El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-09

winch ranks highest IN Inc reports OF
recent inspections Of state milltlas de-
Hvered TO Washington As an evidence
Of high efficiency the New York guard
division has been Incorporated as a
part OF the first field army. the other
divisions Of which are regular troops.
The New York adjutant general re-
ported 16.52S men
Camp Is Prepared In Advance.
When the guard is called upon TO
mobilize IN time of war the first move
is to rush the engineers TO the camp
site, where water pipes are laid tent
streets are marked out and arrange
menrS are made for the disposal OF re-
fuse Right after the engineers come
the medical corps. which looks out for
sanitation, and the signal corps, fully
prepared 70 equip the camp with tele-
! phone. telegraph and temporary wire
less outfits. The CommisSary depart
ment is meanwhile busy buying horses
and mules and contractig for food sup
plies.
Not all the national guard goes TO
war on the first call In New York
state, for instance, a force Of 5000 10
10000 men will be left behind NJ the
armOries. which will be transferred
into barracks Even with these dis
carded. the enlistments have Eeen so
rapid that the division would be up to
requirements
Next to the supply corps. the busiest
officers in the early hours Of the
mobilization period are those Of the
medical staff There are many men
who. although physically fit in civil
life, are not capable of witlstandiug
the riEOrS of a campaign under cOudi-
lions which might be expected TO pre-
vail in a country where comforts can
be measured only by the degree of ef-
ficiency with which the commissary
arrangements are managed from the
field base
~Unfitr Weeded Out.
The first three DAYS following
the mobilization viii be spent by the
medical staff in wedding out the 'un-
from service They will form a part Of
the garrison, from which will be
drawn additional men as they are re-
quired at the front.
Route marches. manual and musk
etry drills. kit inspections. and the like
viii occupy much of the time, all Of
which viii make toward an improved
efficiency in the command by the time
the division takes the field I'm force.
Supervising the whole scheme OF things
in the preparation viii be the staff Of
inspector Instructors Of the regular
army who, as comparatively recent
innovation. were detailed 10 service
with the national guard
With these officers will toll the reg
ular army serEeaDts who in all prob
ability, viii be assigned TO aid in pol
ishing' the citizen troops.
Whatever the difference Of opinion
among the regimentaI and subordinate
commanders here. and among higher
officers Of the regular army concern
ing the duration Of a possible cam
paign in Mexico. all of the New York
officers are determined that there will
be no repetition Of 1898 in the engi-
neering of their part
VIII Be Fully Prepared.
That is why the windows Of all the
armOries have been twinkling until
long past midnight of late That is
why the enlisted men have been offered
all manner Of inducements TO put in
time at extra drills. That is why re-
cruits have been drilling in greater
than heretofore. The guards
men IS not an alarmist. neither does
he pursue the even tenor Of his way
and wait for summer maneuver time
TO come around each year He also has
been maintaining the attitude of
watchful waiting" and to use his own
term. he is there"
SURFACE indications at national guard
headquarters are that everything is
luiet There is, and there has been for
some time. an undercurrent Of vigorous /
activity, and the air is surcharged with I
suppressed expectancy. Il would be I
bad form for these officers. however. I
10 display any undue interest. but the I
receiver is always kept handy