Bliss. There are 60 physi-
clans and surgeons in the district and
hospital accommodations have ca
pacity OF about $50 patients per day.
One OF the reasons that Red Cross
work has been given so much atten-
ton since the declaration of war is
that regular nurses are decidedly lin
tied in number and the army must
therefore depend largely on Red Cross
nurses.
Of the four medical depots main
tanned in the United States by the
army. one is located in ElsPasO. being
in charge Of Capt. +. X. Strong and is
located at $40 san Francisco street.
From this depot supplies are issued
on acquisitions to points covering
wide territory. A large part Of the
supplies are purchased in FL Paso,
large firms here having proved COM
petent to compete with wholesale
firms of the larger cities in the east.
Changes Of the personnel in staffs
Of different departments are subject