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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1916

Page

11

Officers Ordered On Duty And Examination Board

The Army issues a broad set of active duty assignments and examinations. Multiple lieutenants and captains across infantry cavalry engineers medical and other corps are directed to report for duty, examination boards convened August 14, and various transfers to militia and aviation sections noted at Fort Riley Fort Sam Houston and other posts.

John O'K Seventh Infantry Fourth Infantry A. d. Bayard DEL General Staff Colcharles R. Noyes Leon H Infantry Joseph Wnllin Cavalry Dof Iley Tyrer Henry R. Richmond 1 Cavalry Derick J. Herman Lear JR Eighth Cavalry Fort Riley Asa L Harrison Herman Guy L. Eddie Fort Sam Houston Merriette W. Ireland Raymond F. Metcalfe James D. Fife Fort Flngler Wash John W. Edwards Fort Yellowstone Wyo Francis C. Vicars Central Department William Stephenson Samuel C. Stanton Arthur Johnson Organized Militia Thirty-sixth Infantry Norman E. Ramsey Ordnance Department Robert 8. Thomas Corps of Engineers el Paso Arso J. G. Ellis JR Medical Reserve Corps Southern Department Ronald J. Johnson Twelfth Cavalry Signal Corps Columbus N. M William C. Brown John J. Miller Toledo Nineteenth Infantry Henry J. Bliss Medical Corps Fort Bliss Department George F. Connolly Coast Artillery Corps George W. Krapf Charles B. Wheeler Washington, D. C Ordinance Department Henry A. Greene Army Service Schools Fort Leavenworth Bertram T. Clayton Quartermaster Corps Canal Zone Rhoderick W. Browne Fort Monroe Willis B. Jones Fort McPherson Georgia Champe. M'Cullough Fort Jay N. Y Oate Charles Richard Fort Logan John A. Burkett Fort Mona Rhoderick Browne Ancon George D. Deshon Jefferson Barracks Henry F. Pippe Columbus Barracks Ohio Frank O. Chilton Charles Willcox Adam E. Schlanzer Harry R. Berry General Hospital Fort Bayard Haywood Hansell Army and Navy General Hospital Hot Springs Ark Francis A. Winter Edwar M. Welles JR Robert M. Culler Edgar King Everett A. Anderson Joseph H. Langworthy Letterman General Hospital Presidio of San Francisco Cal

GO HOME IN STYLE FOR DISCHARGED CONNECTICUT MILITIAMAN

One hundred twenty four ex militia from the First Connecticut Infantry, stationed at Nogales Arizona, passed through San Antonio en route to Hartford to return home. They left Nogales after discharge for physical incompetency and traveled in a lavish train of Pullmans with two diners. They paid two months of salary and invested it in “going back home in style” as they head to final destinations. A second trainload of discharged men from Arizona is due Friday night over the Southern Pacific.

First Connecticut Infantry Nogales Ariz San Antonio Hartford Conn A R. Atkinson Southern Pacific Arizona Connecticut

Newtons return from Medina dam after week fishing

County Clerk Frank R. Newton and his two sons spent a week above Medina dam catching plentiful fish. They threw back hundreds, kept a substantial supply, ate some, and distributed the rest to friends before returning to San Antonio.

Newton Medina Lake Medina Dam Frank R. Newton San Antonio

Aged man found guilty of bacon theft in county court

In County Criminal Court Judge Nelson Lytle presided as the 63 year old defendant sobbed over his charge of stealing bacon from an army contract storehouse. Two witnesses testified to carrying out a bundle believed to contain bacon and the judge quick to convict. A $5 fine and one day in county jail followed the verdict. The article ends with demographic statistics about Texas families and unmarried women.

County Criminal Court Nel Lytle de

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