The evening world., 1916-06-30
MAGISTRATE IN KHAKI LOSES
HIS ROBE,

Tho most cnvied men In Camp
whitman. as far ~ the SiNty-ninth
Is concerned, are IN" members 81 the
provost guard. These doughty SOL
fiers from Company |. armed with
night sticks, patrol the roads border
ing tho concentration site, and no
trafiiC policeman In New York has
more difficult job. The roads leading
TO the camping grounds are literally
damned with automobiles and vehi-
cles Of all descriptions. Thousands
upon thousands OF automobiles,
trucks, horse drawn wagons, motor
cycles and bicycles ply to and fro,
and through them all rumble biz
sight seeing busses that were for
merly used to show Manhattan visi-
tors Chinatown and the big buildings.
IL Is the duty Of the provost guard
and It's commander. Capt. Joe Eo-
garty to prevent congestion and to
keep the traffic moving. There IL q
particularly bad corner at the north
west end OF the camp which the
humorists among the khaki clad lads
have named broadway and Forty
second. 1t was at this corner that
an impromptu session of Magis-
trate's Court was held this morning.
Private Paddy Doolin, covered with
dust and sweating and swearing like
mad, suddenly espicd familiar face
riding on an army motor truck. 1t
was the face of Major ALFRED T..
Steers, City Magistrate in Brooklyn
and Quartermastcr on the stan OF
Brig. Gen. Eddy. commandment of the
post.
Paddy was holding up an automo-
bile. one of the mlle-a-minute va
riety. lie bec!Soned to the Magis-
trate, whom he knew back home.
Your Honor, thirty-seven times I
have warned this man about speed
Ing" remarked Paddy. "and he is
still at his old tricks. Can't you have
him put under bond or have him
locked up
Magistrate Steers regretted that he
had left his Magistratial powers be-
hind him when he donned Khaki ana
came to camp. but as he passed he
could not but overhcar that speed
tiend getting the dressing down of his
life in the best brogue favored
tongue in the Fighting Sixty-ninth.
NO NEED TO WORRY ABOUT
FOOD IN THIS CAMP.
Camp Whitman is amply supplied
with food. and there is no necessity
Tor a single soldier of the big arm,
now encamped to go hungry. Capt
Raymond 7. Mon!z. Quartermaster II
charge OF subsistence, is continually
on the move from organization to or
ganizaton. seeing that they are OBJ.
tanning their proper supplies. The
Quartermaster's department Is keep.
ing 10000 pounds OF beef In reserve
and five cars Of ice are on the side
tracks for the use OF the regiments
Few complaints have been heard
about food.
And talk about eating, Color Sergt
j. +. OReilly Of the Sixty-ninth gave
the cook at the hospital corps detach-
ment the surprise OF his life a
breakfast this morning. The cool
asked O'Reilly whether no wanted
butter or syrup with his pancakes
IL don't mind which for the frs
twenty fve." replied the Sergeant
Although one OF the wits OF tn,
Sixty ninth. Sergt. C'Reilly Is bear.
ing a heavy burden. when the cal
came for his regiment the Sergean
found himself confronted by a bis
problem. He has wife and tive
children and his employers candidly
told him that II he left his job ended
Mrs. O'Reilly. who Is living at No
l4l West One Hundred and FRS
street. did not hesitate minute
go" she told her soldier husband
and don't let me be hearing any on,
say that my mans n gutter"