The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-14
AS Bugles Blare And Guns
Boom.
A Cory Conflict.
By EDWARD e. BRITTON.
General Headquarters,

August II, 1904.
A vigorous attack was made last
night on the officers and soldiers of
the regiment in camp here, and hun
dreds, nay thousands of the attacking
party were killed. No mercy was
shown, no quarter was given. The
! word passed was kill and spare not"
1t was the Mosquito Brigade, COM
manded by General Gallinipper. which
made the attack, his beginning early in
| the night. The breeze died away and
| while the defenders complained loud
| ly yet they managed to snatch a lit
tie sleep. The fiercest encounter was
at General Headquarters, and AdJu-
| tant General Register bore the brunt
of it. The Second regiment reports
| that there was but slight engagement
the heavy fighting being in stas Third
regiment and among the GA1psass whose
tents nestle close to the weHA
Today the wind has come bh<k and
the 'Skeeter Song is not being sung.
General Register has called on the
Medical Staff, and a vigorous plan OF
campaign has been mapped out against
the mosquitoes, so as to keep them
out of the lines. All nets available
have been put in service. The trouble
| is regared as only temporary.
Discipline is having It's effect, and
the military movements today were an
Improvement over those of yesterday.
Guard mount was far more exact,
and the regimental drill was very pref
| tily done The work in this was in
close order and new movements were
introduced The parade ground be-
| ing Just across the track from the
camp there is no time lost in getting
[ to it.
In Brigade Drill.
This afternoon the two regiments
were in a brigade drill in extended
order, the Third regiment using the
parade ground and the Second regi-
ment the field to the east of their
camp. This is the first of the extend
| ed drills and while the formation
showed the need of practice the gen
| eral effect, as the civilian viewed it,
was very attractive Brigadier Cen
eral Armfield was in command, while
the regiments were handled by Col
| II. G.. BragaW, of the Second, ana COL
j. n. Craig. of the Third.
The number of visitors this after
noon increased, d large number of Ia
dies being here. The afternoon drills
and paradeS are attractive, and the
staff officers who prefer life at the At
| lantic Hotel in place of tenting on the
camp ground are in evidence at this
time, their spick and span blue uni
forms. or their natty ones of white
| showing up in strong contrast to the
working uniforms of the men and Off
| GERS who trough it, here in approved
military fashion.
| The fish question has troubled the
commissary department not a little
| for it has been desired to give the
soldiers plenty of sea food. Yet there
| is little fish on the market, the cause
being that the great majority OF the
/ - rNftf 70 h
about with the soldiers and visitors.
There's more money in it, but the boys
| from up State want fish, Col. Sol Cal
| lert. the Commissary General. man
aged to get some of the finny fellows
| TODAY. and the bows with guns made
short work of them.
The Hosnital Department and the
| Guard House. after two days OF ldle-
ness have at last managed to do some
business. Some eight or ten reported
| for medical attention. their ills being
| slight, and their prescriptions being
| filed there was no need Tor many
cots. two men spending part or the
day there with minor troubles
| The Guard House business is. as
| General Armfield says. almost too III
| tie for practice" Some four or flVe IN
each of the bacooses of the second
| and Third regiments is the sum total.
and these were III LOF TIE pun po0S ~
| steadying their staggering steps, aItel
| too long a dalliance with the VINE
| cup. This came after leave of alb
sance from camp, a permission which
| Tins far has not been violated to an
extent calling for much punishment.
| The behavior here. where over twelve
hundred men are congregated, is re-
markedly good.
But Soft Drinks.
| There is drinking here. and lots Oh
Ct but from the crowd constantly
about the suffers tent who clamor Tor
| the festive milk shake. the seductive
| ginger-pop, the fixing sarsaparllla,
| and strawberry pop with the pink
! froth atop of the juicy red liquid, l
| Judge that the man who gets the cash
| there is doing a land office business
| in receipts. He was out OF Ice Tor
part of a day and his wailing was
heartfelt for the nimble nickel was not
| coming his way.
Companies Throw Bouquets.
The companies of the two regl-
ments completed the naming of the
/ avenues and streets today and in do
| ing SO honored many citizens of the
State. Here is the list of these.
ArmfieId Avenue-The broad sweep
! between the two regiments leading UP
| to the headquarters of Brigadier Cen
eral James F. Armfield. named in his
| honor.
Register Avenue-The street run