New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-15
At THE STATE CAMP.
II Preliminary Birouac in the
floods.

Peekskiu State Camp June IA GpecieD.-Proo-
lens IN minor tactics finding their first express
sion tonight IN a preliminary bivouac. whlch VIII
attempt TO demonstrate nothing further than an
advance and r-ar guard formation, and the estap-
lishment OF outpost in the woods beyond camp
No further development is purposed. and no troops
will be sent dislodge drive the outpost INTO
camp, but the two companies. which are 10 TAKE up
and hold this advanced position the 18th Separate
Company OF Flushing. in command or captain
John F Klein. and Company F. of the 41th Resi-
rnent. in command OF Captain Edward H. Snyder
know nothing CT this. and will therefore preserve
the utmost vigilance throughout the night ms
two companies. $50 strong. marched out or camp
Immediately after dress parade this evening TAX
ing eighty brown canvas shelter tents with them.
and VIII return camp in the morning.
Tho drills OF the morning Will be of the same
character as those Of yesterday The second platoon
Of the 50 Battery spent hours the range this
afternoon With the Colt automatic rapid Are guns
First Lieutenant Chauncey Matlock having had COM
rnand OF the battery drill in the morning, the
platoon was commanded by Second Lieutenant
Alfred T. Ives. The firing under the super
vision of Captain Henry S. Rasquin and Colonel
y p Thurston. The working Of the guns was
again the centre Of attraction. Colonel Chauncey
P Williams paymaster on Adjutant General Hen
rvs staff and Colonel +. A. BTiton, assistant ad-
jutant general. OF the Second Brigade stan were
two OF the interested visitors The target
was more easily found than yesterday. and after
the first period not only well scored. but
there were htty-two bulls-eyes At Colonel Thurs
tons suggestion. OF the guns. mounted on a
carriage. was then driven down 10 within two hun
bred yards OF the target. to try its effect and at
the third trial the bullets hit either in close 10
the buls-eye nine OF the last string OF sixteen
being well within It.
These afternoon trials not for the purpose or
making scores. but Of testing the guns and sights
that the men may become perfectly familiar with
handling and aiming them. Shooting, where the
score is important element. Will not begin until
next week when the lst Battery. commanded by
Captain Louis Wendell. viii be in camp, ana shoOt
the camp range in the annual contest Tor the
made for this contest. and ali cay Lie4tenant
Thomas ". Baldwin. with Sergeant J. + Holmes
and detail OF seven men from the hrst company
Signal Corps, have been siTlrglng a military tee-
phone from the gravel plain 10 the artillery TAR
get. 1900 yards away, up the north valley. Ihey
have three days IN which 10 do the work, but they
expect 20 have II finished by tomorrow. This is a
special assignment. for the company has been eA-
clsed from camp duty. having received permission
10 take part in the army man9uYTes at Manassas
ia September.
The first report on the tactical problems was sub
mitted to Colonel r. a. Britton. assistant adjutant
general Of the Second Brigade stan TO-DAY uy
Captain William De Bots. Of Company X. I'd Regi-
ment Captain De Bots had the outpost on a very
stormy night last week. but he has submitted an
serEeants showing the location OF the outposts ana
the character Of surrounding country. together
with Indications Of the movements or Inc Drown
General Charles r. Roe. Major Frank B. Jones.
eth United States Infantry: Major william IL BIS,
sell. post surgeon. and Major Louis NJ. Greer. ald
on General Roe's staff. all out or camp To-
day. having gone TO West Point TO witness the
commencement exercises at the United States Mill
The officer of the day for tomorrow is Captain
Henry A. +. Young. OF Company l. The ofhceTs or
pany F. and Second Lieutenant II. r. RouH. OF
Company b.