New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-06
ACHING ROCKIES
DRILL IN RAIN
naubed with Rifle Oil, but
IIndaunted, 1916 Begins
plattsburg Camp Life.
No NOOK FOR DRONES
IN MILITARY ROUTINE
Elective Courses Among lnnova-
tions This Year-Western
Men Arrive To-day.
49,, s,,- coresporaen, ~ m. r-bun, !

fr-o- s,s- Correspondent o. The Tribune
plattsburg, y. Y, June 5.-When
qis rockies went 10 sleep tonight
A,v had a wonderful new vision of
INV life. To them it seemed to con-
,,. mainly Of q particularly pride de-
Growing kind OF oil, of mud and of
Thing muscles that they never dreamed
A.fore the human anatomy contained.
The oil was handed TO them in per-
,.., seriousness by the United States
,4esrs detailed TO initiate them into
-. uav Of the army. Hidden away in
=, oil there were the brand new rifles
r4h which they arc TO soldier. The
~ vas first rate TO protect the packed
-s,s from rust. but it did not seem
70 have sny particular use as applied
10 humans.
Their instructions we're 70 get the
,s.S out OF the oil, and they were
rig,n a bunch OF cotton waste and a
,,,s sim rag TO do it with. The waste
-. sore Of the oil. the rag got little
y, more snd the bulk Of it went on TO
a.. hands. arms, faces, and, worst of
Al on the crisp new uniforms Of the
recruits.
Brisk March in Mud.
About noontime the rifles had been
,reuv well extricated from the grease,
me rockies we're pretty we'll immersed
g, IL and their arms had reached about
their full capacity Of aching. So they
we're given something else to do. 1t re-
,.sled use for the oil. They were
turned out 10 march around in the
mud.
Il began raining this morning just
before the rockies got of the special
trains that brought them to camp, and
irr and afternoon. The result was that
it kept - Up Internationally all morn
hundreds of tramping feet turned the
drill grounds and company streets into
a qusgmlre.
nroofed the rockies TO large degree
they were able 10 shed most OF the
water that fell on them from above,
souirted up from the ground below and
soaked into their shoes ami leggings
from the dripping grass.
Marching n squads and companies,
they saw 10 10 that no square men on
the camp reserve was overlooked. BY
way Of diversity once IN while when
the rain ceased and the new rifles cou!S
be brought out without danger OF get
ting rusted. they we're lined up IN
squads and put through the manual OF
arms.
A day or two ago; before the recruits
started for Plattsburg, one of them
rang IN John Van Horne, at the Mill
tarv Training Camps Association, 81
Nassau Street, and said:
"Are there any tennis courts at
plattsburg ~
"Yee. there arc tennis courts at
Plsttsburg." John answered him; he
did not say any more just then. he
lnev that rookie would get the rest OF
the answer when he got here. Here IS
The answer, as contained in General
Orders No. /, issued by Major Peter
Murray, camp commander.
No Time for Tennis.
The following list Of calls are etec-
tive this date:
Reveile. first call, 5:45 a. m; march,
5:55 a. M; assembly. 6 a. m. =,
Mess, first call, 6:25 a. M; assembly,
$3.50 a. m. ., -oo
Sick cell. Tam; drill. first call, 7;2O
g. M: assembly, 1880 a. m.
Recall 1880 a. M; mess, hrst call
1855 a. M; assembly, -; instruction
elective. first call. 1920 p. M; assem-
bly,, 1880 p. m; recall, p. m.
Parade. first call, $40 p. m; assem- %
bis, 500 p. M; adjutants call, signal
Retreat. first call, $40 p. m; assembly,
5:2O p. m. Mess, first call, $3.50 p. m;
assembly. p. M; instruction, first cal ,
$3.50 p. M: assembly, p. m; recall
p. m. Call to quarters, 10 p m;
taps, 1890 p. m. &,
zone hour later on Sundays and
holidays go,
If that tennis playing rookie still
had any idea Of squeezing in a Few
sets OF tennis i'm his otherwise idle
6ays General Order No. . Will serve
20 ken him from running his health
Playing too much of his favorite game.
b reads:
"The following schedule of instruc-
lion is effective this date: Morning
organization Of camp, reporting, as
segment. issue of clothing and equip
mout Medical examination. After
noon reporting, etc, continued. VI
eanization of SQUADS, platoons and
companies. Permanent assignment TO
tents. Evening talk by camp com.
WANDER Non-commissioned officers
school,
And so IL goes every day, only more
50 as the time progresses, until the
end Of the first camp on July :.
Every Hour Is Utilized.
In Europe they turn the clocks
i,ck one hour. 10 save day
light. At Plattsburg they do not
40 that; they make every hour
rs il comes do the work of two. Inc
DAY for the two special trainloads OF
New Workers began about . o'clock
when the leading train ran down a
track-walker and killed HIM. both
trains came to a stop and the ROCKIES
an woke up with the shout we are
there"
By the time they were dressed the
details of tie accident had been dls-
posed OF and the trains. starred II
Mas two hours later when 'hey o'e"
The rockies had expected to pitch
their own tents, but for TWO WeehSS
Major Harrison Hall, OF the United
States ARTILLERY. commander of the pro