New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-10
REGULARS CAPE
AT TRIM ROCKIES
crest Vet" Greets Martial
Appearance of 36-Hour-
Old Soldiers.
CAMP PREPARING
FOR THE WAR GAME
Rifle Range Cleared for Practice
and Pontoon Outfit Starts
from Washington.
Ipx rnlear,nh 70 The Tribune.

Plattsburg. n. Y. Sept. 9.-At 4:4o
this afternoon the Provisional Battal'
ion Of the p. NJ. C. l., after having
been in camp Just thirty-six hours
marched TO the parade grounds AZ
Plattsbure barracks TO see drili Dv
the Second United States Cavalry
CAPTAIN Halstcad Dorey, the camp
commander, commanded the business
men. The mems military bearing the
precise marching and execution OF or
ders created a mild surprise. especially
among the regulars. A group OF en-
listed men Of the Thirteenth uniteo
States Infantry. one Of The crack regi-
ments of the army. stood near 'he
mess hall as they marched by.
SAY" said one of the regulars,
"what do you know about that
That's better work than the other
bunch did when they were thirty-s'N
hours old" And this was the genera
verdict of those who witnessed the
work of the recruits in the new ousi-
ness mems camp.
Il is no reflection on the men OF the
last camp. either. The regular army
officers in charge Of the camp from
CAPTAIN Dorey down. have IearneJ
something in the last few weeks about
handling these military camps. Then
there were nearly a hundred "veter
ans" from the last camp who have
etaved over They have helped mate
rally leavening the new material III
the present camp. Finally. tnere arr
only six hundred men in this camp
as against 200 in the first. so the m
structors have been able 10 give twice
as much personal attention to each IN
dividual rookie.
The forenoon was occupied In close
order drills. At IL o'clock the men
we're summoned TO the "hot-air tent"
the name given to that part Of the
camp where the men gather and listen
to the talks by the regular army ex-
perts. Captain Dorey talked on the
object of the camp" 81,
"Having the status of cadets, SAID
CAPTAIN Dorey, you will be required
To- conform strictly to the regulations!
C. the regular army. While in any OF
the drill formations, your duty is that
Of the enlisted man. As such you will
obey implicitly the commands OF your
officers. While off duty the relation
ship between you and your instructors,
the officers, is as between one gentle
man and another"
Major Charles Mckinley Saltzman
talked on the work of the Signal Corps.
Major Saltzman has been one OF the
nest popular officers in the camp. The
news that he had been ordered to
Panama to take charge Of insta Hing
telephone lines and apparatus and es-
tf blishing the electric fire control APP
paratus for the heavy coast defence
guns there caused much regret among
officers and men. Captain Gordon
Johnston. the camp adjutant in speak
ing Of Major Saltzman's departure,
said: "The camp goes into mourning
tonight for Sunshine Charlie Cap
tain c. A. Seaone will have charge OF
the instruction in signalling from now
en-"
Captain Lincoln C. Andrews talked on
the work Of the cavalry, Captain Locke
on the work of the artillery, Captain R.
o. Vanhorn on the infantry work, Cap
tain T. f. Darby on Sanitation" and
Lieutenant Crawford, Of d Company,
United States Engineers, on Engineer
ing"
A pontoon train has been ordered
here from Washington Barracks, Wash
ington, D. c., to give the business men
practice in building pontoon bridges.
The pontoons will be taken along on
the "hike" during the last week in
camp to bridge rivers when the APP.
preaching encounter between the Reds"
and the "Blues" occurs.
All the members Of the Provisional
Battalion tonight turned in their
cards, indicating what elective work
they desire to pursue.
Tomorrow the preparation for rife
practice will be commenced. There is
keen rivalry among the four companies
for victory.