Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-26
SPECIAL TRAINS
RUSH WITH $4,000
GUARDS TO FRONT
Troops Break Camp and
Start Entraining at
Woods Order
EXAMINATIONS WAIVED

WASHINGTON, June 26.-Two hundred
.Ao,sand National Guardsmen are now
under arms and will be ready to go to the
Nexican border within week. according to
estimates of the War Department today.
when President Wilson Issued his call for
,be state troops week ago 1t was esti-
rnated upon reports by Adjutant Generals
~ the Various states of December 81 that
lao, 900 men composed the National Guards
Since the call, the Department officials today
said at least 10000 men have been re-
orulted These figures are based on report
of recruiting being received from each State.
NEW YORK, June 26.-By tomorrow at
the latest 1900 National Guardsmen from
New York. New Jersey Connecticut YER
mont and Massachusetts, will be on trains
needing toward the border
Major General Leonard Woods orders for
This force to proceed at once to the border
met with instant response from the officers
and men At Camp Beekman Major Cen
eral Organ. in command of the New York
Cuardsmen communicated the orders to
him 10 commanders of the 7th. 14th and
list Regiments. the list Cavalry and 22d
Engineers and several detached units.
Not since Spanish war days
has the Department of the East, with head
auarters at Governors Island. been kept
open all night 1t was Sunday. General
Wood was on the job virtually "a hours
the state troops to make up the number of
men asked Of him by the War Department.
In addition to the New Workers mentioned
above Wood issued orders to the follow
ing:
New Jersey-Probaoy the 5th Infantry;
two cavalry troops two field artillery bat
terles, one field hospital, one ambulance
company. o.,
ssachusetts-Second, 5th, Sth and 9th
regiments of infantry; one battalion of
field artillery; 1st squadron cavalry; signal
corps, one field hospital one ambulance
company %
Connectlcut-First and I'd Infantry; Yale
University field artillery battery; signal
corps ambulance company.
vermont-One regiment of infantry.
New York's troops will serve in the
Brownsville District of Texas; those of
Massachusetts, and New Jersey will go
to Ell Paso.
Official announcement of these assign
ments was made by Colonel Ballinger, of
the Quartermaster's Department, U. S. A.,
at Governors Island.
ORDERS TO PREPARE.
orders to make ready for instant orders
20 move were sent to the Guard command
ants in Florida, District of Columbia. Vir-
Einia, Georgia. New Hampshire. Kentucky,
Maine, Rhode Island, West Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama and
Tennessee. Entraining orders for these
forces await only formal report from State
adtutant generals that the men are ready
and fully mobilized.
Reglmental commanders in the States
where immediate movement was ordered
worked the greater part of the night COM
muncating with railroad heads and arrang-
Ing transportation facilties..-It was admitted
today that ordinary travel would probably
be side tracked for the next few days to
permit expeditions handling of the troops.
One thing that may delay actual departure
Of New York and New Jersey guards, at
least. is desire to await arrival of special
supply trains from the Schuylkil supply
depot, Philadelphia carrying equipment
But State commanders without exception
reported their belief they would be able to |
begin troop movement this afternoon. The |
supply trains are expected some time today. |
So urgent is the demand for men that |
medical examination will be waived. Regi- |
ments which reached full war strength by |
hurry-up recruiting during the last few days |
will take their green" men along hoping |
for time to train them upon arrival in
Texas.
$4,000 IN GUARD CAMPS
The number of National Guard troops of
the Department Of the East in the mobiliaa-
tion camps grew Sunday to $4,000, accord
ing to Major General Woods report to the
War Department. The men are prepared to
entrain for the Mexican border at an hours
notice. he ANNOUNCED