New-York tribune., 1916-06-20

couipmcnt and repair saddles. Major
WRIGHT explained that he was snort
$50 horses. but that local dealers
would supply them and he would be
ready TO move to-day.
The 7th Regiment Armory, at Sixty
seventh Street and Park Avenue, was
also a beehive Of activity. Colonel
William Z. Fiske said he had l,l5O
men and ffty-one officers ready Tor
immediate service. All over the Dig
floor were piled tents. kitchen equip
ment and other camp accessories
Philip Rhinelander, jr., one OF the
members Of the regiment, several
weeks ago explained his hasty mar
rage as due to the belief that he would
be called for service in short time.
He was congratulated last night on his
foresight.
Wagon Train viii Go.
Tn 9TH has a wagon train, consisting
OF one mule train and an auto truck.
This will 90 TO camp with them. Among
the members of the 7th are Arthur NJ.
and Alexander Van Rensselaer,. Robert
Butt and T. Oakley Rhinelander.
In response 10 telegram from Lieu
tenant Colonel Edward Olmstead, OF
Major General Organs staff, the lst
Field Hospital, with Major j. +. Dun
seth in command, assembled at its
armory. Sixth Avenue and SiXty-sixth
Street, at o'clock last night Tho
company lis composed of slXty-seven
men and five officers, and has eight
wagons and thirty-two horses. The Sd
Ambulance Company, assembled IN the
same armory IN response TO a siml--
lar message. has seventy-nlne men ana
five officers, twelve ambulances, three
escort wagons. eighteen draft teams
and four mules. Captain Leancer H.
Schearer is its commander.
Batteries b, r and F Of the Second
Regiment Of Field Artillery. were or
dercd 20 report at their quarters
166th Street and Franklin Avenue, ne
Bronx, at 7 p. m. Major klchardsoh'
who is in command Of the three bat
teries. said nearly all the men VINO had
served with the outfits in the last rev
years. had communicated with the Of
fcers. volunteering TO reenlist.
"This is the best guarantee said
the major, that there Will be no
trouble in bringing the batteries up
TO war strength
At 4:3O Yesterday afternoon Battery
+ Of the First Field Artillery, Captain
Raymond Reid in command. left MS
armorv AT Broadway and SiXty-elghth
Street. Made up of four 3-inch guns,
each with a caisson, a signal corps sec
tion and two supply wagons, the bat
tcrv swung out Of the SiNty-seventh
Street entrance into Broadway. IL
marched up TO Seventeen Street, then
up Amsterdam and St. Nicholas Ave
nues TO Van Cortlandt Park TO en-
camp until further orders. Captain
Reid is being assisted by First Lieu
tenant James S. Larkin and Second
Lieutenant Robert L. Bacon, son OF the
former Ambassador 10 France. There
are 1873 men in the battery.
Seventh Sleeps in Armory.
Battery + is already at Van Cort-
landt Park. Batteries B and ID will
reach there this morning. When the
order comes Major Wright will have
Squadron A encamp at the park also
II will then march through the country
TO Beckman
Colonel Merritt H. Smith, acting
commander of the 1st Field Artillery
met his men az their armory, Broadway
and Sixty-eighth Street, last night. lie
ordered the seven battery commanders
TO read 10 each battery the Articles OF
War. The men were ordered to report
at 9 o'clock this morning. Five batter,
les will join the two now encamped
at Van Cortlandt Park by Wednesday,
and soon after the entire number Wi!
entrain for Camp Whitman.
The Seventh Regiment, which will
/ probably be the next 10 leave for
/ Bcekman, was ordered by General
/ Organ TO sleep in its armory last
| night.
At the Twelfth Regiment Armory
+ il was reported last night that sew
enty-hve recruits applied for enlist
ment during the day. All said they
we're ready to begin service any time
1 The regiment will move TO Beekman
with a war strength Of $50 men. They
we're ordered 10 assemble last night TO
hear the articles of war.
500 Anxious to Enlist.
Colonel Wadsworth will keep his men
in the armory two or three days. Dur
ing the day $50 applications were made
to join the 18th About the same num-
Der of men had applied and joined the
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