Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-08-01
Sea Coast Firing by East Orange
Battery Will Be
Feature.
NEW ENCAMPMENT FOR
GUARDSMEN IS NEEDED
Colonel fiine Expected to Sue
ceed General Campbell.
Major ShoenthaI in Line.

SEA GIRT. Aug. Infantry, artil-
lery and signal corps are represented
In camp for the second week and big
variety of military work is expected
as result. The Fourth Regiment of
Jersey City. Field Battery A of East
Orange and the Signal Corps of Jersey
City are the organizations.
One feature of the week will be the
seacoast firing for the battery. The
date will be selected later and Cow
'ernor Fort may be spectator Cap
tain Harrison will bring each section
to the beach to shoot at targets an
chored far out at sea.
First and Fifth Leave.
The. First and Fifth regiments left
for their home stations in fine shape on
Saturday afternoon. The men were
well tanned, as they had plenty OF
warm weather. Despite the many re-
ports that officers of the First for some
time have not been working in entire
harmony nothing was shown all dur
ing the encampment to prove this.
Colonel Fraser held officers school at
freuqent times and went over the sit
uation carefully With the aid of regu-
lar army officers all were able to OBJ
tain experience that is bound to be of
big value to the entire regiment.
The competition between the two
regiments was novel While the First
Regiment men probably did the best
marching on the opening day, the Fifth
gradually improved. and 1t was thought
the men on several days had an ad-
vantage on the local organization The
two regiments, however, did nothing
to be ashamed of at the close of the
week in the way of drilling.
More attention to perfection in rid
ing among officers was given by the
Fifth Early every morning Colonel
Hine brought his staff men out for
cavalry drill, and all kinds of ma
neuvers were executed. Colonel Colgate
ard Colonel Condit, of Governor Forts
staff, went out daily under Colonel
Hine. While most of the First officers
were clever in the saddle there were a
| few exceptions. -.
Need New EncampmeEt.
Officers of the regiments admit that
| the guardsmen should be taken to O
different encampment in the future,
where real war problems could be
worked out In Sea Girt 1t Is generally
| the same old routine year after year,
and some of the soldiers tire of It.
When the regiments have been sent
out of the State and mingle with the
regulars they have not found much
enjoyment in the task. but ii the State
I purchased ground elsewhere in the
forest section they could obtain a pre-
| liminary training that would count
when sent to Gettysburg, Manassas or
other places used by the government.
The general discipline of the encamp-
ment has been good. Many liberties
We're afforded the men and as rule
rot abused A brigade encampment IL
o. pretty big thing from a military
standpoint. and when such a large
number Of men are In camp 1t is the
general belief that there Is plenty OF
excitement The officers insisted that
all orders be obeyed, and the presence
| of regular army men was noticeable
their instructions to the officers hav-
| ing weight.
| Talk regarding a successor to Gen.
| eral Campbell was quite general during
| the week, and all expect to see Colonel
| Hine land the title. General Campbell
| will not resign until after Governor
Forts term expires. 1t was said. Major
| Shoenthal Is considered one of the mosl
likely successors to Colonel Hine In
J! the regiment.