The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-12

FLArrsBuRG. y. Y. June li.-No more
muddy streets and wet feet for the
rockies. Major-Gen. Wood came to the
rescue this morning and gave the order
for which they have been hoping during
the last week Of siush that pervades the
camp. The order was to move camp to-
morrow morning TO the site Of last year.
where a steep hillside ana light. sandy
soil prevent such uncomfortable con-
ditions az the men have had to endure.
The present site OF the camp Is a few
hundred yards south of where the
rockies Of last year were encamped. but
IL constitutes what In practically the
only spot Of clayey ground in the who'e
town. There was "A reason Tor It's Sc
lection. for next month there Will be
5000 men in the Junior n senior camps
and both the old and new sites Will
have to b. utilized. The officers IN
charge figured that II the soddy ground
were trodden much this month 1t would
be useless for underfootins later on.
They did not figure m such constant
foods and even during the M st few days
OF bad weather they told themselves OPP
timisticaily that 1t could rot last. IL
has lasted. however. and according W
nresent Indications will last longer.
p~lattsburg has had more rain this
north than the oldest inhabisant can re-
member having fallen during any SINH
lar period In the past.
Major Peter Murray. camp comthahu-
ant issued instructions for the change
.o.day. The rockies will have all their
duspe hacked up before breakfast az
6 40 tomorrow morning ana AT ''ao
will strike their pyramidal squad tents
load cots. mattresses and such IKE OH
wagons from the Quartermasters ue-
"a :, ment and hike with the rest or their
Equipment to the new. dry. inviting loea-
ton. -, .ouo,,,,
Major Murray issued the foliowihs
statement relative TO the I'M oi
the camp site. while the heai'n U w.
men Is universally good and then
.n,r,,s AZ high ebb, IL was decided TO
change the camp site to higher grouhu
rather than take a chance on furtner
,rclement weather. There Is nothlhs
more depressing for a camp thah 'hs
continued rains such as We rave nau
for the last week. The men have stood
the hard test remarkably well. but there
is a limit. and We don't want TO DE
placed where the limit Will De reached
Then. too. such weather az We nave neen
larry conditions.
'IenI DllCll4iik "'e
s;,es "a a part Of our curriculum. ana
the work the men will have to do TO-
morrow will fall exactly In line VIII
their regular course OF instruction Ihey
w,li start TO move nj I o'clock. and VIII
ali be in their new homes BY noon
The change meant work to-day. but "
was a welcome step toward reiief' ~
IL a serious problem TO move near!
, 400 men and their baggage. especiahF
AS none OF the rockies has ever beer
through such an evolution before ano
knows nothing OF the technique OF strik'
ing and pitching camp. ...,. ,o.
MANY got the necessary framing 10,
day They were the men VINO chanceo
| IN he IN camp when the order WAS ir-
sued The non-commNssioned onicer'
mad 10 give up their plans FOR sisntsee.
inc and other a~musements n learn
from the Officers how to move camp,
Most of the Others In camp We're put 70
YORK TOO. Spare equipment had 10 pf
woyed from the store tents IN cahI
~ tho new site and fatigue de'ai!s were
raiisd ON, in all companies. the mon
,",dsd trucks all afternoon, wlth pare'S
y Nance for a swim before mess
a cha"Se =,