New-York tribune., 1916-07-05
Major HaIlahan Receives
Orders for His Com
mand of III Men.
STERNBERGER VISITS
CAMP WHITMAN
Holiday Crowd Go to Van Cort'
landt Park, but See Only
Routine Work.

The ist Signal Corps, in command
Of Major William +. Hallahan. yester-
day afternoon received orders to leave
its armory, at Thirty-fourth Street ana
Park Avenue, this morning, prepared
to entrain for the border at ~ O'CLOCK
q, the Jersey Central station, Jersey
City. James Maloney is captain OF the
corps. which comprises 1T men, the
majority of whom have been members
Of the organization for several years
With the unit will go lSO horses
and mules and the corps two mascoIs'
Radio. a bulldog, and Wig Wag' de-
scribed as being a cross between
dachshund and a bloodhound. I. IL.
Johnson, a former newspaper photog-
rapher and a member Of the corps
has been appointed official photogra-
nher for all New York National Guard
signal corps companies at the border.
Colonel Henry s. Sternberger and
Major Allan Reagan, now in charge OF
Division Headquarters in the Munici-
pal Building, visited Camp Whitman
Yesterday afternoon. The trip was
made TO inspect certain details OF the
camp, and had nothing 70 do with iur-
ther movement Of troops.
Crowds at Van Cortlandt.
Great crowds visited Van Cortlandt
Park Yesterday hoping TO see speciai
exercises in celebration OF the hoH
dav. There were none, however, ana
the men were kept busy all day Wltn
the regular routine Of camp life. ! ne
I'd Field Artillery had expected TO be
called upon TO fire the national salute,
but the ceremony was cancelled be-
cause OF d scarcity of blank cartridges
The most interesting feature OF the
day there was drill by fifty recruits
of the lst Cavalry. The men received
much applause from the thousands VINO
lined the parade ground
General Wood announced yesterday
that every regiment which left for the
border was provided with five days ra-
tions or money enough 10 purchase
them. If these supplies failed 20 LAST
through the trip 10 Texas, II was due
to the ineNperience Of the reglmental
commanders who had charge OF issuing
them and who failed to plan correctly
their distribution.
II was announced at Governors Isl
and that one regiment, on reacnlnS
the border, had refused to leave their
trains on the excuse OF inclement
weather.
CAPTAIN f. c. Schroeder. L. s. A., Of
the Motorcycle Machine Gun Company
Of the list Regiment, has enlisted
force Of thirty-fye men and wants TWEEN
" more Men who are qualined 10 run
and repair machines, are especially de.
sired. The funds for the purchase OF
motorcycles have already been tur-
nished by patriotic citizens. and the
company has now four armored road
sters and several machine guns. Cap
tain Schroeder has spent twelve years
in the regular army, most Of 1t IN the
Philippines.
To Be Two Medical Camps.
Officers in command of the Van Cort-
landt Park Camp have been Hooded
with suggestions that men marching
from the camp TO Xonkers should be
fed along the route. Yesterday q state
ment was issued in which it was said
that the commanders were absolutely
responsible for the health, comfort and
general welfare of the men in the ield.
and that troops were all fed before
leaving the camp and Immediately after
arriving at Workers. where their cook
wagons were waiting for them.
General Wood announced yesterday,
that owing 20 the discontnuance of the
Fort Benjamin Harrison military
training camps. two camps OF instruc-
tion for medical men only would be
held in connection with the Plattsburg
camps, commencing respectively on
July - and July II. The courses will
be the same at each, and will empha-
size camp sanitation and military hy-
giene