Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-07
MILITIAMEN IN
FIELD PRACTICE
CALIFORNIA NATIONAL GUARD
SEVERELY TESTED
PROVE REAL SOLDIERS IN HARD
REGULAR DRILLS
Nineteen Hundred Men March Over
the Different Routes Under Dis
cipllne of United States
Army Officers
tBy Associated Press

CAMP ATASCADERO. Cal. oct. g.
In broiling hot sun which brought the
Precipitation out in streams the men
of the Second, Fifth and Seventh regi-
ments, California national guard, were
initiated today into the actual field
work of a soldier.
While the colonels OF their respec-
tive regiments watched the work or
their men the company and battalion
commanders took their command ana
drilled them for several hours and put
them through the various company and
battalion evolutions.
Immediately after lunch while the
regulars were enjoying their afternoon
rest. the nineteen hundred men COM
posing the California national guard
in camp, marched for several miles over
ten different routes, accompanied by
regular army officers as umpires, for
advance, rear and flank guard exercises
and movements against an imaginary
enemy, returning late in the afternoon
footsore and weary. but having the
satisfaction OF being commended for
their work.
While the California boys were drill
ing in the forenoon, the Eighth and
Twentieth infantry, accompanied by
troops of cavalry. moved out of camp
as an advance guard of two large
bodies of troops, against hostile forces,
approaching from the north and south,
represented by the Arizona militia
under Capt. E. NJ, Lamson and Capt. ].
A. Parks, the formers command driv-
ing back the cavalry patrols OF the
Eighth infantry.
Arixonans Resourcefui
The Arizona boys showed great re-
sourcefulness in taking advantage of
the lay of the land in making the tao
tical movements.
Some of the Arizona outposts lay
hidden>in the grass and were not dis
covered by the cavalry patrols until
the latter almost rode over them, while
several of the men crawled into trees,
the regulars passing underneath with
out discovering the enemy.
In the afternoon Col. McClintock took
out his entire command for advance
and rear guard work and in the field.
Capt. c. D. Rhodes, Sixth cavalary.
this afternoon took all the staff and
line officers of the California guard on
terrain trip, making them familiar
with the grounds and giving each offi-
Ger in turn problem on the approach
of a theoretical enemy, with instruc-
tions to make a tactical disposition of
the force In his command to meet the
requirements OF lIc OCCdblOH.
Brig Gen. Robert Wankowski has
been named by Col. NJ. P. Maus, the
commander in chief, to have charge of
the discipline and sanitation Of the
national guard in camp. Brig. Gen.
John A. Roster is in camp merely as
an observer.
MineIe with Regulars
The officers of both his and Gen.
Wankowski's staff have been assigned
to tine various departments. among the
regulars, to familiarize themselves
with the work in those departments.
Commissary officers were sent to the
generals department, the
to the quartermasters'
etc.
Gov. James N. Gillett will arrive at
Paso Robles tomorrow night and review
the combined troops at the camp on
Wednesday afternoon. Only one de-
sertion has occurred since the regulars
went into camp, but several men, said
to be in San Luis Obispo, have over
stayed their leave of absence.
A patrol was sent to San Luis Obispo
today to round them up and bring
them back.