New-York tribune., 1910-08-19
CAMP WITHOUT LIQUOR
Grant Has Whiskey Vendors
Arrested at Pine Plains.
PRAISES PROHIBIT0RY LAW
Blue Army Wins One of Most
Decisive Victories of Present
ManHuvreS.
IBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune.

Pine Camp, n. Y. Aug. 1s.-That Pine
Camp is as quiet a Sunday schooi Is
| due largely to the precaution which Cen
| eral Frederick Dent Grant took on his ar
rival here. Not one drunken soldier has
been seen during the entire encampment,
nor Is there any record of disorderly con-
duct Even if they were disposed to
patronize the beer shacks that are In
operat ton short distance, from the camp,
the work OF the soldiers is such as to give
them little time.
| Two hin rocket venders of whiskey were
| doing a thriving business near the edge of
| the camp for few hours yesterday Word
of their activity soon reached headquarters
| and General Grant communicated with
| Sheriff Bogart. who locked up both men.
General Grant gave out a statement to-
day of his experience with the workings OF
| the present prohibitory canteen law at the
encanpment The generals experience con-
firms his former opinion, in which he
| differs from many other army officers, that
| the law as it stands works on the whole
| for the good of the enlisted man.
when / say think the canteen is better
| left out of the army" said the general, II
believe I am taking the correct view. Take
this camp for an example Many persons
/
under the present law for a soldier to get
LIQUOR within camp limits dives and low
saloons about the outskirts of the camp
must thrive. Such Is not the case, as l
have taken care to learn.
1.-The other night I made a round Of all
the outside grog shops. and I found that
wherever there were customers they were
| generally civilians. Wherever l found
soldier he was almost always a mitiaman,
| and not regular.
This may be partly due to the fact that
pay day had passed and most of the troops
| had spent all their money; but l do not
| think that is the whole reason. The fact
| shat a good many of these places have gone
out OF business purely because they could
not get customers enough shows that my
inference is correct.
Grant Praises Manauvres.
| OF the maneuvres held this morning Cen
eral Grant spoke in high praise the prob
| lem worked had been the most difficult thus
| far set The big militia manouvres are
! scheduled for tomorrow and on Saturday
! the Brooklyn militia will entrain for home
The Blue army won one of the most de-
cisive victories in the history of the present
manoeuvres when it completely routed the
! Red troops. driving them several miles to
! a position directly at the foot of the Hogs
| Back. where whole companies were forced
TO surrender. 1t the first time in the
history of Pine Plains that battle has been
! fought in camp. Sl<irmish firing on the out
| posts of the two opposing forces continued
| all night. 1t was not until morning that
| the real engagement took place.
The regulars and the militia were mixed,
making the forces equal in numbers and
| experience. The Blue army, under the
| command of Colonel G. D. Cowles of the 5th
| Infantry, consisted OF the 5th Infantry. the
| 23d Infantry, 1st Cavalry, Squadron c,
| engineers and ambulance corps. The Red,
| commanded by Brgadier General John G.
| Eddy. made up of the 24th Infantry,
the 41th New York. one squadron of the
9th Cavalry. Battery ID of field artillery,
and signal and hospital corps. During the
engagement two troops of Squadron c made
foohardy attempt to charge the Red bat
terry and were ruled out of action by the
umpires. This was the closing maneuvre
of the second period.
More Troops to Arrive Sunday.
The 9th Infantry, Boston. is scheduled
| TO arrive at $50 a. Sunday. Troops
A 3 and c, of Providence will arrive half
an hour later. The I'd Infantry and hos
| pital corps, of Eastport, Me, and the 1st
Infantry and hospital corps, of Batteboro,
Vt. will arrive early Monday morning.
| Captains Wicklne. Callen and Gapin, and
! Lieutenant Caspin, medical corps, made
physical examination of all the officers in
camp who were ordered to take the annual
ninety-mile test ride here. The following
| officers were pronounced physically fit:
Colonel George Andrews, adjutant gen
| eral; Colonel George +. Chase, inspector
! general: Lieutenant Colonel Isaac w Lit
| tell department quartermaster general;
| Colonel James N Allison, subsistence de
| partment; Colonel John Van r. Hoff, med
ical corps; Major William b. Rochester,
hay department; Major Herbert J. Slocum,
7th Cavalry. acting inspector general;
! Major Charles Wilcox, medical corps;
Major Frederick T. Reynolds. medical
corps; Major William W. Reno, medical
corps; Major n. A. Weber, medical corps;
| Major Henry d. Styer, 29th Infantry;
Major Edwin P. Pendleton, 18th Infantry;
| Major Odus c. Horn Harvey. advance de-
| partment; Colonel Calvin d. Cowles, 9th
| Infantry: Major Armand LasseiGue, 9TH
Infantry; Colonel Thaddeus w. Jones, 10th
Cavalry; Major Robert y. Read. 10th Cav
airy: Lieutenant Colonel Alexis r. Paxton,
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