New-York tribune., 1916-07-16
AdmonitiOns and Demerits
Fail to Curb Youth
full Spirits.
WOULD-BE DESERTER
is PROMPTLY HAZED
Business Men in Plattsburs
Hospital After Drill with
Packs and Rifles.
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fFrou STAT coresponden, " n. Tribun.j
Plattsburg, y. T., July l5.-Admonl
tions and dement's having failed "a
bring the gay" spirits Of the coller
and school boy rockies in the JUNO,
regiments to a proper respect for mih.
tary discipline, blacklisting and The
posting Of names have been resorted 70.
With blacklisting goes the further pun.
ishment OF restriction 70 company
streets until the company commanders
consider the men sufficiently chastened.
This method Of discipline was adopted
after a conference during which Gen.
eral Wood told the officers that hs
wanted strict observance Of all mill.
tarv rules enforced. As result, the
bulletin boards Of Companies Z and H
in the 4th Junior Regiment soon bios.
somed forth with the names Of men
who persisted in lateness, absence At
rollcall and boisterous conduct in their
tents after taps. There are nineteen
names in all posted in the two COM
panies-three in II and sixteen IN Z.
One Case of Hazing.
A case Of hazing by some Of the more
volatile spirits in Company Z Of the Sta
Regiment, also a junior command, Is
under investigation by the camp sa.
thorities. Information at headquarters
was refused beyond the admission ths.
the matter was being looked into. The
hazing was administered 10 rookie
who decided that he had had enough o,
soldier life. The form Of It. as de-
scribed by rockies, was to put the weak
sister on a rail and duck him under
faucet. He gave up his plan TO quit
None Of these incidents seemed to
cast any shadow on the spirit OF the
camp, however, although tne camp al-
thorities are in earnest in enforcing
discipline. Just what will happen to
the hazers has not been indicated, nor
were there noticeable any scared look
ing rockies about the street OF COM
pany F. in the 5th. Neither did the
sight OF comrades names posted on the
bulletin boards seem 10 depress any
body's spirits.
"Well, who is blacklisted today
was usually the gay comment Of rockies
as they approached the boards TO see
if the lash of the new discipline had
struck any OF their comrades.
The ordeal of typhoid prophylaxis De-
gan for the business men IN the Oh
Regiment to-day. After taking The
treatment they went on drilling with
their packs and rifles. This proved 700
much for score or more, and they
dropped in their ranks and had 20 b
helped to their tents. There are about
twenty-five men in the post hospital.
May Visit Canada To-day.
The men in all regiments were in
structed by their commanders to-day
that they would have Sunday of, and
that if any wished to go over INTO
Canada they would have 70 do 50 IN
citizens clothes, as the Dominion au'
thorities have announced that men IL
uniform would be stopped at the oor'
der. At the same time the rockies were
instructed that if they remained IN thi'
country they would have TO keep their
army togs on.
The 4th Junior Regiment finished
their target record practice tonight
and the results are 10 be compiled TO-
morrow.
The 9Th Juniors went out on an
eight maneuvre march. They VIII
be sent TO the target ranges next week
while the 4th will come back 20 drlll
and maneuyre instruction.