The Washington times., 1916-07-10
HUNDRED NEEDED
TO FILL RANKS OFF
THIRD REGIMENT
Officers to Command 0rganiza-
ton Are Plentiful, But PH-
Yates Arc Lacking.
MORE RECRUITS SOUGHT
Many Mllitiamen Of District Dis.
qualified as Result Of Physl.
cal Inspection.

Possessed Of the definite information
that Approximately 100 allie bodied men
VINO can pass the regular army medical
examination are needed to bring the
Third Resiment up TO the minimum
strength OF sixty-five men to the com.
pany. General Harvey and other Of
ficsrs Of the militia today determined
to make more energetic effort than
ever to have these five score mon IN
uniform before the ond Of this wosk.
Complete reports from the medical ex-
Arninors today showed that there sre
Ss members OF the Third Regiment
ports also showed there are fifty-two
This IL enough officers to properly
command the organisations in the Third
Resimsnt The eompleWf S,Is o. tn sn's sse
seventy.six recruits in camp Who are
stili 10 be examined, II 10 believed eome
Of them will Re disqualified. and from
the soS eligible men a NUMBER Of MAT
risd men with dependents VIII oe ais
charged.
Strength After Examination.
The results Of the physical examine
ton and the strength Of the companies
after the examination Is as follows:
Company A, sixteen men disoualihed.
Afty-six now on roll; Company y.
twenty-five men disqualified. NIFTY
nine now on roll; Company c. thirteen
men disqualified. hftv-two now on roll;
Company D. ten men disqualified. sey.
enty-six now on roll. Company e. eight
men DISQUALIFIED. forty-nye now on fo.i'
fortv-two now on roll; Company q,
scvsn men disqualified. nfty-seven now
on roll: Company II. six men disquali-
ned; fifty-two now on roll; COMPANY l.
now 'e ON ro iH Company X. nine men
disqualified. fifty.seven now on roll;
Company L. twelve men disqualified
seventy-one now on roll; Company M,
nine men disaIaii,ed: forty.nvs now r, on
disqualined. forty.nine now on roll
Supply troop, two men disquaiified.
twenty-eight men now on roll; heao-
quarters company. ten men disquairieo'
twenty-eisht now on roll.
Would Fill Up Gaps.
The officers today estimated that the
100 men who could pass the physical ex-
animation would nil UP practically all
tho gaps and facilitate plans FOR entrain-
ing by the latter part OF this week "
possible.
No. t,0.s ,xov, >,s. >xnrAssad nv the ON.
Gers today over the fact that out OF the
s6s members Of the lhird Regiment
medically examined only los were dis
qualifed for underweight, overweight.
under height, and other reasons. hnv-
in9 been pronounced unsuitable for FED
srsl service, these 1S men will be dis
CHARGED within the next day or two Tor
disabilities not incurred in the service.
with a view "a getting the needed IN
.,,.-has,.d ,,,sr q. .oon a. oossib,e this
49, recrs,it,ns campairn viii peEin this
aStcrnoon or tomorrow morning.
Ssrt. i,ousiass Spencer Bliss, one
~ ire n,ost efficisnt ofYicers in the mill.
N. has heen desirnated as the camp re.
cruitinr officer. He spent some time to.
day preparing his headquarters wners
Mickey, Of the Third Regiment. mas beer
designated as the recruiting ofricer FOL
Warrington.
Assist In Recruiting.
Large details of the most soldierl,
looking, intelligent and neatly attiret
infan.rymen will be detailed to the re-
cruiting offices to assist In getting the
100 mon to enlist In the militia.
These men, dressed In their new div,
dr,h uniforms and complete equipment
N,ss issmed than. will be stationed n
,Ss recruitins Offices to talk with pros
su,,;,ss rncr,,,ts syn,si, 70 than ina
..roN i,Ss a. and trv 10 nrsysi
Wnet @ .i,.t nan, ,hss. ~.
xpon 'nen 70 ehs. ~ t -,
yhlro HeGment may iesVe Los th'
Aexcan poroer a. soon as poscioie. .,
II u believed that now that II is defi
nitely known that only 100 men arr
needed before the Third can entrain fol
cruits who have withheld their enlist
ment because they doubted that tn
militia would actually go to the border
will now sign up.
In thu meantime Officers of the mlitit
viiI make avery possible effort To brinf
into camp ninety-one eniisted men II
thS nniI,tis who hsve never renor,ef
sinc. the noh,ii1, tio, order was iss,,ed
WhiI. sona ~ these sbsentess are no
n Washington. a large percentase O.
t tnenl a,e nese anu 'hu oi ssau arc ue
- ~.nnn or s,,tsr n. cnnsennsncss
oeno Aiter ABSENCES.
The officers said today they preferred
that these men voluntarily report a
camp, but that II they did not details O
.o,d,ers would be sent after them :,
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arrest them ana prlng them 10 camp