New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-01
Check Drive of Their Old
Blue Comrades in Battle
of Perry's Mills.
CITIZEN SOLDIERS
WILL HAVE DAY OFF
Weekend Camps in New York
City Planned as Permanent
Institution.

Perry's Mills, n. Y, Aug. Sit does
not matter whether General Woods
citizen soldiers are Blue or Red, de-
tenders or invaders. they simply waltz
onto the battlefield, clean up the opposi-
ton and call it days work. The Pro-
visionaI regiment has the habit of win
ming, and that's all there Is to it.
This morning the rockies constituted
part of the Red army, consisting Of
three troops of cavalry, n platoon of
machine guns, the armored automobile
squad, signal corps and field engineers.
They were to hold the Blues in check
at Champlain while the Red engineers
built a hasty bridge at Perry's Mills.
The Blues, made up OF the I'd and 3Oth
U. S. Infantry, a troop of cavalry,
platoon Of machine guns and an engi-
neer corps, swooped down from Rouse's
Point about 1890 under command of
Colonel Mccoy, and from that time I'M
til the afternoon was over the streets
of this sleepy Adirondack village were
livelier than Surf Avenue, Coney ISL
and, during the Mardi Gras.
The Provisional regiment fought
bravely and aided greatly in checking
the onrushing Blues. The latter re-
fused to admit defeat until half their
number had been tagged dead or
wounded by the umpires, and even then
there was much ight left in their
ranks. But the decision went to the
Reds. and tonight the leaders of the
Blue forces are endeavoring to induce
the rockies to jump back and leave the
invaders fiat on their backs.
Tonight both Blue and Red armies
are camped near Perry's Mills. DR..
Darby, camp surgeon. gave the third
typhoid incubation this evening, and
the men will be kept in camp here un-
til Thursday morning, Tomorrow
there will, be a lull in the war. the
cavalry detachments engaging in com
bat, while the citizen soldiers and the
regular infantry look on.
II New York cannot find the time to
go to a military camp the camp will
be brought to New York. The informa-
ton that there will be such a camp
opened not more than forty-five min
utes from Broadway was made public
yesterday. Any man between the ages
Of seventeen and seventy who has the
necessary $3.50 for the purchase of a
uniform will be eligible to join the
ftar srFk oh
September II, in the evening, and con-
tinue to the morning of the 10th.
There was also talk yesterday OF
making the camp a permanent institu-
ton. This will depend upon the gen.
eral interest shown in the movement
1t is believed that the demand for its
permanency will be so great, because
OF the thousands who will want oppor-
tunities for training. that it will soon
become imperative to keep 1t open.
A great number OF cards already
have been distributed asking future
members to pledge themselves. The or
CARNATIONS which have promised their
undivided support to the encampment
SO far are the Waterways Leagues Of
Greater New York, Long Island and
New Jersey. the National Security
League, the American Legion and many
yachting clubs of New York and New
Jersey. Major George Cochran, who
originated the proposition to hold an
encampment in Brooklyn, will take the
matter up with the military authorities.
President Menken of the National Sc
curity League, it was said yesterday
will do everything in his power TO
arouse enthusiasm for the project
among the members of his organ7a-
ton.
One of the plans of Major Cochran
is to storm Fort Hamilton. He believes
that he can take it. The volunteers 'or
this service will be under the same
rules and regulations as those who
took the training at Camp Whitman
and at Plattsburg. They will sleep at
the camp in tents. which will be pro-
vided either By the national or state
government