The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-18

Walden, marched in unexpectedly from the direction of tne Lower We- tumpka Road, preceded py the advance guard of the attacking forces An ex- change between the advance guard and the outposts ensued. The outposts were excessively overpowered. but sys- tematicalIy conveyed the news of the attack to their main body. Briefly an open engagement between the conflict ing forces occurred and the guns of the camp were turned on tn attackers. com pletely routing Major Walden and his braves
 While 1t was yet daylight. the large crowds at Pickett Springs, were inter ested spectators of the movements, put when 1t grew dark, their interest was confined to hearing the fire of the mus ketry and the roar of the artillery. in- termingl, 1 with occasional yells.
 Only one incident marred the quietness yesterday at Camp Conner
 Trouble on Car.
 About 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon trouble occurred on street car De- tween private Mitchell, of a Mobile Company, and A. N. Hall, motorman. The difhculty. it seems, was started just outside the city when the motor man struck the soldier m the mouth and nose with controller handle, in- turing a tooth. The trouble was re- newed when the car reached Plcke.t Springs. and it required stringent CT
 forts of commanding officers to pre- vent friends of the National Guardsman
 from attempting violence to the street gar man. Hall was strucK la the race
 several times by Mitchell.
 Later in the afternoon, an investiga-
 ton was held at camp py ColoneI du
 Mont. Superintendent Royster and Joe
 Peoples, of the Traction Company, were H~y. swxr tturo secretly, but it was said the matter was smootht d over. The run of Motorman Hall has been changed from Pickett Springs to some other line to avert further trouble.
 At 8 o'clock this l.orning, Brigadier General R. F. Ligon, Inspector Gener- al, will inspect the regiment, accompa" | ined by his assistant. Colonel E. II: Graves. Following this, the regiment | will be mustered by Colonel Graves. Monday morning the regiment VIII be paid off
 Invited To Elks. The officers of the regiment have re- ! ceived cards inviting them to De the guests of the Elks at their Home OF l -.bb Street while in Montgomery. Ine l officers expressed appreciation TOT the i courtesies extended by the Elks i The detail for today IS: Officer or the 1 Day. Captain E. J. Grove. Company E; 1 Senior officer of the Guard, Lieut.. c. J. M iris, Company F; Junior Officer ot | the Guard, Lieut.. A. L. Hiidreth' com pany I.
 Camp Notes. | Major William J Walden of the IS Regiment. has grown gray in the ser | vice of his country. Major walden nal | served in the Alabama National GuarS ! for more than twenty years. He wal a captain in one of the regiments tha l Alabama furnished to fight Spain ant 1 after being mustered out of that com | mand went to the Philippines In one o 1 the provisional regiments His stories | of life in the Philippines are eagerly | listened to n camp. Major William H | Gates, the surgeon of the 1st Regiment l also served as surgeon during ths l Spanish American trouble and later 1T | the Philippines.
 First Sergeant c. W. Sutcliffe oi
 Company H, Is a very efficient soldier