Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-07
Soldier Boys Had to Work Hard
During EReanpnsnt.
hADE EXCELLENT SHOWING
General Rubb Paid seventy-first Resl.
ment Splendid complimentary.
tain Wilkins, OF the Rifles, Sends
in His Resignation.

After leading the strenuous life
of regular soldier at the National
cncampment at Chickamauga for six
days, the Huntington Rifles. Com
pany c. returned to this city at II
o'clock Sunday night. foot sore and
weary. every one of them being glad
the encampmcnt with It's drills. hat.
Ties and guard duty. was AT an end
The Sevcnty-Ilrst regiment broke
camp at Chckamauga Saturday af-
tcrnopn and The local company 10.
gether with the Hampton, Norfolk
Portsmouth, iGmporia. Suffolk anu
Franklin companies left Chickamausu
at & O'Clock that afternoon on three
special trains over the Scaboard Air
Line railway. They arrived in Ports.
mouth at 8 o'clock Sunday night and
the Huntington Rifles there boarded
the Chesapeake & Ohio tug Helen.
which brought them TO this city
Didn't Steal Fruit.
The raid made upon several fruit
aud news stands in Raleigh. n. c..
while the Virginia National Guard
was bound TO Chlckamaugn, of which
there has been 81 much talk for the
past two weeks. was not participant.
cd in by any members of the local
company.
Following Is part of what the
Raleigh News and Observer in It's Is.
sue of July %, had to say of the
affair:
"'I'he robbcry-for such IL assurcdly
wasS-was the work of some of the
citizen soldicry, whose identity could
not be stated with certainty, only 1t
Is known that the men in question
were those who Travelled in the sec
ond section OF a special train on tho
Scaboard Air Line road, bearing
troops to the encampmcnt at Chicka.
mauga. and embracing companies
from Norfolk. Portsmouth and Sul-
lclk, under command OF Col 7. j.
Nottingham. of Norfolk, Va.
"rhe first section of the train
was loaded with baggage and equip.
lnent, and was in charge of Il com.
pany from Franklin. Va. The be-
liavior of these men was utterly ex.
cnpiary and no disturbance marked
or marrcd their short stay at tho
shed. The third and last section
was In command of Col. C. c. Waugh.
an and was composed of Compnny
NJ, Emporia, Company d, Hampton,
and Company c, Newport News.
The men. were in perfect order and
expressed extreme regret at the plum.
der spirit of thir advance guard"
Local Soldiers in Sham Battle.
The Huntington Rifles with the
other companies OF the Seyenty.lrsL
regiment. participated in The great
sham battle at Chickamauga Park.
which lasted for five days and in
which some 1000 volunteer and reg
MAR soldiers took part. The Sew
enty-flrst regiment made n fine show
ing In the battle" and at It's con-
clusinn General Bubb, who was in
command of the encampment, high
~ commended the regiment upon its
good work. declaring that it wa3
the only volunteer organization in the
battle which had shown an aggres.
sivc spirit and that if he could have
1t in the regular army for three
months he would make one of tn.
best regiments in the United States.
army.
Tie local soldiers derived great
deal Of benefit from the trip. the
sham battle giving them a good in.
signt INTO the tactics of real battle
Both the officers and men of Com.
baiiy { are highly pleased with The
TIP and the showing they made at
the encampment.
Captain Wilkinc Resigns.
captain * t.. Wilkins. command
ef OF The Huntington Rifles, yesterday
forwarded his resignation to Adjutant
General Anderson to take effect ut
once CAPTAIN Wilkins has been in
tne volunteer service Of the state for
zen years and he will now retire with
me RANK OF captain. 1t is. very PROB
able that First Lieutenant C.. c..
Moore will be ordered to take com
mand of the company until Captain
wilkins successor can be elected.
Lieutenant Moore will be candidate
Tor the captaincy of the company and
he will in all nrnhahilitx no niecie ed