New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-19
CONNECT|CUT'S WOUNDS
BOUND WITH DOLLARS
Damage of the Mimic War Is
EaSed by governments
Balm.
Entertainment OF TROOPS
Chief Umpire Bliss Is Still Try
ing to Figure Out Which
Side Won a Famous
Victory.
ENTRAINMENT OF IROOPS

~cu.toyn Conn. AUG. iS-Connecticut
entered hopefullv to-day on hor recon
strucfjop period" when the troops OF BORN
armies HAT have been lighting back and
forth for ton DAYS over her farms and
through her villages, evacuated the
stronghoIds they won in yesterday :
pitched battle upon the hills about New
town. The reconstruction will be done
chiefly by the reimbursement money
which the provost marshals. who alone
fingered. are dealing out with judiciously
liberal hands. and 1t will consist mainly
in rebuilding smashed fences or getting
paid for cornfelds that look as though
a giant as big as a hill had had NJ in
them.
The evacuation was accomplished IN
seventy-three special mixed trains. aver
aging from twelve 10 fifteen cars OF ali
descriptions from open fat cars for the
wagon trains. stock cars. box cars. day
coaches for the men and Pullmans for
the officers.
From seven entrainment stations they
began drawing out az o'clock in the
morning. continuing until late after
noon, 10 go scurrying into seven states
and seven always having been mystical
number Of good fortune, good luck, save
for DELAYS. seemed 10 attend the home
ward movement OF the gleeful singing
troons The soldiers made no conceal
rnent Of the fact that they were tickled
almost 10 death that the campaign or
hardship was really over. But there was
a bug in the butter. just the same. FOR
along with their gladness al being pointed
honeward once more, away from forced
marches. sleeping on the ground and
going without rations. there was chagHn
that they were given only nine days
pay, instead Of ten days, as they ex-
pected. The bitter complaints Of the men
were backed up in this by the more
sober opinions OF a number Of officers.
The Missing 81 Is.
When we were called out" said
Colonel Barthman, Of the 47th Regiment
CRrooklvn). we were told that we would
be in service for ten days. Accordingly
the men asked their employers for ten
davs' leave. Their pay is dollar and a
quarter a day. and while that Is not
great deal. vet II is Just that much, and
think II unjust TO the men. I have no
doubt there will be widespread kicking
al this among the men. who expected ten
DAYS. as they were told in the begin
ming"
IT would not have hurt the govern
nlent 10 allow the men rest to-day let
ting them go home tomorrow, ~ said an
other officer on the General stan.
think the government is behind this
shortening Of the time and pay. w
course. Il any Of the men fail 70 reach
their home barracks by u o'clock tonight
the government will be responsible for
another day. From the way in which the
railroad has caused delay in the entrain-
ment Of troops. IL looks as though num-
Der Of the regiments will fail TO get home
before l2. The men have been ready
uromptly at their entraining points, but
the railroad has not handled the move
meme Of trains expediioVsly.
General Bliss was asked to-day 10 COM
ment on the campaign at his headquar-
ters in Newtown.
We'll. II has been a great success, ne
said. II think the militia are satisfied
with their part IN it. They have behaved
splendidly. They have learned great
deal Of practical warfare in the opera
tons. The damage done 10 the country
in which the campaign was held Will be
amply covered by the money allowed for
that purpose.
Regarding the Anal decision as TO the
victory in yesterdays battle, General
Bliss said that when all the points OF the
positions OF the two armies at the SOUND
ing OF the recall were before him ne
would be able to make technical de-
cIsion as TO who had the best OF the hight
This would be contained, he said, In bis
official report Of the campaign. which
would be made public within twenty days
at the most