Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-07-20
Now Doing Police Duty Dis
cipiIine in General Excellent
at Big National Guard En-
Campment,
HEAT 0VERC0MES ONE:
ONE CASE OF MEASLES
Sanitation of Big Military
Camp Nearly Perfect Ten
Days ManeuverS Begin This
Morning Under Army Officer.

py Morning Journal Snecial Cores
nopdent at Camp Mills. \. NJ. n. g.
Camp Mills. New Mexico National
Cuard. Las Vegas. n. NJ. July 19.--
Tonight saw everyone Of the ten com
panies of the New Mexico National
Guard snugly ensconced in camp at
Camp Mills, lust northwest of Las
Vegas, and one of the most successful
and picturesque military gatherings
ever seen in the territory is now un-
der way. The boys are awaiting with
expectancy and a determined desire
TO acquit themselves with credit and
cover themselves with glory, the be-
ginning tomorrow morning of the ten
DAYS maneuvers. The latter are to
be conducted under the direction Of
Lieutenant +. S. Young, Twenty-third
Regiment, United States infantry, the
officer detailed by the war depart
ment to attend the eneampment and
give the citizen soldiery Of New Mex
leo expert instruction in the art Of
war. Camp Mills is the ideal site for
such an eneampment as is now in
progress. 1t Is located on the famous
rifle range two miles northwest of
Las Vegas with sanitation as nearly
perfect as possible, an excellent wa
ter system also having been installed
on the grounds nj considerable eX-
pense for the occasion.
Refuse and other accumulations
are Immediately disposed Of the men
have been inoculated aganst typhoid
in accordance with the most advanced
practice of the regular army and the
camp presents an appearance of spot
essness seldom eXcelled in mill
tary encampment.
The Las Vegas climate suffered a
severe setback on the first day of
the encampment when Cantain Nor
man L. King of Company II, Santa
Re, was overcome bv the heat. His
condition is not regarded as serious.
This hot day, however. was the SEN
satlonal exception at Las Vegas and
The weather is expected to be perfect
y satisfactory. The Santa Fe boys
are, however, spreading the news
around that the capital CITY has such
a perfect climate and is always SO
cool that even Las Vegas is hot In
comparison
One Case of Measles.
To add to the interest of the first
Day a private in Company II of Las
vegas, was taken down with the
measles, he and Captain King being
both removed to the hospital, whence
'he measles patient was later re-
moved to quarantine.
The headquarters of Adjutant Cen
eral A. S Brookes, himself an ex-
perlenced army man, and of Colonel
r. T. Abbott, commander of the First
regiment, are located in a prominent
central position in the camp.
The field and staff officers to be
round at the regimental headquarters
are Major Arthur Pail. Silver City;
MAJOR Ludwig William Ilfeld. Las We
sas' CAPTAIN Eugene A. Lohman, Ad-
5ulaft, Roswell; Captain Fitzwarren
thompson, Quartermaster. Roswell;
raplalh Henry p Bradshaw, Santa
~ Oaptain Harvey NJ. Shields, chap
lan Dawson; Captain Carlos Vierra,
Inspector Of small arms practice, San
va re- Second Lieutenant j. ]. Nc
"ihen battalion duartermaster, Sill
'er City' Second Lieutenant Charles
uiIy' battalion quartermaster. Tu-
=, and Second Lieutenant James
- MeHughes, battalion duarterma, St
er Conllos