The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-18
TOO MUCH ARMY RED TAPE.
Troops Hampered by Present
Requisition System : Re
cruits at Chickamauga.

e CHICKAMAUGA-CH Ma
TIONAL MILITARY PARK, Tenn, June
49, 1SsS-The first regiment Georgia III
fantry, 1000 officers and men, in twelve
companies, under Colonel A. R. Lawton of
Savannah, arrived in the city at an early
hour this morning and shortly after
breakfast was transferred to the Park.
The regiment has been encamped at Grif-
fin, Ca, for several weeks, and is in first
class shape. The men are well uni
formed and fairly well equipped
Battery A of the First Georgia Artillery,
accompanied the regiment. The menl-
bers of this command are all well
equipped and in good shape. They have
been constantly engaged in exercise and
drill for several weeks during their en-
campmnt at Griffin. This is one Of the
crack Southern batteries, being reorganized
from the old old Atlanta Artillery, which
saw service and behaved with great gall
lantry during the Civil War.
Inquiry among the regiments at the
Park has developed that the system of
carrying acquisitions and requests to ar
my headquarters<t through long list of
sub-headauarters is causing delays which
often hamper the commanding officers
and discourage cherished plans.
prominent regimental officer who was
questioned about the system said that,
in his opinion, there ought to be more
short cuts to bring about prompt re-
suits. He illustrated by taking one item
which regiment might be in need of.
an item the prompt receipt of which
would be highly beneficial to the progress
of the regiment. To obtain it there is
almost an endless round through which
the papers must go. Perhaps by the time
a reply reaches the command the war is
half over and everybody has been worst
ed. Instead of having time to get in
efficient work in training the volunteers
it is suggested that the time is taken up
in answering papers and in attending to
the routine of clerical work.
The regiments are also feeling serious
ly the detailing of SO many men to the
hospitals and to the various headquar-
ters for duty. Principally for this cause
in one regiment yesterday only % mem
bers of one company were able to report
for duty.
Fifteen cars of cavalry and artillery
horses which arrived last night from
Chicago, were distributed 10 various COM
mands this morning The work of in
specting the first division, first corps,
which had been going on for some time. is
now complete. Major Rogers, inspector
general of the division, inspected the third
Tennessee yesterday, which complied the
work of inspecting tn entire division.
Recruits continue to arrive by the score
1t is estimated that between four and
five hundred come daily. The new men
are put in awkward squads imn.ed diately
after their arrival and the work of max
ing soldiers of them is prosecuted with
out delay. The indications are that tie
recruiting work will ,be finished in a
much shorter time than was at first ex-
pected.
1t is now understood that no movement
of troops will lbe made for some time, but
that Chickamauga will be drawn on just
as may be needed for the various expe-
ditions that may hereafter be ordered
against Cuba and Porto Rico. Today is
clear with mild temperature. Hard
drills are being undergone by all the
regiments.
Joshua lowering, the noted Prohibition
ist and Y. M. c. A. lecturer is now at
work in camp. He vii laddress the First
Pennsylvania Regiment tonight