The San Francisco call., 1908-09-27
TWO GENFRAlSWITH
ONLY ONE BRIGADE
NankOwsh Will Command and
Roster Will Be Present at
AtascaderO Maneuyers
All Preparations Completed for
Transportation and Care of
Militia at Encampment


organizaions OF the national guard OF
california are to participate in the
camp OF instruction with the troops Of
the United States army at Atascadero
next month; Commanding general OF
the First brigade and staff. First and
second companies OF the signal corps:
troops =, { and ID cavalry: Second,
Fifth and Seventh regiments OF in
fantry. with the detachment OF the
hospital corps OF each regiment
There are two brigades in this state,
but only one the Second. has the min
mum number Of regiments. BY reason
Of seniority General Robert Wankow-
ski. who has but one regiment in his
brigade. viii be in evidence as a brig
adler. because Il has been arranged
that all the organizations OF the state
are 20 be formed into q provisional
brigade, and by this arrangement the
man without brigade in. his own
right viii draw the pay of g brigadier
general on the basis OF s500 per month.
There was a proposition that during
The camp Brigadier General Wankow-
SKI should serve as commander one
hslf OF the time and that Brigadier
General Roster OF the Second brigade
should serve the rest Of the term. but
he latter declined TO enter into such
an arrangement
This peculiar condition of affairs will
in ali probability result in the pres
entstion 70 the next legislature Of q
bill 10 have but one brigade in the
state.
Brigsdier General Lauck. the states
sd5utant general, viii go 10 camp.
reaching there October ( and remain
% duty the entire period Of encaup-
ment- On thet day the following &
oHlcers viii report TO him for assign
nent 70 duty. Colonel 4 W Brad
bury. assistant adjutant general:
Colonel Winslow Anderson. surgeon
General Colonel Frederick J. Emwee.
chief engineer. and Lieutenant Colonel
Paul NJ Nippert. aide de camp TO the
commander in chief
on the following day there viii re-
port 20 the commanding general Of the
provisional brigade for assignment:
MAJORS Francis Y keesling. Inspector
~ the Second brigade; Josiah r How
eli. acting assistant adjutant general
second brigade; Charles E. Gilman. en-
Eineer officer. Second brigade; John H
Dockweiler tretiTedD. First Iieuten-
ants Harry 9. McKanny and Harris H
Deiamster, aide de camp 70 command
tng general OF the Second brigade.
No BAH cartridges Of any description
VIII be carried Before organizations
80 upon the field commanding officers
VIII cause their men to be inspected
with view 10 preventing any loaded
ammunition being carried.
Lieutenant Colonel Paul NJ. Nippert
IS detailed as the disbursing officer for
the state.
The organizations Of the signal corps
viii not carry any signal equipment
other than field glasses. They Will
nave 70 use such equipment as will be
furnished by the signal corps Of the
army.
AS already announced in The call.
captain c T. spivey, commanding
located al Fresno. has been given the
position OF ma jor in the Second regi-
menL The vacancy was created by
the retirement. at his own request OF
Major John Zittinger. who was in
command OF the First battalion, but
upon his retirement. In order to defeat
the aspirations OF Captain F. E. Canon
OF Sacramento. commanding Company
Z, for the position. there was an ar
ranEement by which the battalion
formation was changed. and the cleo
tiOn for a major fell 10 the Third in
stead OF the First battalion. Captain
Spivey was elected without opposi-
tiOn. He has been a member Of the
guard for more than y years and has
been very successful as a comma ndins
officer
Company NJ. Second infantry. located
al Hsnford. was informed at its meet.
ing last week that every member mus
none but constitutional excuses will b,
accepted for absence.
This company gave a military bal
last week as a sort Of --gOOdby 10 III,
girls OF Hsnford" before it goes TO tn,
tented field
W =. Grattsn. major OF the Thir,
battalion. Fifth infantry. has tendere,
his resignation on account Of removal
An election. at which Major Francis Y
keesling VIII preside. viii be held to
day Al a caucus held last week i
was decided that the election shall e,
10 Captain H G. Mathewson. regi
mental soJutsnt. as a reward for hi,
knowledge OF national guard matter,
and devotion TO the regiment and ths
guard generally. He has been ordered
70 camp ss captain. but his commits
sion viii be issued 10 him TO enabi.
him 70 reach camp as a major
The trouble in Company { OF tn.
Fifth Captain Pape commanding. ans
located at Berkety. is not as serioul
As il was represented during the earl,
part Of last week
Captain Pape has made public
statement saving that Lieutenant Whit
resigned from company because of tn.
demand Of his business interests.
Second Lieutenant Walter J. Sea
born. who attempted TO slap First Ser
gesnf Louis Nissen I'm the face. was re
ouced 10 the rank Of private for negIec
OF duty and INSTRUMENTATION. and the
the company by q more than two-tllird
vote decided that he shall be discharge.
from the organization without honor.
There is 20 be election in Compan
+ Of the Fifth at Santa Rosa tomor
row night for second lieutenant vic
Norman. who resigned on account o
removal TO Ukiah. Lieutenant Harr
6 McKanny will preside.
The practice march OF Company
Captain Farrell. located AT San Jose. {
Linda golf links. near Alumni rock. las
week was along the line Of practical in
struction which viii be OF assistanc
10 the company while in camp at Atlas
ca6ero. The company left the armor
At s.30 o'clock al night and reached Tn
links at IL o'clock A camp was i'm
provised and-tie following day ther
was an exempiincation of the princips
maneuvers that will be held at the join
camp
Captain J.. NJ Farrell expects to tax
s5 men TO Atascadero next month
Robert X. Kennedy, Jeff l.. Mallo,
Cowain Y Smith and George A. MuT
ply have been appointed corporals 70
this company.
Company X Of the Seventh infantr,