The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-06-30

SuiTu Idll III Ill the UOHt rank, anu
the two for guard the following day
take their places in the rear rank.
Guardmount is gone through with,
the rear rank men observing closely
all that occurs and being inspected
precisely like the others. When the
guard marches to the guard house,
the rear rank men fall out. The next
day they are in the front rank, and
go on duty, while the next two to be
called take their places in the rear
rank, and so on.
Capt. Parker expressed doubts to-
day of his ability to pass the physi-
cal examination. Though in fairly
good health, he has an ailment or
two which might cause serious trOu-
BILE in the event of continued hard
ship in the field, he belives. 1t is the
rule here that officers and men are
first sworn in and then given a ply
steal examination, after they have
waived disability claims which might
later result in pension applications.
Or such is the captains understand
ling.
He desires that the procedure be
reversed and that he be first examin-
ed for physical disability before he
takes the oath and signs a waiver.
His case has not been ruled upon as
yet by the chief mastering officer,
and will not be for several days, as
the 31st and 32nd Infantry will first
be examined.
Despite newspaper dispatches,
Gen. Kirk and all the staff which the
new regulations leave him, Major
Smith of Detroit and Major Phillips
Of Owosso, will not be the first to go
south. On the contrary, these three
officers will remain here until the
entire command has entrained and
will then take their departure. They
may be at Grayling for three weeks.
Hanson State Military Reserve,
Grayling, June 26.-Owosso has an
other medico in camp now in addi-
ton to Capt. Harold Hume, at the
head of the infirmary of the 32nd
Parker, who is not working at his
profession but is commanding Co. H,
33rd, Mich. Inf. The recruit is DR..
Harry l.. Arnold, who is a member
of the Medical Reserve Corps of the
United States Army.
DR.. Arnold has belonged to the Re-
serve for three or four years and last
summer was at camp at Sparta, Wis,
where surgeons were encamped UNI
der charge of regular army surgeons
and given a weeks intensive train
ing. He has devoted considerable of
his spare time to the study of mill
tary hygiene, taking the prescribed
instruction course sent out from
Washington
Capt. Hume is entitled to two more
oncers in his unit, and figured on
getting DR.. George p. Sackrider and
DR.. Arnold. At the last meeting of
the state military board, about the
time the new National Guard bill
passed, Capt. Hume was notified that
there was vacancy in the Medical
corps of the state and was advised to
nominate one of his assistants. Ac-
cordingly, DR.. Sackrider was ordered
to Detroit TO take the examination
! for a commission, but was turned
down because he was year or two
over che age limit or surgeons. Be-
/ fore Capt. Hume could have DR.. Ar
j mold examined, the Mexican trouble
broke.
Order From Chicago.
DR.. Arnold's orders did not come
| from Lansing. The Central division
! commander of the United States
Army at Chicago, wired him the las
Of the week, asking if he were ready
to take on" and in the event that he
was, to present himself at Crawling
Dr.. Arnold caught the next train
The notice was so short that he mac
but a few minutes to explain things
TO his father, DR.. A. l.. Arnold, will
whom he has been associated in prac
tice since graduation.
Look for Busy Season.
State military authorities thinl
that the Grayling camp will be occu
pied all summer, even If the presen
troops get away within ten days. Col
Rersey is OF the opinion that Mich
gan will be called upon to furnish a
least one more regiment of infantr,
and there are several units of artil
lery and cavalry which must be sc
cuerd for the present division. Their
too, recruits for the present brigad,
must be shipped to a central poin
and trained and Grayling is as GOO
&c any.
Owosso Men Officers?
There Is possibility that commits
sions will be offered to two officer
well known in OwOsso. They ar,
Capt. John II. Steck, the jeweler, AM
Capt. Mark L. ireland, whose hom
is i'll Chesaning and who is now sta
toned at Fort Greble, r. l., com
handing a shore battery in the Coas
Artillery Corps, u. S. A.
Boys are Separated
The infantry company and the in
Urinary from Owosso are a considera
BILE distance apart. Owosso dough
boys" are not Lzr from the center O
the 33rd, as the companies are ar
ranged cOnsecutiye>>, nv letter on,