New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28
Second Plattsburg Is Born
As Students Receive Colors
Five DAYS of Preparation Candidates for Army Posts
March in Company ormation and Stand at Atten-'
ton While Banner Is Lowered at Twilight

blue and white. and wind torn. The
company commanders hands snapped
Up 70 the salute. There was no move
mert no sound except the splendid
crash Of the hymn.
And then the banner sank into the
outstretched arms Of cavalry trooper.
The echo Of the last bars died away,
ard, as Il IN invisible hand had turned
on a great spot light, the yellow glow
faded from tho parade ground. leaving
the post IN gray twilight .iore than
one OF the candidates swallowed pain
fully as they turned back toward their
barracks II seemed as Il they had
touched the reality Of things for a
short. solemn moment
Men Feel incubation
"How's your arm? ?"
That Is the accepted greeting IN the
camp to-day. The troopers answer is
Rotten unless he is one Of the few
fortunates who possess documentary
evidence that he was inocUiated IN the
last camp. All to-day men have been
going through squad and platoon drill
swinging sore arms with an appearance
OF ease and wearing the panied, reso-
lutte expressions Of the Old Guard at
Waterloo.
More than one outraged candidate
was forced to submit 20 relnoculatlon
because he couldn't prove on the spur
Of the moment that he had not been
summer boarding house for germs dur
ing the first camp.
One Of these unfOrtunates attempted
TO argue matters with the surgeons
VINO were finishing their last victims
this morning,
Don't talk 40 much" the medical
officer snapped and jabbed impatlently.
The protestant walked away, despair
writ on his countenance, an unwilling
container for q billion bacilli for the
second time this summer.
The sight of the hypodermic needle,
athirst for their gore, was more than
some OF the more imaginative candl-
dates could stand. In one company
three of them tainted. During this
morning the men received their final
company assignments, and temporary
non-commissioned officers were ap-
pointed. These will serve for week
or so and will then give way to others
Major Hammond to Stay
Orders assigning Major John S. Ham
mond, the only regular army field ar
tillery instructor here, 70 other duties
were countermanded by the War De-
partment to-day much 10 the satIstac-
ton Of the camp officials.
Ii is possible that another field ar
tillery officer will be sent here Is an
instructor. The camp, officers said to-
day, needs at least five regular artillery
instructors TO teach the 700 men who
will form the batteries here.
The shortage of experienced instruc-
tors has begun TO worry Colonel Wolf
and his aids. 1t has been suggested
that some Of the West Pointers VINO
will be graduated shortly be sent here
to help hammer the candidates into
shape. Colonel Wolf heartily approves
of this project.
Men Of the 1st Field Artillery re-
ceived q pleasant shock to-day, when
they learned that Private Culpepper. OF
Battery E, who was injured while
fighting a fire at the Catholic Summer
School last night had not died in the
post hospital. as reported earlier, but
was conscious and would probably re
cover. Men Of Culpepper's battery had
their mourning for him, so convinced
were they that he had succumbed.