New-York tribune., 1916-07-22
Bugles Get Business Men
Out to Ranges Hour
Earlier than Usual.
M'ADOO VISITS SONS
IN CAMP TO-DAY
Gen. Wood Forms Office Force
and Advises Rockies How
to Become Officers.
From . stan Correspondent Of The Tribune


Plattsburg, n. Y. July o. Daylight
saving was put into effect at the train
ing camp to-day. The clock was not
tampered with, but the bugles got the
business men Of the 9th Regiment out
OF bed an hour earlier than usual to
day. and taps sent them to bed at 9;3'
instead Of the usual l0:3o.
The reason for this was the sending
of the 9Th Regiment 10 the target
ranges this morning for record prac'
tce. and will continue at it for four
days. Owing TO the size Of the regi-
ncnt. IL has been found necessary to
use every shift to get as many hours a
/ day as possible at the range. that every
man may have chance.
/ The June regiment had six days for
/ the work. the first two being instruc-
( tion practice and the last four record
practice. There being four regiments
to handle this month. it was found i'm
possible To give that much time 20 each
one. and the range officers are hard put
TO shoot each regiment through its
10000 rounds in the time allowed.
Hike Starts in Ten Days.
The hike for al, four commands be
gins in ten days. and not only the
shooting but the prescribed course of
drill must be finished within that time.
The present regiments average 400
more men than were at tho targets IN
June.
The lack of instruction practice be
fore the records were taken is held re-
L1a ha 81 ~ n a.
two junior regiments made. as com
pared with the June business men.
Word came to the camp commander
to-day that William G. McAdoo. Secre-
tary Of the Treasury, and his wife
would visit the camp tomorrow morn
ing, and a request was made for the
excuse of the Secretary's two sons,
William c.. jr.. and R. II. McAdoo, from
soldier duty for the afternoon. The
adjutant got in touch with the com
pany commanders of the two boys and
ordered their release from a not after
Moons drilling
General Leonard Wood, commander
of the Department of the East and
father of the Plattsburg camp idea,
has not only taken up his summer
residence. but also has formed an Office
force here for carrying on part OF the
work Of his department.
The general addressed the rockies
tonight He said about 80 per cent OF
the men were fitted TO be soldiers, but
very small proportion for officers.
Owing to the special abilities of the
men taking the training here, he
thought that about 5000 out OF the
1000 could fit themselves TO be officers
with three years of summer training
supplemented by winter study.
The various commands are now grad
ually getting around to the appoint
ment of the permanent non-commis-
stoned officers. Company b, 7th Regi-
ment, which contains probably great
er proportion Of well known New York
ers than any others, has gone back TO
its first set, with few additions, after
trying out another lot and apparently
not getting the expected results out OF
them. This puts Reginald Barlow, the
actor. back as top sergeant after three
days in the ranks.
Served in 81 Engagements.
Barlow has played character parts
in the recent Century Theatre produc-
tion of "The Tempest" with Otis Skin
ner in "The Cock of the Walk in the
$4,000 prize play, Children OF Earth" :;
in "Prunella" and in all of the ninety
plays produced in the three seasons OF
the New Theatre.
His previous soldier experience was
in the Boer war, where he fought IN
thirty-seven engagements. from the
capture of Cronje 20 the occupation OF
Pretoria. He is an American, but was
in Canada when the war broke out, and
enlisted on an impulse.
II having been found that singing
uses up the breath and dries the
throats Of the rockies as they go hik-
ing over the dusty roads. a substitute
for the rhythm of the company songs
has been worked out. The originator
of the idea was Lieutenant Joseph A.
Atkins, in command OF Company u, IN
the 9th Business Mems Training Regl-
ment. He issued a call for all men who
could play harmonicas, jewsharps and
other pocket instruments 20 pucker up
their lips, furbish up their tunes and
give the company some rhythmic loot
ease 10 help them over the roads
The idea has spread 10 other regi-
ments. and to-day when the 4th Junior
Regiment went out on a tenmile march
a harmonica artist went as their band
PLAYING his gleeful tunes.
Lieutenant Atkins lost his voice the
other day from yelling orders at his
men. He made up for the loss By hav-
ing Lieutenant HaBold Blanchard, one
OF Boston's most exclusive inner so
ciety set representatives, march beside
him and repeat with a stentorisn voice
the commands he whispered TO him.
Spirits continue volatile in the junior
regiments despite the blacklisting, and
long lists Of names of men who must
stay in their company streets as pun
ishment continue 70 appear.
One of the most fragrant acts against
military regulations was committed by
r. c. Lukens. of Ridley Park. Penn, a
member OF Company b, in the 4th Regl-
ment. who absentmindedly appeared
a, company formation with shoes not
uniform. For which he is confined TO
his company street for three days when
not on duty.
Mutt, the cavalry mascot, had mar
row escape to-day. He has become
particularly fond Of Quartermaster
Sergeant William c. Bowers, 2d. OF
New York. of Company b, and insisted
on going with the troopers TO horse
exercise. While trying TO keep near
his favorite Mutt forgot about the
others and the whole cavalcade passed
over him. Bowers expected that he
would have 10 sweep the dog up IN a
dustpan. but the animal came running
across the terrain, wagglng his tan,
unhurt.