Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-24
THREE FULL REGIMENTS
ARE PLACED BY new YORK
Pennsylvania Has 10000 Men in
Readiness for Muster-Prompt
Responses to Call.

ork regiments WHICH nave Soue iHlo
camp.
Two troops of the 1st Cavalry, one
from Rochester and the other from
Avon, had orders to proceed today to
the state mobilization camp at Beck
man.
More than 1000 recruits in the New
York National Guard have as yet re-
ceived neither uniforms nor equipment
Lieut.. Col. Henry Bostwick. in charge
of the state arsenal, said the War De-
partment had an ample supply in re-
serve, but had asked the New York
officers to hold up their acquisitions for
the present.
1t was learned at army headquar-
ters that guardsmen will not be re-
quired to serve a new term because
they have taken a new oath to serve
ernment. but that their time will ex
pire at the end of the term for which
they originally enlisted.
Californians Await Orders.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 24-Nearly
1.500 members of the National Guard
are now in camp at Sacramento today,
where the soldiers will await orders to
move toward the Mexican border. BY
tonight 1000 will be encamped there
INo genera dl movement OF troops OF any
Pacific coast states is expected before
Wednesday, when the California
guardsmen will probably be ordered
south. The Utah battery of field ar
tillery, which expects marching orders
today, will probably be the first unit
Of the Western Department to entrain
for the border.
The announcement that there would
probably be no long detention in camp
before. going into actual service was
"a fo haU w cfi ,lof cd IN I
the western states.
Hurrying Plans for Muster.
CHICAGO. June 24.-Plans. for the
mastering in of National Guard regi-
the Central Department of the United
States Army went forward vigorously
today at the headquarters of Maj. Gen.
Thomas H. Barry, commander of the
department. 1t was expected that
Lieut.. Col. E. NJ. Lewis, who is in
charge of the regular army officers de-
tailed at Springfield to muster in the
Illinois National Guard regiments
would begin his work either today or
tomorrow.
The lack of muster blanks" ap-
peared to be the only thing which
would cause further delay. Col. Lewis,
however, thinks it will take a week or
ten days to perform the task before
him and his subordinate officers.
Ten Thousand Men Modified.
MOUNT GRETNA, Pa, June "a
Camp Brumbaugh, where 10000 citizen
soldiers of Pennsylvania are being
mobilized ready for service on the Mex
ican frontier, presented a scene Of stir
ring activity today. as train after train
bringing infantrymen from all sec
tions of the state arrived at the sid
ings near the camp. Flat cars bearing
the equipment of the 1st Brigade, Phil
adelphia's three regiments, came in be-
panies, one from each command which
accompanied them, at once began the
work of erecting the tents on the site
assigned.
Gen. A j. Logan, commander of the
I'd Brigade, and his staff, arrived here
yesterday and the regiments from
Pittsburgh and other points in the
western section of the state were
among the early arrivals today.
The 4th Brigade also arrived this
morning. while the three Philadelphia
regiments were expected later in the
day. The artillery and cavalry COM
mands are not expected until tomorrow.
Company A, Engineers, under COM
mand of Capt r. w. Fuller of Scran-
ton. arrived here yesterday and were
busy today repairing roads and clear
ing additional space for the camp sites.
The work of mastering the guards
men into the federal service is in
charge of Capt. j. b. Kemper. U. s. A,
who has been instructor-inspector of
the National Guard attached to the
office of Adjt. Gen. Stewart.
Total of 8, 900 Indianans.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June 24-More
than 500 members of the Indiana Ma
tional Guard were encamped at Fort
Benjamin Harrison last night, and
a bout $500 are expected to arrive to-
day. The orders issued by Adjt. Gen.
Bridges to the other companies in the
state require them to report by to-
night.
The work of mastering the troops
into the federal service began this
under direction of Capt. J. ].
Toffey. U. S. A. Observation-Disclosures of
the Indiana gard. The work will be
carried forward as rapidly as possible. |
is going on with good re-
suits in all places where there are or
companies. Some new COM |
panies have been formed.
Ohio Guardsmen Ready.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 24.-Ohio's |
national guardsmen were ready today |
for concentration and also ready to be /
into the federal service. All /
in every branch of the |
service have reached the minimum
peace strength required by the govern
ment and few are at maximum war
strength.
Adjt. Gen. Benson w. Hough tele-
graphed the Central Department of the
United States Army at Chicago last |
night, informing the officers that the
ohio guard is ready to be received in o
The federal service.
Complete arrangements for the mob
camp here were discussed to-
lay by state officials and Brig. Gen.
William v. McMaken of Toledo. who
will be in command at the camp.
The first state troops will probably be
ordered to the camp Monday, Gen.
Hough said today. ]