The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-09

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tacle OF troops OF every arm in rapid
movement engaged in the drill and evo-
luton OF the battlefield and combat-the
stealthy skirmish. the alert advance
guard. the firing line. the charge. the re-
treat the big guns going into action. the
machine battery pepperng the sparkling
air. the cavalry in wild onset and the
Dang or the guns. the rattle OF the Spring
/ nelus. the cneers OF the charging forces.
the puffs and clouds OF smoke. all In the
! stunning show.
COMPLETENESS OF DETAIL.
Everybody Of experience in such mat
ters remarks the completeness OF detail
camp Of 1903. Entering upon its tour or
duty under the unusual circumstance of A
storm that was pretty close to a cloud
burst and hurricane conditions the
strengthening out process was so expe
dluous that by the time the weather
cleared the camp was in as good shape
for busines as though IT had started out
under the most favorable auspices.
Much OF this efficiency as indeeu much
or the satisfaction that the individual
soldier is enjoying, is due TO the care
and especially, of course. 10 the arrange
ments made in the departments OF the
auar,te,rrmaster and commissary. The
were made out by their experienced off-
GERS and carefully checked by the bri-
gade officers, Capt Tingley and Capt.
gade commssary. respectively. These
requisitions were in hand some two weeks
ahead OF camp
EVERYTHING IN READINESS.
Upon arrival the troops found every
thing In readiness from the quartermas-
ters department TO set up. Here and
there an officer turned up 10 ask for an
extra candle for some OF his men or
tent floor. But with more than a thou
sand men 10 supply II may be said IL
most literally. that nothing was lacking
nnp neT aas ai'er r tne setting up 9i the camp din
aithough to he sure. a cold dinner in the
storm was not so fetching as a hot one
,', would have been had the latter been
the prescribed hour OF assembly call for
the afternoon drill the camp was as we'll
prer prePabhea bee, to 6egin operations as it hSd
dluons As reported, however the first
drills were suspended. in order 10 take
up the more important matter Of caring
ment, which had been well rained on.
Both the First and Second regiments
are proud Of the respective heads OF the
partments and the general satisfaction
expressed down the line is even higher
tribute to their work in installing the
camp under unexpected conditions
THE COMMIsSARY SYSTEM
II Is getting to be an old story to prals.
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a standard ration and requiring each and
every command to be self-supportins
rather than hiring a caterer to feed the
brigade like lot OF picnickers. And. vet
until this year the system had not reach
cd fully satisfactory development The
headquarters commissary might be ever
so eHlclent. but the commissaries down I.
the line required to be experienced
That accomplished. EFFICIENCY had m be I
developed in the cooks This is the fourth |
year OF the application ~ the L. s army .
system, including the Pawtucket cam.
paign. and II may be stated today that
the system Is not only demonstrated 10
be vastly superior to the former method
but that II is working with absolute
smoothness from top to bottom OF it's fac
tors
Each company and indendent command
has It's own Kitchen. Buzzlcott oven. with
! capacity for feeding one hundred men
eNpeiNnced cook and commlssary detail
which sees that the command gets ali
nat is coming TO II when the stores are
ssued. The state pays the cooks four dol
ars a day and most Of the command eth
r induce their cooks 10 enlist or train
'ome OF their men into the kitchen ser
ice Col McGann has two or three for
ner circus and show cooks In his com.
nand and. of course. they are adopts AZ
leld work
Nhen the cook is thus an enlisted man
~ gets $3.50 day in addition 10 his pav.
! % as soldier. Good and plentiful ra.
Ions. well cooked make the soldier Ell.
lent az we'll as happy An army travels
N its belly. 80 Napoleon observed The
'hode Island army. under existing com
nissary conditions, is prepared To travel
ar and nsht hard
ALL FARE ALIKE
Headquarters. officers and mon fare
like in the ration. The state paws N
ents day per man for a. The ration. ~
Ell. probably costs loss than % cents
nd the balance goes to pay the cooks. ,
lel. transportation of supplies. Under T
he old system the catering cost asdollar r
day PER man. Accordingly the state :
'ves under the new system something ,
yer 500 day ne compared with tho old
lcthOd =
From the standpoint 81 efficiency. how. Z
yer. the difference is not - be co-,nu,ca =
dollars and cents The men used 70 ca, v
hat the caterer furnished The SUNNY Z
cluded good many things tha, = sol. r
ar didn't need and what's more ,ha, :
ould De better on without Under the