The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-17

then. that her ambition is to see their
son. Adna r. Chaffse. jr., now a cadet
at West Point, assigned 10 old COM
pany ]. Sixth cavalry. when be grad
yates from the military academy
Strict Diseiplinarian.
General Chanee has no patience with
slovenliness. lax discipline or inatten-
ion TO duts. More than forty years
IN the regular service has made him
extremely strict in the observance OF
the duties Of soldier.
His habits of neatness and precision
he has brought with him To Washing
ton. and since his occupancy of the
9i1ces of assistant chief of staff he
has stirred up dllatory old clerks and
careless messengers in that part Of the
Nar department.
Bis own desk and room are the pic
tire Of neatness. he attends to his
duties in fun uniform, every particle
OF dress being properly adjusted.
soon after taking possession Of his
cifiees he made a round of inspection
among his clerks. They have not re-
covered yet
What's this? Where did this trash
come from? Clean it out. Take it
away
THESE were the brusque orders that
issued from his lips as he saw desks
Uttered with papers and packs ges.
waste baskets overlooking with debris.
and a careless adjustment of furniture
in the Offices
A reformation was worked at once.
aud now the clerks and messengers
who never dreamed that a general in
Uniform would notice how they did
| their work realize that a soldier is
/ among them, and further inspection
mas not been necessary on the part Of
General Chaffee.
A Lover of Horses.
General Chafee is lover Of horses.
Next to the enlisted men the care Of
ne animals in his Command is always
his concern.
Soon after landing in the Philippines
and assuming the duties of military
governor. General Chaffee started ON a
tour Of inspection. He proposed to
find out things for himself and did not
take the reports Of subOrdinates with
out investigation.
IN Luzon he came upon a pack of 1000
animals which had accumulated on the
quartermaster's hands and were cor
rallied within a very small space. The
rainy season had set in. the horses
and mules were knee deep in mud and
a more disconsolate, pathetic picture
mad never met the generals eyes than
that brigade Of animals exposed TO the
rain and wallowing in the mire
Why don't you get more ground for
/ these animals?" he demanded Of the Of
hcer IN charge.
We have been unable to secure a
lease Of the surrounding property"
was the answer
The general climbed up on the fence,
/ looked over the big herd of dirty ami
mals. and TURNING to the officer said:
Don't wait for a lease. Seize those
twenty acres to the right there and
have them fenced in at once. Complete
the fence and turn in the animals BY 4
O'Clock tomorrow"
This allowed some seventeen hours
for the preparation Of a twenty-aere
coral, which was seized in time of
peace, but the officer knew Chaffee, and
by O'clock the next day the 1000 ami
mails were driven into twenty acres of
higher and drier ground, where they
had some comfort.
Takes Cae Of Men.
General Chaffee's solicitude for his
horses is more than equaled by his
solicitude for the comfort Of his en-
listed men.
Down at Legaspi. in the southern
Philippines. the officers in command
Of a post received a lesson from him
they did not forget. He had inspected
the post and was passing through a
hospital where there were a number
Of men sick with fevers, dysentery and
other disorders incident to a tropical
climate.
The general did not question the sur
geons in charge, but passed through
the wards in the hospital, inquiring of
the men themselves as to their ailments
snd treatment.
What IS the matter with you, my
MANI" he would ask a soldier
The doctor says I have dysentery,"
would be the answer.
What are they giving you to eat?"
The man would respond that he was
fed on some sort of Cruel OF soup.
rs that the proper food for these
men?" the general asked the surgeon
in charge.
ct would be better if they were put
or a milk diet" was the response.
Why don't you give them milk
them" demanded the general
I'VE have none to give them,
You have none to give them? How
is that?" said the general. I'VE had
milk at the mess table this morning"
There is only a limited supply of
condensed milk, explained the surgeon,
scarcely enough to supply the officers
table"
You give these men what milk
there is. Officers and women must do
without It until an adequate supply for
ali reaches the post. See to It that
sufficient quantity Of condensed milk is
ordered at once. and in the meantime
the officers mess win do without it"
was the order of the general. as he
turned on his heel and left the hospital.