Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-07-26

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(iortable, rather heavy soled shoe. and
at least n size larger than that ordinarily
used, has been found to be best suited
for this purpose.
| Inc war department has already desir.
mated an officer of the general staff to bc
present during the camp and report tIpon
the dSclpline, instruction, observation of
SANITARY regulations, entrainng and de-
training and other general matters con-
Injected.
| 1t Is thought that the mere mention
Tor these matters will be sufficient to nut
the men of various commands on their
mettlc and to cause such stems TO he
taken by the officers as will offoctualIv
prevent any necessity for an unfavorable
report, especially in regard to this par-
ticular during this camp. / feel sure that
we can safely count upon the cooperation
iot all in making the camp a complet o
success.
QuARTERMAsTERs DEPARTMENT.
instructions to govern officers in COM
lh"llu OF troops On route, quartcrmasters
ana others charged with the supervision
Iof the entraining and detraining of troops
IN connection with the camp of instruc.
ton at Mt. Gretna, Pa.
| All commanding officers ot borno s,o-
tons, Will designate an experienced Of
hccr as quartcrmastcr 10 take charge
or and superntend entrainnc of COM
maGds. and on consolidation of such com,
mahds at rcgimcntal or other rendezvous.
ana will appoint one quartermaster. with
an assistant officer if necessary. to take
charge of cntraining the consolidated COM
mahd on the trains fov the through Jour-
ney to MI. Grotna. If the command is
carried IN different trains or sections each
train or section will have a uuartcrm,stcr
| In charge.
Such quartermast RS will remain on
inns duty until the troops arrive and
are oncampod at Mt. Grctna
| Inc duties of such quartermasters will
pe-at nome stations-to inspect each car
ana train provided for the TRANSFORMATION
or their commands; sec that tho cars
ana equipment are clean and in good
serNiccablc condition throughout: car
lamps filled and in working order: wator
tanks iced and filed with water and 70.
Inowcd when necessary. and closets nro-
vd"d with nocessaries. They will 500
that the troops are qunrtcred on cacb
PASSENGER coach not to exceed two on .
seat. and mono allowed to ride with
standing room only.
They will obtain orders from the COM
harding officers not to allow any baggage
ior impodimenta OF any kind taken ON |
the passenger coaches with the mon. ana
that officers take nothing but small pcces |
las they can hold and carry in their hands
WIN them on III" coach or slceper-srch |
as thoy can hold and carry in their hands !
whon they dctrain at destination.
The men will have nothing with thnn
n N iron.
sonal field equipment ana arms
When the mon step from the train
they will leave nothing behind them in |
the passenger coach but will have all |
their belongings on their persons and be
ready to bvouac if necessary alongside
the train.
All baggage of officers and mon. ey
cept as specified above, will be placed in
the baggage cars provided. and in the
following order viz:
First-Oficers' baggage;
Second-tnlisted mems baggage;
ThrdRatlons;
Fourth-liospital stores;
Fifth-Tontage
SO that the articles needed first on de-
training Will be first reached and utilized
III d"tralnlhS Mt camps. Keep the prom
crty or each organization by itself and
mark on the car the destination of the
regiment or organization whose property
is IN the car. The cars for both men and
baggage should be assigned and marked
by the quartormaster before loading If
the regiment is to he shipped in two or
more sections, the proper baggage car
should accompany each section so that
when the organization arrives in camp its
baggage will be with it.
Officers charged with the duties of shin
ping heavy baggage. tentage. etc, should
indicate on the bill of ladng, the number
and initial of car in which shipment is L
made.
Quartermasters will see that at the
making up of trains at home stations or
points of concentration the train is ar
ranged SO that all baggage cars come i'm
inediatcly after the stock cars and en-
"lhe, the car containing the travel rations |;
for the journey being the rear baggage
car Gid next to the passenger coaches. {
Such car containing the travel rations
and nccessaries for the trip should have
doors at either end permitting Of easy
entrance from the passenger coaches. en-
route. {
Tho passenger coaches will como next
to the baggage car then the slcepers at
rear of train.
\ nom commissioned officer from each j
organization should he placed in charge !
Of and be responsible for all organiZatio ton {
property and supplies on the train, so {
that he can locate and separate il on
arrival at destination and supervise his {
company detail when they woad from
trains into wagons and tho wagon haul |
md delivery at company camps from rail- I
road station. :
This non-commissiOncd officer should
ride in the baggage car with the prom {
erty he Is put in charge of and not be c
relieved of this duty until the property
s. al delivered into proper hands on the il
company camp grounds. The same rule I
should be observed regarding regimental c
and brigade property, where there is I
such property. t
OBTAINING.
Commanding officers of each train will
at least ten hours before the q
arrival of their train at Mt. Gretna, to c
the brigade quartermaSter, the hour and q
day they will reach camp at destination, /
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