New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-12
Plattsburg Camp Yields to
Weather and Will Seek
Higher Ground.
REGULARS GROWL
OVER EXTRA WORK
Several New Workers In Hospital
with Light Cases of
Malaria.
rrrom . s.ar Correspondent Of III. Tribunal

Iron S,aH Correspondent Of The Tribunal
Plattsburg, n. Y, June Ito the
delight Of l,400 rockies the first bust
ness mems camp has fallen before the
assaults of the weather and strategic
retreat 20 more wholesome ground has
been ordered. General Wood took
mercy on the troops. deciding they had
been punished enough for the selection
Of such site in this kind of weather,
and in a wire 20 the camp commander
he directed that the camp be moved at
once. The brunt Of this job will fall on
the regular troops, who are growing at
the extra work they are being made
to do.
The rockies are in d safe Of Joy after
having reached about their limit of de-
preston. What part of the work Of
moving camp, which they will have to
do tomorrow when the big change is
made. will be break for them in the
monotony Of routine. They are glad to
do it in the good cause of getting out of
the slough both of mud and despond in
which they have been weltering all
week.
Major Halls Plans Upset.
Major Harrison Hall, who, with six
companies of coast artillerymen and
company of engineers, has been at work
on the camps for the four July regi-
ments on a plant that would bring them
to completion simultaneously by July l,
has been ordered 10 concentrate all his
forces on the tentage for one regiment
and have it ready for occupancy to-
morrow.
The major had worked out a nicely
gagged plan whereby there would be
Just enough lumber and other material
on hand 10 meet each days require
ments for his tent detail, his mess
shack and other details into which his
men were divided. He at once changed
his plans, merging all details into one.
with orders to do nothing but get the
tents up. and TO convert all material.
whether for mess shacks or other pur
poses, TO use as flooring for the officers
tents.
The rockies will have 10 put up for a
while with the inconvenience Of going
back TO the old camp for running water
and latrines. since the piping is not yet
in place in the new camp. That is IN
the hands Of the city of Plattsburg and
will have TO suffer all the usual delays
of municipal contracts.
In discussing the situation Captain
Halstead Dorey, aid TO General Wood
and his personal representative here,
said that the blame for the mistake was
not 70. be placed on Major Banholtz,
who laid out the camp and who was to
have commanded it until he was
ordered TO service in Mexico.
Rockies Stood Test Well.
Captain Dorey said that no man could
have foreseen the present deluge, and
that he himself had inspected the site
under varying conditions through sew
eral months last year and had seen 1t
under soaking rains, but never had i'm
agined il would turn into the oozing
bog that last weeks downpour made 1t.
"While the health of the men in
camp is universally good, it was de-
cided to change the camp site to higher
ground, rather than take q chance on
further inclement weather" said Major
Ieter Murray, camp commander, to-
night. There is nothing more de-
pressing than continued rains, such as
we have had for the last month. The
men have stood the test remarkably
well, but there is limit. Then, too,
such weather as we have been having
is not conducive to good sanitary con-
ditions.
"Tent pitching and the building Of
camp sites is a part OF our currlcu-
lum, and the work the men will have
70 do tomorrow will fall exactly in
line with their regular course of in
struction. They will start TO move at
o'clock, and will all be IN their new
homes by noon"
Albert Gallatin, Of East Sixty-sev-
enth Street, New York, is in the post
hospital suffering from what appears
70 be malaria. He is a member OF
Camp c. There are seven other light
n cases Of the same disease in the hos
\ pital.
A humble regular Of the I'd Cavalry
has given opportunity 10 some deserv-
ing rookie 10 earn $3.50. The philsn-
thrOpist is Johnny Hayes, of the ma
chine gun troop. He is a trinity built,
well muscled youth of 142 pounds.
Last night in the post gymnasium he
won the barracks boxing championship
by defeating "Bull" Johnson, a husky
lad OF Troop K. Johnny's idea of the
best way 20 help a rookie is to maui
him for ten rounds for side bet of
$3.50, and with that object in view he
issued challenge to-day in the direc-
tion Of the business men. So FAR it is
unsccepted.
Howard L. Acton, representing the
Military Training Camps Association
on the ground, was struck this after
noon by an automobile. as he ran
across the road from the camp TO
catch a trolley car, and was knocked
unconscious. He was carried to the
base hospital, where an examination
was made. No serious injury was dis
coyered