Evening star., 1898-06-14
Regiments at Camp Alger Receiving
Additional Volunteers.
INCREASING TO MAXIMUM STRENGTH
The Liquor Question Giving Trou-
BILE to Officers.
COL. GIRARD'S STATEMENT
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
CAMP ALGER, Va, June II, 1898.
Recruits have been pouring into Camp
Alger in groups Of ten or twelve all morn
ing. looking to the increase Of every COM
nand to its full strength. Details for the
purpose of securing the additional men
needed left the camp at various times last
week, and reports have been received from
them meanwhile. indicating that the work
was easier than first expected.
Not all the men most recently enlisted
will reach the camp before the end of this
week. but the greater number. coming from
the nearby states-New York, Pennsylva-
mia, Ohio and Virginia-will have reported
and have been enlisted into active service
by tomorrow night.
Liquor Still Occupying Attention.
Liquor still occupies the attention of
Provost Marshal Volrath. Suspicion rests
on several stands In Shantytown. but the
provost marshals aids have something
more than suspicion marked UP against
certain visitors.
Col. Girnrd's Statement.
Col. A. c. Girard today gave the reporter
statement for publication in The Even
ing Star, which was as follows:
THE alleged conflict between the regi-
mental surgeons and myself says Col. Gil
The reporter was misinformed. If the fol-
lowing letter of the chief surgeons of d.
visions, who are volunteer surgeons, ap-
pointed by the President, and gentlemen of
high standing in their states. can be given
credence to. They wrote it at the request
OF the chief surgeon TO the surgeon gen.
erai to contradict the impression which
had got abroad.
Surgeon General L. 9. A
sir. We would respectfully express our
opinion that, although in the past misun-
derstandings have existed owing to failure
to comprehend the intention of Colonel g.
rard, at present we believe that the great
majority of the regimental surgeons and
the regimental commanding officers who
have had the medical affairs Of the COM
mand properly explained to them. are now
satisfied that Colonel Girard has done not
only all In his power, but has succeeded be-
yond expectation considering the difficult
ties he had to contend with"
This was signed by Chas. B. Nancrede
major and chief surgeon, Sd Division. ID
Army Corps; Leonard B. Almy, ma jor. and
surgeon, I'd Division. I'd Army Corps; Hen
~ Alters, major and surgeon, 1st New Jer-
sey, in charge OF 1st Division, surgeon Off
GER
Maj. Alters, who has been acting chief
surgeon, 1st Division, since its organiza-
tion. signed the paper during the tenn
porary obsence Of Maj. Cook, who, since his
return, has expressed his approval of the
letter In the following terms:
L fully concur in the above letter.
GEORGE COOK
major and Chief Surgeon,
I'd Division. I'd Army Corps
The nigh standing in their states of
these gentlemen is vouched for by the fact
that Maj Nauride is professor of surgery
In the University of Ann Arbor: Maj. AIney
Is brigade surgeon in the National Guard
of his state and surgeon of high repute
and Maj Cook has been surgeon general
of the National Guard of New Hampshire.
Counter Statement.
In answer to this one of the regimental
surgeons in camp. whose name, for obvious
reasons, cannot be used. submits this state
ment:
The conditions that formerly existed in
the division hospitals became camp talk
and so found their way into the papers.
Whatever trouble that has occurred has
arisen from the efforts of the surgeon-n-
chief to enforce orders commendable neith-
er to ones sense of military duty nor to
ones sense of professional propriety The
regimental surgeons are now smiling at
the Improvement manifested in the dvi-
sion hospitals as a direct result of the agi-
tation to which Colonel Girard refers"