New-York tribune., 1913-08-08
WAS A FAMOUS VICTORY
Major Martins "Reds" Defeat
"BIues" with Great Ease.
FLANK ATTACK SUCCEEDS
War Departments Stand on
Appropriations to Militia
Causes Anxiety.
From The Tribune Corr >spondent.


Camp Fielder. Sea Girt, ~ j., Aug. T.
Major William B. Martin, OF the FIRST
Battalion. I'd Infantry, OF the New Jersey
National Guard, to-day displayed good
generalsh,p I'm a battle which took place
between the Red army and the Blues
near Hill 100. between Manasquan and
Allenwood.
Five minutes after he opened his flank
attack upon the Blue army. with MAJOR
John II. Mccullough and Major Conrad
Hall commanding. he had won decision
over his opponents, who had twice his
strength So clean defeat did he ad-
minister to the Blue army that the UNI
pirea regular army officers and Colonel
Horace NJ. Reading. gave their decision
almost instantly.
Major Martin, whose forces represented
the advance guard OF the Red army
which had proceeded from Browns Mills
10 a point near Farmngdale was or
dered TO proceed to the Manasquan River
| and burn the bridges, cutting OF the
| approach OF the Blues.
Major Mccullough was taken unawares
when Major Martin, by hank move
ment on the left, cut IN behind the Blues
| shot I'D their column, captured their
wagon train and proceeded on MS way
IN destroy tie bridges over the river ana
cut of the further advance OF the man
army Of the Blue from the south
There was no evening parade tonight
| Colonel Reading deciding TO give the
mon no further work following their
uanouvre I'm the country west OF here.
Tomorrow will oe Governors Day The
,roops Will have a field firing problem In
the morning and pass in revie" oeiore
| Governor Fielder in the afternoon
| News OF the projected discontinuance
nv the War Department or approprla-
tions 10 organized militia which has not
conformed TO the requirements OF the
Dick act has thrown the National Guarn
Of New jersey in general, and the "a
| Regiment. OF Trenton. now encamped
here and the Sd. OF Camden, in particu-
lar. into decided anxiety. The New Jer-
sey guard is threatened with the loss or
| its division organization, while the 2d ana
| Sd regiments will after the first OF the
year be regarded as separate organiza-
tions unless another complete regiment
| OF twelve full companies can be mustered
10 complete the % Brigade.
Secretary Lindley NJ. Garrison Of the
War Department. a New Jersey man.
has decided 10 cut OF all governmental
appropriations in aid OF organized militia
which has not complied with the require
ments Of the Dick act during the ten
years OF extensions which have been
| granted.
In New Jersey such compliance has
been impossible To conform 10 the code
and maintain in the future the division
organizati ton the New Jersey guard would
have TO be organized as three full
brigades OF infantry. two regiments Of
| field artillery. one regiment OF cavalry.
| four signal corps companies. four field
| hospitals. four ambulance companies. a
supply train. an ammunition train and a
pack train. The circular which has been
issued by the War Department states all
! OF these adjuncts must be provided be
fore July I. 1915. and all but two field
| hospitals. two ambulance companies. a
pack train. an ammunition train and a
supply train before January /. 1914
The lst Brigade. under command Of
Br,gadier General Edwin W. Hine, com
posed OF the Newark. Paterson and Jer-
sey City troops. would be affected but
slightly under the provisions OF the new
order from the War Department.