Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-23
ASSURED MILITIA
WILL GO TO BORDER
Col. Harvey Told Order Will Be
Given When Ranks
Are Filled.
TACTICAL UNITS LEAVE
Whenever READY
Cavalry Must Remain Here Longer
Than Any Other in Order to
Receive Training.

Than ANY Other IN Order to
I Receive Training.
| Positive assurance that the organized
militia of the District Of Columbia. now
encamped at Fort Myer, Va, would see
| service on the Mexican border was given
yesterday afternoon by the War Depart
ment to Brig. Gen. William E. Harvey,
commanding the District troops. Gen.
Harvey said that he was at the militia
division, and was there informed that tho
District troops were to go to the front
| just as soon there were enough men
| to bring the organizations up to their
minimum peace strength.
Gen. Harvey said last night. upon his
return to the camp. that this assurance
| from the department should encourage
young men Of the city who are anxious to
see border service to enlist. The depart
ment itself has again said that the men
now at Camp Ordway will go, he added.
and 1t remains only with the young men
of the District to say when.
While every effort will be made to take
out all Of the troops now in the camp
here at once. If one tactical unit gets
ready ahead of any other in the camp
it will not be held back to await the
! recruiting in other organizat lions. When
the Sd Infantry is ready, 1t will be sent.
The two batteries Of field artillery are
still short some men, but the troop Of
cavalry Is recruited above its peace
strength. However. this organization is
short on mounted equipment. although
the men have received their complete
personal equipment.
Cavalry May Remain Longer.
This organization probably will be
left in camp longer, in order to receive
training with the trained cavalry
horses now at Fort Myer. These men
will do more and obtain better results
by drilling for three weeks with train
ed cavalry horses than they could get
with green horses in many months.
And they will get green horses when
| they reach the border But the men Of
in the methods of handling horsefesh
that the work Of training the green
horses will be much easier for them
when they reach the front.
The information on the movement of
the District troops should be reassuring
to the young men of Washington who
have been holding off their enlistment
for fear that the District troops would
not get out Of Camp ordway. officers
| of the Sd Infantry pointed out last
night. They should enlist Immediate
ly. and thus help to get the organiza-
ton out of this mobilization camp as
soon as possible. it is pointed out by
the officers
Eager to Go to Front.
officers well as enlisted men are
inclined to get a little restless over
the delay in ordering the District men
to entrain for the border, but they
are now confident that the troops will
go. Every one in the camp is anxious
Tor movement to the front, and no
scheme for obtaining recruits is being
overlooked by officers or men
There is expected to be a big boost
IN the recruiting Monday, as a result
OF the giving a holiday to so per cent
OF the troops yesterday and so per cent
today. Officers believe that nearly
those who were given liberty to make
up the numerical deficiency in the
regiment.
The urgency for men enlistinR right
now Is pointed out by many of the on
GERS. AS long as the guard remains
IN camp here 1t will be more difficult
10 NIL up the regiment. because of the
TACT that at this time of the wear
n nv or enlistments expire. and all
1ore. II 100 men enlist right now the
regiment will be ready to move.
Urged to Enlist Now.
OK course. when the main oreaniza-
lions move out there will be camn
maintained for casuals to fill up the
ranks of men discharged for various
reasons after the troops reach the
border. But the men who contem-
plate enlistment are urged to do SO
now. before there is a call withdraw
ing all of the militia from United
States service.
at a comparatively slow pace, officials
of the camp have stopped guessing the
proba BILE time of departure of the
men. but they are inclined to be opti-
leave shortly.
Capt. E. w Fullam, adjutant of the
80 Regiment, last night made public
men and the number. as follows:
Headquarters company. twelve mu-
sicians and six mounted orderlies
supply company. six men; machine
two t mem Company B. fourteen: COM
pany c. twelve; Company D. five:
Company E, twelve; Company F. two;
COMPANY G, eleven; Company H.
three over minimum peace strength.
and Companies L and NJ have just
enough. The sanitary detachment of
the Sd Infantry has Its full quota of
twenty-four men.
Yesterdays recruits totaled eleven.
The list follows
Third Infantry-Howard F. Bissell.
Ross B. Davis. Elmer B. Tippett and
Thomas F. Travers.
Battery B-George G. Holroyd and
John J. Murphy.
Troop A (cavalry)-Mack Anderson.
First Separate Battalion-Henry A.
Dasher. Prince A. Greene. Richard H.
Jackson and Judson Walker
Many Fail on Examination.
While a number Of men have appear
ed at the city recruiting stations and