The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-17
THIRTEENTH'S ORDERS

signed to Washington will be en-
camped at Munson Hill, Virginia,
about eight miles from the city by
way of Arlington. Your correspondent
is familiar with the country there
abouts and can say that a more de-
lightful camping place could not be
desired.
The members of the Thirteenth from
the colonel down to Daddy" Conway,
are doubly delighted over todays
news, first because of the call and sec
ond because of the destination. There
Is just a possibility that one or more
of the Pennsylvania regiments may be
Camped in Washington, as part of the
capitol guard.
This and the likelihood that the reg
iments stationed near to and above
the Mason and Dixon line will be
among the last to be thrown into
cuba, are the only features viewed
with disappointment by the bellicose
members of these regiments.
The massing of three of the five reg
iments of General Gobin's old bri-
gade, the Eighth, Twelfth and Thir-
teenth at one point and the announce
ment that appointment of General Gen
camp is only temporary, is accepted
here as an indication that General
Goblin will, before long, be in charge
of brigade at Washington.
The issue of bread--hard bread ex-
cepted-will cease on Wednesday, so
the Thirteenth was officially informed
today. After that time so much flour
and baking powder will be issued to
ngh n1 he do Ia
bread-making. 1t is arranged, how
ever, that the men shall Club" their
flour rations and have the company
cook do the baking as well as cook
ing.
Colonel Coursen is in a quandry as
to what to do about the new ambu-
lance. Lieutenant Byron, L. S. A.,
who is assisting in the quartermas-
ter's department, has inquired at
Washington concerning whether or
not the regiment will be permitted to
take its ambulance along when it goes
into the field. If the answer should
be in the affirmative the question as
to whether or not the ambulance will
be sent home will still remain un-
answered. Lieutenant Byron has ad-
vised Colonel Coursen that he would
handsome new ambulance and team
into the regular army.
IT'S nine chances out of ten" said
Lieutenant Byron, that before your
regiment was in service two days the
division commander would get his eyes
on it and, being so much nicer than
the regular army ambulances, he would
forthwith order it into the service of
So,
the new ambulance would be that it
would go through the war serving in
the capacity of hack to tote around
the favored visitors at some division
generals headquarters"
The question will be settled probab-
ly tomorrow, by which time the war
departments answer to Lieutenant
Byron's query shall have been re-
Ceived
An example Of the confusion existing
over the lack of superior officer out
ranking the respective regimental COM
manders came up this morning, when
Colonel SChall, of the Sixth, formerly
! brigadier of the First brigade, refused
to take orders from Colonel Kreps. Of
the Fifteenth, to whom Colonel Haw-
kins, of the Tenth, the senior colonel,
resigned the command Of the camp up
on receiving orders to prepare his regi-
ment for departure.
Colonel Schall was formerly a col
onel and is only junior to Colonel Haw-
kins by nine months, the one having
been commissioned Feb 4, 1879 and the
other Sept. y, 1879.
Orders under the regular army rules
are always impersonal. being ad-
| dressed simply Commander of -
Regiment" or Commander of Com
pany -" This morning Colonel
Schall received an order from Colonel
Kreps directing that the Commander
| of the Sixth regiment, Pennsylvania
volunteers" should send a detail of
fifty men for the provost guard. Col
Onel SChall declined to receive the or
der or even receipt for the Orderly's
delivery Of the message. No eXpla-
nation was given or compliments re-
turned but Colonel Schall directed his
| adjutant to say to Colonel Kreps. if an
explanation was demanded, that Col
onel Schall presents his compliments,
and begs to inform Colonel Kreps that
the commander Of the Sixth is the
ranking colonel next to Colonel Haw-
| kns, and as Colonel Hawkins had re-
linquished the command he, Colonel
Schall by his right of seniority would
| take command of the camp"
Colonel Kreps, upon learning of Col
| Onel Schalls declaration Immediately
resigned the position of commander
and so notified Colonel Schall, thus
avoiding any conflict.
The trouble, an investigation shows,
| results from neglect on the part of
! Colonel Schall. After the division
| parade. Friday night, he went to Col
| Onel Hawkins, who then had command,
| and secured permission to go TO his
| home in Norristown to secure a uni
| form. He came back. but failed "a
| report his return and consequently,
when Colonel Hawkins relinqushed
| command he advised Colonel Kreps,
| the next officer in point of seniority
| present on the ground, to take charge.
| Colonel Kreps did not learn officially
| Of Colonel SChall's return and, as he
ought to do, continued to act as senior
officer.
There is a little veXatiOn all around
| over the affair, but no hard feelings
were engendered, it is thought Colonel
| Schall will continue to act as COM
mander as long as his regiment re-
| mains here, T. j. Duffy.
DESERVING THE CAMP.