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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-25
The Recent Hard Practice March of 1000 American Troop.
!, Texas Which Put Many Soldiers on Their Backs,
Has Started Afresh Discussion of Long Standing.

-. ;ssue The Tribune printed
T \ a eoount of how 1000 American
a. set out on a 5co-mile nike
troops .s+on 10 Houston, Tex" and
from '1 THE thermometer stood at from
return. 90 degrees. the highest tempera-
81 to IVo '-ovn in that part of Texas
'''. .orlv N the year ,,os,,r
80 sa--' ell along the route n'eeoins at
Men tae dispatch said. and others
the nos, ,.,,lsions. but still the hike was
fell II CO", The powdered limestone
press'C cave forth clouds Of dust Which
r0@"S s The parched throats OF the sol
stne' rsev did not give mp until they
de's' we're pulled from the ranks oy
iei y rs and hospital corps men.
me 80 A thousand of the coast ar
had seen service in the span
ti''. ericsu and Philippine wars. Ihey
- that their experiences IN tnose
ae0'A- were not TO be compared
- hike The Canteens were hlled
VIZ ,-a+er i'm the morning and were
Wiz a ~ last till noon. but almost
sup ,ohi,. they were empty when three
IVA -. out of camp The railroad water
H-'s which were depended on for a
NN-'.' co-e inadequate. The men broke
sup ~ and wandered about the farms
so-sring for water.
.,rbe six,y-pound packs which the men
- across their shoulders were
s..aored i'm many cases. and had to
.icted no and loaded on wagons
80 into service for the purpose. The
hrlances were filed 10 their capacity
% rrivate conveyances were used also
''1 aarrv the sick and footsore.'
such an account recalls the questions
- have been raised in recent years
'..oarnire the desirability of the hike"
hard practice march. Does it pay.
.s,o- su. 10 send green troops, militia
.,d artilerymeu. who are little trained
:. ,ootwork. on long and difficult march
: such as would be a hardship in time
= var Does it pay. even in the case
~ regular infantry? What is the object
a. the nike" and what are the results
vbieb il sccomplishes? Granted that
.ssrs must be O. certain amount Of hard
marching. how is it best accomplished?
What can officers and men do to make
their task more beara BILE?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-25

him and asked him if he had ordered MS
men TO follow his gait. He laughed. ana
said No and l went back and told the
lieutenant he could slow down. He had
to laugh. too. There were nine hundred
men breaking their necks to keep up
with a horse. simply because one lieu
tenant didn't remember the regulations
I don't doubt the same has often nap
pened in militia maneuvres.
..The militia officers are oftener 70
blame I think. for the exhaustion OF
their men than are the regular officers
over them. have seen a militia regi-
ment drill for an hour in the hot sun
without a rest. In the regulars a drlll
&c almost never kept up for more than
thirty minutes without a halt, and green
troops ought TO get a rest every fifteen
minutes
ION the march, too, halts should DE
made 10 allow the men 10 cool of. the
rule is 70 march fifty minutes and rest
rem. but in actual practice no officer goes
with his watch in his hand. He VIII
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-25

every case the march is made in column
OF fours, or 'quads,' as il is called There
is no attempt TO keep step; every man
makes the stride that is most natural for
him. He is allowed 10 carry his gun in
any position he chooses, so long as the
muzzle is pointed upward.
They will open their coats at the
neck for GOODNESS and comfort II the
weather is dry there is always dust, and
often the whole column will be buried so
thick in it that it is out Of sight hun
dred yards or so ahead.
The first signs Of fatigue are 10 be
looked out for. The men begin 70 limp
and lag a little behind their places.
They will stop talking and plod along in
silence. Even after halt for rest they
/ go on. pale and dispirited. Stragglers
will fall out Of the line. If they are fel-
lows with grit they will march till they
actually fall by the roadside. The hos
pital corps takes care Of them and put!
them in the ambulances.
1T is useless 10 try 10 put man baci
. | IN the ranks. once Nv mas Acii'AA 'Ne- -
will consider himself badly used. and III
will make the others discontinued. Th'
ambulances will be filed, If necessary
but no men can he left behind. II
theory. marching regiment in manru
vres is in the enemy's country, and j
cannot abandon its men"
Officers I'm the regular army are no
given 10 talking on matters OF army pol
lev. However. an infantry officer wh'
has had long experience in the service
consented 10 speak on interesting points
regarding the hike" or practice march
and TO tell of some conditions, LITTLE
known 10 laymen. which affect the prog
ress and morale of marching column
This hike To Houston he said lis
hardly within my province. | under
stand that large proportion at least OF
the force which had such hard day OF
IL consisted of coast artillery. PROBES
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-25

orders had been given that each mans
equipment of thirty-eight pounds must
be brought intact to the end Of the
/ narch' Not few of the exhausted ones
We're Kept In their places by comrades
VINO took part Of their load TO their
own shoulders. Mrs. Cornelius Wander
oiit, from the lawn of the house where
she was guest, saw her husband. white
with dust and dripping with perspira-
uon' toiling along with his regiment. the
blanket roll Of footsore private hanging
over his shoulder Late in the afternoon
the 18th reached its position. in good
order but nearly worn out.
AL midnight il was off again. The
Brown commander had determined 10
outflank his Blue opponent at any cost.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-25

There are even some military men VINO
do not understand it.
You see, war is an art. Also 1t is
science. Then ii is a trade. as well. And
one Of the trickiest parts Of the trade il
the handling of men on the march. AT
officer who hasn't caught the knack can
take the toughest. best troops that ever
walked and wear them out in twelve
miles by just not knowing any better.
trained man can take green militia
and outmarch him. | should say that
if you gave a good officer and an mex
perienced one the same kind Of men. the
trained commander would take his men
probably twice as far in day and would
certainly bring them in in better condi-
, ton.
Il was talking the other day with one
OF the New York National Guard offlcers
, who had been down at the san Antonio
camp He was amazed at the way the
troops down there covered the ground
He said 10 me:
How on earth do they do it? The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-25
by experience

I. Then the spirit Of the men has tire.
mendous lot TO do with it. In CAM
naien. when a command is marching TO
strike railroad or TO outiank an army.
the men will go great deal further and
faster than when they know they are to
march fifty miles out from an army post
and then turn around and march back
again. Most men, even militiamen, VIII
stick in the ranks till they are worn out.
That is Just a question of personal grit.
and in the regulars. at least, man
doesn't fall out because he is tired il is
only when he is really fainting from ex-
haustion.
when one man goes others always
follow him. | suppose you would call
that the result Of suggestion. 1t is one
of the officers tricks 10 look out for that
first straggler Sometimes man will
drop out before the column has gone a
mile. Then the officers will make quite
a parade. in a small way, in getting him
into the ambulance. It's a good thing 10
impress on the men that the straggler
was sick and unfit and ought 10 have
medical care that Is, that he's the ex-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-25
Military Men Disagree the Benefits of the Te" Peace Times

Il think the government is taking
more sensible View OF the question now
adays. 1t doesn't pay to take militia
and simply march them around. In the
camps they should get, primarily, in
struction. AS for toughening them and
getting their muscles hard ard their
feet calloused, that is L,bor wasted r.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-25

thev were going 70 set out to fight an
enemy at once. there might be something
to say FOR it. But since they are 10 he
sent back home. where they will get
soft again within a few months. IT is
better 10 use up their energy in learning
things that will be useful. They ought
to be worked, certainly. They ought TO
have good hard work 10 do. both march
ing and drilling. But they should not
be worn out"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-25

sionally. I'm not in a position TO say
whether these men who were taken from
stations along the coast were fitted or
not 10 undertake a long march in the
Southern summer. In general, however,
I think IT is felt by military men that
merely marching troops To a place and
marching them back, with no object but
to march a given distance. is not a good
thing for the men. They lose spirit and
they grow disconnected. and il does them
little good after all
This matter Of marching under try
ing conditions or for long distances Is
misunderstood by a great many people.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-25

ception and not the rule. But when tina
whole command is hot and tired and
men are falling out frequently the less
that is said about struggling the better.
Sometimes an epidemic II struggling
can be stopped by hating the command
when two or three men are wavering and
about ready TO give up II man has
pluck and sticks along with his mouth
Continued on fourth para
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-28
THOMAS FARMERS ARE
REJOICING 0VC3 RAIN

TOWNSVILLE, Ca, March 25.-The
fine rain which fell in brownsville and
through this section Wednesday night
effectually settled the dust and will
doubtless make travelling much pleas
anter for the scouting party of The
Journal Herald National Highway. May
or. Tiff remarked at the meeting here
on Wednesday that the dust encountered
by them on the way down to Albany
had made the threats of the members
of the scouting party so very dry that
it took quite a good deal of 'artesian
water to wash the dust out. There
is plenty of artesian water all through
south Georgia and it is considered very
fine, though all of it may not equal the
brand served in Albany.
The farmers of this county are re-
joicing over the rain as it will give them
an opportunity to plant their crops, a
work in which they have been much de-
Iayed by the long continued drouth,
which has been unusual for this season
of the year.
The county commissioners are also
glad of tie rain as it was just what was
needed on the roads, especially where
they had been lately worked, and they
feel confident that the scouting party
will find them hard to beat when they
come over them next week.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-28
WILL OF MRS. MARY EDDY
IS ATTACKED BY SON
G. w. Glover Claims His Moth
er Was Deceived Into, Max
ing Such Document

CONCORD, N H., March 25.-That
Mary Baker G. Eddy. founder of the
Christian Science church, was system
atically deceived and led to bequeath
practically the whole of her property to
said church in ignorance of the fact that
so great a bequest was forbidden by the
laws of both New Hampshire and Mas
sachusetts,' was the charge made in an
additional bill in equity filed today by
George w. Glover, of Leads, S. D.,
against the trustees of the First Church
of Christ, Scientist, of Boston.
Glover charges also that he was de-
ceived andl entered into an agreement
not to contest the will of his mother
Rev. Mary Baker G. Eddy, without sus-
pecting that an illegal disposition of the
property was in contemplation.
1t is charged that the plaintiff was
estranged from his mother through the
vaccinations of the directors of the
First Church of Christ Scientist. her
mind having been poisoned against him
by false statements"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-28
HUSBAND MYSTIFIED
BY DOUBLE TRAGEDY

NEW YORK, March 25.-Kachei Deroy-
an Armenian laborer, returning to his
home here late last night, found the
body of his young wife lying on the kitch-
en- floor with her head nerly severed from
en- floor with her head nearly severed from
of a man with throat similarly cut. The
dead man clenched bloody razor in his
hand and had apparently killed the wom-
an and himself.
The suicide and murderer was unknown
to the husband He was an Armenian
A broken, blood-stained razor lay beside
the woman's body and short magazine
rifle lay near the body of the man. He
had brought both razors and gun to make
sure the double crime. But the gun had
not been needed.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-28

terror is divided into sections foot
square to serve as nests for the many
birds.
In each of the nest compartments is
placed an ordinary china or crockery
bowl three inches deep and about five
lin diameter around the upper circle The
bowls make unusually good nest founda-
tions and prevent insects as well as other
injurious foreign bodies from tampering
with the eggs or harming the young
squads after they are Matched. The
nests proper are built by the pigeons
themselves from a quantity of clean
pine straw which is kept available at all
times for this purpose.
Mr.. Maddox estimates that more than
100 squads are raised each month in the
two pigeon houses and he expects to
make large extension to the present
building in the course of the near fu-
ture in order to accommodate the rapidly
increasing numbers.
His Muscovy ducks are one of the
most attractive features of "Woodhaven
Farm" They are kept in large open
run. 30 by $50 feet, which leads on
gradual incline to large pood, fed by
running water from nearby spring.
This affords an ideal duck pond for his
Muscovys. whose dark bodies are seen
gliding here and there on the surface
of the water during the entire day.
Although the planning and general SUI
pervision of the Woodhaven poultry
farm is done by Mr. Maddox, the regular
routine daily work Is carried on by
Charlie Tweedwell.
HOW THE CAPTAIN DOES 1T.
In regard to the success made in rais7
ing poultry by Mr.. Maddox. Tweedwell
says: when the captain started in I
didn't think he knew what he was talk
ing about He would tell me to do some
of the strangest things in the world, and
each day 1 expected to see all of the
chickens dead. l followed his directions
just as close as it was possible, and
the way these hens began to lay was a
caution.
1--WE started i'm with So birds all told.
Since that time there have been enough
eggs to stock plantation with chickens,
but OF course good many are used on
the table, and some of the young chick
ems are also killed for eating purposes
when they don't come up to the captains
standard.
From the day the 96 fine\ birds ar
rived the captain has come out to Wood
haven just as often as he could get a
chance. He takes a fast run out to the
farm in his nachne. and heads straight
for these poultry runs. If there is any
thing wrong with any of his pet birds.
or if things are not as clean as they
should be. he notices il as quick a
cat would rat. and 1 have learned by
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-28
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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-28
LOGANVJLLE SUSPENDs
BUSINESS TO MEET TRAIN
Walton county Farmers Give
College on Wheels Record
Breaking Welcome
THAT guarantee is as

LoGANSVILLE. Ga, March 2i.-This
town, IN the midst of a populous and
prosperous farming section of Walton
county, could not rest until they had
succeeded in having the agricultural train
change it's schedule so as to pay them
visit and in return for that they gave
il one of the most appreciative welcomes
it has gotten on the whole tour.
Business came to standstill while the
train was here A member of the party
ABOARD could not get = shave or BUY a
cigar. The school closed and headed by
Urof. ID. E. Green, the 80 children
marched down in body A nne brass
band greeted the train with excellent
music, and best of all there was an au-
dience of 1900 people, mostly men ana
boys old enough y farm, VINO hsteheu
to the various addresses with degree
of interest that was astonishing. one
evidence alone was enough to prove
tLeir eageF~desire to profit by the train s
soiourn i'm Loganville, and that was
they replied quickly to the questions
asked them by the speakers Fith reler-
ence to the nature of soil plan>propiams'
stock raising, etc.
This is something an audience never
does unless they mean business. lew
of the representative farmers In the au-
dience residing. in the town and Tor con
siderable distance out We're as follows
7 p Rockmore, J. p. Gown, A. S. Shell
man. Tryon Smith. 1. A. Brand ), T.
Moore. ]. N Moore, Albert Brand
Thomas Watson, E S. Garrett, A. w
Moon. M. r. Cooper, r. B. Tuck, W, l.
and p. r. Floyd W. A. Ball, P. O'kelly'
r. r. Brand. w III. and j. w. Braswel'
IT. A. Batcheler, l. j. Bailey, Nathah
Rennett. M ]. Summerlin, Ben +. Byrd
Lee Byrd, Carl Atha, J. r. Stephens, X.
Byrd and ID. c. Hawthorne.
Harley Bailey, one of the young men
of the community, made the ADDRESS Oh
welcome. His words were full of good
sense and showed real insight into the
meaning and the value of the train
Nowhere, said he, would it find people
more deeply in sympathy with the pro-
gressiye movement it represents nor
more keenly DESTROYS of reaping the prac-
teal benefits it brings to the very doors
of the farmers. A committee OF vel
come went up to Lawrenceville TO meet
the train, which consisted of Mayor n. y.
Bennett. w. A Bennett, r. A Ewing
and j. A. Jacobs. On arrival in Logans-
Vile they were joined by the members
Of the CITY council c. H. Bailey. S. A.
starr. f. r. Floyd, o. J. Garrett and
w. T. Byrd. Walton county's two repre-
sentatives, Josiah Blassingame and w. H
Wood, also took part in giving the train
a hearty reception.
The train is now in the hands of the
Seaboard Air Line railway and is being
well taken care of. ] ]. Hanlin, master
mechanic, of Atlanta; L. II. Furman, the
trainmaster, and G. W. Fuller, one OF
the pick conductors of the system, con-
stituted the party having charge of the
train. They will be the hosts until Sat
urady afternoon. when the train leaves
the Seaboard to proceed to Jefferson for
it's last stop.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-28
LOUISVILLE GUARDS
STOP JAIL DELIVERY

LOUISVILLE, KY, March 25.-What is
declared by the guards at the Louisville
city work house to have been plan for
wholesale jail delivery was discovered
today when saws, files and clumsily made
weapons were found hidden in several
places in the cell house occupied by
white prisoners.
The guards allege that one trugty has
confessed, saying the plan was to Kill
the guards tonight and effect an escape.
Keys fitting. every cell door in the pris-
on were found hidden beneath the bed
of one of the alleged ring leaders of the
plot.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-28

arv colony system in the main, although
evidences Of individuality are TO be found
on every side The houses are construct
ed OF colored wood and shingles and at a
distance would be mistaken for unS
bungalows. Each house is surrounded by
a large .roomy run $50 feet by IS feet, al
lowing the birds plenty Of room for eXer-
else In the first pen are kept fine lot
of White Leghorns together with a flock
Of Bronze turkeys. at the head of which
Is a huge gobbler weighing more than. 40
pounds.
phe runs are kept scrupulously clean,
as well as the living houses, and plenty
OF green grass is kept growing during the
entire year -
The second pen is occupied by care
fully selected lot OF Barred Rocks. These
birds are well developed and have unusu-
ally clear markings, due to the fact that
their feathers have never been soiled by
grimy dirt or SCOT of any kind.
The third pen is inhabited by Mr.. Mad
dox's fsvorite breed of Single Comb
Rhode Island Reds. Despite the prime
condition OF the other birds these pets
show evidences of a partial hand and APP
pear to have just stepped from the show
case. II one OF these birds shows the
least sign OF an ailment Mr.. Maddox
takes a prominent place on the anxious
seat until the sdlu FOWL has bSSh huA9Se
back into its former robust healthy con-
dition.
AILMENTS OF CHICKENS.
In regard to the ailment OF chickens,
on which he is well posted. Mr.. Maddox
gives the following pointers to poultry
fanciers:
Almost 80 per cent of the ailments at
lacking chickens are directly due either
to the carelessuess or ignorance Of the
attendant, especially where fowls are
confined TO close quarters.
There are many causes of these DIS
eases among which are; Too close in
breeding THAT is no new outside stock
Is introduced into the fioc0, impairing
the stamina and vitality of the fowls;
the presence OF filth in or around the
poultry house: stsgnant drinking water;
improper ventilation; improper drafts in
The roosting house; Nailowing vegetables
Or flesh TO decay; lack OF proper grit, and
parasites or insects.
1T is generally conceded that one of
the worst diseases among poultry is the
roup. The first symptoms are sneezing
and a slight running at the nostrils. the
appetite fails the comb begins to turn
blaclA and unless relieved the chicken
will die in the course of a few days. 1t is
contagious to the rest Of the flock and
as soon as It develops the lsick chicken
should be removed and PLACED in a run
as far removed from the other birds as
possible. A few drops OF tincture of
muriate of iron and small piece of gum
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-28
OFFICERS ARE FINED
ON PE0NAGE CHARGE

SAVANNAH, Ga. March 2-m the
United States court today J. f. Smith.
a farmer; l. +. Reins, a constable, and
IT. w. Reins. a justice OF the peace, all
of Bailey, Appling county, pleaded gull
ty 10 peonage. They were charged with
having several men arrested through the
efforts OF the Justice and his son, who
was constable, and forcing them to
work
Judge Speer fined Smith $1,000; L. +.
Reins $500. and II. W. Reins $50. The
tine OF the constable was made greater
than that Of the justice who issued the
warrants because l.. +. Reins placed
handouts upon the men when he arrest
ed them in Savannah, after they had
ran away from Smiths farm. The poems
were Tennessee mOuntaiueers, who had
come 10 Georgia seeking work.