The San Francisco call., 1908-05-17
N. G. c. PLANS BIG
CAMP IN OCTOBER
General Lauck States Money for
Expenses Is t OCome From
Recent Appropriation
California to Receive About
S2,5GO of 200, 600 Ma
tiOnaI Guard Fund

Up TO yesterday there was consider
able speculation on the subject of a
camp of instruction for the state SOL
diers this year, and the men were un-
settled about the time they should take
their vacation, but this has been put at
rest by the announcement of Adjutant
General Lauck that the bill appropriat-
ing $1,000,000 for the national guard of
the several states and territories had
passed congress. OF this amount Cali
fornia, he said, will receive about S20,-
500. 1t is expected that this money will
be available next September. In view
of this the upper office has given out
that there will be an encampment at
Atascadero during the first half of next
October. The order issued from Wash
ington, D. c., fixes the date between
October 1 and II, but an effort will be
made to have the date changed to Octo-
Der to 16. The general says that this
Will be the most extensive encampment
the state troops have ever held.
The returns of the parade by the
( Fifth infantry on the occas. on of the
feet reception in this city show that OF
the regimental strength, 745, there were
$50 in line, or nearly IS per cent. Dur
ing the parade in Oakland on the fol-
! lowing day the percentage was 60.
commission has been issued to A.
Collette, elected first lieutenant of Com
pany L of the Eth.
Company X of this city has received
equipment and harness Tor the Hotch-
kiss gun that il has for the use of the
Fifth infantry. 1t has also received a
steel shield to be used with the gun.
All the local companies of the guard
during the past week received the new
rifles. and the Krag -Jorgensens have
been packed and will be shipped to the
arsenal at Benicia
Company c OF the Fifth took prom
inent part in the raising OF a monster
American flag at Berkeley last week.
At an election presided over by Major
Dockweiler last week Sergeant E. b.
Terry was elected first lieutenant OF the
second company of the signal corps of
this city.
The national guard of Arkansas is
TO have camp of instruction at Fort
Logan II. Roots May 20 to 30. inclusive
and has submitted to the war depart
ment a schedule of what the men will
be expected to do during the encamp-
.nent. 1t mas met the approval of the
dt partment 1t sets a pace that will
probably be follawed by the guard OF
this state when it goes into a state
camp. The schedule includes setting
up camp. seven minutes of calsthenics
Immediately after roll call, lessons
three times a day for seven days in in
fantry drill regulations, TO include a GER
tain number of paragraphs for each les
son, rifle compo titson betsg en- a $
rom each re giment and maneuvers in
simple problems. Fne work a. tae an,
will not be n the form of lectures. The
officers Will have TO learn the drill book
and guard manual, as ii Is to be a prac-
tical, not a theore al camp. During
the four hours drill each day. which
VIII be conducted by MAYOR Tho npson
during the first few days, the officers
of eacb ON lany will De In the rauAs
qai pped WITH rife, belt aRd bayonet
AfterW&Fc the aptains viii take turns
in dIll-i = col pany ma e up of otner
officers. Inls viii afford an oppgrtu-
llty 10 correct mistakes and furnish
sood for scussion. From this it ap-
pears that those who wish to teach
must themselves l. arm and become pro-
icient. Ii IS expeo ted that In this way
ach captain Will within the 10 days
nave two or three Opportunities to con-
duct drill for about three-quarter of
| an hour. II is the intention of the ad-
jutant general to nave the officers of
the guard a little more than merely
titular ones.
There IS a severe attack of baseball
fever in Eisaiia. The printers, the dre-
men, The iaoor unions anu the social
/ clubs have all got 1t. So has c mpanJ
! - Second infantry, located in that city,
( Tor 1t has organized team and issued
I a challenge TO pay any or the winnin z
teams of other organizations j. Frank
I Knox. acting for the guardsmen in an
pen challenge. says that 'the soldier
boys mean business and will agree to
I play any of the winning teams will