The Indianapolis journal., 1903-10-11

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Charles Maltby, Of the Second, also came
TO Louisville by regular train.
TIRESOME RIDE.
The ride home was most tiresome. While
they had enjoyed every minute OF Camp
Young, the men were anxious to get home,
IN the first place to enjoy the luxury OF
bath and general cleanup. Nearly every
Indiana soldier had business affairs at
home which were suffering in his absence
and was eager TO get back and pick up the
loose ends. 1t is no exaggeration to say
that 1t puts n man out of pocket to belong
to the National Guard in time of peace
Most Indiana soldiers have an earning ca
pacity which far exceeds the paltry pay
state and federal combined.
From General Mckee to the rawest re-
crutt there Is not an Indiana soldier who is
not delighted with his experience at Camp
Young. 1t was rough work, not amuse-
ment for milk-end-water soldiers but it's
effects have been so beneficial, so important
In improving the standard OF the state
guard; the work so altogether enjoyable,
rain or shine, fair or foul, the play side so
unique and pleasant, that Indiana's BOYS
are oongratulating themselves because they
went More than that, they feel sorry for
those who could not or would not attend
the maneuvers. It is safe to say that at
the next camp OF instruction Indiana will
not be represented by half companies but
by full Compliments. The story OF Camp
Young viii make the men eager to go next
time.
1t is not to be understood that the state
troops have been made into regulars, letter
perfect soldiers. by a week at Camp Young.
The Improvement is noticeable, but the
main thing, the central purpose Of Camp
Young. has been to show the state troops in
just what they are weak and deficient and
Just how they can go TO work at home to
been their models, and it is safe to assert
that Indiana's soldiers have learned more
tricks OF the trade from these matter-of-
Camp Young has given the guardsmen an
incentive TO work. 1t has shown them
what fine thing a good soldier is and
know.
INDIANA's HONOR.
AS to the honor gained by Indiana, the
glory acquired-that by now is an old story.
1t has been told In the reports of the
umpires from day to day; in the enthusi-
astic commendation of conservative regular
army officers who saw the boys at work in
camp and afield: in the congratulatory tele-
gram Of Governor Durbin TO General Nc
Kee; In newspapers all over the country.
Camp Young gave Indiana a chance to
make good an assertion Hoosiers have
always made-that her citizen soldiers are
the best In the country. 1t was hard for
Michigan, with her >hne, full brigade, hard
for Wisconsin, with her swell First Regi-
ment, hard for Ohio. with her Presidents
Own, the Eighth Ohio, hard for Kentucky
with her aristocratic Second and Third 10
take this dose, but the umpres rammed il
down their throats every day, and the War
Department is now officially Acquainted
with this plain fact:> That at Camp Young
Gen. w. j. Mckee commanded the best
all-round State troops. 1t is unnecessary
TO point out how much general credit ali
this Will reflect on the State
This morning at the assembly tent Col
Harry Is. Smith. Of the Second with Colonel
Mccoy, Of the First and Lieutenant Colonel
Bowman. OF the Third. attended the discus
sion OF Thursdays battle I'm the assembly
tent. They heard the umpires praise nm
stintedly the offering and conduct of the
three Indiana regiments in that fierce fight.
in which. the boys say. the Eighth ohio
and the Second and Third Kentucky had
the stuffin' whipped out OF EN-" This
remarkable fight. In which IL has been
developed that Gen Tasker II. Bliss. com
handing the Browns, and Colonel Ander-
son. commanding the Blues. attempted to
do identically the same thing-an attack I'm
force on the center OF the enemy's line-was
a curiosity I'm that the reserve did the big
fighting. That the Indiana soldiers under
Colonel Smith were ready and had a skill
ful. rssourcefui. cool-headed commander TO
direct them, Is the reason the Blue army
was saved from being cut TO pieces. The
most magnificent achievement OF the week
fell 10 Col Harry B. Smith.
~ viii take lnaiana's soldiers several