The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-08
CAMP GROWS FAST
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| view of the public
 l Over at the canteen house Corpora Mackey is one of the happiest, soldiers 1 in camp. Corporal Mackey has had g | splendid bull dog given to him by g l lady resident of Bridgeport. The dog l an intelligent animal and one worth
 a good deal, has been eating up other dogs in the neighborhood of his for. | mer owners home His owner found l it impossible to correct him from thai l habit and after many difficulties witf other dogs she decided that she must get rid of Famous Bill" as he hal been called by the solydiers. So she l took the animal to thek camp with hel and found any number of the soldier boys ready to provide for him. F'a- nous Bill' is having the time of hit life and likes army life immensely, as he gets a good deal of attention ant plenty to eat and drink. Corpora l Mackey intends to keep the dog as the company mascot as long. as, the ser vice will allow him.
 l One of the interesting parts of the coming war maneuvers in this State,
 man will be able to understand, will
 be the feeding of the troops and horses There will be two main SUD- ply stations, one already located and in full swing at Danbury, and the other at Derby. With between twen- l ty and twenty-five thousand men and three thousand horses the task will not be 8 small one.
 l FromA the time the militia organlZa- tions start from the home rendezvous until the time of the arrival at camp l an expense of not exceeding 75 cents per man per day is authorized for the purchase of cooked meals, Including 1 liquid coffee. On the return home travel rations will be furnished. The combined cost of meals, rations, liquid coffee. communication of rations for the sick in the hospital and any other authorized purchase must not exceed the allotment made. Any expense in by the State or organization mourning l the same. The authorized allowance for liquid coffee Is seven ceAts per man per meal, or twenty-one cents a man a day for the actual number Of days travelled.
 At the supply camp at Danbury be- fore daybreak baking bread began in
 baked in four pound loaves and four car loads of bread and proXisions have been sent out to the nearby camps. The bakers in charge of the camps at Danbury and Derby were sent on from Washington, where they were in- structed in the government cooking schools. The bread mixers will re- main at the two subsistence camps until Aug. F, when they will depart, leaving large enough supply to last the troops until they too leave the State.
 As far as actual hiking is concerned the maneuversN from the viewpoint of the National Guardsmen will be much
 more attractive than those of preced- ing years. No long marches will be undertaken, eight miles being the limit
 of the days work, unless Of course command gets lost and then 1t may cover more ground in finding us camp. Orders have also been issued to the effect that in order to Tighten the work of the soldiers there will be no actual construction of entrench- ments and gun pits.
 It is a busy time in the State arm- ories, and at the present rate Of pro- gress the Connecticut GuaFdmen will be ready to take the field several age and other camping equipment have been distributed. The loading of the wagon has been supervised by regular army officers and instructions have been for the. proper unloading of the same
 into the State today. The first and second cavalry under Colonels Bridg- man and Debevois left New York and will reach Bridgeport late tomorrow. The remainder of the New York troops will come to New Haven Saturday by boat Already the southwestern part of the State is dotted with military eamps and by tomorrow night a good part of the two armies will be on hand.
 Orders issued today shortened the length of the maneuvers, so that ln- stead of concluding on the 18th they will cease on the 17th, and the Ma tional Guardsmen will return to tneir homes the 18th.
 This will allow them to return to
 their work on Monday.
 lsyen staid old Derby is. sitting up and taking notice of the activities or the war game. Passengers on the Naugatuck Division of the New York,
 New Haven and Hartford R. R. these last few days have noticed several brown tents pitched along the tracks
 near the Derby depot just north of
 the station and in close proximity to
 the freight depot As Derby has been designated as one of the main supply
 depots for the coming maneuvers
 enormous quantities of fuel, fodder and rations for the men has been
 A detachment of men in charge of
 officers from the Quartermaster's and
 Commissary departments arrived a
 few days ago and pitched their tents
 in the immediate vicinity of the in
 coming freight trains and, have been
 as busy as beavers ever since un-
 loading and checking off the supplies
 as t6ey come in and arranging them
 in such shape that the coming legions of the defending Blue army may be
 quickly provided with everything
 necessary for their material comfort
 while in the field The now familiar
 soft brown tents pitched right in the
 heart of the tight little town are a
 center of attraction early and late
 and the ubiquitous small boy has
 made the QuartermaSter'S depot of
 supplies his headquarters from early
 morn till the last call at night. There
 is not an idle moment at the supply
 depot. and intelligently directed activ-
 ity has accomplished wonders in the
 systematic unloading and arrange
 ment of a vast amount of military
 material for, be 1t known, every
 imaginable article from a package of
 pins to an artillery caisson has to be
 handled through these supply depots.
 Even historic old Seymour was
 treated to a glimpse of the minions
 of war yesterday. Forty-four army
 wagons rolled into town yesterday
 afternoon and made a bee line for
 of loading army supplies of every de-
 scription ensued. In wonderfully
 short time the wagons were loaded
 to the brim with their ponderous
 loads and departed to base of SUD-
 plies which has been established a
 short distance from? the town. where,
 it is stated the First and Second Conn Infantry regiments will be established
 next Saturday afternoon. It is fifty