The Washington times., 1916-07-09
Necessary PreIlminaries PrN>
tlcaIIy Finished and Entrain-
Ing Order Expected.
NEAR MINIMUM STRENGTH
1888 Officers and Men OF Third
Regiment Receive Equip.
ment and Clothes.

expected to be the District militiamen's
last week at the mobilization camp
near Fort Myer.
with almost three weeks military
training. physically examined and the
Issue Of proper field ordnance and
equipment we'll under way. the militia
men are practically ready to entrain
for the Mexican border.
II is believed by the company COM
manders they can recruit their organi-
xations up to the minimum Of sixty-hve
men each by the latter part OF this
week.
The members of the Third Regiment
are eager and anxious to join che Field
Hospital Corps. Signal Corps. and First
Separate Battalion at Bisbee. Ariz.
where the first detachment Of District
soldiers arrived today.
Would Aid Recruiting.
II Is well understood by all the Of
flcers In the militia that the longer the
men are held at the mobilization camp
the more their enthusiasm wanes be-
cause Of misgivings as to whether or
not they really are going.
II also 10 believed that, with definite
date set for entraining. there will be a
big rush Of recruits. Hundreds of pros
pective recruits have withheld their. en-,
listments because they are not con-
WINGED the local citizen-soliiery Is GO
ing to the border.
The first reports from the medical ex-
aminers as to the number Of men reject
ed for physical unfitness encouraged the
officers today to believe they will soon
have their commands UP to the required
strength. II the percentage for the
three companies whose figures have
oeen reported holds good throughout the
other nine companies the officers say
live men in each command by the end Of
the week.
Company G Below Mark.
Company e.. commanded by Capt. w.
A. McCathran. which mustered sixty
eight men. lost thirteen men. according
to the medical officers report. This
men, but 1t Is believed the necessary ten
few days.
Company P eommsnasa . ~ G.pss tain
and lost ten men BY reJeotions. leaving
1t with seventy. OF five above the MINI
mum number. A few others have been
lost by recalling men to the Navy Yard.
but Company d Is near the required
Company F. commanded by Capt. A. D.
Hathaway. mustered eighty-two men and
lost fourteen by physical examinations.
company also has lost several other men
by the navy yard order. but It Is very
near minimum strength.
The officers believe some Of the forty
one men rejected in the three companies
Will pass on denomination.
Third 1,193 Strong Now.
Reports received by General Harvey
from Col Glendie B. Young and Capt.
z. w. F>ullam. adjutant Of the Third
Regiment. showed the strength Of the
regiment to be LA enlisted men and
fifty-two officers today.
The necessary strength for the regi-
ment to entrain is fifty-two officers and
9lS men. The regiment has the required
number of officers. and II Is believed
that the surplus Of 223 men over tho
required s1s. together with the enlist
men to warrant Capt. Horace P. Hobbs
reporting to Gen. Leonard Wood that
the regiment Is up to the required
At all events. 1t is confidently Eek
pected the regiment will be on its way
to the Mexican border by this time next
week. Officers in the militia said to-
day that prospective recruits who wish
ed to go to the border with the local
citizen-soldiery would do we'll to enlist
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be outfitted and equipped and taken
along with the other commands. instead
OF being held In camp and sent to
Bisbee by themselves.
Quitting Nearly Complete.
The distribution Of shoes. socks. I'M
derwear. olive-drab ieggins. breeches.
shirts and sweaters. tan shoes, can
teens. blankets. tents. mess Kits, pelts,
bayonets, ana rifles was continued to-
day by Captain Hobbs. Licute IA nts
Strong and Frank, and officers Of tho
regiment. 1t Is believed that by
this afternoon all the soldiers will have
everything they need to properly clothe
and outfit them for field service.
Capt. Spencer Bliss and Lieutenant
Strong have checked up all the army
material In the possession OF the militia
and this has been turned over to the
sanitary. and At rifles. uniforms, tents,
and other equipment will be reissud to
the militia. while the other materials
will be replaced with brand new stock
sent to Captain Hobbs from the army
warehouse In Philadelphia.
The recruits come first In the distribu-
ton OF clothing and equipment. Some
Of them have not had any equipment or
army clothing up to this time. and for
that reason the first issue was assigned
TO them. The older soldiers will be
given what they need to round out their
equipment and clothing for field service
The guardsmen were In high glee to-
day over the news that they would be
paid of either tomorrow or Tuesday for
their services in camp from June 10