The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-05

maps OF all Is the most easily corrected
Had real bullets been used by the brown
army yesterday / do not think / would
have had to make this criticism, said Col.
Barnett tonight.
INDIVIDUAL COMMENTATORS.
The effectiveness of the First Regiment is
declared to be largely due to the efforts of
Capt David Gebhardt. of New Albany, ad-
jutant OF the regiment. If there is a better
all-around young soldier in the brigade
than Captain Gebhardt he would be hard
to find. In the Third Regiment Major
Coulter Is especially commended by the
regular officers for the cleverness with
which he handled his battalions as the ad-
vance force of the Third Regiment in its
advance guard operations. Much that is
favorable also Is said of Colonel Mccoy and
OF Lieutenant Colonel Bowman. command
ing respectively the First and Third. The
company officers come In for big share or
umpire, expressed IL, These men have been
well drilled" In the work of the Second
rsSs and ef e for Smith n Is
which a regimental commander should
have Colonel Smith has always had the
reputation of being a good soldier. but
qualities markedly. Other officers who are
especially praised are Lieutenant Colonel
Thayer. Maj. John J. Backman, of Aurora,
and Capt Charles Maltby. adjutant.
Sunday quietly settled over big Camp
Young to-day and outside the religious
services. inspection Of camps and minor
work, there was little doing. Services were
held at all reglmental, headquarters. In
the afternoon at 1850 o'clock q party of a
dozen Indiana officers. including Major
Backman, Captain Maltby and others, were
taken afield by Capt. William II. Johnson,
OF the Sixteenth Infantry, and given prac-
teal instructions In the art of map making.
The work was particularly delightful to
those officers who have y penchant for that
branch of the service. At brigade head
quarters Governor Durbsn and General Nc
Kee received calls from, the colonies of the
regiments IN camp and from friends in the
regular establishment. Among the callers
We're Capt Blanton Winship, judge advo-
cate for Major General Bates. the officer
who participated in the work of the recent
camp of the State Guards at Indianapolis.
Colonel Wagner, who was also at Indian
apolis during camp, and who is chief of
umpires here. dropped in for a social call.
Colonel wagner was most emphatic in his
praise of the Indiana boys.
Thousands OF visitors from Louisville and
other nearby cities flooded Camp Young
to-day. calling on friends in the guard
camps and curiously watching those mat
ter-of-fact fellows, the regulars as they
went through the prossic duties OF a camp
at rest or loafed about with that grace
fu' swagger that IS so characteristic of
shem- 1t is estimated that 10000 persons
visited the camp during the day and the
Illinois Central railroad had so many
people to take care of that the arrival and
Providence alone seemed to know anything
about.
One OF the charming features of to-day
was the presence OF many pretty Ken
lucky girls. beautifully gowned who
watched the Bluegrass guards with loyal
enthusiasm. They hal eyes for other
people. did those Kentucky maidens but
II anything disparagirg was said of the
boys from south OF the Ohio. cold disdair
took the place OF delightful cordiality
Where all these people found something Il
eat Is q Quandary because every farm
house and every spology for a hotel fol
miles around is filed TO OVERLOOKING
About the only exciting incidents OF the
Sunday were the raids made by the provost
guard on shell games. crap games and
grafters' booths running full blast at How
ard, until to-day. AS fast as these sure
thing gentlemen Were interrupted the,
would resume operations in another spot
but General Bates has declared that then
presence Is injurious to discipline anC
they have got TO hike" Tonight thes,
places are dark and the authorities sa,
they Will remain dark or there will b.
trouble. Moonshiners who have been dis
pensing fiery fluid haze taken TO the tai
grass and drink OF any kind is about n.
hard to get in this neighborhood as I
Bible. EDWIN c. HILL.