Arizona republican., 1910-09-08
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN PREPARING FOR CAMP
Soldiers Must Undergo Physical Ex. animation Prior to Departure
 From Home Station.

National guardsmen all over tho territory are busy preparing for the maneuver camp to be held at Atasca- ! dero, California, during the last hall of this month. officers and non-com- missioned officers as well as many privates. are working day and night drilling and getting the equipment of the various companies in shape for 1 transfer.
 The national guard of Arizona at l Atascadero will consist of tight full I companies. There are twelve com panies in the organization, but several l cannot muster full membership for ! the encampment, as many of the men find it impossible to get away at this time of the year
 Six companies will leave Phoenix on 1 the fifteenth over the Southern Pacific. and the two Yuma companies, H and l., will be picked up at that point The companies that will leave here will be designated as A, B, C, D. F and K. Company M, stationed at Florence, will send along a detachment which will be attached to C company of Tempe. Members of Company F., Prescott, who can attend the encampent will be at tached to some other division. Com pany F is stationed at Clifton and K at Tucson. and b are from Tempe and Mesa.
 It is notable fact that Phoenix and Yuma, the only places in the territory having two national guard organiza- tions. will each furnish two full com panies.
 Copies of general orders No. 12, di- recting the regimental and company officers to assemble their commands at Phoenix in time for the departure of the special train on the 18th will to- day be mailed out by Adjutant General L. w. Coggins. In this order it is di- rected that all enlisted men must be inspected by a medical officer within twenty-four hours prior to their de- parture from home station, and no man physically unfit shall accompany the troops" This is a new provision de- manded by the war department. Its purpose is to prevent the hospitals be- ing oyercrowded with Guardsmen unfit to withstand the hardships of military live and also to prevent the spread of disease among the regulars with whom the citizen soldiers must come in con tact.
 General orders No. F read as fol- lows:
 Territory of Arizona, Office of the
 Adjutant General General orders
 No. F.
 Phoenix, Ariz.. Sept. l, 1910.
 1-Colonel A. M Tuthill, command ing First infantry. national guard of Arizona, will select two battalions of his command, which, together with the necessary field and staff officers, will proceed to camp of instruction at Camp Atascadero, California. leaving Phoe nix September b, in time to arrive at Camp AtascaderO September 16, and leaving Camp Atascadero on the 30th of September for home stations.
 Troops will be assembled at Phoenix in time for departure. on spe- cial trains on September 15. Upon pre- sentation, this order will be authority for all railroads and agents to issue transportation for separate organiza- tions or individual members of the na- tional guard of Arizona from home sta tions to Phoenix, agents taking receipt for transportation so issued.
 3-Regimental quartermaster will is sue such clothing and equipment as may be necessary, where shortage oc- CUTS, to the two battaliOns when as sembled at Phoenix, taking receipt therefor.
 An enlisted men must be inspected by a medical officer within twenty four hours prior to their departure from home station, and no man phys ically unfit shall accompany the troops. A record of this inspection will be kept as commanding officers will be ex- pected to furnish the camp commander with a report of the inspection on ar rival at camp.
 5-Company commanders should take accurately prepared rolls with them, to assist in the preparation of pay rolls
 6-Regimental quartermaster will provide transportation.
 7-Regimental commissary will pro vide subsistence.
 By order of
 RICHARD F.. SLOAN,
 Governor and Commander in Chief.
 LEWIS w. COGGINS,