Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-08-05
ARMY IS IN Peril.
Remarkable Action OF Gen
eral Skaters Officers.
ROUND ROBIN PROTEST.
Complain Against Keeping
Men at Santiago.


dyarL CT AYnny Sssth-HAa Besn Or
Ier.d ~ wa< DegsHrsrsent to Go ln''
Hlxh.y GraE@d In IEs<19os-tssef1A
w..ssur CT r,4esrx Held ~ she Palace"
Ca.vze! Res.,.sreis Makes Ringing FRO
test In . Les;sr-says 1Te0ps WIZ LIE
LIZ. E1s.su sheep If Kept IL ecTA-
TEey Az. Weakened BY MA2AFZA 1@'
ceular, Withstand ~ EptSezn ae-Gen-
eYxl Aunes- Rerg,s-
SANITARY d C,-tsa- AUG. Is 1t Iii : .
q. -.r Ma.1- General SAa--eEr Z -=t' >
5-S "a. .e.5 t=-s al hsst4us-1+-s- 81
s- II. --E=+-ea= u every c51---a--- Z
an. --+:5csal officer II the Fat-- z---
e,o--.s r..-.-a- Sba..er read : csal-'.= II =1-
Esxe :-s-. Secretary A1s=-- tT1=--s
ts-. &. H. -sc7sm II s,s5zt5on u I1@ Sly
1=g- general St=rn5srg, IL --lF= '-=
s---y .--9 .h= interSg. 30 Sal LIE
wae.s il & healthier. As -=-sl-- O -l-
c,-.=---c= C;snA-al Sha.ts- Will l-s.s'
.-,c- ...+ !---stla-e wl.1c-GTsl 81 .--
army -t--n ~ within TWO w=sxs
A Letter Prom Colonel Ro,sereit-
~ Al explanation Of the s-IuAt--- NE
following ..ttsr from C0.gn=. L 7-''-9!
Es.g+r=!r, c9-.Esntang the HsEs. ca
aI-v. :. Gs1=-al Sasttsr MAS -z---='- -
.hs latter - yoor co--Hs5'9-c=@l --.-
f.. vr95..ca ..1-:
MAJ C;+-.+.zl Ehat-s-:
SRI. meeting Of t1@ ge-+-z3 a-s1
-e.. "a! c4=sc@:s rzllss5 by y091 a. t~-a .'----=
..ss --c--.-g T-4 were all az TlI I-.."
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WITH ,t@ z-.ay To keep Us -s-+, = III
-s-s.s1- @. ey+-T ofScsr conn1z-1--g a.
r.ssc- ~ b-.gade Will simply -lF2iT@
..e t=E.-.c:soa Of thoEsz.1s- -ls-- E -
.5sz.tls -=aGoa 70. 70. sa.pp-nE p-z--:-z:-
+. ne s--:-e COMMAND north a. c-c=. ~
Icw .4y4. czz.+z are very few II ,-= cara
r. 5svtst1n where I co-an-a-d ol4 81 I.=
.wo 5y..ss 5-s and mt one true case o. go
,ow .er4- -.s .eocurrsd in this division ex-
r.-,- z--c.s .h= nen Eel, ID TIE Losy.-a.
z. s!tsy-=y. ~he-e they have, / o@l=Ts.
(,-r--s1-+-s u. BI. IL this division there
have t,e+n ~ cases Of Hlzaa-1zl e+T=r.
No Z nan has did from il. but the w19le
command .s so weakened and st1a-,+-e1
ss 20 be rp< for dying hks rosiae s5+11
WHEN -esl yellow fever epidemic, instead
81 fake epidenic like the present strikes
u. as i. is hound 20 If We stay here al the
seigh. Of the sickness zeasors-Auguss and
tie beginning o. September.
Quarantine against maizriai feTer Is
rauch ike qUarantining against the tooth
ach. Al. Of LIZ are certain. as soon as the
authorities at Washington fully appreciate
the conditions Of the HTsny- TO be sent
home II We are kept here it VIII In all
human probability mean an appalling dis
aE.er for the surgeons here estimate that
over .at me army. il kept here during ta=
sickiy season. will die
This is not only terrible from the stand
point ps the individual lives lost. but il
means ruin from the standpoint Of the mil
.:ar,- efficiency Of the flower Of the ...ns-i-
ran army, for the great bulk Of the -egl-
lars are here with you. The SICK list, izrzf
though il is exceeding 400. affords bur 4
faint .n6Hx Of the de5Ilitation Of the army.
NJ. ID pr cent are fl for active work. SiI
Heeks oa the north Maine coast. tor in
s.aace " elsewhere where the yellow f.
ver gern cannot possibly propagate. would
make ug all r. IL as fighting c3cks. able
as We are and eager 10 take a leading par.
In the g-aat campaign against Havana in
.he fall even If We are not allowed 70 Try
Porto Rico.
We can b. moved north II moved al ono.
with absolute safety 10 the country. al
though Of course II would have been in
fn!,@iy better II Ne had been moved north
or TO Por-C P.cO TWO weeks ago II there
were any cbj"ct in keeping us here. We
would tace Yellow fever with as much In
difference as We face bullets. but there is
no 1bj-c. IL il; The four immune regi-
men-s ordered here are sufficient 10 garri-
son the city and surrounding towns and
there is absolutely nothing for US to do
here. and there has not been since the city
surrendered. 1t is impossible to move into
the interior. Every shifting OF camp dou-
bias the sick rate In our present weakened
condition. and anyhow the interior is rath-
er worse than ,he coast. as l have found
by actual reconnaissance Our present
camps are as healthy as any camps al this
end Of the island can be-
| write only because / cannot see our
men, who have fought 50 bravely and who
have endured extreme hardship and dam
ger so uncomplainirgly. 60 to destruction
without striving. so far as lies in me, to
avert doom as fearful as 1t is unneces-
sary and undeseryed. Yours respectfully,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
Colonel Commanding First Brigade.
Round Robin For Shafter.
After Colonel Roosevelt had taken the
initiative all the American general off.
GERS united in a round robin addressed
m (.ener11 Chaffcr