New-York tribune., 1916-07-20
AGREE GUARD
IS WELL FED
Many Reports to War De-
partment Deny
Charges.

Washington, July 19.-All doubts
about the provisioning and supplying
of militia units are believed to have
been swept away by reports received
to-day at the War Department from
several sources, all agreeing that the
guardsmen are we'll provided with
food, equipment, shelter and trans
portation.
Major General Tasker H. Bliss
assistant chief of staff of the army
who left for the border a week ago
to inspect the militia camps, sent his
first report to-day. The difficult prob
lem of caring for the men has been
handled efficiently, he reported
Commanders of three of the four
army departments reported that the
militia in their districts had been
supplied with ample travelling accom-
modations and more than sufficient
rations.
Sanitary Conditions Good.
A dispatch was received to-day also
from DR.. Thomas Darlington, Of the
National Civic Federation, who was
permitted by the War Department to
investigate sanitary conditions in the
militia camps op the border. DR.
Darlington inspected camp Of $4,000
men at San Antonio and was enthusias'
tic over the "reassurino" conditions.
General Bliss's first report came by
telegraph from Mission. Tex, and is as
follows
Finished inspection Monday Of Hi
nois and Wisconsin troops at Fort Sam
Houston. Will mail report to-day
Finished inspection of Virginia and Hi
nois troops at Brownsville yesterday
Will finish inspection of New York
Indiana, Minnesota and Texas troops
between Mission and San Benito by
night of goth. Will mail report soon
afterward.
Men Well Sheltered.
Have found camps in excellent sani-
tary condition. Men are reasonably
we'll sheltered and we'll fed. Have in
terviewed all regimental and company
commanders and had their statements
taken down by the stenographer. Thus
far they are unanimous IN expressing
satisfaction and contentment Of officers
and enlisted men. Deficiencies of
equipment are being made up as rap
idly as possible. General Funston and
his staff deserve great credit for ef-
fcient handling of difficult problem
DR.. Darlington's message told OF his
inspection of the camps at Fort Sam
Houston, Tex, where $4,000 men are
quartered, and added:
"Reassure relatives and friends of
soldiers. General medical and santa
tion conditions reassuring thus far. No
contagious diseases"
Distribution of Troops.
General distribution OF regular
troops and National Guardsmen along
the border was announced to-day by
the War Department as follows:
San Antonio district-Regulars: Sd
end 14th Cavalry, Sd Field Artillery,
Sd, 4th, 9th, 10th. Goth, 2Sth and 18th
Infantry. National Guard: Florida,
Maryland, Illinois. Kansas, Indiana,
Maine, Missouri, Minnesota. Nebraska,
New York, New Hampshire. Texas, Vir-
ginia, Vermont and Wisconsin.
Douglas (Ariz.) district-Regulars:
1st Cavalry, 11th, 18th, 14th, 18th, 2lst
and 23d Infantry. National Guard:
Arizona, Connecticut. California, Mon
tana, the District of Columbia, New
Jersey and Utah.
FL Paso district-Regulars: 9Th. 9Th,
sth, 10th, 11th, 18th and 18th Cavalry;
9Th 7th, 10th, 18th, goth, 23d and Gath
Infantry; I'd Battalion. 4th Field Artil-
lery. National Guard Massachusetts,,
Michigan, New Mexico, Oklahoma.
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and South
Carolina.