The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-24
CAMP IS DESERTED.
Kansas Volunteers Receive Pay and
Return to Homes.

Martial life at Camp Bailey is
closed. At 4:3O o'clock this morning
the first rout was given to Companies
L and M of the First regiment. Some
of the tents were struck last night and
the baggage of eight companies was
taken down to the depot to prepare
for an early start this morning.
At 4:3O the bugle sounded and at
o'clock the first two companies with
guns, grips, blankets. tents. haver-
sacks, canteens, and the proverbial
cars, all the other companies follow
ing in the order of their route as
given in yesterdays State Journal. AT
$40 o'clock the flags were pulled
down and the baggage rapidly hauled
away. AT 1 o'clock this afternoon the
work was practically finished and
nothing remained but a few empty
bottle sto tell the tale of military life
at Camp Bailey.
Although the boys were LAID but
yesterday most of them will take
nothing away from Topeka but their
baggage and a few fond memories Of
her pretty girls. The general feeling
among the officers is that it is too
much to ask the men to give up 81
per day jobs to work for a stipend of
43 cents per day.
In speaking of this Colonel Carver
said: THE soldiers should receive more
y.
81 per day and the bill which am now
drafting and which l expect to get
through the legislature provides that
the state shall appropriate enough to
make up the difference between what
they now receive and one dollar per
day"
This encampment," said Gen. Hughes
has been a great success. The men
have had some valuable experience in
my opinion. They have gotten more
out of this, than out of their experience
at Ft--Riley last year"
When asked what prospect there was
that the encampment would be at To,
peka at some future date the general
looked dubious and remarked that if
Gen. Kelsey had anything to say about
it, it would be long time. 1.-THE Tope-
ka papers," said, Gen. Hughes, have
not given us a square deal. These boys
are so much in earnest that they have
given up good jobs to come down here
and drill and they are not to be blamed
for. being sore when the papers treat
their maneuyers as a huge joke.
Major Cecil of FIT. Crook, Neb., of
the regular army infantry, and Capt.
GetchelI of the regular army artillery
from FIT. Riley, who have been here as
representatives of the regular army
have finished their inspection and re-
port very favorably on the degree of
excellence which they found in the K.
n. G. In speaking of his department,
Capt. Gretchen said: while the Kan
sas artillery is far behind that of some
other states, am much pleased with
the outlook. One of the principal re-
quisites of a good artillery man is that
he should be a good horseman and
these companies have greatly improved
in the few days they have been here. I
think that with little target Gractice
the Kansas artillery will take a much
higher rank"
The sentiment of the soldiers who
have been here at Camp Bailey is ex-
pressed in the statement made by one
of the privates. He said: I'VE have
had good time down here. The grub
was much better than wnat we got at
FIT Riley last year. 1 noticed by one
of the papers that we are not getting
anything to eat. That's all a lie. We
are getting good feed. The fellow who
wrote that must have expected to IND
stewed oysters and quail on toast out
here. No one who has ever seen any
thing of a military camp has any kick
on this lay out"