Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-16
SUPPLIES POUR IN
Troops at Chickamauga Will Soon Be
Ready for the Field.
WORKING UNDER RUSH ORDERS
Equipment for Col. Grigsby's Cow
boys Has Been Shipped.
EX 7 r A PAY ABOLIS HE'D

CHfCKAMAUGA NATIONAL MILL
TARY PARK, Tenn, June 16-The work
o. equipDing the volunteer army in accord
a:ce with the rush orders received from
Washington is now the main thing a. Camp
Thomas. These rush orders, which were
responsible for the rrmors that fifteen req
neEts would go south at once, are taken
by the officers to mean that a large part of
the army VIII be used as soon as 1t can be
gotten into serviceatle condition. just
how long it will take to fully equip the
whole army cannot be exactly estimated
but the indications new are that the work
can be finished quickly.
Ordnance supplies of every description
began pouring into CHATTANOOGA TODAY
This afternoon 1000 rifles arrived from the
Columbia, Tenn, arsenal and tomorrow
they Will be sent to the camp and distrib-
uted. In several regiments a large number
of guns have been thrown out as defective
These regiments will be provided for from
this first lot
Equipments for Col. Grigsby
Col. Melvin Grigsby has received notice
from Washington that all arms and equip
ments for the cowboys are on the road and
will arrive here within day or two. The
messages said they had been shipped days
ago When the supplies reach the camp
tEey Will be distributed at once, and ii VIII
tske only short time for the regiment TO
be fully equipped. 1t is practically assured
that Col Grigsby's men will be among the
first to see service.
Several hundred recruits are now arriv-
ing at The camp daily, and the prospects
are that all the regiments will be recruited
UP to the full strength during the next few
weeks. The recruits come from all over
the country, and are secured by the re-
cruiting officers sent out from here n short
time ago. The recruiting work comes seq
ond IN Importance to the equipment work.
during the next few days nearly all the
regiments Will have rifle ranges for target
practice. This feature of the training work
mas peen considerably delayed but the
army ofhciais have now become so i'm
pressed with its Importance that there will
be little further delay
lhe method adopted by Capt. ]. A Dap
ray adJutant general OF the 1st Division,
sd Corps-Gen. Grants command-for the
instruction and guidance of the brigade
adJutaht generals and regimental adiutants
oi 'he commands is producing excellent re-
suits and will probably be generally
adopted
Capt Dnprny's Methods.
The fullest inquiry is at all times invited
py capt. Dapray, who explains fully all
the details of office administration. and oc-
caslonally all concerned are REQUIRED m
meet at the division adjutant generals
tent 1ot conferences and instruction. The
improvement has been marked and the ns-
per and record work so necessarily con-
hected with the affairs Of the soldiers is
now moving admirably and is executed
with great promptness.
Text books governing guard duty ser,--
zee OF troops and campaign administration
oI court-martal laws have been dlstrih
uted throughout the division, and volunteer
oiiicerS are now beginning to follow the
line OF official red tape" so ineyorabl,- in
sisted upon by the War Department. Cant
Dapray was until recently adjutant general
OF brigade of regulars
1oday Is again partly cloudy and an e~
cellent day for drilling 1t is being taken
advantage Of by all commands.
Inc custom to allow enlisted men ?,
cents extra per day for clerical work has
peeh done away with by an order from
army headquarters. Under the new ruIinq
soldiers can be rao,,ir.,1
70 90 these extra duties without extra now
The order proved bad news to hundreds
OF pr1vates who have been making cxtra
money in this way.