No Forced Marches

Adjutant General Irisb says there is nothing in tbe report that the National Onard wil! be reqnired to make forced marohes while at camp this year. "We are going to Island Lake for discipline, modeled after tbat in the regular army, " he said. "The boys will wear fatigue uniforma, slouch hats, etc, and will leave their dress uniforms at home. That is no place for them. But we have no intention of taking the boys out of the stores and offices and sending them on a forced marcb. That would only exhaust them and they oonld not receive instrnction while in such condition. Instead, the different regiments will be detailed for short marobes, whioh will be conducted according to the practice of the regular army, with van and rear gnard and outflankers. The boys will take shelter tents with them and camp ont over nigbt." Qnartermaster General White has issned aciroular annonnoing that a detail oonsisting of a non-uommissioned offi eer, two privates, t-wo cooks and fonr waiters for eaoh oompany, will be peimitted to enter Monday morning, Aug. 9, for the purpose of preparing the oompany's quarters. Eaoh company will be allowed 150 pounds of baggage and company's stores for each member of the company, the same to be forwarded to camp in a car whioh will be provided for that purpose. Capt. Cornelius Gardiner, regular army instructor of the Miohigan National Gnard, says that he is of tbe opinión tbat the soldiers are worked too hard during the heat of the day wbile they are at camp. The captain believes in giving the militia all the instruction that it will stand, but realjzes that too much military instruction will tend to make the boys in blue weary. What he will endeavnr to do is to have the soldiers up early in the morning and do their drilling between that hour and 1 o'olock in the afternoon. From 1 o'clock until about 4:30 o'clock the soldiers have been compelled to do a part of their drilling in the heat of the day, and this new program is suro to be appreciated by those who are most interested.