Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-08
TROOPS
ARRIVE
IN CAMP
Twelve Companies Nearly Up
to Full Quota on Field
Special Trains Bring Militia
men to MaDeuYer Field

men to MaDeuver Field
DEVILS LAKE, July 8.-With th'
assembling yesterday of the twelve
companies of the First regiment
North Dakota National guard, for an
nual encampment, Rock Island mil
itary reservation presents 1ively ap
pearance. For ten days the militia
Of the state, together with company
of regulars from Fort Lincoln. viii
enter into the soldier duty. Many spe
cial trains arrived at Devils Lake
during the day, some stopping at mil
itary siding while others were backed
down the Aneta spur for the con
venience of the companies.
Exceptional interest is being shown
in the various companies in rifle
shooting. Under the directin oi
Capt. E. c. Gearey, Jr., this feature
has grown steadily, and the efficiency
Of the rifle team has benefited as a
result. Steady progress has been
made in the competitions at Camp
Perry, where the best riflemen of the
country assemble every year. The
rifle shooting this year will be done
during the encampment, when a team
will be picked by Captain Gearey to
enter the national shoot.
Besides Captain Fraser and Cap.
tain Gearey, regimental officers of
Fargo, Captain Sarles of Hillsboro
and Lieutenant Hamilton of James
town are in the city.
Albert Powell, recently a private of
Company M, Devils Lake, has been
raised to corporal and will have
charge of the canteen store at the
reservation this year.
Arthur Mclean, sergeant of the
same company, has been raised to
first sergeant.
Harry Kneeshaw of Devils Lake is
regimental quartermaster.serg and
in that capacity will be busily en-
gagged during the next ten days.
Under the orders that were issued
the Fargo, Wahpeton and the Lisbon
battery Travelled to Devils Lake on
a special train from Fargo. The Lis
bon band left Lisbon for Davenport
where they made camp to remain over
night, while the Wahpeton company
were transported from Wahpeton to
Davenport on special train to Join
the Fargo company.
From jamestown special train Op-
Grated that carried the jamestown,
Valley City, Bismarck and Dickinson
companies. This train reached the
reservation during the after
noon of Friday, the trip being made
over the Northern Pacific by way of
Leeds.
Minot and Williston companies were
carried from Minot on a special train,
having been authorized to
proceed to Minot to participate in the
celebration this week.
Grafton and the Hillsboro compa-
MES were carried from Grand Forks
on the regular Great Northern train.
reaching Devils Lake at 1870 o'clock
and marching to the reservation.
The company of regulars that will
participate in the camp work with
he national guard, marched overland
rom Fort Lincoln to Rock Island and
'rrived there Friday for the work.
The regulars left Fort Lincoln last
week and have been favored with
inc weather, except that on one or
Wo days it has been decidedly hot
work.
Major R. r. Steadman, U. S. A., re-
ired. military secretary; Sergeant
William A. Gacciola. Fourth infantry.
J. S. A., and Sergeant John w. Rock,
second infantry, u. S. A.. will accom-
amy general headquarters. while Cap
ain M. P. Wells is ordered to report
o. Col. Frank P. Allen for service
uring the encampment.
An important retirement in the ma
Ional guard is announced through an
rder just issued by Adjutant Gener-
] Treumann. Major Charles F. Mud !
EFT Of Valley City, by his own re-
uest, is placed on the supernumer-
ry list of the guard through this or
er. Major midget has seen long
ervice in the guard. both at home
nd abroad, being Captain of Com
any G of Valley City in the Philip
ines. but returning home because of
'itical illness. His place at the head
the Valley City company was taken
Y Col. A. l. Berg of Grand Forks at
lat time.
after long period of faithful and
'ficient service both at home and
broad. it is to be regretted that
-ajor Mudgett finds it necessary to
etire from active service in the Ma
onal guard of the state" states the
"der in questin. "He has done much
} increase the efficiency of the regi-
ent of which he has been a Jealous
Hcer for so many years and by plac-
lg hi mon the supernumerary list.
is services which have been so val
able. will be available in the future.
hould the occasion require it."
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