New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-11
Wins Praise as Soldier
but, Sh-h! Corporalcy
Is His Limit.
MAYOR FAST ASLEEP
WHILE OTHERS PLAY
New York Recruits Work Eager
Nv in RaiH-RaHkS Full To-
day-WoOd Pleased.
,r,nm i. So corr,.rcna.nt ., he rrI,unel

ance: Mayor John Purroy Mitchell OF
New York City, a private in the ranks
Of the 1907 members Of the Business
Mems Military instruction Camp here,
will probably not rise higher than a
corporalcy during the four weeks OF
encampment, This is stated in strict
confidence and should not be revealed
to Private Mitchell at this time. He is
ambitious and wants to get along.
But he is a Mayor and that's enough
for him. Dudley Field Malone, Col
Iector Of the Port Of New York. may
get to be sergeant OF his company and
crate to the men on when to go to
dinner and other things. And Bernard
q. Sander, the retiring light who was,
Is and ever shall be attorney for Jack
Rose, may get all the law business IN
the camp if he doesn't look out But
Mr.. Mitchell is going to be held down
simply because high promotion might
lead persons TO say he was advanced
through influence.
He deserves advancement He and
William Brown Meloney, one OF his
terminates, got up fifteen minutes be-
fore the bugle sounded this morning
that they might be on time. They
worked so hard trying 70 be punctual
that they were fifteen minutes late
The Mayor was stiff from the damp
ness that had settled in him during
the cool night and his feet were sore
from the army shoes.
When the first Of the two special
trains from New York, conveying be-
tween them ASP men, reached the camp
siding at $3.50 o'clock this morning the
Navor was assigned as an orderly TO
sbov some of the newcomers where to
ronort. He had finished this when the
second special rolled in at 6;1O' and ne
had 20 take a hanG in helping the later
arrivals around.
Then baggage train came in. Cap
tain John r. Kelly, in command OIL
Companv A, the Mayors division sen'
Nv Mitchell and Mr.. Meloney to the
train 10 unload the trunks and sulV
eases. The Mayor is strong enough
and very wiling, but he displayed no
art in showing the baggage around
Wiz he had trunk on his shoulders
- -iven the right Of way, Tor ms
arrcr Of handling the luggage mace
nbscrvors fearful that at any moment
b;s burden would topple down on some
body's feet.
MAYOR Can't Get Swim.
When this work had been comp I,.
the Mayor and Meloney. put on I me-
bathing suits and started Tor lhe 10 Ian NJ
Cbamplain beach to have swim ny
were crossing the company sIIttct' " NJ ~"
CaD+ain Kelly halted them with Ihe IN
fornqtion that nobody was 10 IeaNe
Quarters except for meals during the
dov MIR Mitchell did not protest. NoJ
3 member of A company had a Dath TO-
day. -, c..l,,. r.os
nrenaring 10 sue out an injunction re-
straininr Captain Kelly from Interier-
inc with his pursuit Of happiness, ouI
his without the slightest neat M
Sander denied in formal statement"
boiled down 10 12S,00O WORDS.
Mr.. Sander said in part: am very
clad TO see you boys, but J nave ue-
cided not 10 depart from my custom OF
remaining silent even h0uEn an !"
canp | have come here because De
love that no man can make too great
n sacrifice for his country The call Tor
our noble citizens to prepare them
sclves for an emergency has been
sounded from the chilly coast OF Name
20 the sun kissed shores or CaHIorhia Ia
knew that Jack Rose would stick to
his story. and | told you so several
weeks ago. Did you hear about the
watches being lost on the special trans
that came up here this morning
The incident TO which the barrister
referred was occasioned by the fact
that most of the early morning arrivals
we're asleep when the trains reached
he camp. and they had TO dress so
rapidly that various articles OF clo'h-
ing in addition to the watches, were
overlooked. Believing that trouble
would be experienced in regainlng the
nropertv, the losers consulted MT.
sander, who made inquiry and learned
that the articles were safe in New YORK.
Rain Brings Gloom.
Rain messed up things for two or
three hours between breakfast ana
luncheon. and threatened 20 hold back
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work. enrollers from New York, Phlla-
delphia. Chicago and cities in Virginia
and North Carolina and Baltimore
streamed into camp from early morn
ing until noon. Two men came from
Texas. Kansas and Iowa each sent q
man The men who got on the ground
in time were given a breakfast OF
grapefruit. flakes, scrambled eggs and
bacon. rolls and coffee. The Boston
contingent Of $50 men reached camp az
about 10 o'clock. They came by boat
from Burlington, Vt, across the lake.
Because OF the rain 1t was believed
that the schedule fixed for the day
would be embarrassed. That schedule
had 10 do with the work Of organizing
the men and familiarlzlng them with
their fonts, equipment and the methods
Of handling them.
Major General Leonard Wood, accom-
panied by his aid, Colonel Bellinger,
was in the camp for few minutes IN
the morning, noting progress. when
he returned, late in the afternoon, ne
was clearly surprised at the develop
ment shown. lie was impressed, he
said by the speed with which the anna
teur officers had responded 70 the IN
struction. At the end Of the month 5
course, he said, the business men VIII
probably make as good showing as
any other military organization.
Captain Gordon Johnson, adJutant,
who passed over 900 applicants for
camp service, said that all the men he
approved were IN splendid physical
condition.
Another pleased army officer was
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