The San Francisco call., 1897-03-16
YOUNG CADETS
At CAMP DUBOCE.
The Students of the Lowell
High School Trying
Military Life.
Finding Out by Personal Expert.
ence What 1t Is to Be Real
Soldiers.
An Attack by Pinole Indians aud a
Repulse-T Will Be a Sham
Battle To.Morrow.

Scamp Duboce' is the name over the
entrance to pretty little spot in Niles
Canyon, Alameda County, on the north
bank of the San Lorenzo, on which the
Lowell High School cadets. attached to
the First Infantry Regiment, Second
Brigade, have been in camp since last Sat-
urday and where the corps will remain
until Thursday or Friday next.
The camp is in most delightful loca-
tion, environed by some of natures
grandest scenery and we'll shaded by old
oak trees. The tents, twenty-five in
mum ber, are pitched in two parallel lines
that front on a street that has been named
Lowell, after the school in which the
cadets are pupils. A color line has been
established and at the western end are
the quarters of the corporal of the guard,
while at the other end are the commits
sary's quarters. Facing the western end
of Lowell street is the tent assigned to
First Lieutenant Marcus s. Harloe of the
regimental staff. battalion adjutant of the
first battalion, who Is acting as instructor
and advisory officer in place of Major
II. t. Sine, who was prevented from at
tending to the fun lotions assigned him by
reason of illness in his family.
Company orders are that on crossing the
color line all persons M ust salute the flags,
civilians as we'll as mem bers of the corps,
and if civilians neglect to do so after be-
ing notified by the sentry they will be
escorted off the grounds by the corporal's
guard.
Captain L. E. Edwards, who is in COM
mand and is an enthusIast in all matters
appertainine to the National Guard, ex-
pressed determination before going into
camp that the memb bers of his company
- l. - !. r
not one OF pleasure merely, but week III
which they would learp some of the stern
realities Of q soldiers life. With that
idea in view he is following the rules lai q
down by United States officers for the
government of military camps. In the
tents there are comfortable bedding of
frs:-class hay, warm blankets and all that
is requisite for camp life, but no luxuries or
jimcracks, such as have been seen in the
tents of adult members of the guard at
other camps.
There is military routine daily. Yes
terday there was the following:
6 A. NJ, reveille; rs, rollcall; 80, inspec-
tion of tents; As. mess; 7:45, drill: g. recall
and guard mount; II NJ, mess; 80 P. NJ, dress
parade; 3, mess; z, retreat; $3.50, tattoo: 10,
taps.
The officers of the camp are Captain
L. E. Edwards, mmander; Lieutenant
George S. Liplnan, officer of the day; First
Sergeant Evans, adjutant, and Sergeant
Cowley, sergeant-major.
There will also be extended order drills,
| skrmish drills and all that is calculated
to impress on the minds OF the cadets what
soldiers must know. The young men have
shown Willingness 10 perform all their
duties with military exactitude, and up 10
o clock yesterday there ha d not been a
| violation that called for punishment by
detention in the guardhouse.
CT. l.
| and train as far as Haywards and from
there marched to the camp site, distant
about eleven miles by the road. They
started at 10:40 A. NJ. and reached their
destination at in the afternoon, resting
on the way As minutes for lunch, and TAX
ing two other rests of Is minutes each.
They covered the distance at the rate of
four miles an hour, route step, which is
| half a mile better than the time of regu-
lars. Lieutenant Harloe, who accom-
panied them, said that he expected to see
several of the cadets drop by the wayside,
bu. they grittily stuck it out and when
they caught sight of camp they tried to
| give three cheers, but it was only feeble
effort, they were too tired. After a few
hours rest and a good. plain, substantial
dinner they felt 'as good as new"
| On Sunday nearly all the cadets went to
| Niles to attend church service, aid in the
afternoon they were visited by nearly
every body in Niles. The Postmaster of
that place and others, who are members
of football team there, suggested game
OF football. The cadets, who averaged 100
pounds each, made up team which con-
| tested with the Nilei:es, who averaged 1876
pounds each. Although there was no
| touchdown, the ball at the close of the
game was twenty feet on the cadets terri
tory.
After the game the bellies Of Niles and
| the young boys in blue had dance in the
picnic pavilion, music being furnished by
three harmonicas
/ During the evening the camp was
visited by band of Indians from Pinoie,
and the cadets feared that they had come
to carry away the contents of the COM
missary tent. Consequently a call was
made for volunteer guards, and every
member Of the compeny answered
Ready" to defend-their rations. The
Indians came within the color line, and
the cadets. taking them for the enemy,
charged on them and drove them down
the road. While this was being done
three cadets. wishing to test how much
| sand their companions had, mid them
| selves in the brush and suddenly gave an