New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-06
Commander of Rainbow
Division" Reaches Mineola
With His Staff
Four Companies Arrive
Illinois, Wisconsin, Kansas and
Oklahoma Represented by
New Troops
fS.ar Corrrs .u,d,nccl


CAM MILLS, Long Island, Sept. s.
The arrival OF Major General W. A..
Mann at Camp Mills to-day brought
the first Rainbow Division a peg
nearer France. General Mann came to
Hampstead Plains early this morning
from Washington and assumed active
charge Of the camp, relieving Brigad'er
General Robcr, a. Brown, who WAS the
ranking officer here.
With General Mann were Captain
John 3. Coulter. his AID, Colonel
Douglas Macarthur, chief Of stan;
Majors f. Glcaycs and Major W. y.
Hughes. assistant chiefs OF staff; Ma
jor Francis ". Ralston, adiutant gen
eral: Major Marion 5. Battle, assistant
adjutant general; Lieutenant Colonel
g. =. Baltzeu, inspector general; Lieu
tenant Colonel Blanton NlnSmp, judge
advocate; Lieutenant Colonel y. w
Grissincer. division surgeon; Lleuten-
ant Colonel J. L. Dewitt, division
ouartermaster; Colonel Robert /.
Wood. commando Of trains; Major D.
K. Crane, ordarce officer; Lieutenant
Colonel II. R. Black, signal officer, and
Colonel William Kelly, officer Of en-
rineers. General Nann's stsf includes
thirteen other regular army oficers
who came here with him. on their ar
rival here at $3.50 q. N. the general and
his staff took possession OF the quar-
ters erected for them on Clinton Road,
about quarter of q mile above the
edge OF the camp.
General Mann Tours Camp
At $3.50 General Mann made tour
o. the camp, which now embraces 400
acres of land. This inspection ended,
10 held a conference with the various
brigade and regimental commanders
here.
In talk with newspapermen fol-
lowing this conference, General Mann
announced that ne was pleased win
the progress that has been made at
Camp Mills. He said:
Il have always had a very high
opinion OF the quality OF the National
Guard of the country. 1t has slwsys
had the pick of the young men OF the
land It's members have done much TO
keep I'D the interest in things military.
And nv Judgment of them has been
reafirmed by what have seen OF them
here.
"Of course. I have rot had any chance
70 make an extensive Inspection OF the
camp as yet But this morning, shortly
after nv arrival, | did make tour OF
the cantonment, and had an opportunity
10 observe many Of the men. Ihey are
a fine lot Of huskies, and | am sure
they will give a good account OF them-
selves when they reach the other side'
No Trench-Digging Planned
eve plan no trench-digging here.
Instruction in trench warfare is very
elaborate business, and | think that
the actual intensive training will come
in France. But the work the men are
receiving here is invaluable. IL Wlll
harden them up for the final touches
they will get overseas.
COT course, these plans may be 81
tered. If we should be delayed here
then actual trench training may take
place on Hampstead Plains. But /
hardly think that likely ,, 49,
General Mann saw Camp Mills at IT'S
busiest during his first DAY here. From
carly morning until late at night, new
arrivals from distant states tramped
into camp. With the men carrying
their heavy marching equipment, ana
the wagons rumbling into camp with
their loads Of precious supplies, Hemp
stead Plains looked as II u were the
scene Of movement 10 battlefront.
The new arrivals to-day were units
from Illinois, Wisconsin, Kansas and
Oklahoma. The first contingent 10 ar
rive was the Illinois Field Artillery
The men in this detachment we're for
merly in the lst Illinois Field Artil-
lery. Here they will lose their iden-