Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-14
GETTING READY TO
 LEAVE FOR CAMP.
Both Companies Had Busy Time on Tuesday Evening Getting Their Equipment Ready to Go This Morn r. sn0

| ing.
 There was a busy time at the ar mory on Tuesday, when both the Tnlr,- and Fifth compaines were getting thelr equipment ready for the truckmen to carry to the lighter this morning and it will be taken to Fort Mansfield by the baggage detail. The tents will be put up today and tomorrow and be ready for the companies to occupy on Thursday.
 During the evening Second Lieut.. Walter Stapleton arrived, as did the baggage detail fr9m the Thirteenth company of Danielson. Lieutenant Stapletonl has charge of the baggage detail of the three companies at Fort Mansfield, being conimissary and quar- termaster. He has received from the storehouse at Mantle the camp equip age, which will be unloaded this morn ing about 5.30, from a car upon a lighter at Dawfey's wharf. There will also be loaded the baggage and equip ment of the two local companies and the Danielson company. The details will go by the steamer Block Island this morning, after having breakfast at the Wauregan house. They will al- so have lunch with them.
 First Lieut.. Coleman. who is acting adjutant, will also leave this morning for Fort Mansfield to take up his du- ties.
 The companies will not go until Thursday morning, when they will take the Block Island to Watch Hill and march from there to the fort at Napartee point.
 Thursday morning the. Third com pany is ordered to. report at the ar mory at 6.45 o'clock, while the Fifth company will report at 7.15 o'clock.
 The tent squads of the Third com pany are as follows: L
 On the right of company street. Tent l., Sergt. Smith. Corp Gebrath; 2, Corp. Barry, Cook Peckham; 8, Ser geant Woodmansee, Pfft.- Thorpe: 4, Sergt. Ortman, Corp Dion; 5, Priv. Rydholm, Priv. -Cummings; G. Priv. Ortman, Priv. Audette; 2, Priv Ran kins, Priv. Gagnon; 8, Priv. Christi ianson, Priv. Haglund; g. Priv. Las kowsd, Priv. Mecann; 10. Priv. Ches- ter Priv. Bottomley; II, Priv. Harris, Priv. Robinson;s 12, Priv Rose, Priv. Donahue; 13, Cook Lester. Priv. Reed.
 On the left of the company street. Tent 1, Sergt. Brewster, Sergt. Evans: ?, Sergt. Evans, Priv. Mason; 3. Priv. Cook, Priv. -tSewart; 1, Mus. Chaes, Priv. Riley; 5, Mech. Ranger, Priv. Brodeur; 6, Priv. Sheehan, Priv. O'Sul- livan; ', Priv. Nowatzky Priv Frisbie; 8, Priv. Bruette; g, Priv. Portelance. Shoemaker; Il, Priv. Shea, Priv. Barnes; IF. Priv. Pendleton, Priv. Les ter: l3, Priv. Palmer, Priv. Fininiskv.
 Following its custom the state Y. M. c. A. will maintain branches at the island forts during the state camp. State Secretary E. T. Bates of New Haven is making arrangements for the work at the islands during the en- campment.
 Thehe will be three Y. M. c. A. tents. one each at Forts Wright Fishers Is- land; Terry, Plum Island. and Mans field, Napatree Point Men to have charge of the tents will be sent from the headquarters of the Y M c. A. Secretary Mansfield of the New Lon don Y. M. C. A. is a member of the New London Hospital corps and will be located at Fort Wright. where he can assist.
 Literature, magazines and papers of current issue, pen and ink and station cry are among the conveniences pro- vfded, while the tent affords a place for holding services
 The duty ordered for the First and Second regiments of infantry, First Separate company, Troop A cavalry, First company, Signal corps, and Bat SCA v a AEs <a.t VIII COIIlITEnCe AuRuSI 14th. 1903, instead of August 10th. 1909. as directed in G. O. No. 16, A. G. O., c. s. Detailed instructions for this day will follow as soon as determined up- on.
 In a general way the problem which the 15,000 odd milftiamen. including those from Connecticut, will be called upon to work out is the capture of the country by the regiments from this section and it's defense by the men from Massachusetts. The disputd ground is roughly of quadrangular shape, outlined by the cities of Boston, Taunton, New Bedford and Plymouth. Any place in this part of that state will be open to the invading forces as a landing place. It is assumed that they will take advantage of their enemy by selecting the most unexpected point of attack, but just whar spot that will be will depend upon the invading com manderS opinion of the way in which the defense is posted.
 The invaders are to be made up of a brigades from the District of Columbia, brigade from New York and one from this state. Two regiments will be sent from the neighborhood of Washington and the same number from this state. What regiments these will be has not yet been fixed.
 From New York it has about been decided that the Twenty setond, the Fourteenth and the Seventh will form the brigade. It is also probable that some New York light infantry batter ies will go along.
 General Pew, who is to have com mand of the Massachusetts brigades, is to be ready for the attack any time af- ter the morning of Aug. IA. With him there will be an army officer as umpire and another will accompany the cap- turing troops. General Wood said that these umpires wouldn't be picked until the last minute, but they would prob ably be army men from states not rep resented by the fighters. He would judge the manoeuvres, too, and there would be a number of assistant um- pires besides to cover the big territory over which the mimic battles will be waged.
 Inasmuch as this ground lies south of Boston and some little distance from Beverly, where President Taft is staying, General Wood was not at all sure that the chief executive would be ron fand to watch the game. But he thought there was d chance that the president would drop in on them for 8 day or two to look things over. The defense will total about 7,00C Eighth and Ninth regiments of infan- | ton, and the three troops of field artil- I lery from Boston, Worcester and Law Il renee The coast artillery will contrib ] ute twenty companies to the defense