The San Francisco call., 1908-10-05
ARIZONA BATTALION
ARRIVES IN CAMP
Former Rough Rider in Com
mand Is Complimented for
Efficiency of Men
With Arrival of California Regi-
ments Today Real Work Will
Begin at Atascadero
By Harry Dayids
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

CAMP ATASCADERO. Oct. 4.-After
eight days of camping in Arizona, four
companies of the Arizona regiment
swung into camp early this morning,
being the. first of the militia to arrive.
The weeks camping had made the men
fine and fit and they proceeded ABOUT
the task of pitching their tents and
making things shipshape with all the
dispatch and neatness of men accus-
toned to the business.
Regular officers and men of the
Twentieth infantry had been detailed to
give the men instruction and aid IL
necessary. but their services were not
much in demand. The men knew. There
was no disorder. no trouble.
Five minutes after their arrival their
rifles and kits were stacked in long
lines, the wagons were dumping the
supplies in heaps by the company lines
and the calm of the Sunday morning
was disturbed by the resounding whack
whack, as hammer met tent peg nose.
Colonel James Fl. McClintock, one of the
old Rough Riders and personal friend
of President Roosevelt. was in COM
mand and was highly complmented on
the showing made by his officers and
men,
COLONEL MAUS POPULAR
The action taken by the San Fran
cisco chamber of commerce regarding
the promotion of Colonel Marion P.
Maus has caused a good deal OF COM
ment in army circles here and has re-
ceived the heartiest Endorsement of the
officers under him. This camp has
been running as smooth as clock work.
There has been no discomfort, no trou-
BILE. The organization and system is
about as perfect as possible. The
pleasing feature of the action taken by
the chamber of commerce, according to,
army minds, is that a civilian body
should come out so openly for his ad-
vancement The army has long recog-
nized his merits. His courtesy, his
kindness. and. above all, his ability,
have been the stock themes of conver-
sation around camp.
With the arrival of the California
regiments tomorrow, the encampment
will buckle down to hard work. Hith-
erto the regulars have devoted the
greater part of their time to making
themselves comfortable, but for the
next week they will be given a taste
of life in the field as it is. Intricate
problems, requiring long marches, have
been arranged for their benefit; battles
necessitating heart breaking 'hfking"
have been worked out for the future
welfare. 1t will mean work-and
plenty of it.
Gus VI NlSllOIo III Oli5Gu liiC
camp today. They came in rigs horse
back, on foot, and, to the deep disgust
of the artillery lines, in. automobiles
The artillery and cavalry horses, totally
unaccustomed to the toot toot of the
auto horn, amused themselves by jump
ing over fences, boiling up the road
at a breakneck speed and to an un-
pleasant mode of bucking.
The greater portion of the automo
hi1ec slowed down at signs of frOlINlp
but there were few who took a de-
light in creeping up behind a body of
horsemen and then breaking out with
a sudden blare Necessarily, they got
away as quickly as possible, evidently
recognizing the fact that a TROOPER
whose horse has bolted for half a mile
and then settled down to a systematic
bucking is not the most amiable of
persons
Among the visitors to the camp today
were Mr.. and Mrs. Hale, who We're
married in San Francisco Thursday.
They were touring the state in an
automobile and visited the camp for a
brief time to see some of their friends.
They proceeded on to Santa Barbara
shortly before noon
Brigadier General j. J. Lauck, adju-
tant general of the state, arrived in
Paso Robles today.
The temper of the men," said he, 'is
excellent. The only drawback is that
some of the businessmen have refused
to allow national guardsmen employees
to get to the encampment."
MANY AT CHURCH SERVICES
Church services at the headquarters
of army Young Mems Christian asso-
citation, which is in charge of General
Secretary Arthur Rudman, was held
in the morning by Chaplain Moose of
the Twentieth infantry, and tonight by
Chaplain Lutz of the Eighth. The serv-
ices were well attended.
During the afternoon Colonel C. L.
HeartWell, aide de camp to Governor
Gillett; Colonel Arthur H. Bradbury
assistant adjutant general of Califor-
MIA; Major F. V. Keesling, brigade in
spector; Major Josiah r. Howell, COM
missary officer; Colonel f. G.. Amweg,
chief engineer; Colonel Winslow Ander-
son, chief surgeon, and Lieutenant
Colonel Theodore Rethers, assistant
chief surgeon of the California ma
tional guard, arrived in camp this aft
erncon and paid their respects to
Colonel Marion P. Maus, the commander
in chief. Governor Gillett will arrive
at Paso Robles Wednesday evening and
come TO the camp Thursday, when he
will review the combined force of reg
ulars and militia.
Mrs. Gillett and Mrs Maus wife of
Colonel Maus, will reach Paso Robles
tomorrow. Mrs Moon, the wife of the
commander of the Twentieth infantry
and other officers wives, are already