Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-18
Takes Long Time to Get Military
Business Attended To.
UNNECESSARY DETAILS OF MEN
Effective Force of the Companies
Depleted by 1t.
ARRIVALS AT CHICKAMAUGA

CH1CKAMAUGA NATIONAL MILL
TARY PARK, Tenn, June IS-The lst
regiment Georgia Infantry, 1000 officers
and men, in twelve companies. under Col.
"A. X Lawton of SavaL nah, arrived in the
city at an early hour this morning. ani
shortly after breakfast was transferred 10
the park. The regiment has been encamp-
ed at Griffin, Ca, for several weeks. and
is IN hrst-class shape. The men are well
Uniformed and fairly well equipped.
Battery of the 1st Georgia Artillery
accompanied the regiment The members
OF this command are all well eouipped and
In good shape. They have been constantly
engaged In exercises and drill for several
weeks during their encampment at Griffin.
This Is one Of the crack southern batteries.
being organized from the old Atlanta Ar
tilery, which saw hard service and be-
haVed with great gallantry during the civil
war.
inquiry among the regiments at the park
mas developed that the system of carrying
requisitions and requests to army head
quarters through a long list of subheaI-
quarters is causing delays which often
hamper the commanding officers and dis
courage cherished plans.
Endless Red Tape.
A 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 results. He
Illustrated by taking one item which a
regiment might be in need Of an item the
prompt receipt of which would be highly
beneficial to the progress of the regiment
10 obtain it there is almost an endless
round through which the papers must CO.
Perhaps by the time a reply reaches the
command the war is half over and every
oouS mas oeen WorSted. Instead OF hav-
ing time to get in efficient work in train
As the volunteers, 1t 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 rather Sc
riously the detailing of so many men to the
hospitals and to the various Headquarters
ior du'y. PRINCIPALLY for this cause, in one
regiment yesterday only twenty-eight
port for duty.
Fifteen cars of cavalry and artillery
horses which arrived last night from Chi
cago were distributed to various commands
this morning.
The work of inspecting the 1st Division.
lst Corps, which has been going on for
some time, is now complete
Major Rogers. inspector general of the d.
vision, inspected the Sd Tennessee yester-
day, which completed the work of inspect
Ing the entire division.
Recruits Continue to Arrive.
Recruits continue to arrive by the score.
1t is estimated that between 400 and 500
come daily. The new men are put in awk-
ward squads Immediately after their arri-
Val, and the work of making soldiers out
OF them is prosecuted without DELAY. The
indications are that the recruiting work
will be finished in much shorter time
than was at first expected. 1t is now un-
derstood that no movement of troops will
be made for some time, but that Chicka-
mauga will be drawn on just as may be
needed for the various expeditions 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 Levering. the noted prohibitionist
and Y. NJ. c. A. lecturer is now at work in
the camp. He will address the LIST Pennsyl-
vania Regiment tonight.