The San Francisco call., 1904-07-24
ARMY WORKING
FOR MANEUVERS
General Macarthur and His
Staff Give Attention to
Coming Field Exercises
WIRES RUN INTO CAMP
Telegraphic Service Com
plete From AtaScaderO to
All Parts of the Country

From General Macarthur down
everybody at army headquarters is
now busily engaged in arranging de-
tails for the maneuvers TO begin on
August 1S at Camp -Atascadero. Col
onel Stephen P. Jocelyn, with his as
sistants, Major w. P. Duvall and Cap
tain Sydney A. Cloman, who have the
preliminary arrangements in hand,
state they are working overtime 10
have everything in readiness at the
camp for the reception Of the 5000
troops that are TO take part in the
maneuvers.
Telegraphic communication directly
into the Henry ranch was completed
yesterday and is now in full working
order. Stations are now established
at both Atascadero and Asuncion,
having direct communication to
every part Of the country wherever
the Western Union lines run. This
VIII be Of great convenience to all
those interested in the maneuvers. as
well as 70 those participating in them.
The squadron of Ninth Cavalry and
the three field batteries which left the
Preside on July for Atascadero are
row fully installed in their quarters
there and are getting the camp into
shape TO receive the balance of the
troops. The water supply is found 10
be more than ample and the mains are
already laid through the camp
grounds and ready for immediate use.
on the evening Of August s. in ac-
cordance with orders Of General Mac
Arthur, the regulars are expected to
be on the grounds. The National
Guard OF the State will leave their
respective stations on the evening Of
August y.
BY order Of General Macarthur a
general cOurt-martial is appointed TO
meet at the camp at Rancho del En-
cinal san Luis ObispO County, Cal,
at 10 o'clock a. m. on July 2S, or as
soon thereafter as practicable, for the
trial Of such persons as may be prop
erly brought before 1t. The detail for
the court is: Captain Lester W. Cor
nish. Ninth Cavalry; Captain Charles
A. Bennett artillery corps; Captain
Ira A. Haynes. artillery corps; Cap
tain John B. Christian, Ninth Cavalry;
First Lieutenant r. Holland Rubot-
tom, Ninth Cavalry; First Lieutenant
Augustine Mcintyre. artillery corps;
Second Lieutenant Edward NJ Shin
kle, artillery corps; First Lieutenant
Jesse G. Langdon, artillery corps,
judge advocate.
A battery OF the Thirteenth Infan-
try composed of Companies A, 9, Dand
X viii leave their respective posts on
July p and go into camp at the Pre-
sidiO. They are 10 form a portion Of
the provisional regiment to be COM
manded by Colonel W. L. Pitcher that
is TO 60 10 Camp Atascadero TO take
part in the big fall maneuvers
Colonel Edgar 5. Dudley, professor
OF law at West Point, called officially
on General Macarthur yesterday. He
came 10 the coast for recreation. He
is at the Occidental
Miss Ethelwynne Lewis, daughter of
Colonel Thomas H. Handbury, L. 6.
engineer corps, viii leave for Manila
on the transport Logan, sailing from
here August l.
Miss Lucille Devol, daughter Of Ma
3or C. A. Devol, who has been serious
ly III with malarial fever at the Pre-
sidio general hospital, is now conva-
lescing.
Major Charles G. Starr, from Gov
ernors Island. registered at headouar-
ters yesterday, en- route to Manila. He
Is al the Occidental.
CThe transport Sheridan sailed yes
terday from Nagasaki for this port.