The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-03
CITIZEN SOLDIERS TO
BREAK CAMP SUNDAY
VIII Start for Home From
Plattsburg Bent on Ade-
quate Defence Measures.
MANY CITIES WANT CAMPS

PL.ATrsBuRG. y. Y, Sept. AFTER the
longest and hardest march since the
start OF the present manpuvres the pro-
visional regiment OF business and pro-
fessional men are In camp tonight
about a mile north OF Altoona. The
march was one Of fourteen miles and
the regiment stood the hot sun and
dusty roads remarkably well. not more
than two or THREE having recourse TO
the ambulances for a part OF the dis
tance.
All OF the men In the brigade are
In excellent spirits. There is practl-
cally no Illness. only seven out OF the
5000 men I'm the entire brigade being
on the hospital list. and none OF these
seven is In a serious condition. Gen.
Wood is highly elated over the health
OF the command. and stated tonight
that never In his army experience had
he known of so large a body of men
under familiar conditions having SO lit
tie illness.
on for Home sunday.
The nd will complete the war
game and return to Plattsburg Satur-
day afternoon. most of the New Workers.
in the provisional regiment leaving for
home by special train Sunday o
The fighting to-day In the mimic war
along the Canadian border was not as
spectacular a. some OF the previous en-
gagemonts. The main body OF the pro-
visional regiment played a great part
In the actual fighting. marching at the
head OF the wagon train. placed there
10 ward of any attack which might
be made on that part OF the Blue army
by the Red forces.
The probletn for tho day waa the nj.
tack and defence OF this wagon train.
supposed to be carrying ammunition.
The Blues. including the provisional
regiment and the Third and Thirtieth
Infantry. conveyed the train. which the
Red forces. made up entirely of cavalry,
were to endeavor to capture. The Blu
army was supposed to he to the south
west Of Perry's Mills and the Red army
to the west of that point and in the
vicinity OF Chazy, prepared to move TO
the west. The commander of the Blue
forces was told that the bridges to the
south had been destroyed and thai there
was "A guard at the rail head near
Woods Falls. His instructions were to
get his ammunition train through TO Al
toona- The train was started at 1880
and Major Normoyle of the Third In
fantry, commanding a battalion OF the
Third and Thirtieth Infantry, was or
- W bIolC&A "a III InG ~
running parallel with the Rutland rail-
road.
Disuo.nI of Eorc..
the i,eu COMMANDER was told that the
main force of the enemy. consisting OF
en'eo miah'ry regiments Two batteries
v ai''ners anu Two companies OF eng
neens' "ouiu reach ferrys Mills about
''so oc.och, ana ms instructions were
TO attack and destroy the ammunition
'ih'n' troops OF cavalry under
APT Nihg were ordered TO make q wide
oetour ana come III on the nank OF the
convoy Inc nrst encounter between the
opposing FORCES occurred at a crossroad
ABOUT three miles from Perrys Mills.
where three troops OF cavalry tried to
turn the HANK OF the rear guard OF the
lraln' inree attacks were made during
the working out or the problem and In
each case the attacking force was re-
and a half NJ the AnUalrx. balm. r,,inA