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border within a week after their arrival at
the mobilization CamD

border within a week after their arrival at
the mobilization camp,
This belief was augmented yesterday
afternoon when 1t was learned at the 1st
Brigade headquarters that Major General
Leonard Wood commander of the Depart
ment of the East, had received from the
War Department orders nstructing him to
send to the border all the National Guard
units in his department just as rapidly as
they can be mobilized and equipped for ac.
tive service. Although the order had not
been officially received by Brigader General
William G.. Price and the officers of the
1st Brigade, it's arrival Is expected any
minute.
According to General Price. there Is no
Government shortage of supplies for equip
ment of the guard regiments, and therefore
no necessity for worry. In order to equip
the Pennsylvania regiments for field serv-
ice, however, providing they are ordered to
the border on war footing, the Govern
ment will have to send many carloads OF
QuartermaSter and ordnance supplies to
Mount Gretna. The executive officers of the
brigade feel certain that their supplies will
| arrive within two days.
General Stewards order regarding sur
plus recruits, however, will In no way coun-
termand the recent instruction to recruit the
local organizations to war strength. we
intend to muster $50 men to company"
the General declared, but 1t would be use
less to take more men to camp than we can
RECRUITING WORK HURRIED.
At every armory the work of recruiting
is being pushed feverishly. Approximately
$500 men are needed to bring the infantry
cavalry and other units in this city to war
strength The 1st Brigade's quota will be
3032 officers and enlisted men. 1t is esti-
mated that Philadelphia will send $3.50 men
to Mt. Gretna. Despite the care exercised
in the selection of men for guard service,
medical officers of the brigade look forward
to bringing many of the companies up to
a war footing before they are sent to the
border.
Line officers, however. take little stock In
n possible delay over this matter in view
of the increasing seriousness of the Mexi-
can situation. THE guard will be needed
on the border" one officer declared yester-
day. There is little likelihood of the
Government delaying matters solely for the
purpose of permitting us to recruit at the
home mobilization camp when recruits can
be sent just as easily from the camp to the
border At present the regiments of the
regular army now on the border are receiv.
ing recruits in just this manner. 1t must
be remembered that few days in the field
is worth months of training in the armory."
Since recruiting for border service has
begun any number of previous service men
can be found in the ranks OF the guard
regiments. In fact, every company has its
share of veterans entitled to wear the cam
paign ribbons OF Cuba, China and the Phil
ippines.
Frequently these men are consulted by
the younger officers. although in profess
sional military circles this would be re-
garded as terrible breach of etiquette and
a barrier to discipline. on the other hand
the veterans exert an influence of sta
bilty over the more fractions recruits, cor
recting them when they become too loud
or show too great an inclination toward
horseplay.
WOMEN TO FEED TROOPS.
It was announced yesterday that troops
going to Mexico or to protect the border
town passing through Philadelphia from
States other than Pennsylvania would be
fed by Department No. 7, Philadelphia
Chapter Pennsylvania Women's Division
for National Preparedness. Subscriptions
for this purpose are now under way
The big balloon Greater Philadelphia,
with it's full equipment of scientific instru-
ments for atmospheric observations, has
been offered for use with the Pennsylvania
National Guard. The offer was made by
DR.. Thomas IL, Eldridge and DR.. George II.
Simmerman. Returning from New York
after its recent and successful flight in
behalf of Temple University, the balloon is
in excellent shape and could be shipped to
any given point on short notice.