New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-09
WILL BREAK CAMP TODAY
New Jersey Infantry Completes
Week of Hard Work.
ARMY OFFICERS PLEASED
Eighteen Guard Rifiemen Picked
to Compete at the Camp
Perry Matches.
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune J

Camp Fielder. Sea Girt, ~ j.. Aug. S.
Break camp and Home, Sweet Home, -
is the order for tomorrow morning for
the % Infantry. n. c. y. J.. which to-
day completed hard week OF drilling
and manpuvring under the supervision
OF United States army officers. The
weeks encampment, the most successful
and beneficial I'm the history Of the I'd.
will not be officially closed until after the
troops have taken down their tents and
packed them for shipment to the reG-
mental headquarters at Trenton Then
they Will march from the eucampment
grounds 10 the railroad station and en-
bark for their home stations.
Calamity did the regiment battle to-day
against an intrenched army Of 1900 theO-
retlcal troops which had been discovered
IN tho rife pits. Colonel Horace VI. Read
ing. having heard of the position Of the
enemy ordered an immediate attack
The three battallons We're sent 70 a posi-
ton near the Little White House. from
which place they opened fire upon tho
ranks Of the enemy.
The enemy was represented by rows OF
silhouette figures mechanically arranged
so that they could be raised and lowered
hy the operators IN the pits When the
figures fell under the steady FIRE OF the
gusrdsmcn they were entitled to an adj
vance of hfty Yards These advances
were made by PUSHES the men falling
upon the ground for further fire after
each run.
Ia the event OF the figures remaining
Ia 80
time II showed that the fire had not been
effective. and the troops were forced t.
retire distance equivalent each time IL
that u their advances in time OF success
ful fire concentration.
The problem which vas SO successfully
worked out to-day was promulgated by
the mentors 4 the New Jersey Guard
who were here at the musketry schoo
early tn the summer. and IT has proved
OF marked value - the guardsmen. II
has taught them fire control. fire concen-
tration and nrc discipline.
Late this afternoon the "a was reviewed
by Governor Fielder in the presence of
900 persons. principally from the home
towns OF the regiment.
New Jersey rinemen who are 10 repre-
sent this state I'm the national and inter
national rife matches AT Camp Perry
ohio. from August IS 10 September vii
leave Sea Girt under command OF Major
william L. Martin. OF the "a New Jel.
scy Infantry. on Tuesday night Their,
are eighteen mer in the team. represent.
Ing the pick OF the hrty-eight who qualt
fed as instructors at the recent musketry
school held here.
Brgader General Bird W. Spencer. m
spector general OF rifle practice in thi,
state. is not going out 10 Camp Perry
and named Major Martin. one Of th'
states finest shots. 20 head the Jersey
team. The other members OF the team
arc Lieutenant Colonel William \
Tcwes. Major Winfield 5. Price. Captaini
Adolph II. Pfcil. William A. Baker
Charles 4. Peterson. Lawrence c. Dehr
and Arthur G.. Jaggard. Lieutenan..
Charles II. Bohn. Arthur II. Phillips anC
Harry NJ Dishrow. Battalion Sergean
Major Adon W. Muller. Sergeant George
G. Wright. Quartermaster Sergean
James A. Thompson. Sergeant curt O. II
Kayser, Sergeant Seth Eberhardt. Ser
geant William Workman and Corpora
Elmer G.. Tewes