Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-31
By CARL l.. ZEISBERG


Ell PASO. Tex. July 31.-The Issuing
of SO machine guns to the nine Pennsylvania
Infantry regiments, four guns for each rcgl-
rlents new machine company, began today.
At the same time the officers tentatively
chosen to command the companies were
summoned to n conference at General Glenn
ents headquarters for instruction in ma
chine gun operation by Captain Benjamin p.
Nicklng, of the Twentieth United States
Infantry, who has charge of that work
The machine guns OF the latest Lewis
disc type, with gasoline engines. They will
be mounted temporarily on automobile
trucks and pack mules for transporting
them will he issued later.
Unless the War Department by wire re-
verses its ruling that, under the Hay
Chamberlain army bill, the ordnance Of
hcers and inspectors of small arms prac-
tice are to be honorably mustered out of
service today that ruling will be carried
out before midnight.
Division headquarters. hoping against
hope. Is waiting an answer to it's kilograms
of Saturday, asking for n joint resolu-
tion in Congress authorizing the REIN
statement of the officers to be discharged.
Some of the officers affected by the bill
will be transferred to the machine gun
companies. Others stated that they would
not accept reduction from their rank of
captain to be placed elsewhere.
The status OF the machine-gun company
commanders and their lieutenants will not
be settled until permission Is received from
the War Department to appoint them. pend
ing the arrival of their commissions. as line
officers. This permission had been request
ed of the War Department
The "slates" made out by the command
ers of the Philadelphia regiments indicate
that the following officers will be commits
stoned and assigned to the machine-gun
companies:
First Regiment, Captain David B. Simp-
son, commissary Lieutenants Harry r.
Sage and Harry r. Simmons, battalion
quartermater commssaries, with another
lieutenant to be chosen.
Second Regiment. Captain Robert Cor
don. commissary; first lieutenant, Captain
Frank c. McCown Jr, inspector of small
arms practice second leutenants, Lieuten-
ants George Il. Roth and Southall battalion
quartermaster commissarics the latter now
is with Major Halls battalion in the Big
Bend district.
Third Regiment. Captain c. J. Milne. in
spector of small arms practice, no decision
as to recommendations having been as yet
on the three lieutenancies.
Sixth Regiment, Captain Paul S. Wynne.
commissary; second lleutenants. Lieuten-
ants Harry S. Meyer and Llewellyn L.
Jones, battalion quartermaster commits
saries The first lieutenant remains to be
chosen.
The supply companies now rounding into
shape are officered by Captain Edwin F.
Hollenback. Quartermaster, and Lieutenant
Edwin J. Meehan. battalion quartermaster
commissary. First Regiment: Captain Jacob
II. Geisel, quartermaster and Lieutenant
Enroll b. Hay. battalion quartermaster COM
missary, Second Regiment and Captain
Paul II. Schubert, quartermaster and Lieu
tenant j. Ledon Lewis battalion quarter
master commissary, Sixth Regiment The
Sixth's supply company was organized by
Colonel Ellis shortly after the first of the
year.
Bets of to / that the boys will be back
home by September are circulating with
remarkable persstency throughout the Phil
adelphia regiments Where the officers who
are Offering the bets obtained their dope"
is a mystery AS II in direct contradiction.
the first planks of 100000 feet of new
lumber for the construction OF permanent
wooden kitchens were issued to the troops
today. Every company will erect such
mess shack" TO replace the canvas
kitchens.
Combat outfits" also are being issued
These are large. heavy. wooden boxes con-
tanning complete surgical supplies neces-
sary for hrst-aid use. wrapped and packed