Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-07-13
Army Surgeon Sends Back
7S Recruits From
Company M.
TULSANS COME HOME
No Word Received Yet as
to When State Regi-
ment Goes South.
BY col BEN G. WHITEHEAD.

Especial staff CorreSpondent.)
7 AWTON, Okla, July 12.-Last
IL night the army surgeons rejected
SO men and two officers of Company
NJ Of oklahoma City. The officers
were First Lieutenant McClain and
Lieut.. Dick Harris. Both officers suf-
fered because of underweight. Harris
had recently experienced an operation
which cut him down twenty pounds
and put him five pounds outside the
distance flag. This cuts Company M
down to 7S men, with Captain Lee.
The Tulsa boys who were rejected
left this afternoon for home. Mosl
of them made hard fight to stay, but
the surgeons were obdurate.
Politics Abroad.
Word was spread around camp last
night that Congressman Scott Ferris
of this city had been using his in
fluence to hold the First Oklahoma
infantry in camp until after first pay
day, at least. Col. Roy Hoffman, COM
manding the regiment, wired to Fer
ris this morning and asked him point
blank. The reply came denying
vehenently all these charges. With
the regulars nearly all gone from the
new post the Oklahoma boys were the
best the business men here have had.
The two street cars, embracing the
movable rolling stock Of the locaI
street car company, have been filled
to overflowins nearly every time the
cars made their half hourly runs.
Many times moro than a hundred have
been carried, the running boards be-
ing filled so that no others could get
on. Colonel Hoffman is doing every
thing possible to get our military mel,
moved to the border and his well
known energy is required, ii appear n
Today a telegram was received that
Maj. Winfield Scott of Enid woulo
probably be reinstated and become
major of the Third battalion again.
He is to submit to a minor operation
but it is pretty certain that Maj. Win
field Scott, who is a leading RepuD,
lican politician of Enid. will come
back to his old place in the regiment
and quit politics for some time.
Today is harder to bear than yes
terday by those in camp. Men stood
| the long hike yesterday and today
almost succumbed to the overpower-
ing heat.
May Leave Soon.
Tho hunch is being played that we
will get away in a few days for some~
| where in somewhere. but no one
knows the point.
Lawton is jubilant over the story
printed in The World today that Col
! onel Roosevelt will mobilize his forces
here. They count upon great things
| from the new volunteers
sSergeant Uhl was promoted tonight
to the second lieutenancy Of the Paw,
| nee company. There were four Uhls
| enlisted in this company. but one
failed in the physical test.
Private Martin of the Chandler COM
pany has been promoted to color ser.
geancy, succeeding Sergeant Harry
Steer of Chandler. whose weight had
been affected by the high cost Of liv-
ing in Chandler.
James Cullison. jr., went TO EMO
and got 21 recruits at his own ex-
pense and has returned to Enid u
| take up private life. He was one OF
the greatest helps of the regiment.
Forty-two men were dropped TO.
night from the Antler's company be-
cause OF their greyhound build.
Seventeen new recruits were dis
qualified tonight because they could
| not make the weight, also.