The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-05
THE FIRST TO BE LAST
Colonel Reeves Regiment and Arr
tillery to Enter Camp Monday.

who served in the Thirteenth Minnesota vol
unteers the First regiment Colonel c. Nc.
Reeye commanding, and the tenth battalion
Of artillery. Major George G, Lambert COM
manding, will arrive in camp on Monday.
The First is the regiment that gained glory
in the Philippines as the Thirteenth Mime
sofa. It is an excellent body of troops, and
is probably in better shape than ever before
in its history, and its arrival has been anX-
iously awaited. Four companies are from
Minneapolis, three from st. Paul and one
each from saltwater and Red Wing, as fol-
lows: - 49,
Company A. Minneapolis, Captain NJ. D.
Garcelon, commanding. t@
Company B, Minneapolis. Captain F. B.
Rowley. - $-eo4z| t@z = f.11s
Company C., St. Paul, Captain E. NJ. Conrad.
Company D. St. Paul, Captain H. w. Ten
vorde ~ "H
Company E, St.. Paul, Captain &C. Mont
gOmery. ~ -E 1919 - g.,
Company F, Minneapolis, Captain P. A.
Company. G, Red Wing, Captain Pierce.
Company I, Minneapolis, Captain E. w.
Company K, saltwater, Captain Roy g..
Staples. --s.---..-'- * 80" "
I ~.> Reeve Offers Prizes. ~,
Colonel Reeve has done much to stir up en-
thusiasm in the past few months About IS
per cent of the enlisted strength will turn
out. The colonel has offered prizes for sew
eral different proficienctes and the compett-
tion is keen To the company bringing into
camp the largest number Of men prize of
81 man, for each man present in camp
will be given in cash. Company B is out
after this prize and expects to take full
company, seventy-six men, to camp. ru
NOR, however, has been floating around the
armory recently to- the effect that the Red
Wing company might come up with like
| number. ".> ' = T. i,
To the company bringing into camp the
largest percentage Of it's enlisted strength
a prize of: 81 will be given to each man in
camp. Several companies out after this,
will discharge every man who cannot at
tend camp. The same company cannot win
both of the above prizes
The coloReA will also give $3.50 to each
member o. See company team winning the
| trophy, anA ~ 20 each man securing place
on the state tam in rife competition.
The regiment will come by special train
over, the Milwaukee, which will leave M'4n-
apolis at $3.50 a. M, on Monday moIHang g;
St. Paul at 7:15 a.. M, and is scheduled to
arrive in camp at a. m Five coaches and
| one baggage car will be used from Mime
apolis, four coaches and one baggage car from
St. Paul, and one coach from Red Wing
Company K, Saltwater, will leave its armory
on q special electric car at 5:45 a.. M, ar
| rivng at the Union station, st. Paul. at Z
a. NJ, and transfer to special train. The
Saltwater baggage was sent to camp on Sat-
| urday by special detail. Company G will
Join the special train at Red Wing. General
Libbey and Captain Hart have been very
successful this year in the movement Of
trains and no great delay has been incurred
| at stations. All baggage cars will be set on
Saturday afternoon at the Union stations in
| both cities.
The regiment will remain in camp until
| July 16-ten days, and this will end the sum-
mer outing at this point for the soldiers.
| The special train to leave here on that day
will arrive in Minneapolis at 4:16 p, m.
/ Work, Not Play.
| A hard weeks work has been laid out for
the companies. Work on the rifle range will
commence Immediately after arrival in camp
The first battalion will probably go on the
| range and fire at the 200 and 3O0-yard ranges
Monday afternoon, to be followed the next
morning by the second battalion,, and in the
afternoon by the third battalion. The first
will probably fire on the 500-yard range and
shoot it's volleys on Wednesday morning, to
be followed by the other battalions in order
A delay on arriving in camp will set this
all back one-half day.
On Friday morning the inspections will be
taken up. The first battalion, comprising
Companies F. and G, will be first. On the
panies A, B and I, will be taken up. On
Monday, July IA, the third battalion, Com
panies D, and B, will be inspected. The
system of inspecting is not giving the best OF
satisfaction, and it is doubtful II the PROPOSE
tion will be taken up another year, for tne
reason that the troops go to camp to re-
| ceiye instruction in the eyolutions of the
battalion and regiment, and inspections are
something that can be taken up at the COM
pany station, and not interfere with camp
work, While one battalion is at work on
the range ard being inspected the other two
will be employed at battalion and company
| drill.
The Artillery.
The artillery has a camp by itself and is
handled independ- -ntly Of the infantry. Ma
| ior Lambert h-s come good work laid out
| for the battalion tlis year and much interest
will be taken in firing with the big guns, Tor
II Ia up to Minnesota to defeat Wisconsin in
the competition at Camp douglas this fa4l
The battalion is organized as Follows:
Battery A, st. Paul, Captain o. Larson.
Battery B, Minneapolis, Captain G. @. Ben
' Engineer Company, Captain NJ. q. R. ToHz.
These troops will also be taken to camp
by SPECIAL train. which will leave Mime
apolis at 6 a. rn. Monday morning, ST. Paul
at 7 g. NJ, and arrive at camp grounds at
e:4S q, m. Fhe artillery drain will be
loaded on Sunday afternoon, and will con-
sist of eight 81 92-foot fiat cars. seven
36-foot fat cars. one large baggage car and
four passenger coaches. Each battery is al-
lowed to bring eighty five men to Damp, but
it de- more than probable that both will fail
away below that number. Captain c. C. Ben
net, who has been IN Alaska for some time
past, has returned and will go with the bat
terry to camp. = 80 T*s7< ~ -
AL will be excitement and activity around
the Minneapolis armory tomorrow, as the
boys will be preparing for the ten days
outing. .-# sss t&. &e#r- s-z=
Both Batteries will go to camp with the
same officers as last year. j. W. Raymond
has been appointed first sergeant of Battery
B. There will be many new faces among the
non-coms. Hal Bennet has resigned as SER
| geant- major, and Mr.. Kelley, who was at
one time elected Nas captain Of Battery "A. ST.
Paul., has taken the vacancy. IS
<a..t Pay of Men.
The compensation to be received by the
| Privates, $L50; corporals, $1.75; sergeants,
So; first sergeants and non-commissioned
staff, $2o5 per day; second leutenants, $3.50;
first lieutenants, s4.17; captains s.; captain,
mounted, 1885, first lieutenant. mounted,
81 "A major, $694;E lieutenant colonel, 1888:
| colonel, 1912. q Sas
| ~ In addition to this, an increase of 10 per
cent is allowed after five years service, 20
| per cent after 10 years service, 80 per cent
after fifteen years service and 40 per cent
| after twenty years service. The pay Of a
| brigadier general is $1o.2s, but the state has
no such officer regular duty at camp. The