The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-27
NO PLAY AT CAMP NORTHERN.
COL. LAwTON ISSUES NEW ORDERS
TO THE SOLDIERS.

Act as Newspaper Correspond
ent-Ne,v Instructions Regarding
the Posting OF senttncIs-Nehieies
Must Move at Wnlk-seri"S Of
Long Marches to BE InauEurated.
Grtfin GA. May 26-The new orders Is
sued by Col. Lawion at Camp Northen to-
day were the topic of much discussion o.
all The early breakfast long drills ana
strict orders which are now being enforced
have greatly quoted affairs. This morn
ing the following orders We're posted on
the bulletin board in front of headquar-
ters
HEADQUARTERS Camp Northen, Grimm
Ga. MAY 26. 1S9S-(Geueral order No. d.
First The duties ana position of an enlist
ed man are Incompatible with those OF a
press correspondent. No enlisted
mon will be allowed 10
send directly or indirectly to any
newspapers any communication referring
TO camp or any command composing itand
particularly with regard to its discipline
and administration, favorable or unfavor-
able Company commanders viii devote
their energies to the detection Of the viola
ton OF the order and promptly report Of
fender to headquarters for discipline
Second The names and description lists
of all officers servants mo others are al
lowed. all civilians, employees and other
persons in camp stating whether white or
colored. by whom and in what capacity
employed. viii be Immediately reported III
duplicate to headquarters that they may
be registered there ana at the guard house.
For these so registered, passes to be ap-
proved at headquarters, viii be furnished
No Others will be allowed IN camp.
Changes will be promptly reported from
time to time.
Third. Sentinels win be posted so as
to have al sinks and bath houses, except
those reserved for artillery, well within
the lines and free access thereto will be
allowed Enlisted men of the artillery will
be passed through the sinks and bath
houses and return on authority of Off
GERS and non-commissioned officers Of the
batteries communicated to the sentinels
nearest them.
"Sentinels win be posted al the commits
sary quartermaster store house and when
loaded cars are at the spur track. Those
at the commissary will be placed so as to
interfere as little as possible with tree-
dom of movement within the lines OF
camp and viii be instructed that their
duties are confined to guarding the prop
erty under their charge from depreciation
Fourth. All vehicles passing through
the camp must move at a walk, except
when the dust is so laid by rain as not
TO be set in motion by a more rapid gait
The guards viii enforce this.
Fifth. This order win be posted at this
guard house 5 a permanent guide ana
the officer of the day is charged with the
enforcement of paragraphs two, three and
four.
by order of Col Lawton."
Headquarters First Regiment. Georgia
Infantry, United States Volunteers, Camp
Northen, Griffin, Ga, May 26, 1S9S.-Gen-
eral orders No. Il:
First. All company musicians, whether
provided with trumpets and skilled in the
use thereof or not, including the musicians
on guard detail, win report to Chief Mu-
stefan Baumgartner at headquarters of
Company II at lis D. M to-day. He IS
charged with the instruction of company
musicians and they win obey his orders
as given from time to time
Second. Practice by company musicians
will not be held within the limits of The
camp and will be confined to the hours
between l p. m. and p. m.
Third. Company commanders will re-
port to the adjutant before 2 p. m. to-day
the names and rank of all men in their
companies who are capable of playing any
instruments in band or drum corps, and
also all who have musical talent and
would like TO be instructed for this pur-
pose. The men so named win report to
the chief musician at p. m. at the same
place.
BY ORDER of Col LawtOn."
In the afternoon Col. Lawton, accompa-
MED by Maj. Kenau. drove over several
country roads to ascertain the best route
for the marching of the troops on their
journeys which will begin tomorrow. 1t
is the intention of Col. Lawton to take
three trips every week, Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday, thereby preparing the
men for regular army marching The dis
lance will be increased each day, until
full days journey is accomplished with
only halt for dinner.
The band which is now under organiza-
ton al the camp, viii be composed of
twenty-six pieces, composed of the best
musical talent in the camp and under the
instruction of Prof Baumgartner who is a
musician of favorable reputation.
Col. Cleary, the medical director of the
department of the Cuff. spent the day in
camp inspecting the healthfulness of the
surroundings He expressed himself as be-
ing highly pleased, and thinks the boys
doing remarkably We