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Major Gen’l Wood Arrives to Inspect Camp’s Troops
I THE WEATHER
Generally fair tonight
and Friday.
VOLUME XIX. No. 205.
"MOOiTAIi OF LUES, 8 SAYS FUST WHIPIE
ACTUAL WORK OF INSTRUCTION RERAN AT CAMP
WHEELER TRDAY WHEN IST DRILL CALL SOUNDED
Consolidation of Companies of
Each Battalion Into Three
Companies of War Strength
NO DRILLS TO BE HAD
DURING THE AFTERNOON
{Soldiers to Have Afternoons
Off to See'the Sights of the
City—Famous Baldwin Blues
on the Job.
The actual work of instruction nt
Camp Wheeler began this mornig at 7:20
when the first drill call was sounded.
Ten minutes later the troops were as*
sembled in front of their respective
quarters, and under the direction of the
various commissioned officers of the Na
tional Guard of Georgia were marched to
locations previously designated where
the first work of the day was taken up.
viz., the consolidating of the companies
of each battalion into three companies of
war strength.
Immediately after this was completed,
the first drill was taken up. this being a
squad drill in extended order. From this
time till 11:80 the work of instruction
was carried on as indicated in the orders
for the d iy printe delsewhere.
Beginr.ig at 11:30 and lasting nearly a
half hour, the school for non-commis
sioned officers was in session, an in
spector-instructor for each battalion be
ing in charge. The mess call was sound
ed at noon, an inspection of the camps
immediately preceding.
No Drill In Afternoon.
It has been decided that afternoon
drill will be dispensed with for the
present, thus giving the enlisted men an
■pportunity to take in the sights of the
city and surrounding country. That full
advantage will be taken of this oppor
tunity is evidenced by the fact that,
tired as they were from the strenuous
labors incidental to the making of
camps, a large majority of the men jusi
couldn't resist the temptation to come
into the city last night. The first part
of the afternoon will be devoted to an
officers’ school, various subjects being
taken up fm* discussion from time to
' time. Gverf day immediately after this
officc-s’ sohdol there will be a meeting
of a!l of f ’cers at brigade headquarters.
Two Augustana Injured.
While attending to the details of
camp erection yesterday, two Augusta ns
were slightly injured, and by a singular
« oincidence, the two have the same name
and are members of the same troop,
lieutenant Moses Levy, the popular of
ficer of the local cavalry troop, was
thrown from his horse and sustained a
sprained leg. Notwithstanding this, he
went ahead with his work, and at any
time of the day could he found where
work was “thickest.” Private Levy, a
member of the same troop, had the mis
fortune to break his nose while breaking
in one of the spirited steeds belonging to
the troop. First Sergeant George Shea,
who by reason of experience is an ex
pert on the subject of broken noses gave
the matter his prompt attention and the
last reports from Private Levy indicate
that he will suffer no more than a sliht
inconvenience for a short while.
The Baldwin Blues.
The Baldwin Blues. Milledgeville’s
crack orgainzation is on the job pre
pared to back up their assertion that
they are the best drilled company in the
state. This company has come to camp,
42 strong, under the command of Cap
tain J H. Ennis. First Lieutenant F. E.
Sheealy. and Second Lieutenant E. A.
Wright. In official ranks, the Blues are
known as Company E, Second Infan
try. National Guard of Georgia.
This company was organized April 29,
1903. and has been in existence contin
ually since that time. They have one
of the best records for camp attendance
of any organization in the state. In 1903,
they were in camp In Augusta, in 1904,
Manassas: 190 fl and 1908, Chicamauga:
1909, St. Simon's: 1910, Chicamauga: 1911
Kosedhu. Savannah; 1918, St. Simon's. In
1912 the company attended the Confed
erate Veterans’ Reunidn in Macon in
. s*ead 7f attending camp. The Blues took
a prominent part in the unveiling of the
Oglethorpe monument in Savannah,
Thanksgiving Day, 1910.
The Youngest Captain.
The youngest captain In Georgia Is
here with the Fifth Regiment. He is
Captain J B. Buttles, of Company E,
popularly known aa the Grady Cadets.
Captain Buttles Is only 23 years old but
<s an experienced man in military ranks.
He has been a militiaman for four years
being elected second lieutenant two years
ago which post he held till his eleotlon
to the captaincy, recently made vacant
by the election of W. H. Leahy as ma
jor of the fiecond Battalion. Captain
Settles attended the Georgia Military
Academy for three years and was senior
captain of the cadet battalion during his
third year.
WEST POINT APPOINTMENTS.
Washington, D. C. — The 1915 appoint
ments to West Point Military Academy
announced today by the war depart
ment. included;
North Carolina—Hardie M. Burgin, Old
Fort: Samuel C. Plott, alternate, Way
resvllle.
Virginia—Harry L. Christian, alter
nate. Mint Spring.
CANAL’B MOBT READY
Washington—Unofficially word hAR
I*pt»n received here that the Panama
Canal 1« ready for commercial use,
and that the first steamer Is likely
to be sent through within a few days
urWm9 Governor Ooethal* is Instruct
ed the contrary by Secretary of
War Garrison.
CLAFLIN CREDITORB MEET.
New York— Judge Hand today ap
po nted Geo C. Holt, a former fed
eral judge, special master to preside
I t R meeting of the creditors of the
TT. R Claflln Company to be hejd hr-e
tomorrow He will determine all
onestiona which may arise, such as
eligibility of creditors to vote and
amount of claim.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
JWaj. Gen. Wood, Arriving Here
Today, Served Under Gen. Joe
Wheeler in the Cuban Campaign
It is Therefore Peculiarly Appropriate For the General to
Visit Camp Wheeler—A Sketch of the Career of This Re
markable Man.
Major General Leonard Wood, com
mander of the Department, of the East,
arrived in the city this afternoon
the object of his coming being the in
spection of Camp Wheeler. This in
formation is obtained from an Asso
ciated Press dispatch from Montgom
ery. Alabama, where General Wdod
has been inspecting the maneuver
camp of Alabama Natolnal Guard.
General Wood's Career.
General M ood has one of the most
brilliant careers of any officer ever
connected with the United States
army. Born the year before the be
ginning of the civil war. in Winches
ter, N. H„ he graduated from the Har
vard Medical school in 1884 and in the
following year became a contract sur
geon in the regular army. Upon the
outbreak of the Spanish-American
war, he and Colonel Theodore Roose
velt organized the regiment of Rough
Riders with Wood as colonel and
Rooßevelt as lieutenant colonel. Colo
nel Wood was in charge of one of the
bridages of General Joe Wheeler’s di
vision at the battle of San Juan Hill.
(Inasmuch as the local camp is named
for General Joe Wheeler, the fact of
his having served under this com
mander renders General Wood’s in
Program of Instruction For
Camp Issued By Col. Mallory
Signed By Captain W. H. Waldron, 29th Infantry, Adjutant.
Probably the Most Important Order to Be Issued During
Entire Camp Encampment.
The following is a ropy of General Or
der No. 5. containing the program ot In
struction as aproved by the department
commander for the entire stay of the
troops at Augusta. This order was is
sued late last night but was not publish
ed until this morning. It is probably
the most important order which will he
issued during the stay of the soldier*
here:
Headquarters Camp Wheeler.
Near Augusta. Ga.,
July 22, 1914.
General Orders No. 5.
I—The1 —The following progrnm of instruc
tion as approved by the Department
Commander, with authorized modifica*
tions will he carried out:
First day—Wednesday. July 22.
Arrival and making camp.
Second day—Thursday. July 23.
First period—Formation of three war
strength companies by consolidating the
companies of each battalion.
Squad drill in extended order, with spe
cial reference to fire discipline, taking
cover, etc.
Second period—War strength com
panies in first stages of attack the de
ployment, advancing by platoon and
squad column and lines.
Third period—Non-commissioned offi
cers school by battalion, when possible,
Boys ol Second Squadron of
Cavalry to Play Baseball
Yesterday the Tents of the Squadron Were Up By Eleven
O’clock and During the Remainder of the Day the Boys
Had Nothing Else to Do.
(By T. Blaalngame, Troop K, Second
Squadron of Cavalry.)
By 11 o’clock yesterday morning every
tent was in place, and the Second
Squadron of Cavalry, composed of five
troops, presented an appearance of hav
ing settled down to business. And for
tunately, the business of yesterday, for
most of the men. was doing nothing, and
they were attending to it right loyally.
The actual work of the camp was not
begun until today, and after the tents
were pitched yesterday there was little
for the men to do but sit around and
catch grasshoppers. But this did not
apply in every case, for Just as we had
finished moving Into our tent, and lain
down on our rots to wait for nu*s« rail,
the first sergeant appeared In the door
of our tent. Now, however much one
may feel Inclined to do so. It Is consid
ered extremely bad form to throw any
thing at the first sergesnt when he
shows up at your tent door, so we lay
still and waited. Tn a kindly voice he
informed us that we were ordered on a
special detill to help ere ft the head
quarters tents. We went. It Is also
bad form not to obey the first sergeant's
orders For the next two hours the
detail which we were on was kept pretty
busy pitching tents—that Is. while the
lieutenant In charge was looking.
Pitching Tents.
There were several privates on this
Job who evidently felt the Importance of
their position Once when the lieuten
ant said “Pay. some o’ you boys come
here and tighten these ropes/' one of
them remarked to us, "I wonder how big
the men grow to be where he comes
from.” Another of them didn't consider
himself Included 1n the lieutenant’s or
der at all, so he stepped around to the
farther end of the tent we were putting
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES.
AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. JULY 23. 1914.
spection of Camp Wheeler an event o?
especial interest.) On Julv 8, 1898, he
was commissioned a brigadier general
of volunteers and on Feb. 4, 1901, he
was commissioned brigadier general In
the regular army.
After the surrender of Santiago, J
General Wood was put in command of!
the city and in the following October
was assigned to command of the De- ‘
partment of Santiago. In the follow
ing year he was chosen to succeed
General Brooke as governor general of
Cuba, holding this position till the
United States formally withdrew' from
the island. In 1903 he w r as put in com- ,
mand of a division of the army in the !
Philippines and in the same year w’as
made a major general in the regular
army. He was appointed commander
of the Department of the East in 1907.
He became chief of staff in 1911, rank
ing next to the president of the United
Slates, w r ho is officially commander
in-chief of the army and navy. At his
own request he was relieved of the
arduous duites of this assignment and
was assigned to his former position
as commander of the Department of
the East, this change taking place in
April of this year.
under the inspector-instructor.
Inspection of camps by regiments and
talk on mess at kitchens.
Fourth period, afternoon. I—Officers
school by regiment <tr battalion.
(a) Discussion of first stages of in
fantry attacks, designating of sectors
and distribution of fire signals.
(h) Map reading.
(c) Instruction in first aid by the
surgeon.
2—Meeting of all officers at Brigade
Headquarters. Tactical ride immediate
ly thereafter, for all field nnd department
staff officers. Practical instruction for
regimental, squadron and batalion staff
officers.
Third day—Friday. July 24.
First period—War strenth companies
in extended order.
Second period War strength com
panies in fire fight.
Third period—Same as preceding day.
Fourth period, afternoon. I—Officers’
school.
(a) Discussion of fire fight, fire di
rection. fire control and fire discipline.
«b) Lecture on camj sanitation by
surgeon.
2- Same as preceding day.
fc) Map reading.
(Continued on next page.)
up and started to go Inside He met
the lieutenant himself coming in from
the other end. The next time we saw
thla private he was vigorously driving
tent pins right along with the "boys.’
"Taps” has been called the most beau
tiful of all trumpet ca’ls. This to an
outsider, may seem true, but the sol
dier knows that the cal! to "mess” is
absolutely the last word in music. Some
Hough Person has said that "mess” is a
very appropriate name for the soldiers'
meals, hut lack of space prevents us
from any discourse along this line. Suf
fice it to that the sodler always
welcomes the call to mess.
Inspecting Camp.
The cavalry toys spent the afternoon
wondering around Inspecting the camp
bathing In the pretty lake near-by, or
otherwise whiling away the time. The
Atlanta hoys are developing an excellent
quartet of singers In their troop. W«
went to sleep and also woke up to the
tune of "On the Hoad to Mandalay,”
rendered by them. We hope they will
keep it up. ns one of our pet fallings is
being sung to sleep.
The boys of the Squadron expect to lay
off a baseball dlsmond this week so that
the leisure moments may be whiled nw.*y
with baseball
Everyone welcomed with delight the
news that taps would not he blown ’nst
night, and that they would be free dur
ing the late afternoon, and hh late in the
evening ns they pleased. However, we
presume that most everyone returned to
'•amp pretty early, since late sleeping In
the mornings is unknown
News Is rather ecn-ce today, sine# ac
tive work w’ns not begun yesterday.
However, things are on the move now,
sod ther*» should be something do.ng
every moment from now on.
M@dk§ Crmadl lift Mirdter Tidal,
ft® S®@ fa Faced MFsa® ©lejdina
Principals and Scene of Murder Trial Now Going on in Fans
MME. JOSEPH CAILLAUX, PALAIB DE JUSTICE WHERE BHE IS BEING TRIED, AND JOSEPH CAIL
LAUX, HER HUSBAND.
Paris—Despite the declaration of her husband that he was to take th « whole blame for the killing of Gas
ton C almette, editor of Figaro,'’ Mm©. Joseph Caillaux said that she only was responsible when she told
the story of her crime to a Jury in the Court of Assizes. While his wife testified, the former prime minister
sat In an ante room Just off the main court room, ami smoked countless cigarettes while ho tore reams of pa
per into bits. Mme. Caillaux in her story of the crime said that she waited to see Calmette for a Tull hour be
fore the killing. She didn’t mean to kill the man, she said, only to demand that he return to her the letters
he threatened to publish. She lost her head when she saw her enemy and shot him wlthojit premeditation.
REPORTS of sine
TRUCE ARE PREMATURE
Expected, However, That Arm
istice to Suspend Hostilities
in Mexico Will Be Agreed on
in Two or Three Days—Car
ranza to Insist on Criminal
Prosecution in Madero’s As
sassination
Victoria, Mexico (via l.aredo,
Texas). —General Carranza today
advocated leniency In "treatment
ot the conquered by the victorious
constitutionalists.” Ills state
ment was made in a speech at a
banquet tendered by Victoria citi
zens.
Not for Several Days.
Washington, D. C.—A delegate author
ized by I’revislonal President Carbajal
to negotiate for terms of peace with
General Carranza, was due to leave
Cera Cruz today for Tampico. With
in two or three days, they expect to
sign an armistice suspending hostilities
throughout Mexico. Carranza already
lias notified the state department he will
ugree.
Messages from Provisional President
Carbajal to that effect were shown to
day b yhls personal representative, Jose
Caatellot, to Kecretary Hryan.
Are Premature.
Mr. Cnstellot said reports from Mexico
City to the effect that an armistice al
ready had been signed were premature,
but with the arrival of the Carbajal
delegates at Carranza’s headquarters
such a truce would be made.
Officials understood here that while
Carranza was willing to give guarantees
and general amnesty, he would insist on
reserving the right to prosecute criminal
ly those directly concerned in the killing
of Madero and Huarez.
4 Snakes, 18 Tarantulas
70 Rats, Million Bedbugs
New Orleene. Four milker, IK tar
antulae, 70 rule, enough rniichea to
aim out fill a hurrel, anil mllllonr of
bedbUKH formed part of the rartto of
a freight veeeel gulling trdplcal roan
and which wan fumigated tier*; yorter
day In connection with the fight
agnlnnt bubonic plague Two of the
nnaken wore boa conntrlctorn more
than five feet long Two otherr were
of a harmlexa Central American va
riety,
Bill Approved For
Another Judge in
Georgia; Aid Speer
Washington —The house judiciary
committee today approved the Webb
bill providing for an additional fed
eral judge for the Southern District of
Georgia, to divide the work of that
district with Judge Kmory Speer.
The plan is to relieve Judge Speer
of much of the burden of the litiga
tion In that Jurisdiction. Upon Ills
retirement from the bench, however,
there will be but one Judge for the
district. Tlie circuit court will as
sign cases between the two Judges.
PRESIDENT TOOK FLOWERS.
Washington —President Wilson yes
terday personally carried some flow
ers to Miss Mary Smith, of New Or
leans, his cousin, recovering at a
hospital here from un operation for
appendicitis Mr. Wilson went to the
hospital on his way to play golf.
BLEASE GREATLY
REGRETS SHOOTING
Condition of Dr. Mclntosh, Wounded By Unknown Assailant,
Reported As “Splendid” Today—Affair Causes Great Ex
citement in South Carolina—Would-be Assassin Thought
to Have Escaped in Auto
Columbia, 8. C. The condition of Dr.
J. If. Mclntosh, shot and painfully
wounded by an unknown assailant at an
early hour this morning, was pro
nounrad as splendid” by attending phy
sicians. After an examination the wound
was found to be a superficial one The
physician’s assailant made good his es
cape.
The shooting of !>r Mclntosh, whose
name recently was brought Into ths
senatorial campaign In view of an Inter
view he Issued stilting that a man pa
roled by Gov. H’ease had been feigning
paralysis, has caused Intense excitement
throughout the city arid state
To Answer on Stand.
Governor Rleas* had previously stated
that he would call Dr, Mclntosh to the
stand when the senatorial candidates
spoke in ColuushUi today arid answer the
$6.00 PER YEAP—S CENTS PER COPY.
EX PREMIER
CONFRONTS
CAILLAOX
Testimony in Famous Murder
Trial Ends Today—Former
Wife on Stand—Long Strain
Beginning to Tell on De
fendant—Feels 111 and Has
Recourse to Smelling Salts
Paris. “T have been pained to nee
that the person who drew the indict
ment has gathered together the filth.
All the pity has gone to the Intruder
who defiled rny home to take my
place.”
This Impassioned declaration by
Gueydan, divorced wife* of M. Gaill&ux,
the former premier, drew a chorus of
“bravos” from the crowded courtroom
(Continued on Next Page.)
question asked at Greenville aa to hla |
statement regarding the paroled man.
Hr. Mclntosh sided that his a seal ant
shouted ns he fled, "Now you won’t
bother Colls tomorrow.” Bloodhounds
from the state penitentiary took up the
trail but lost It after n few blocks. It ;
Is generally I elleved that the would -bs
assassin es« aped In an automobile.
Governor's Statement.
The following statement In regard to]
the shooting was Issued from Governor 1
Hlease’s office early today by John K. !
A till, the governor’s secretary:
"Governor I lease regrets the occur-1
rence very much tie f do I have a
very high personal regard tor I»r. Mcfn- •
tosh anil know that the governor has
also The governor's office will lend
•ill possible eld for the apprehension of
the party or parties guilty of the as- I
mult."
i HOME
EDITION
VILLA YET
REMAINS A
MENACING
FACTOR IN
PATHWAY
His Attitude, in Spite of Re
port of Armistice Signing,
Puzzling. Carothers With
Rebel General and Silliman
With “First Chief” Endeavor
ing to Impress Importance of
No Further Splits
Washington.—Secretary Bryan.
encouraged by his latest dispatch
from Consular Agent Carothera
today Issued (hla statement:
“Carothera, special representa.
tlvo of the state department. tele,
grai hs Irom KI Paso that b« con
siders us unfounded nil rumors of
another break between Villa and
Carranza. Also states that bor
der situation Is much Improved."
Chihuahua, —General Villa, his wife
and some personal friends today start
ed tor Guerrero to visit (ho home of
Mrs. Villa for a wetk, It was an
nouncod.
la a Puzzle.
% Paso, Taxaa. —Oen. Villa's delay
In proceeding south from Chihuahua
has greatly puzzled officials here. It
had been expected Villa would start
today for Aguaa Cal lent oh with Giro's
of Ids brigades, to participate In the
Junction of constitutionalist troops
north of the national capital.
Mexlca officers on the border admit
Ignorance of the plans of the general
of the north. It was not known defi
nitely that Villa had been Invited to
take part In the entry Into Mexico
City. Guerrero is In the mountain dis
tricts of extern Chihuahua where Villa
operated us a bandit before the Ma
dero revolution.
Villa’. Attituda.
Washington.—While many obstruc
tions still appeared to bar the way to
peace In Mexico, dispatches today from
headquarters of both constitutionalists
and federal, expressed views that tha
end of fighting was almost In sight.
The most meaelng factor. It was said,
was the attitude of Villa toward Car
ranz. Advices from Consular Agent
Carothers doclared, however, that
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HOWL DOWN
BLEASE IN
COLUMBIA
Columbia, 8. C.—Governor Please or
dered closed the Columbia, Metropolitan
and Ridgewood Hocial Clubs, of this city,
during his speech at the campaign meet
ing here today for candidates for the
United States senate. The chief execu
tive explained Ids action by saying some
of those persons in the audience Inter
rupting him were members of those or
ganizations. When the governor began
his speech combined cheers and howls
of derision extending over a period of 15
minutes prevented him making himself
heard.
Threat of Massacre if
Warships Open Up Fire
Durazzo, Albania.—A note threaten
ing to destroy the capital <fr Albania
unless Prince William of Wted abdi
cated the rulership was handed to
day by the Mussulman insurgents to
the representatives of the European
powers here.
The insurgents added that if the
warships fired at them they would
spare neither the European nor th#
other Inhabitants of the city.
To Bring Suit For
Libel Against T. R.
New York.—Cralrman Wm. Mirnx
of tli« republican mate committee,
cnnoiim eil today that ho had In
atructed nix counael to brlnit suit for
libel tiKUliiHt Theodore Roosevelt,
hinted upon Colonel Room-volt * etate
mnnt of hat night attackng Mr.
r.nrnx and endorsing the candidacy
of Harvey I): Hlninnn Tor the nomi
nal o ofor governor At the republics*
prlmariM.