New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-01
NATIONAL GUARD NEWS.

NATIONAL GUARD NEWS.
Colonel y r. Thurston. chief ordnance officer
on the staff of Major General Roe, commanding
the national guard who has been holding COM
petitions at Sea Girt, N j. for places the
military rifle team represent the state In The
national match at Camp Perry, Ohio. has selected
the team follows: Captain. Colonel y. r. Thurs
ton: Adiutant, Quartermaster and Commissary.
Captain William Fl. Palmer. 7th Regiment; coach,
Major Edward 3. Bruch, list Regiment; spotter,
Lieutenant Julius T. Westermann, list Regiment;
team and alternates. Captain Arthur Kemp, 18th
Regiment: Ordnance Sergeants. William F. Leush-
ner. 18th Regiment. and George Doyle, list Regi-
ment; Sergeant Frederick NJ. Dardnkiller, 47th
Regiment: Musician John Corrie. 22d Regiment;
Lieutenant d. ]. CadOtte. 74th Regiment; Lleuten-
William r. short LIST Battalion Field Ar
tinery; Private Howard L. Grail. 9TH Regiment.
Captain George W. Corwin. list Regiment; Bat
TALON Sergeant Major Charles NJ Smith. I2th Regi-
ment; Captain Arthur E. Wells. list Regiment;
Sergeant Charles r. Spies. list Regiment; Captain
Charles (. Heun. list Regiment; Post Commissary
Sergeant Francis ]. Laughlin, 18th Regiment, and
Private Daniel c. Meyer. 9Th Regiment.
The team will leave New York for Camp Perry
the night Of August is in special car over the
West Shore Railroad arriving at Camp Perry the
next morning The team will practise August
20 and 81 rest oil the 22d, and the match will be-
gin on August %. The members of the team will
be quartered in the while the range 1t has
practised under great disadvantage. Sea Girt
is not easily reached for whose time is
limited. Next year. however. with the troops Of
greater New York in possession OF range of their
own. there will be better results all around
Major General Roe. commanding the national
guard. has received charges against Lieutenant
Tom p. Dlkes. Of the 9th Regiment. preferred
by Colonel William F. Morris. commanding the
regiment. The charges preferred against Colonel
Morris by lieutenant Dilkes have been disproved
and the latter is criticised for having made them
The lieutenant alleged that Colonel Morris had
ordered that Mrs. Dilkes be kept OF the regi-
mental camp at Fort Wadsworth in June, and that
the colonel treated him unjustly.
1t was proved that Colonel Morris had only
ordered that Mrs. Dilkes not be allowed TO
lieutenant's tent all day long when she visited
camp, Lieutenant Champe s. Andrews. who
shared the tent with Lieutenant DiIkes. was very
much Inconvenience by the presence of the lat
ters wife, and frequently could not use the tent
when he wanted to.
The charges preferred by Colonel Morris against
Dnkes allege conduct unbecoming officer and
q gentleman" The specifications assert that the
lieutenant has made untrue assertions against the
colonel with the intent to injure his military repu-
tation. 1t is said that martial of the lieu
tenant is likely to follow
This the third time that charges made by Lieu
tenant Dilkes have been dismissed unworthy OF
being acted upon He was also tried by court
martial a little more than a year ago and was
sentenced 10 fine and a reprmand for leaving his
guard without authority. The colonel has placed
Lieutenant Dikes under military arrest.
No election for a major in the It'll Regiment
Will held until the manoeuvres under Major Gen
eral Wood are completed. The officers at pres
ent busy studying up the field service regulations
and nstructing their non-commissioned officers upon
various details. II is the opinion OF many that
Captain James E. Schuyler will be elected. al
though two other captains may against him
Major General Wood L. S. A In connection with
the maneuvres he has planned for the national
guard has ordered that all dismounted officers
leave their sabres home. not to be
numbered with any unnecessary equipment. The
/ uniform of officers will be campaign hat. olive
drab shirt. khaki breeches, Ieggins boots
and easy walking shoes The uniform Of the
enlisted will be the that OF the off,
GERS. except that none of them will wear boots.
Each enlisted will carry a blanket. pOnchO,
pair of socks. suit Of underwear. towel. comb.
toothbrush. soap. shelter tent half. and one mos
quito bar.
The attacking force which includes all the New
York National Guard participating. will be dis
tinguished by a red band three inches wide TO be
around the hat. and The defenders will
blue stripe around the hat. The bands for both
forces will be supplied by the quartermaster's de-
partment OF the army. The umpires and observers
Will also be provided with distinguishing marks
After midnight August IS all telegraph and
telephone lines Will be considered destroyed and
both armies Will have TO depend upon their own
resources for communication. Within the theatre
of operations no steam electric can be used
for the transport? zion OF troops after midnight OF
August H. one days haveTsack ration viii be car
ried by each mar. and Will be used only when
ordered. Ratons 20 the period of the Jour
ney and meal shore will be issued for two
day periods from the established base.
The headquarters of the defending force will he
indicated by blue banner. ana that OF the invad-
ing army by red banner The national regimen
tai battalion colors Will not be carried in the
held by any force Twenty rounds OF rife amInu-
milton will be carried by each man. and ten rounds
OF revolver ammunition will be carried by those
using revolvers Thirty rounds of reserved rifle
ammunition will De carried i'm carts for each man,
3 and fifty rounds will be provided for field pieces
The getting of information by spies, civilians or
members of either force in uniform is strictly
forbidden, as being inconsistent with the eondi-
tons OF simulated warfare under the circum-
Captain Daniel Wolff. of Company B. ed Engi-
neers who hrst Joined the command as a private
In May. 1883, has resigned on account of business
The captain tn eivil life occupies the important
post or Chief OF Police OF Yonkers and his duties
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