The Washington herald., 1916-07-07
MUSTER NEARLY
400 MILITIAMEN
Practically the Entire District
Force Now Sworn Into
Federal Service.

All of the District troops at the mobi-
lizatfon camp near Fort Myer, with the
exception of a few detachments, have
been mustered into the service of the
United States. The troop of cavalry and
the two batteries of field artillery were
received into the service by Capt
Horace Hobbs, u. 8. A, mastering oficer,
yesterday afternoon.
The ceremonies were held on the
Fort Myer cavalry drill field, just ad-
jacent to the cavalry and artillery
camps. The men OF Battery B. under
the command of Capt George g. Wilson,
were the first to march on the field and
take the oath. The officers who were
sworn in with the battery were Capt
Wilson. First Lieut. Eilwood S. Moore-
land. First Lieut. John r. vanderhoof,
Second Lieut.. c. K. Ladson, and Second
Lieut. G. @. McGrath. Battery B had
lss men in line at the muster, and later
three more men, who had been out on
special details, were added
Troop A, of the cavalry, was the next
unit to be mustered. Under the command
Of Capt, James H. washburn. who was
taken from his position as first sergeant
in the regular army to whip the troop
Of college men into shape, as men marched
onto the parade ground and were sworn
in. Two men, who were on guard at the
Aqueduct Bridge and four men on leave,
were mustered In later, making 80 men
| in the troop.
The largest single unit mustered in the
whole camp was Battery A, under the
command of Capt. Louis c. Vogt, which
mustered in l5l men and five officers. The
lieutenants of Battery A are First Lieuts.
George A. Bonnet and Harry E. Shilling,
and Second Leuts. Homer NJ. Mohr and
Milton T Noyes.
| Just after the oath had been admins
/ tered by Capt. Hobbs and as the men
were standing at attention, Private Archie
NJ. Peisch, of Battery A, tainted and had
to be carried from the field. He had been
suffering from indigestion, and when he
turned out for muster. the sun was too
Il hot for him. He soon recovered. Private
Peisch was an instructor of economics in
the University OF Wisconsin before he en-
listed last week. He was visiting a
friend in Washington who had enlisted
and, although working in New York, de-
cided to Join the battery.
Short Talk to Men.
After the muster of Battery A. Capt
Vogt gave a short talk to the men. Both
batteries were marched to the Third
Infantry regimental infirmary and given
their second dose of the typhoid anti
toxin. Lieut. Lyle c. White. worked the
hyperdermic needle. Every organiZa ton
in camp has now had its second dose OF
prophylactic. Ten days later the third
dose will be given.
Troop A was issued new cots, and last
night the men slept above ground for the
hrst time since they have been in camp.
Clothing and other equipment will be
issued as fast as possible
| Outpost duties were practiced on a
morning hike in command of Mats. ]. F,
Hodgson, Wallace A. McCathran and
George Summers. In the afternoon a
regular drill was held
Col Glendie B. Young. OF the Third In
fantry, is anxious to receive the report
of the medical officers who have been
giving his troops Federal physical ex-
aminations. Until this report is received
| 1t will not be known how many Of the
men are needed to bring the regiment to
minimum strength.