Evening journal., 1912-07-30
0. M. D. FALLS
BACK BEFORE
SKY BATTLE

ing to camp.
Details from each company Who
had never used the rife before were
instructed on the 200 yard range
under command Of Major w J. Ram
say, inspector of rifle practice. The
staff officers not detailed with the
hattalions. were in the fsld holding
pistol practice and good ccores we're
made The hospital corps under
command Of Major Samuel and Cap
tain McElfatrick also held an ambn
lance and litter drill The 'and also
practiced during the morning.
Captain II. c. Lawson was officer
of the day and Lieutenant S. NJ ID,
Marshall was officer OF the guard. In
the afternoon the battalion were
taken on the field for close order for
nation and instruction in the hand
ling of the service rifle. Rifle and
pistol practice was continued and the
hospital corps had a litter drill at
30 o'clock. Soon after this drill
the band was assembled in front OF
the hospital tent and instructed IN
first aid and litter work by Captain
Williams Of the Hospital Corps OF the
H. S. A Captain Williams gave
demonstration OF opening the band
age and applying It and OF lifting q
man on a litter and carrying him
with two and four men. In carrying
tht litter the carriers must keep out
Of step TO prevent swinging and jolt
ing of the wounded.
The musicians were then told 10
try to carry each other and a great
deal Of fun was had when little
fellow weighing about 125 pounds
tried to lift the largest man IN the
camp who weighed far over 200
pounds He succeeded In doing IL,
! however. with the across back carry
but IL was a hard job. The band will
assist the hospital corps hereafter In
the attacking formations After the
drill the members Of both compan-
les had their pictures taken.
The hospital corps now has a com
/ pletely equipped ambulance
Great attention is being paid to the
sanitary condition and in consequence
the percentage Of sickness will fall
far below that OF former years
Every morning, Major William Mar
shall Jr., the chief surgeon, with
the officer OF the guard. makes an
/ inspection Of the entire camp Every
morning the garbage cans are burned
] cut with oil. So far only .hroe mon
have been confined TO the hospital
with slight ills
Close attention also Is being given
20 the food and all OF IL is inspected
/ before II Is used. No hash is made
from leftover meat, which is thrown
away. Tho food consists Of beans.
beef, bacon, eggs, potatoes, corn. to-
matoes, bread and butter, coffee and
peaches.
Upon examination the lower spring
vas found TO contain impure water
and the men were prohibited from us
ing IL. Water Is now being gotten
from the pumping station at the en-
trance of the camp.
The buglars hold practice several
times day and the officers are very
much pleased with the great i'm
provement shown.
Chaplain r. X. Stephenson has
charge of the entertainment OF the
men and he is arranging an enjoyable
program for them.
Coming m on the car last night
was a regular army soldier who had
just been discharged from the army
He had looked over the camp and
told one Of the officers that he had
never seen one better conducted and
that the men were better equipped
than the regular army men who had
equipments that were not alike and
being continually changed.
Boxing and bathing seem TO be the
most popular sports in the camp and
a large crowd soon gathers when two
men get together. Colonel Townsend
is trying TO arrange an hour when all
of the men can go in bathing at the
some time.
All of the recruits are shooting
during the first days of camp. To-
wards the last Of the week the old men
will be seen on the ranges and some
good scores are espected.
Several officers and men from Fort
DUPONT visited the camp yesterday.
, So far no one has been confined IN
the guard house.
d The men were looking forward to
J the skirmishes to-day and everyone is
/, I'm fear that he will be tagged as a
q wounded man TO be taken care Of by
the hospital corps.
Every evening the band plays while
! the soldiers do the turkey rot
The officers report that after l1.30
O'Clock at night the camp is as quiet
as a church meeting
Robert Daniels. a local sprinter OF
some note. and Robert Oglesby, OF
I, the band. who some years ago made
his r. at Princeton. decided to run a
quarter mile race for the champion
ship of the camp. Daniels appeared
4 wearing tennis shoes and was given a
+ five yard handicap. At the crack Of
the pistol he was of at a fast pace
n and ran the entire distance. thinking
that Oglesby was behind him, only Ia
$ turn around al the finish 10 sec
Z OElesby sitting down quarter OF a
d mile away.
q CAPTAIN Jacobs Of Newark. was
slightly injured in a trolley car COLI
sion IN front OF camp yesterday after
q noon. when he was hurled against the
?, end OF a car.