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Show BOYD, AN ABLE OFFICER; ADAIR, A POLO EXPERT Captain Charles T. Boyd, who -was reported re-ported killed in the Carrizal engagement, engage-ment, was looked upon as one of the. most able men of his rank in the service. serv-ice. He was born in Iowa, October 29, 1S70. He was appointed to West Point in 1892. Ho was made an additional second lieutenant to the Seveuth cavalry cav-alry in 1SD6, being advanced to a second sec-ond lieutenancy in the Fourth cavalry in 1897. During the Spanish-American war ho served as a major in the Thirty-seventh United States infantry, a volunteer regiment, reg-iment, being honorably mustered out in 1901. He also saw considerable service in the Philippines. In 1901 he was in the regular service again, being transferred to the Fourth cavalry as a first lieutenant. He was made a captain of the Tenth cavalry in 1903. Lieutenant Henry B. Adair, who also was reported killed, was noted in army circles as a polo player. He was born in Oregon in 1882, April 13, being appointed ap-pointed to Wst Point in 1900. He was made a second lieutenant in the Tenth cavalry in 1904 and was promoted to a first lieutenancy in 1910. "Moore" May Be Morey. EL PASO, June 22. Army officials in EI Paso tonight were puzzled as to the identity of the Captain Moore, reported re-ported from Chihuahua as having been wounded in the Carrizal engagement. It was thought the officer referred to might be Captain Lewis S. Morey, of Troop C, Tenth cavalry, and that possibly pos-sibly some of the members of Troop C may have been engaged in addition to those of Troop H. |