The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-27
EAST
REPORTS READY
FORF|ELDSERv|CE
Twenty-one States Say Volun-
teers Can Move in Forty
eight Hours.
WAR FEVER RUNS HIGH.
Officers of Seventh Postpone
Weddings, Confident State
Troops Will Be Called.


The militia Of twenty.one States
east Of the Mississippi and Ohio Riv-
ers is prepared to 20 into active neld
service within forty.eight hours AZ
ter . call for volunteers. The Adju-
tant Generals OF all the states and
the District Of Columbia have re-
ported to Col. william G. Haan. Chief
Of Stan OF the Department Of the
East. u. 9. A. Camp sites have been
selected for the mobilization Of troops
in each State.
Reports from the last Of the States
within the Jurisdiction Of the De-
partment of the East were recefvsd
this morning At Govsrnors Island.
They were made in reply TO q request
sent out by Col. HAN last week to
the Adjutant- Generals ordering them
to select a suitable camp si&e at once
and make all arrangements for the
laying Of water pipes, obtaining OF
fuel and provisioning the respective
camps. In spits Of the talk Of media
ton. the Division hsadquarters Of the
Medicinal Guard was a. active In
preparations for war a. ever to-day.
All Of tho commanders OF every
branch Of the Division were In close
touch with headquartsrs by telephone.
OFFICERS OF THE GUARD tx.
PEcr ORDERS.
Several OF the regimental com.
manders and ofnciais attached to
Major Gen. Organs division stan re-
ported in person. ono Of the first to
appear being Col. Cornelius Wander
biit. who was In executive conferences
with Col. r. Foster Walton. In
charge of headquarters In the absence
of Gen. Organ for more than an
hour. All Of the department heads
have reported everything ready fol
the expected call for volunteers.
Definite word regarding the Gov
ernment's programme 30 far as 1,
concerns the militia Of this State
was expected hourly from Con
Organ, who this morning was In
conference with tho War Depart
ment In Washington. A wire wa
kept open also between headquarters
and the office Of Adjt. Gen. Henry
De Witt Hamilton In Albany. since
1t was considered possible Gen
Organ might communicate with the
Governor. All OF the high officials
in the citizen soldiery are confident
their services will be needed within
few days In spite Of the talk OF
mediation.
The Seventh Regiment has been bill
hardest by the war fever. 1t wal
learned to-day that three member,
OF the regiment who were to be mar.
ried In Juno have made arrangement,
to have the wedding ceremony per,
formed at once so that they will b.
prepared to leave With their regi
ment without delay.
STATE TROOPS NEED MORT
MONEY.
The need Of money In the Nationa
Guard Is the chief topic Of converse
ton whenever the division heads re
together. Col. A. T. Townsend, Chile
sanitation would need 5000 mules /
the entire Guard Is mustered in 70
service. Mules. the Colonel said, woul
cost 5000 apiece, which would eat u
most of the appropriation OF $1.500,00
the State Legislature Is expected I
make when the extra session Is con
vened on May I.
I'VE Of course could not afford I
buy 5000 mules on an Appropriation O
that size" Col. Townsend said thi
morning. II think in an emergenc
we could get along with half tina
number, but OF course we would no
be as we'll equipped for a vigorou
campaign as We would like. Motto
trucks could 10 hired in a pinch I
tako the place OF animals"
While Staten Island has been prac
ticaliy selected as a site for mobile
ing the State troops. the heads Of tn
Guard have not abandoned the scare
for a more available site. Col. Will
tam II. Sage. detailed to the militi
from 1.-THE regular army. >>said thi
morning that as soon AZ the ground Q
Fishkill Plains. now wet from recer
rains, dried out there would be an In
spection BY regular army officers an
: the militia officers.
Col. Sage inspected this afternoo
the State arsenal, Seventh avenue an
Thirty nth street, where more tina
million rounds OF ammunition Il
, the Guard are stored.
4 GUARDSMEN ARE vACCiNATE
. AGAINST TYPHOID.
!. Col, William S. Terriberry, Chi
Surgeon on Gen, Organs staff. r,
o ported to Col. Walton, in charge I
division headquarters, this afternoC
!, that approximately 10000 of the 40
qua rdsmen in the state already ha'
: been inoculated against typhoid. TT
: medical stan has been working Ola
1 and night In the armories to tre'
q the men for a Vigorous campaign
a tropical country