The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-05
WILL GOVERNOR YATES
PERMIT A CAN1EEN?
Arrangements Have Been Made to
Maintain One at Illinois Militia
Encampment.
REPUBLIC sPEClAL.


Springfield. Ill. July LIT ID up 70 Gov
ernor Yates to Determine whether or not .
cantesn shall be maintained at Camp LIN
coin during the annual resimental en-
campment of the Illinois National Guard.
which opens Saturday. Unless tho Gov
ernor. as Commandardn-Chdefo Of the sol-
diery, declares against tho sale Of beer up-
on the grounds the canteen will be opened
when camp 10 established. the same ~ last
year.
Plans for Canteen.
Preparations have been made BY the
First Infantry. which will arrive from Chi
oago early Saturday morning, to conduct
canteen under regulations similar to those
that have prevailed In the regular army.
The officers OF the regiment declare that
they last year found it Of insstimabls
benefit In improving the standard OF CON-
duct and discipline among the soioaefA
Nothing but beer II sold at the army can
teen and the quantity allowed each soldier
Is limited to an amount that nsure s soo, IN
temptation to leave camp Is removed Al s !.
the men. and absolutely no drunkenness u
found among the ranks. ~.+
When IL was announced Q year ago Cl1e
beer would be served to the men IN camp,
Indignant protest was raised oy Iempe,
ence workers all over the state. 0ovsan ao
iutions calling upon him to abolish the can.
teen The executive, however. oio pos -
fit to interfere with the rules as ialo ooWn
by the regimental officers and the eante; by
was allowed to continue In operation. II y
generally known that Governor yates ~
pronounced views on the liquor question
he viii prohibit the sale Of liquor to the
military, either upon the camp grounds or
within the limit specified BY law.
VIII Go Into Camp Next Saturday
Dorr md
mand Of Colonel ]. b. sanborn. will occupy
Camp Lincoln next Saturday morning, OPEN
Ing q tour Of duty that Will continue nina
weeks The First Regiment WI remain 7ean ~, ~
the second Regiment Of Chicago. under
command Of Colonel Jams me-, r. ssTa as aG
one week. during which time the men WIN
receive instructions in drills. target prac-
tice and the practical routine OF camp NE;
the First, arrived in Springfield Tuesday
with detail Of forty men to prepare lor
the incursion OF the militia. and every
The special trains bearing the troops VIII
reach Springfield early Saturday morning.
and will be switched to the camp grounds
sshed' 20 far as the erection Of tents and
establishment Of general. regimental and
COMPANY headquarters Is concerned. In fact,
within an hour after the deoa1kauonn OF hs .ne
been taken uD.
Omcers OF First Infantry.
Following is the roster Of field and limo
officers Of the First Infantry:
colonel J. ?. ssasorn: HemssnMansr s S.o1sl.
Frank o Lswdsn Ma,o ssa lame Jane, Mics: csp
tain and Adjutant. WilliaT1 Il sanasrs%: zap zap
tain ana Quarterrnaster. WIliam Knoc9i GAP,
1P a.S sss0 IL s
Major and Surgeon. William g: willard; Cap.
Tness e. ssm
White: First Li.utenants and Battalion Adju,
tants. Charles F. Frink. Frank L. Cneney ano
Bs Gsmpany xMtaptain Percy B. Comm First
Iisutenant Benjamin nI,h J. stacey; second Aeu-
r Gsn .syu.sn.G EanunS a e. romDkns
ono msS,snaetc a Ssa peckham:
First LIsatenap.. Alf.ed Perrei: Second Lieu
te9 am,a marT Bycapssin. Henry K.se Fins.
Lieutenant. vacant; Second Lieutenant. Robert
cd narnsv Ncsptain, Albert F.. Lott: First
Lieutenant. Jacob Judson; Second Lieutenant.
Msh ss,ss s.o gsnf m.
't Company G-Capta,n. Adolgh j.. Rosenshal:
f trsr william n. Wilson.
'e Company HIcaptain Charles q. Warren. Jr.:
First lieutenant; Edsar Hart; Second Laeufen-
ant o,n m,,,af captain. william H. cnenoweth:
First ieu,ennpt s ISn1 a. sa suainTsr @
First lieutenant. John B. Clinnin: Second Lieu
tera aIapa nFa hIcaptai. Burnel Gunther First
Lieutenant. Joseph J: Rockwell: Second Lieu
tenant, Eugene E Edwards
1l. ea CHARLES O. Berg: seeond Lieutenant.
Henry r. tnndblad