The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-22
Entire Missouri National Guard
Volunteers for Service,
il Needed.
LAST DAY OF ENCAMPMENT
General Clark Attaches TO His
General Orders High Common
datjnn of the Brigade
Camp Bell Notes.
BY A STAFF CORRESPONDENT.

camp Bel, Springfleiu, MO. July Ei--i nv
Missouri National Guard has volunteered
as n whole for service in China. in the
event of its being called upon by the
United States.
ON GERS and enlisted men Of the four reg
iments and Battery have expressed their
willingness to serve with the army in any
part Of the world. Commanders Of the diff
ferent organizations have offered their COM
ma nds To Adjutant General Bell.
THESE offers were made after thorough
canvass Of the sentiment of the officers AMI
men.
Great excitement prevails among the SOL
.!iers about developments in China. The St
Louis papers ar eagerly looked for every
I evening After their arrival knots Of men
c"nsregate about the camp grounds TO hear
the news and discuss its merits The Chi
nese are not very popular with tn" militia
men. who are eager for brush with them
War with the Celesrials Is TIRE chic: topic
Of conversation at every mess in the brig
AIDE.
General Boil said to-day that he had re-
ce'veG no communication whatever from
the War DEPARTMENT in regard 20 furnish
ing troops fo- China. and that he did not
believe Missouri would be called upon un-
less the need should become very urgent.
The militia was never in better coniiti N
10 60 10 the front" he said. land I have
assurance that every National Guard or
canizaticn in the State is willing TO serve
of course. the regiments and battery woul |
have to be recruited up 10 a war footing
but there would he no difficulty In obtain
ing volunteers. was fully demonstrated
~ the time II the Spa nish-American war.
II Is not probable tha. the militia will he
ff.a.l
time. believe that IL more troops arr re-
quired Congress will use some other means
Of raising them"
This Is the last day OF regular routine at
Camp Bell. At y. m tomorrow tents
will be struck and camp baggage psckst!
preparatory To departure. The Second Reei-
mert leaves IN n special at ?. Ut. Ey .
o'clock the last troops will have left Spring
field. Battery AS guns and heavy bag
gage went out this evening on freight. a.
CONTAINED by Sergeant ard guard 81
eight privates General Clark and staff will
remain here several days longer "a clear M
the leftover business.
The following was appended TO p general
order tssucd nv General Clark this evening
The commanding officer takes this oCra-
sion 10 express his appreciation Of the spleu-
did discipline maintained during the hours
Of duty and of the painstakirg Efforts of
the officers and men to make the camp sue
Comparison Of the reports % the Adju-
tants General Of the various States disclo=es
the fact that the per cert Of attendance
of officers and men Is the largest OF any
ercanpnert. rcginentaI or brigade ever
held N the United States. and he feels Jus
tfCd i'm saying that the character Of the
work done In camp could not be sur
passed"
At O'Clock this morning. there was
field inspection Of the entire brigade. The
men were iinHd up in heavy marching or
der on the parade ground. Their ac
GOVERNMENTS and clpffing were cleaned ami
polished so that not speck Of dirt couli
H.. discovered The harness and guns Of
Battery "A" showed the hours Of wash
frg and rubbing which had been expended
upon them.
captain 4 W. Adams. Assistant In
spector General o. Missouri. directed the
IrSrrctinr Each regiment was inspected
by q Lieutenant Colonel. taken from some
other command The examination wss
very ri-id on this account. each officer
was anxious for his own regiment TO make
the hest showing. The inspectors were
Lieutenant Colonies w. A. Raupp. Cusil
IecItran w :. Hcndrick. Charles W.
HoItcarp and Captain f. r. Emo.
Colonel John l Martin. judge Advocate
Of ,he brigade with his wife and Two
daughters has been here for several days.
Colonel Martin represents Governor ste
rhens at the enCsmpment. ana mu'n OF
the entertainment IT headquarters deVoiFes
VI on him.
There has been a continuous stream "
Wis. ors to camp all day. At morning drill
and dress parade at : n. m. the entire camp
ground was lined with vehicles filed with
spectators The dress parade Is the most
popular feature Of the days programme.
II is always greeted with enthusiastic
cheers and applause. The band concerts
ae q
of popularity.
The First Regiment possesses the double
of Governor Roosevelt in the person OF Cap
tair John A. Laird. Ordnance Officer re
goes by no other name than Teddy
anorc his brother officers. In the pa
rade Thursday crowds along the streets dis
covered the likeness and checred the cap
tair as loudly as If he had been the genuine
Teddy. Ne wears his campaign hat caught
up at one side in exactly the same manner
as The Rough Riders did at Santiago.
The officers arranged 20 pass captain
Laird OF as Roosevelt on the trip home
and have him raskG speeches from IN" rear
platform of the train at different towns. hut
this scheme was abandoned on account VI
the trip being made at night.
There was a lively blanket tossing TODAY
In Company &. % the First Regiment. COM
pany clerk F Rhoman Smith announced al
breakfast that there were not sufficient m II
in ne whole company to loss him IA
blanket The words were hardly spoken
when he was grabbed and before he realized
what had happe ned was making short trips
skywards at second intervals. IL was MT
until me cried enough and begged for mercy
that h, was allowed tn touch terra hrma.
The most successful social event OF the
week WAS the military ball given Tonight In
honor of Mrs. Harvey Clark by ofhc-rs OF
the Fourth Regiment.
An old building near Camp Bell, which
has been used during the week as COM
mi<sary warehouse was turned into ball
room for the occasion. Visiting ladies' at the
camp and from Springfield. who attended
the affair had splendid time. About 80
line and STAN officers attended and there
was not nearly enough ladies TO go around.
Excellent dance music was furnished by the
Fourth Regiment band.
Last night the seven SergeaEtS OF Bat
tery \. with several old members Of that
organization held a reunion AT Burks Cafe
in this city. Their session lasted far into
this morning. The programme consisted of
speeches. singing. spinning of yards and sew
cral vaudeville numbers by local artists.
society was organized TO which all Bat
tcrv men who served in Porto Rico art
eligible. Sergeant Hamilton Stone WAS
elected president OF the society which is
called original Order of Porto Ricans."
j. WON PAPIN.