The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-18
CITY MILITIA
 OFF TO CAMP
 AT Fl. WRIGHT
Bridgeport Battalion Entrain- ed Early Today For
 Fishers Island.
RECRUITS EAGER FOR
 TEN DAYS OF WORK
Only Three Members Left Re- hind, Two of Them Be-
 cause of Illness.

with their band playing gayly, the local ba4talion, Coast Artillery Corps
 N G., and the hospital corps left F3rsdgeport this morning for a ten days tour of duty at Fort C. H. wright, Fishers Island
 Because of the recent war ta4k, there have been many enlistna ez1tss in all the companies and the battalion goes with fuller ranks than has been the case for several years past The 14th company commanded by Capt- IL. J Brague, has 55 men, With him Is Lieut.. Arthur L- La H1oque. flnse iIdeszt. Philip E. Bronson is at present on leave Of absence and did not go with the company The nth com panv. commanded by Capt E11das EEsalA had ess men. With Capt Hall are Tfelrts. Joseph Harrison and Edm ond O. Booth The 4th company. com l1lanfed by Capt A C. Bennett, had 6s men. His heutenants are Albert w. Barrows and Clarence A Wood ruff
 Major Louis J. Hermann commands 4lse local battalion His adjutant is First Lieut. William N. Potter. Ldeuts- 1Efles C. Thompson and Harold GFis- -xo1d. who are yet unassigned to com arands, accompanied the staff
 The omcers and men of the various companies were assembled at the Etafa Armory in Main street at six o'clock this morning, but there was little for them to do in the way of nreparafion- The baggage had been Ian packed and shipped Wednesday in charge Of the Q1arterrnaster sergeanrs of the various companies with details oie two rrdvates from each cou1pEnY.
 Tha men today were in ileavy .ruarcn1nE order carrying rolls with .shelter halves two blankets ponchc ana overcoat in each In addition, 4hev carried haversacHrs contain ing tfa r4s n.7 ranaHf pans, web cartridge belts and knife
 Fsverrons was in fine spirits, par ticu1ar4y the recruits, all of whom wore an air of suppressed excitement and expectancy. In former years the tents, two men in each This year they will be in conica1 terltss each squad of eight men in a tent
 The argt sergeant d1narternla2ster sergeant and company clerk of each company will have one tent. Each lraDtasn win have e tent of 4as own and the 1ieutenants will sleep two in a tent
 The first call was sounded at 6:s0 and the assembly at 7:45. At roll call 1t was found there were z1S officers and men present The hospital corps was commanded by Major Fl T. Ad-s ans. Capt F. w. Stevens and 6ergt- FIh0znas Cox.
 At 6.55, AdJutant Potter and Sergt.- AEador Edward Joy had formed the Battalion and AdJutant Potter report cd to Ma5or Hermann. The march Ito the railroad station was then be- gun At o'clock the special train !carryfng fhe Greenwich Norwallk, lscauxford and Danbury companies ar rived The Bridgeport companies oc- cupied three cars on the rear of the itrain The march from the aamory and the en1rainfng was without mis- hap PTavates George Brown and. Frank R. Knapp of the 18th company were to i'll to go.
 A fine of S5 per day will be inflicted lon all a.bsentees and no excuse ex- Eept a p1rysician'e certificate of dis ability will be accepted for absence