New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-30


Baltimore battery make up the regi-
ment.
The 6bth New York Infantry OF Buff
falo, which arrived at Beekman yester-
day morning. will be recognized as tho
Sd Field Artillery, on authorization OF
the War Department. The work OF re-
organization will begin at once under
Captain Hand. u. S. A., who will be
colonel of the regiment. The artillery
regiment will be equipped with twenty
four AZ howitzers, which will be
shipped Mt once TO the camp. These
howitzers are effective at an extreme
range of 5000 yards and are designed
for use in Smelling out entertainments.
The 65th Regiment brought about 500
men TO Camp Whitman, and many ap-
plications are being received for enlist
ment in the new Sd Field Artillery.
Organ Names Staff.
Major General John +. Organ yes
terday announced the makeup Of the
war staff permitted him by the War
Department. Majors Edward Olmsted
and Franklin w. Ward, both formerly
lieutenant colonies on the divisional
staff, will be on the generals staff, by
which the rank of the officers was re-
duced from that which they held on the
old staff to the war staff.
Other appointments were Major AL
len Reagan, division sdjutant; Major
Cornelius Vanderbilt. division inspect
or; Major Leslie Kincaid, judge advo-
cate; Major Henry S. Sternberger,
quartermaster, with Captain j. 7. Loree
as assistant; Lieutenant Colonel Will
lam S. Terriberry, surgeon, with Majors
. Ill tot. F1t G n
Captain Alfred Wendt as aid to Gen.
eral Organ.
Two other aids will be appointed
from officers of the division. One will
be Captain Frederic +. Humphreys, 1t is
rumored The remaining officers OF
General Organs old staff will stay In
the state to take charge of the units
not ordered to the border and carry on
the work Of mastering in such units as
may be called.
During General Organs absence at
the border. for which he plans TO start
to-day or tomorrow, Camp Whitman
will be under the command of Brigadler
General John G.. Eddy, commanding the
I'd Brigade, of Brooklyn. General Eddy
and his staff. with the exception OF
Major Almet Reed Latson, judge advO-
cate, started for Beekman yesterday
afternoon. Owing to the fact that. hav-
ing reached the age limit, General Eddy
must retire from active service in Au-
gust, it is probable that he will remain
in the state.
Massachusetts, Guard on.
With the entrainment Of Battery d,
1st Massachusetts, Field Artillery, yes
terday, the movement of the Massachu-
sets guardsmen, 274 officers and 1920
men in all, was completed. About 225
recruits remain in the Bay State. II is
probable that the Rhode Island militia
will entrain early this morning. Re
jections of 500 members of the Florida
militia yesterday caused halt in its
movements, and two cases OF CHAMBERS
among the horses allotted the cavalry
may delay the entrainment Of some of
the Pennsylvania troops, who are
scheduled to go to Ell Paso.
The reserves of the regular army,
officers who have been discharged, yes
terday received orders TO mobilize.
These men will report at the nearest
recruiting stations and will be trans
ferred to points in Texas to fill up the
stats of the regiments now on the
border.
The completion yesterday Of the new
telephone cable 70 Governors Island,
inclosing twenty-five trunk lines. great
ly facilitated the work of mobilization,
as direct communication with Washing
ton was possible.
Representatives of railroad systems
are at Governors Island night and day,
arranging for the transportation OF
the various divisions OF the National
Guard in the Department OF the East.
Yesterday they announced that trains
for the Pennsylvania regiments had
been ready and waiting at Mount
Gretna since Monday. They also ex-
planned that the list Regiment would
be transferred to tourist sleepers at
st. Louis and that the same equipment
was being rushed from Chicago TO
meet the 18th Infantry somewhere
along Its route An order was issued
yesterday TO all roads operating under
the American Railroad Association to
report the time OF arrival OF all trans
port trains at junction points TO head
quarters Of the department.
Food the Best Says Wood.
The complaints against the food
which have come from several regi-
ments now on their way 20 Texas
should be referred TO the unit com
manders, according to General Wood.
at is thoroughly understood that
soldiers entrained take care OF their
own kitchen arrangements" he said.
"The food is furnished by the gov
eminent and it is the best food that
science dictates. If these men have
not supplied themselves with compe-
tent cooks and distributors of this
food that matter is up to the COM
mandcr of the militia regiment that
COMPLAINS"