The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-17
CHICKAMAUGA RUSH WORK

Chickamauga, June 1.-THE work Of
equipping the volunteer army in accord
ance with the rush orders received from
Washington is now the main thing at
Camp Thomas. These rush orders, which
were responsible for the rumors that If
teen regiments would go south at once,
are taken by the officers to mean that a
large part of the army will be used as
soon as it can be got into serviceable con-
dition. Just how long it will take to fully
equip the whole army cannot be exactly
estimated but the indications are now
that the work can be speedily finished.
Ordnance supplies of every description
began pouring into Chattanooga today.
This afternoon 1000 rifles arrived from
the Columbia, Tennessee, arsenal and
tomorrow they will be sent to the camp
and distributed. In several regiments a
large number of guns have been thrown
out as defective. These regiments will be
provided for from this lot.
Colonel Melvin Grigsby has received no
tice from Washington that al lar1ns and
equipments for the cowboys are on board
and will arrive here within day or two.
The messages said they had been shipped
UaNS ago. w IGIl the SupplltS ItdCl the
camp they viii be distributed at once and
it viii take only a short time for the
regiment to be fully equipped. 1t is prac-
ticafly assured that Colonel Grigsby's
men would be among the first to see ser
vice.
Several hundred recruits are now arriv-
ing at the camp daily and the prospects
are that all the regiments viii be recruit
ed up 70 the full strength during the next
few weeks.
The recruits come from all over the
country and are secured by the recruiting
officers sent out from here a short time
ago. The recruiting work comes second
in Importance to the equipment work.
During the next few days nearly all the
regiments will have rife ranges for target
practice. This feature Of the training
work has been considerably delayed but
the army officials have now become so i'm
pressed with its Importance that there
will be little further le,ay.
The method adopted by Captain J. a.
apray, adjutant general Of the First d.
vision. Third corps. General Grants COM
mand, for the instruction and guidance
of the brigade adjutants general and reg
mental adjutants Of the Command is pro-
ducing excellent results and viii probably
be generally adopted.
The fullest inquiry is q. al times IL
vited b. Captain apray. who explains
fully all the details OF office adrninistra-
ton and occasionally al concerned are re-
CURED to meet with the division adjufant
generals for conference and instruction
The Improvement has been marked and
the paper record work 50 necessarily con-
nected with the affairs OF the soldiers -
now moving admirably and IS executed
with great promptness-
Tex. books governing guard duty. seq
vice 81 troops and campaign adn,nistra-
ton ot court martial laws nave been 5ss-
tributed throughout the division. and vol
un;ee- officers are now beginning 20 To-
low the lire OF Official "red tape 50 IL
exorzbly insisted upon BY the war de-
p2rtnent-
Captain Dapray was Until recently a5-
iu,ant general % brigade q regulars
Today was again partiy cloudy aid ~
excellent day for drRlsng. Z Eas taken
advantage Of b al comnasds.
The custom 10 a1laE enlisted z.sz y
cents extra pay fo- clerical work has besa
done away with BY an order from army
headquarters. Under ire rex r1llng 1cE-
commissioned soldiers car D. required -
Go rteSe extra duties without ezra pay.
The order proved bad zszs - hundreds
% prfvates who nave been making ezra
uoasy 81 thts way. /.