New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-06
9th, GAY AGAIN,
WAY GOSATURDAY
Fighting Irishmen, Eager
to Get Away, Have Busy
Day at Camps.


Camp Whitman, Greenhsven, \. Y,
July 3. Tomorrow Colonel Conley's
bows will learn that Governor Whitman
meant what he said when he promised
to send them to the border in n week.
Around the camp it was whispered
to-day that the Goth would break camp
Saturday.
In a week from to-day IT is likely
that Camp Whitman will be almost de-
serted. For with the Goth, the LIST, I'd,
Sd and Batteries A and c will also
leave Greenhaven. 1t was reported to-
day that the Goth. from Buffalo, will
move 10 Pine Plains. near Waterfowl,
where they would learn the ropes" as
heavy artillery outfit In such event
only the 10th Regiment would be left,
as the 22d Engineers is scheduled to
leave the camp before the 69th.
"Deserter" Was Visiting.
The ODD was treated to a fair-sized
scare to-day. Private George Mcintyre,
a rookie in Company B, was missing at
reveille and mess. Captain Woodward
ordered a detail to scour the ncighbor-
hood for what looked like deserter.
Privates Murphy and Rogers looked
for Mcintyre at the Groenhayen sta
ton, and started to investigate IN
Mother Lees house. The angel Of
the camp" aided them in vain tearch
under the beds, in closets and about
the barn. Then the scouts trailed back
10 camp.
Mcintyre strolled aimlessly down the
company street at 10 o'clock. He had
slept with friends in Company D, he
explained and did not know he had
done anything wrong. lie was clapped
in the guardhouse.
81 got Mcintyre from Captain Robin
son. Of Company ID, in exchange for
one of my best men." said Captain
Woodward 81 won't have him court
martaled. as the doctor examined him
this afternoon and found that he wasn't
physically fiji TO serve. But what gets
me is the fact that Captain Robinson
PLAYED such a joke on me. II Mcintyre
Is one Of his best man may the angels
protect me from his worst
Villa, a Fox, 22d Mascot.
In the same company Of the 22d is
Private {. +. Tucker, who caught a
red fox near Hopewell Junction yes
terday. The boys have named him
Villa. because "he Is a sly old fox"
But Private fuckers craftsmanship Is
rivalled by Private Joseph Reilly, of
Company d, Sd Regiment, who caught
a woodchuck in the woods to-day.
Two hundred mules from Missouri
started 10 investigate the camp on ar
rival at the station this afternoon.
Under the leadership of Sergeant w.
d. Koch, Of the 22d, squad of militia
men started negotiation with the ami
mails.
but the critters would not lego
tiate," said Sergeant Joyce. They
began leading the men around the hills
and woods. All the boys, excepting
Private r. r. King, Of Company b. let
90. but King held on 10 the neck of his
animal until he got him into the corral.
The other animals discovered the corral
later"
Captain B. T. Cummings, OF Company
G., the 69th, said to-day that nine of
his men had been selected TO serve in
the capacity Of chauffeurs on trucks.
For this service they are being paid
SO a month
Major Taylor Now Colonel.
Major William A. Taylor, of the Cd.
was to-day chosen as Lieutenant
Colonel of his command.
In Company ! of the I'd are Sergeants
Preston L. King, 63, and Clarence Jol-
sen, 81 years old. The former has
seen twenty-eight years and the latter
thirty-siX years of continuous service.
Both served in the Spanish-American
War. Sergeant King. to show his fit
ness, to-day did broad jump of eigh-
teen feet and finished it up with a
series of handsprings George Doring,
bandmaster of the I'd. also served in
the Spanish-American War. His great
grandfather played a fife in Revolu-
tionary days, his grandfather was a
drummer IN the War of 1912 and his
father a bandmaster in the Civil War.
Major ". j. Carlin. intelligence Off
Ger attached TO General Eddy's staff
said to-day that Major Tumbridge
would take over the engineering work
in the absence of Colonel T.. V. Lucas,
who has gone TO New York for a
week or ten days.
Captain Elmer +. Kohler. of West
Point. this morning drilled the officers
IN setting up exercises. The officers
will farrh choir