The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-07-27
MAY NOT GO TO
MEXICAN FRONT
Governor Has Lodged Protest
Against Transporting Troops
in Day Coaches.
Official Statement Reads: New Or
ders for the Ohio Troops to Go
to the Mexican Border May
Be Issued Later"
Special Western Newspaper Union
Service.

Service.
Further evidence that it is highly
probable none of the troops Of the
Ohio National Guard will be moved to
the Mexican border has been given
out at the war department. AS re-
suit of the protest lodged by Gov.
Frank B. Willis against transporting
Ohio troops in day coaches, the war
department had about completed ar
rangements for the assignment of
tourists sleepers to all Ohio guard
companies when word was received
by wire from Quartermaster Duffy to
the effect orders for the movement
OF Ohio troops had been countermand-
ed from headquarters Of the central
department in Chicago. An official
statement at the war department was
as follows: New orders for the Ohio
troops to get to the border may be
issued later" It is evident there is
a distinct feeling at the war depart
ment that the Ohio troops will con-
tinue training at the Columbus mob
ilization camp. There has been no
suggestion, as yet, of an order for de-
mobilization.
Praises Ohio Guard.
"You have a fine looking lot of men
and with proper training they will
make good soldiers" This praise
worthy comment was made to Brig.
Gen. w. V. McMaken, camp command
er, by Col. George K. Hunter, inspector
general on the staff of Mai. Gen.
Thomas H. Barry, central department,
Chicago, after completing his inspec-
ton of Camp Willis and just as he was
leaving for Grayling, Mich, where the
national guard of that state is mob
ilized. Officers of the camp are
pleased over this comment. Regular
army officers are slow to express COM
mendation for anything of good ma
ture they may see in camp of ma
tional guard troops or former national
guard troops, hence the elation that
camp officers feel over the remarks of
Col. Hunter. Accompanied by Gener-
ais McMaken and Speaks, Major
MeafAns and other officers, Col. Hunter
completed the inspection of the camp.
The Fourth regiment was the last one
he inspected. Col. Bargar and Lieut..
Col. B. w. Hough accompanied the in
specting officers through the Fourth.
The other commands inspected were
the Second and Third regiments, the
engineers, signal corps and hospital
corps. Col. Hunter had very little
criticism to make about camp condi-
tions. He found that the soldiers
were getting plenty of good, whole.
some food and that no complaints re-
garding food were being made. He
visited the commissary headquarters
and talked with Major A. w. Reynolds,
chief commissary officer, who seemed
able to convince the colonel that his
department is doing its level best to
get the best quality of food obtainable
for the camp. Everywhere that he
went Col. Hunter impressed upon the
omcers the necessity for maintaining
the best kind of sanitation. He Or
dered minor defects at latrines cor
rected.
Anticipating Long Stay.
Ohio troops still haven't the slight
est idea when, if at all, they are to
be started for the border; so, by way
of playing safe, they started setting
their tent homes in order for long
stay here. Carpenters of the various
regiments, even the Eighth, which ex-
poets to be the first regiment to break
camp, began installing floors in tents.
Other gangs of carpenters were busy
correcting faulty details of camp san
itation, pointed out by Col. George K.
Hunter, inspector general of the CEN
trail department. Camp officers still
are waiting for some word from the
war department clearing up the ques-
tion of how thoroughly equipped the
troops are expected to be.
Artillery Drill.
Maj. A. M. Buss, commanding the
battalion of artillery here, put on a
performance that pleased Camp Willis
visitors. He had his men harness and
mount the 100 horses the battalion has
and put on mounted artillery drill in
the oat field Just back of the Second
regiment.