New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-21

lous honesty Of the soldier, go by-by
under fire. When Lieutenant White
brought along his nice new trunk and
carefully left the key behind Captain Cal
'lup offered to find some one to open II.
Going to his blacksmith, he asked him
for the skeleton key that saw you with
a few days ago" The blacksmith pro-
tested he had no skeleton key, and after
a minute Captain Gallup ceased to insist.
II is handy to have skeleton keys when a
battery runs short on something that an
other battery Is long on-and officially
Captain Gallup does not know the black
smith has a skeleton key.
Lieutenant Parker. who has charge OF
distributing equipment TO militia officers,
remarked to a reporter for The Tribune:
IF you take your eyes of thing around
here some other outfit has 1t In minute. "
Heavy Firing Soon.
Heavy firing begins Monday and will
continue until all the shrapnel is ex-
hausted mo use firing shrapnel till you
learn to hit something is the rule OF the
camp.
Non-commissioned officers have their
daily classes, the same as the commits
stoned officers, the only difference being
In the subjects they take up.
Commissioned officers from New York
are distributed, with officers of other
states, by class and section. The New
York officers in Glass A are:
First Section--Colonel @. A. Wingate and
Major ]. I. Berry, Cd New York r
Bovine, Second Lieutenant w. Van Alstyne,
Second Lieutenant Z. X. Granger and Second
Lieutenant A. w. Perry. LIST New YORK; Cap
King and Second Lieutenant u. L. Hoffman,
ID New York.
Fifth sectior-Captain G. F. Verbeck. Cap
taip c. r. Seymour. Captain J. T. Delaney;
r. d. Mills, First Lieutenant s. W. Gaylor, IT.,
First Lieutenant r. A. White and First Lieu
tenant 1. b. Smith, LIST New York.
Sixth Section-Captain d. c. Void, jr., Cap
tain L. T. Lohr Captain J. j. stephens, Jr..
First Lieutenant +. T. Colby. First Lieutenant
A D. Washington, First Lieutenant H. p;
sullivan First Lieutenant r. w. Marshall and
First Lieutenant A. w. Wiener, I'd New York.
CLASS B.
First Section-Captain W. P. Fox. Captain
l.. C.. Fox. First Lieutenant ]. ID. Butt, First
Lieutenant e. A. Holmes and First Lieutenant
T. A. Buys, I'd New York; Second Lieutenant
w H. Thomas, Second Lieutenant +. II. Ryan
and Second Lieutenant j. H. De Rivera, LIST
New York
News in camp is obtained fresh from
the wireless station that talks TO the
navy yard at New York ali day. Ever
since starting from Fort Meyer, on June
/, the field wireless has been in touch
with New York.
After the militia officers have had their
instructions they are 70 return to their
commands and bring them down, bat
talon at a time. to Tobyhanna, where
they may make use OF the equipment OF
Major Summeralps battalion outfit.
The different classes for the day close
in time to allow the officers to wash FOL
supper. The washing in the late after
noon Is generous. the water being warmed
by the sun. In the morning, however
when il is bitter cold, the muster roll oil
that army legion known as the A. o. S
W. (Ancient order OF Skinny Washers
is almost complete.
AS night comes on groups depart fol
the benisons OF O'Rourke and his hote
down In the village, where thirst is trans
lated into pure gold. Returning in the
dark and the increasing cold, they gather
about camp fires, wearing greatcoats.
1t is then that the Jingle Is sung. Yor
have to be in condition TO appreciate the
many verses, but II you have been II
O'Rourke's reasonable time nothing car
keep you from singing.
Half past ten comes and frosty fingered
students depart for their tents and thu
warm blanket rolls. A few faithful sing
ers who remain straggle of 10 bec
against the $50 o'clock a. m. reveille.
Nothing stirs but the sentries and tn,
frosty air set in motion by queruloul
who stole my blankets?" Night anC
peace come over the tired tents. A bugl,
! begins 10 wail-Taps