Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-10
N. ]. SOLDIERS
OFF TO FRONT
FOR WAR GAME
First Regiment Turns
Out Full Quota
of Its Men.
GUARDSMEN SLEEP IN
ARMORIES ALL NIGHT
1000 Men from This State
Face Work of Strenuous
Campaign.

khak1-cIad New Jersey Soiulers,l
with full field equipment, entrained
today for the mimic war in Connec-
ticut. The States representation is
about two thousand men.
The First regiment and the First
troop of cavalry, National Guard,
left Newark for the front. The Or
ange companies of the Fifth regiment
Joined their regiment in Paterson and
Field Battery A went direct by train.
Whether they were awakened in.
the armories by the clarion call of the
reveille o. whether a prosaic alarm
clock, set hours ahead, ended their
slumber, the men all we're up before
daybreak.
Many slept all night in the armories.
Every company was away before 0
o'clock. the members eager for their
ten days of strenuous campaigning.
While 1t is not a real war to which
the soldiers are going. 1t will be a
very thrilling and rapid-fre imitation
of me-. Technically. it is known as
the Connecticut Maneuver Cam
paign.' It will enc on August 10.
when the 10000 regulars and volun-
teers will dispense.
For the first time in the history of
mimic battles and maneuver warfare,
aeroplanes will do scout duty.
The First Regiment. National
Guard of New Jersey, Colonel John
d. Fraser in command, left at 6
o'clock for Connecticut. It will re-
inforce the First Brigade of the Blue
army when it reaches the front early
this afternoon. 1t will go into camp
at Long Hill, just outside of Bridge
port, to await orders from the brigade
commander.
Long before daybreak the guards
men began t. assemble and several
hundred slept in the various company
quarters at the armory and heard
the first call of r~eveille at 4:20 o'clock
and mess call at 5 O'clock.
Not satisfied with the coffee and
sandwiches hundreds purchased quart
bottles of milk and sugar buns and
ate heartily prior to the departure.
Men FuiIy Equipped.
During the night and in the wee
sma' hours many of the veterans
played pranks on the recruits and ar
rests were made frequently.
AT the time set for adjutant's call
at $50 the full roster responded to
roll-call, excepting those excused for
sickness. Colonel Fraser was jubi-
liant at the showing and compli-
mented the company commanders for
turning out their full quota.
There was no band and I'M of the
trimmings of a dress parade when
the regiment tramped eastward in
Sussex avenue from the armory to
Central avenue, to Halsey street, to
Bank street, to Broad street, to the
station. Occasional light showers
prior to the command march" had
settled the dust along the line OF
march.
Even though each man carried a
roll containing half a shelter tent,
blanket, poncho, comb, brush. tooth
brush, towels, extra clothing, rifle and
bayonet, as we'll as intrenching tools,
gun sling, cartridge belt and fasten-
er, canteen and straps, first-aid pack
ct, blanket roll straps, haversack to
contain knife, fork, spoon and cup,
none seemed fatigued.
Women Witness Departure.
Colonel Fraser, however. marched
the men slowly and halted thrice n
route, in order that all would be fit
for battle before dusk If attacked by
the enemy.
There were few onlookers at the
armory, but at the station there we're
some anxious mothers and devoted
s~weethearts, who gathered to see
their favorites off and to grasp theirs
hands as the trains pulled out.
The first section. which left at 6:34,
consisted of six fiat cars, with wagons
and ambulance, four stock cars, with
all animals, one baggage car, two
coaches and one Pullman. Six min
utes later the second section. with
eight coaches and three baggage cars,
departed, and the third left at 6:41,
with nine coaches attached.
Officers Of the Regiment.
The officers of the regiment. in ad-
dition to Colonel Fraser. are Lieu
tenant-C Colonel George M. Buttle.
Majors Arthur H. MacKie, Roland
D. Croker and Alvin H. Graft, Cap
tain and Adjutant l. Newton Davies,
Captain and Quartermaster Richard
j.. DerNeT. Captain anu SoAhAhiScoAs
Gerrish Newell. Captain and Chap
lain Rev. Oscar E. Braune- The
company commanders are Captain
Orrin E. Runyon. Company D; Cap
tain William H. Camfeld. Company
B: Captain Arthur D.. March. CON-
pany 1; Captain Harold Wakefield.
Company E; Captain Winford H
Van Muse, Company l.; Captain
Charles w B~eardsley. Company H;
Captain William B. Powell, Company
A; Captain William Jones, Company
C: Captain Carl J. Schultz, Company
x: Captain F. A. Borcherling, Com
pany G.; Captain James d. Lambie,
Company F; Captain Duane E. Min
ard. Company NJ; Captains Jean F
Volts, Frederick G. Shaul and
Charles E. Selvage. medical corps.
Commanded by Captain William A
BRYANT, the First troop. cavalry
which will form a part OF the Red
army, or attacking forces. rode out Of
the armory in Roseville avenue
promptly at $50 o'clock this morn
ing. Followed by the two wagons
carrying the field equipment the
trooper marched to the Roseville
freight yards Of the Lackawanna rail-
fcontinued on Second Pare.y