New Britain herald., 1914-07-11
LOCAL M|uT|AMEN
 OFF TO THE FRONT
VIII Experience RcguH MNitaTl
 Life for Week.
HORSES STAMPEDE AT AIANT(

AS III INOOAlGH
 in Fear of Being .Initiated'-
 Signal Corps on Duty.
 With their only worry being th1 fear that they might have to pitch camp in the rain, the members O Company E and I, First Regiment, CI N. G.. embarked at the depot about S:30 o'clock this morning fo [ the annual encampment and ma neuvers at the camp grounds al Mantle. Captain Ladbury of Com pany I and Captain Low of Company E were in command. Two cars wer( provided for the local boN and th3 train pulled out shortly before
 o'clock
 Many of the militiamen todaw ex[ perienced their first insight into th& ways of the regular army and wer@ quite enthusiastic, while others, vet erans as it were of past summed camps, went about their duty in
 more matter of fact way The "rool. ies" were somewhat nervous as the,I left their homes. for burning in their ears were the threats made by th@ more experienced men of ducking@ to come, of being tossed up in blanket and other "inftiatory'' stunts that ofttimes fall to the lot of the raw recruit"
 Two Regiments Arrive.
 The entire regiment arrived a& Mantle without mishap and a vill iase of tents sprang up on the state military reservation in a few hours today when the two regiments of in- fantry of the Connecticut National Guard marched in to begin their an- nual tour of duty in the field. WithI flags flying and the bands piayina lively airs the commands stepped atI a lively pace after detraining at the| Mantle station, and made the shortj march to the camp grounds. The| Second Regiment under Col. McCapc| and accompanied by the First sep1 arate company, and tho Signal corpe.I | arrived at S:l6 a.. m., and the First Regiment under Col John Hickey| came in from Hartford shortly afterj 10 o'clock.
 Horses Stampede.
 The work of detraining was ac-| complished quickly and smoothly. Ths| chief incident, however, was whenl twenty eight horses of the Signal Corps bolted after being taken out ofI the cars and then scattered throuehl the nearby fields. 1t took three| hours to round them up.
 Regular Army Man in Charge.
 Camp routine was established this| afternoon. Col. A. F. Buf1nRton.| Third United States Infantry, is in| command.
 This is the first time probably in| recent years that the national guard camp has been commanded by anI officer of the regular establishment| and Col. BufJ1ngton's assignment is in| accord with the practice of the war| department this year in placing regu-| lars as commandants instead of send- ing them merely as inspectors and op- servers. Captain E. S. Hartskorn, Third United States Infantry, is camp ad1utant. and Lieut.. James B. Crawl ford, Coast Artillery Corps, U. c. A.. is camp auartermaster.
 The reeimental commanders called upon Col. Burlington this afternoon, paid their respects, and had a con- ference over camp routine. the details of which were published later. There are upwards of 1,5o0 men in camp. The First Separate company has the right of the regfmental line. then comes the Second Regiment and then the First Regiment. The mounted scouts have quarters in the rear of the staff officers quarters. The signal | corps marched in, but later marched out for a tour of duty in the nearby towns and that command will not re- turn until next Friday. Its field work will be under the direction of Ser geant H. P. Daggert, United States l signal corps.