New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28
NATIONAL GUARD NEWS
n. Y. Commander SpIendidIy
Received IN WISCONSIN.
VANDERBILT ENTHUSIASTIC
innovation in Care of Sick
Planned for the rian@uvres
in Connecticut.

r. ~ N.Y. All, SOllibdh~iiS WV ->S" NSA"
Nauonai Guard, ms recent tour or 90
..,ation with the PROVISIONAL regiment
III infantry vi the United states army at
Suaita, Wis, Vas the most instructive In
IL .AytllenCC, anu lie IoGno many m
,.oraat details vi military liie "hiCn ma!
80 M .reat service III The Iuture. Inc
,snerai was accompanied Dy Lieutenant
Colonel Il. r. Walton ana CoEnehus van
5s,b,lt. OF his staff, who are equally en-
,t.isla,uo oSe. ,Ho alp aIu IT'S Ndiue 20
them. ,
,.7'he provisional regiment. organized at
s.iI MAR ,,rtnstn Ut 800 men, hdu nlaue
rar,o tuliy eQuippeu to- war service
.,ro,,yh Iowa ard Wisconsin" said GEN
81 G.Kyau yesterday, ana IL was 'h'
6nest ana Oest equipped regiment eve
COW lis discipline was perfect anu 's
commissioned and enlisted personnel was
:, the highest II there Is any Delte'
command l 40 not know where IL can NC
.o,,rd Every facility was eXtended u
:. ny Colonel Getty and other officers Io'
.hservation, and every detail or Fsiue
- interest was thoroughly explained
,r..ra was a special demonstration OF the
- trucks for our benefit, and the resi-
,,.nt had a number OF them on trial our
a., the march, In addition TO the escor'
uesons drawn by the ume-honored mule
urhus me auto trucks proved their Naiue'
=. A,d tho mules, and ! am sure that the
latter will still be an important lac'''
o. army transportation. the regiment
n,os testing various equipment and cioth-
~. 40 we'll as different kinds OF shoes
II had experienced all kinds OF wea're'
and marched on every variety OF roau'
80 chat the various tests have been OF the
-,ost thorough description, and the oiicia'
.1aor, vii, he of great interest and value
THE feet Of all the men were careluliH eN-
sr,oed al the end OF each days march
nv commissioned officers, to see II 'hey
,,ere IN proner condition This is one OF
the most important details ana caiino' 0'
looked after too carefully
"Au through the march the regiment
met with a splendid reception from coun-
.rv people, and the behavior OF the ei-
us,sd men won great credit for the Or
e,on,zation and the army as well. SAM
,arv matters were most RICHLY loohcu
after and the health OF the command
was splendid, despite the fact that a.
some stages during the long march OH
GERS and men were subjected TO some very
irving conditions. The COMBAT nrihe
tests. some of which we witnessed az
Sparta, were particularly instructive ne
regiment fired at silhouette targets ana
arraneen1ents were made to signal the
vs,uA Of the shooting from pits aug III
front OF the targets. The firing was exc
cuted as a part of manPuVre' ana
scents had 70 find the enemy represented
nv the targets, and the shooting was con-
dncted inst as IL the regiment was ex-
,eo,ad 70 find a real enemy. The details
OF the book and paper work OF the resi-
nent were also fully explained TO US; inns
has been greatly reduced over the oid
systems. The results determined oy the
combat firing were very important. be-
,ieve that this mode of instruction is the
most practical one for troops
Arrangements have been made by the
military authorities Of the Ne" 10TH
National Guard for the care OF any Sc
riously injured or sick men during the
manceuvres In Connecticut that VIII
nrovs quite an innovation. When any
man Is injured or sick to such an extent
that he will be incapacitated FOR lur'her
duty while the manPuvres last an au-
;ornobile ambulance will promptly be
sent to pick him up, and he Will be taken
70 New York City under proper medical
care and placed in st. Nincents Hospi-
tai where arrangements have already
been made TO care for sick or injured
men. A medical officer Of the national
guard will be on duty at the hospital to
look after the men sent there. The auto
mobile ambulance service will be in ad-
dition TO the field hospital ana ambu-
lance companies and viii relieve the
medical department from the care OF SICK
men In the field, who can be better looked
after in a city hospital.
Adjutant General William Nerbeck
who with Colonel Simmons, a. A. G
was present for some days ut Fort IL
G.. Wright. Fishers Island, during the
two weeks tour of duty Of the Sth Reg
iment, expresses great satisfaction al
the work performed. THE regiment Is
entitled 70 great credit" says General
Verbeck, for the manner In which II
performed its duties of coast artillery
men and the splendid progress IT made
1t manned guns and mortars and trec
service charges with its own officers
and men, without the aid of the regu-
lars. the latter merely looking on to
see that all was correct. This is GER
tainly ample evidence OF progressive
ness. The regiment also had 81 per cent
of its membership present, another
creditable showing, especially on tour
OF two weeks" The 18th Company. I'M
, der command of Captain y. NJ. Brefer.
, had the honor Of winning the figure OF
, merit trophy in the regiment during the
shooting, making three hits out of six
shots with the 12-inch mortar at moV-
ing target II also had the best attend
ance record, having only one man abb
sent.
Although Private Richard Stokes, jr.
, OF Company of the list Regiment
! has only one eye, he has received spe'
cial permission TO re-enlist after TWEEN
ty-four years service. He lost the
sight of one eye after he served In the
! regiment for four years, but he Is a
| good rife shot, nevertheless, and has
/ qualified as a distinguished expert The
: tactical walk of the regiment at George
town Conn, last Sunday under the d.
rection OF Captains Wise and Fry, U. 5
A., proved OF great value despite the
rain. Corporals c. w. Houghton and