The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-06

is all right TO have difereness IN food
ana the like IN times OF peace and plenty.
really hard times orficers and men must
share alike n the best work is 20 be
Sons, As long as had nothing but two
each man on the morning after the San
Juan nght no one could complain. but
~, ~ l had had any private little luxuries
tne men would very naturally have re-
alized keenly their own shortages.
Beans and acquisitions.
soon after the Guasimas fight we were
pnt on short commons. and as l knew
that a good deal OF food mad been landed
ana was on the beach at Siboney. I
inarehed thirty or forty OF the men down
20 see III could get some and bring IL
up. | finally found a commissory officer
and ne asked me what I wanted. and /
answered. anything he had. so he told
me 70 look about for myself. I found a
number OF sacks OF beans. think about
eleven hundred pounds. on the beach :
sna told the officer that wanted eleven
huhnred Wounds OF beans. lie produced
book OF regulations. and sh owed me
the appropriate section and subdivision
whleh announced that beans were issued
only for the Officers mess. This did me
no good. and 1 told him so He SAID he
~, =, saelsess.ct . e0tot lsz~J1to
az :, 80 .. sorry as l was I then studied
came back with a request for eleven hum
Ired pounds OF beans for the officers
mess He said. why, Colonel. your Of
heers CANT eat eleven hundred pounds OF
beans. 70 which l responded. You don't
know what appetittes my officers have
re then said he would send the requisi-
Won 10 WASHINGTON. I told him I was
quite willing. 50 long as he gave me the
leans. He was good fellow. so We
hnalIy Effected a working compromise-
ne GOT the requisition and I got the
beans. although he warned me that the
price would probably be deducted from
Tho chapiain's MULES.
Under some regulation or other only
the regular supply trains were allowed
20 aet. ana we were supposed not TO have
any horses or mules In the regiment IT.
sell. This was pretty bad in theory:
nut as matter OF fact. the supply
trains were not numerous enough Nv
men mad a natural genius for acquiring
horsenesh in odd ways. and continually
found that they had staked out IN the
prush various captured Spanish cavalry
norSes ana cuban ponies and aba ndoned
commissary mules. Putting thes. TO-
Eether. ! would organize a small pack
train and work ~ industriously for n dav
or two. until they learned about 4, a,
headquarters and conhscated it. Then
would have 20 wait for a week or so
Ilot. ponies. horses and mules. the regi-
ment Meanwhile living in plenty on ynat
We hsd got before the train was conns-
All our men were good at accunu-
Iatlng horses. but within our RANKS I
MINK we were inclined TO Ward the
petter man I'm the regiment than the
chaplain. and there could not have been
a better chaplain for our men. lie took
care or the sick and the wounded he
never spared himself and he dit -,er,.
duty. In addition. he had a natural an
,ltude lot acquiring mules. which mad.
Solne adfnirer. when the regiment was
dishanded. propose that We should have
a special medal struck for him With on
i 10 ouNtrse, a Mule passant and CHAP
IAN regardant." After the surre,der ~
Santaso, Philadelphia clergyman
Mnotn Knew came down TO General
hetiers HEADQUARTERS. and after visit
llS hlm announced that he intended 10
CalI on the rough riders hecaus. a..
Knew their colonel one Of General
", w heeIers aides. Lieutenant steele. who
Ilhed us both individually and as "A reri-
ment. and who appreciated some Of our
ways. asked the clergyman "a fer 10 A. "a
announced that he knew Colonel Roose-
velt's rerimcnt2' 40 - ssid -. 1aS.s'
man Very well. then. let mo give Won
pi,Se OF ADVICE. When YOU 20 down 90
=" IN" colonel. don't let your morse OUT
or your sight. and n The chaplain is
"yre' don't get of the horse
~, came back to- Montauk Point and
soon after were disbanded We had becn
IN the service only "A little over four
inohtns' There are no four months Of
ma nE I'le 70 winch ] look back with more
priue ana satisfaction. I believe most
earnestly and sincerely in peace. but as
,hl.ss are vet In this world the nation
mat cannot fEht the people thar bs,c
lost the fighting edge thai nave LOST
N" Nirilc virtues. occupy n nosltf,, al
' aah E.rous a. ~ is ignoble The future
ANAif.FN OF America In small
~, re lhns upon the possession by the av-
craE" American citizen ~ the ot,slt,ta.
which my men showed when they serve5
ui,,"f me at Santiago.
Moreover. there - one thing In con
.ecu"n with this war which IL T. veil
Ia our people who genuinely love the
nce-and would be ashor1eJ e. -
other than lover Of the peace 90 rirb,
eousnrss and OF Justice TIE true prccb-
ers - peace. who strive earns.ii, 20
nflng nearer the dav when neac. sb,t
yntun among all people and who r.aiIv
~" h+Ip Forward tie cause. are men who
when 10 is the only aIfern9ffve - 80,
titN le"us pence. These are the r,e,, MI,
IKE 'r. Lyman Abbott have cke1 ev-
~ -'HhIte movement for peac. In r-fs
country. and who revertheless r.c(..-
H., H., our lear duty 20 war for the free
peage ahead Of riEhteousness sr- NO
s"Ie - little Tor facts that thew tr.,t
,t,-l1St NC declarations Tor immedlaf. uni
NtlNai 1Fbltrafton as being valuable h.
stead ~ detri mental 20 the ,.,usa me-,
.r''t@. U" ~ tfnpipu. rn1 who seek 10
$3.50 t~H' ,l" nted states impotent FOR in
ma sing as impoteut for irfe-n1,,,,,,,
~ o. All tho mon 81 this Kind arT III
~ ,..' 1IEsni/ations they have controlled
iI,t We hcE1n our career as nation
aH put together. have moi 4rcorrr.ii't..t
one one hundrcdth part 1s much elmer fsr
s.'.l.,,,,t.,.r t"r other peoples. as was
.IIli 100 IF the people ~ OBJ. T-rff.5
states when they fought tho ,,.5 ,.i.ii
lIiIh ana with r'soIute good faith ana
..I'u sense worked out tine snift,i.r,
war. ''""@ from the
Lesson Of the war.
'''I 81 iu. Hfu navy and tb.y, an
."I people. learned some lessons IRON,
W. spanish Nfr and applied fratr d.
'i. own uses. During the fuIfDvtr- I.
'f'' INr Improvement Ir our r,,t. a.t
.iiuN WIS great. mot boz mHfsrf4. ..,.f.'
tN' litl IN personnel ana. % bly..- ..I I
We @hiitF tH handle our forces Ir g.....f
N.I units By 1905 when our f.t+i.
u''t Ft~HWcd around the world tr.
..Ff Ntn become Boo every rsrr.rt
Ni % tfhtIue Instrument n, nrv ,th.-
,'NF DO th' world fleet flr ae.f f.t.a
. .I. iNfr" wn- but ono nation ts,.
'-.'.. WINCH was completely out of .1r
t'l 10 view OF our relations uffI,
Li'i| ana al the TrrI..H. afesti.r
'p.r' 'hi" rH. OF ru .nraslI.,....
wv ''r army. ~ course. He much r..ttft
L.i n" .HIi NeverfheIse4 fN.. f..r....,..
if efficiency wH. fn4rErI ,..tr
I'I.'f. was afill trrr inferior It f.....
'I Hni practice o. Tho .rfIff.r. ....
f'' Hrr Hf fnr rrslf Powers .,irH II.
20. D" i'' Ir"r"s. nf TuuHH. L. l.. f|t....,
'' HNIf fnan began f. r.r...f.
'.'i iH' wHrfw1rIEs speed ana .~.
"IN which fIt esrsTffI.r ..r
" pom. Troop. pf zoo arms al. u...
.'f'i .rI frIrff ported f. cuba frr.rr
''..' .. 'f.F showed that .a