The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-06
MARTIAL IN CAMP
lieutenant Urban Tried Tor Drunk-
enness and Disobedience.

COURT MARTIAL IN CAMP
Lieutenant Urban Tried Tor Drunk-
enness and Disobedience.
CAMP DOUGLAS, WIS.-Before regular
ly convened general court martial, First Lieu
tenant John J. Urban, Company b, Fort At
kinson. was tried on the charges OF being
drunk on duty and refusing to obey the or
ders Of his superior officer de was ohcer
OF the guard and placed under arrest yester-
day. The court was organized with, Colonel
George Graham, Tomah. as president: Cap
tain E. r. Markle, Fond du Lac Captain G.
III. McNeel, Fond du Lac; Captain 9. +.
Luddington. Battery A, and Captain E. C.
Plonsky, Second regiment. Captain Gilmore
u. Price was judge advocate and Battalion
Adjutant Lieutenant c. G. Price defended the
prisoner. Lieutenant Price put up strong
defense and created great sympathy for the
prisoner.
! The session commenced last evening, but so
much time was consumed in starting that 1t
was necessary to adjourn until this morn
ing, when the proceedings We're finished IN
the commissary building. Proper returns
were made by the court and the papers have
been sent to Madison. to receive the approval
of Governor La Toilette and will later be re-
turned to the commanding officer of the regt-
ment to be published. Nothing will be made
known concerning the verdict until the report
Is returned .- s .
Company I, the new Neenah company,
which has existed as an independent company
for years until mustered In last spring, has
sixty eight men in camp and Is making an
excellent showing. h. E
Regiment Improves.
The First regiment, as a whole, Is in much
better shape this year than last, and Cap
tain Chynoweth, Seventeenth United States
infantry on duty as government inspector, is
not begrudging in his praise. Concerning
the camp sanitation, he says 1t is almost
perfect. ~ =. ..t.4 : =,
Captain Chynoweth is now ,quartered at
Columbus Barracks, Ohio, and has with him
his wife, son bradford and daughters Edna
and Gladys. His brother, H. W. Chynoweth,
q prominent Madison attorney, is also guest
at general headquarters.
The medical department has not been rushed
with work so far, very few cases having been
reported. The weather could not be better
suited for the health Of the men. There are
about 900 men in camp and only one case so
far in the hospital The hospital building is
in excellent shape being fully equipped, and
the hospital corps we'll drilled.
The system of supplying water in camp is
perfect The state has complete water
works established on one of the ridges, and
the various building and company kitchens
have hydrants connected. large brick bath
house has been erected, containing forty
shower baths for the Of officers and men.
Colonel &C. X. Lush, editorial writer on the
La Crosse Chronicle, spent yesterday In camp.
A Permanent Camp.
Camp Douglas stands a good chance OF be-
ing selected one of the four permanent camps
to be established by the government. The
country around here is especially adapted for
military purposes. The government engineers
made a survey of about 10000 acres adjoin-
- ing the state military reservation, and it is
understood 1t was most satisfactory.
Great interest is taken in work the
range. The sharks had great cause for
complaint to-day, owing to the high wind
which prevailed and cross cut both the known
distance ranges. Company I. Neenah, car
ried off all the honors on the range yesterday
in the first battalion. Lieutenant F. j
Schneider made the highest individual score
and in volley firing the company beat out
the second best company by 80 points. This
company will represent the battalion with
its twelve best men in the competition foI
places on the regimental team. -.. go
The second and third battalions took uI
battalion and not company drill this morning
: and this afternoon will have extended orde,
and advance and rear guard formation.
Ouartasu,cater CeY aral Joshua Hodgins
VINO has been sick for several uays, is ablt
( to be about. Major Quentmeyer, who wal
thrown from his horse and received spina
injuries, will be incapacitated during the re-
mainder of camp.
L ne second DaCtall0n Is on the range to-day
The third will go on TO- morrow.
Distance Judging Contest.
. "A new feature in the work for officers th
year will be distance Judging competi
ton for 500 gold medal, which has beel
offered by Colonel Orlando Holway Of Ii
Crosse, commanding the Third regiment TIL
officers will be required to judge eight I'm
known distances, ranging from 100 to, LAO
yards. The targets will be men under arm
or mounted. Colonel Graham will have charg
of the competition. The distance will be of
hcially measured and the scores of officer
: reckoned with relation to their variation fror
the true distance the officers having score
i showing the smallest percentage variation i
the preliminary contest held for each regi
I" ment, to hold a final competition for tn
medal during the week Of the state riff
! camp.
; The First Regiment band, under the direc
i tion of Joe chandler of Milwaukee, is a
J excellent organization
: The artillery has not taken up record flrin
SO far, and it is not probable any grea
amount of shooting will be done during camI