New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-07
Last of New Jersey
Guardsnen Arrive
At Camp Mcclellan
School for Officers Opens
With Northern Men
as Instructors
Men Get First Pay
Old Cavalry Companies Do
Efficient Work as Mounted
Provost Guard
fSur Corr-spondenc-l

J this week of infantry units from Eliza
beth. Plainiield, Camden. Collingswood,
Mount Holly, Salem. Asbury Park, Ocean
City, Woodbury., Atlantic City. Bur
/ lington, Somerville. Princeton. Trenton
Freehold, Roselle and Bordentown and
company of engineers from Trenton,
the full quota of New Jersey guards
men Is under canvas at the 29th d.
vision cantonment.
The I'd New Jersey Infantry Regi-
ment, with regimenta! headquarters IN
Trenton. and the Sd Infantry, with
regimental headquarters at Camden.
arrived here early Wednesday morning.
Colonel Horace Reading Of the I'd In
fantry. who took charge Of the Della
ware and New Jersey units remaining
in the North after Brigadier General
Charles W. Barber ertrained for An
niston, left Sea Girt the fore part of
the week, and has reported here with
his outfit. Colonel Thomas d. Landon
of the Sd is also at Camp Mcclellan.
Immediately upon detraining here
Company l., of the I'd New Jersey In
fantry, with headquarters at Prince
ton, reported in Il body 70 Major Ar
thur II. MacKie. commander Of the new
battalion of machine gun companies at
tached TO the 29th Division. Company
l. was selected as a body 10 augment
the enlisted personnel OF the machine
gun battalion. Captain Charles +. Sill
vester assuming command Of one OF the
machine gun companies.
Bayonet practice has been the Dig
feature of the past weeks programme.
and the weekly inspection to-day
showed the men to be in excellent
shape. The arrival Of the remaining
Jersey units was accompanied by a
general settling down 20 the routine
work prescribed by the War College.
To date the Jersey machine gun bat
talon is the only big organization feat
announced which affects the brigade
comprised of Jersey and Delaware
units.
Canteens DO Big Business
Regimental canteens have been
started by the 5th. list and 4th New
Jersey infantry units. and others will
be established during the coming week
by the I'd and 80 regiments. Some
idea Of the amount of business at
tracted TO the soldier stores may be
obtained from record kept by q can
teen the day he lst Regiment OF
Jersey Artillery arrived here. This
particular cantecn did business al the
rate OF S63 an hour. Another can
teen has Just received consignment
OF one million cigarettes. These sol
der necessities and Injuries are sold
at a normal profit by the uniformed
men in charge of the canteen, and the
prOnts derived are turned over 10 the
regiment fund for the purchase of
comforts not provided by government
appropriations.
Colonel Fraser. Colonel Van Wal
raven and Lieutena-t Colonel Lon
mann, of the three New Jersey regl-
ments which have been here for sew
eral week.. have selected regimental
drill grounds and cleared them of
Cor their units The 5000 acres Of
land set aside for a divisional parade
ground has not yet been cleared OF lts
crop of sweet potatoes and corn. but
the regimental tracts are serving the
purpose admirably. Daily drills are
being held on the temporary lie DIS.
Captain Harry j. Burlington, of Jer-
sey City. who has been detached from
Company l. Of the 4th Infantry TO serve
as outpost commander and rs an escort
tor arriving units, will probably he re
lieyed during the coming week and re
turned to his command. lie was orig
inally assigned TO meet all Delaware
and Jersey soldiers. and as the fun
quota from these two states has ar
rived at Camp Mcclellan his job auto
matically ceases. He has been using
guards for outpost duty from Company
+. Of Trenton, and Company X, OF
Bridgeton, the two units of the I'd
and Sd New Jersey regiments which
came here on detached duty seven
weeks ago to help prepare the camp.
These companies were returned 20 their
regiments this week, and hereafter the
guard will be supervised by Major
Hobart Brown. who IS the head OF the
provost guard and military police. Com
pany L. Of the lst Regiment, OF New
ark, is furnishing the provost guard
patrolling the city section OF AnnIston,
and Troops A and c, of Newark, two
outfits of the old squadron of Jersey
cavalry, are serving as mounted ponce
Provost Work Praised
The work Of the provost guards ami
mounted police is being highly com
meuded b. civil and military authori-
ties. The soldiers have routed out a
number Of "bootleggers' and kept the
town free OF the disorderly element.
Admission and the enyirons 81 Camp Nc
Clellan to-day are "spotless.'
Y. NJ. {. a. buildings are springing
I'D all over the reservation. and the
New Jersey headquarters will be I'm
ished this week. {. William Binge-
man. former secretary Of the Plain
field md Madison Y. VI. {. A. branches
in New JERSEY and later assistant man
arer o. the Travellers Insurance Com
psny in New York, will have charge
of the work in the Jersey y. NJ. I. A.
building. -,
The trenches constructed by the ith
New jersey Regiment on knoll IN
the northern section OF the reserya-
ton are still attracting much atten-
ton. These are fair sample OF those
heinz, used By the French army, and
have been built FOR a full company.
In front of the trenches the men have
constructed a bsrbed wire protective
entangl ement.
officers. of whom there are many
in Admission, are being entertained
at a reception and dance. music
for which il being furnished By the
4th Regiment Band. OF Jersey city, led
by Bandmaster Salem Davis.
Captain John Bentley. Of the 4th New
Jersey Regiments machine gun COM
pany. which has been attached to the
divisional machine gun battalion, has
applied TO the War Department 70 be
released from his command. No official
action has yet been announced. He is
Corporation Counsel of Jersey City.
and obtained leave of absence from
his duties here when the Mayor OF Jer-
sey City was killed recently. He is
now at his home In Jersey City, and
is said to be a candidate for the Office
80, ,acap, he tho Javor's death