The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-30
JERSEY SOLDIERS
EAGER To SHOW
THEIR METTLE
First Regiment and Essex Troop
Ready to Engage in Mimic
G Warfare.
NIGHT ENGAGEMENT AT j;
PINE CAMP is NEAR
Newarkers Will Get a Taste of
the Fighting Game and Prom
Use to Make Good.
Especial to the Evening star.l

PINE CAMP, N. Y, June 30.-Despite
the tremendous heat the First Regi-
ment, n. G.. N. j., and Essex Troop
were moved up and down the plain to-
day, and seemed to be little affected by
the blazing sun which beat down upon
them. The men are deeply interested
in the work of the camp, and eagerly
waiting for the heavier work which is
expected tomorrow or Thursday.
The commissioned officers of the sew
eral regiments in camp held a confer
ence last night and mapped out plans
for the and spoke of the
arms now in use.
The Newarkers will participate in the
night operations. which will begin to-
night, and continue in all probability
until the wee hours of tomorrow morn
ing. The operations will extend over the
greater portion of the camp. and will
be in the nature of attacks and general
engagements.
Detailed for M~aneuvers.
Major Frederick A. Wells, of the
T~Wenty-third Regiment, of Brooklyn,
and Lieutenant Colonel William H.
Chaplin, Inspector-General on the staff
of Major General Charles F. Roe,
commanding the National Guard, will
act as ''umpires" of the m-aneuvres.
they will serve from today until July
II. They were detailed by Governor
hughes at General Grants request.
General Grant would be well pleased
ii the government would decide to make
it's permanent camp here. Congress-
man (Fh rIac 7 I[ponn nf fhiS lfSfriof
is highly in favor of the plan, but re
marked that the matter rests with o
gress. Congressman Knapp pointed out
that everything favored this place. He
said that it was convenient and that
the water was of the very best quality.
General Grants plans if the camp Is
made a permanent one include a ma
cadamized road entirely around the
camp and oiling the sand so as to OBJ
viate the dust. He also contemplates
the storing of refuse instead of burning
it each day until the end of camp time,
when it would be spread over the ter
ritory, which will enrich the impover-
ished soil and promote the growth of
vegetation.
General Grants wishes were gratifed
yesterday when he hoped for rain.
While the General was leading the boys
a heavy shower came up, lasting for a
couple of hours. There was no let-up,
however, and the wet clothes of the
guardsmen were dried when the mess
call was sounded, for when the skies
cleared n Old Sol shone it's rays
the clothes of the volunteers were
quickly dried.
The "Buck" Russell Mystery.
Some members of the Twenty
fourth Infantry, composed of negroes,
most of them strapping fellows,
straight, strong and broad-shouldered,
are very much disturbed over the
mysterious death of Private Russell,
of Company K, better known as
Buck Russell, whose body was
found in the shallow water of the
Black River. near Great Bend. 1t
looked queer. Stories began to circu-
late of spooks preying about the
camp. These creepy yarns in some re-
spects are more than a century old
and some of the planters aver they
are gospel truth, and for this reason
some of the negro soldiers are I'M
comfortable, especially as one of their
number was found dead in the river
with not a single mark on his body.
GUARD NOTES.
Private Dick, of Company G, was or
dered by Sergeant Stahl to go to the
kitchen at breakfast call today for a
pail of pickles. He obeyed his superior,
but after searching for nearly an hour
returned empty handed. He was imme-
diately ~nicknamed "Pickled Dick"
Private Gormely, of Company G, was
the victim of an old joke while being
initiated" today. He was blindfolded
and called on to answer a number OF
questions, and finally a cup of soapy
water was tossed into his mouth. He
was then set free.
Bacon, potatoes, bread and coffee was
the breakfast menu today, and all the
boys enjoyed it.
The athletes are rounding into excel
lent form for the games on Saturday.
Excursions from various points Will
come here on that day.
Private Charley Mason, Essex Coun-
ty deputy sheriff, was detailed to cut
down a dozen trees yesterday, and he
went to work with a will, and, accord
ing to Sam Smith, was still plugging