The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-12
DISTRICT MEN FAIL
TO GET THEIR PAY
Changing Of Orders Delays Ex-
pected Disbursement, A.
though They Nearly Had It.

The District militiamen almost got
paid OF today.
Only an order from Gen. Leonard
Wood, commander OF the Department
OF the East. prevented them from get
ting possession Of the coin Of the realm
to which they are entitled for their SER
vices in camp from June 10 to July 1.
Capt Louis c. Wilson, paymaster OF
tho militia. was all set to pay of. hav-
ing gone SO far as to place the money
due each man In an envelope. with the
soldiers name written on II. when
General Woods order was received at
Major E wv w. ,. + FRENCH @as A depot quarter
master at Fort Myer: would rpp pay the
however. that he had no money. Last
week, Captain Wilson was informed by
General Wood that xA.WO mad been
placed to his credit In the Treasury TO
be used in paying OF the troops. captain
by the company commanders. and upon
receipt OF these he figured out what
each soldier had coming to him. ana
placed that amount in an envelope.
Today Was Pay Day.
Captain Wilson had designated today
a. pay day for the militiamen and had
made all arrangements necessary for
disbursement to begin at o'clock this
morning. Before reveille today. how
ever. a telegram was received from
General Wood stating that in view OF
the fact that the militiSnen are now In
Federal service. a regular army onicer
would have to pay them.
This means that 1t probably VII! be
Friday or Saturday before the militia
men are paid; Captain Wilson today
French. and the latter will now have
UP the money in envelopes himself. The
clerical work incident to paying on Will
take two or three days. -,
gusted as disappointed today when
they learned they would not be paid off,
Many of them are financially embar-
raised and think they have waited long
due them on July /. twelve days ago,
and only the repeated changing OF or
ders has prevented the soldiers from
receiving their money.
Routine Followed.
Notwithstanding tho intense heat at
the mobilization camp today. the mill
tary routine was followed as usual. The
militiamen were marched to the sun
broiied dr. II field and put through out
post and combat maneuvers and kept
at work solving military problems for
several hours.
The medical officers not only contin-
ued inoculating the militiamen with an
ti-typhoid toxin. but vaccination against
smallpox was begun in the First battal-
The four companies in the first have
and as soon as about twenty men are
transferred from other companies. this
battalion will entrain for Bisbee. ATE.
Although every effort will be made 70
or Friday, Colonel Young said the vol
ume of work yet to be done probably
would prevent the First from leaving be-
that Saturday will in all probability be
their entraining day. i
Recruit Officer in Camp.
Capt Douglas Spencer Bliss. recruit
Sng officer of the camp. today established
himself on the headquarters line at
camp, next to Adjutant General Harry
Coope's tent. Captain Bliss has a detail
Of enlisted men to assist him in lining
"business. Captain Bliss thinks the
camp IscruitinE station win the sonTiG tis
Twenty three men who visited the camp
yesterday liked the looks Of things so
we'll that they signed up with Captain
the end Of the week the entire Third
Regiment will entrain for the border be-
fore many days. x,,
About 800 men are now needed to fil!
up all the ORGANIZATIONS. The Third
Infantry needs about $50 or 800. while
the two batteries OF artillery need about
men each. Capt. f. w.
Fullam, commanding the headquarters
company. is stu looking for about TWEEN
~ musicians who will receive good pay |
while with the militia.
Captain Fullam reported today that
out Of the total membership OF about
] LEO in camp. only fifteen married men
had awaited themselves Of Secretary |
Bakers order for the release Of militia |
men with dependents. The forms for
the married men to All out were dis |
tributed several days ago. but thus far
headquarters, and practically all of |
these are from men between forty and |