Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-07-12
Chief Executive and Crowds
See Boys in Last Parade
Before Move.
WON'T GO AT ONCE
Given Orders to Remain at
Fort Sill for Time; May
Reinstate Some.
BY COL. BEN G. WHITEHEAD.
Especial Staff Correspondent

I EORT SILL, Okla, July 11.-Gover-
L nor Williams and two of his staff
were here today and the governor re-
viewed the troops up at the new post
a mile and a half as the crow flies
! from the encampment grounds at the
old fort. 1t was hot day and there
was fear that many of the soldiers
would drop out of the ranks, over
come by heat so the ambulance fol-
lowed and then came the litters car
ried by the field medical corps. But
not man dropped out and every
mothers son Of the marchers didn't
seem one bit hotter than Governor
williams astride a big bay horse.
lhe governor wore his store clothes
but the three members of his staff,
Colonel Leecraft, Captain Waite and
General carp, wore modest summer
soldier uniforms and It was about the
best looking staff l ever saw. They
dressed sensibly and sat their saddles
like brigadiers. The governor STAYED
in his seat through all the hours on
agony and to only q seasoned veteran
like your correspondent was 1t appar>
ent that the governor had ceased to
be saddlewise.
Crowds Sec Review.
The great plaza was lined with peo-
pie, mostly lady noncombatants, and
there were many men who were ready
TO give their advice about how this
war should be Fought. many of them
holding babies.
The band played plenty of music,
the drilling was remarkably good and |
the whole program was carried off |
without any of the marchars getting |
mussed up.
Twelve hundred soldiers were in !
line. all perspiring. and everybody |
kept asking where Is Captain Niles? |
where is Captain Niles? is that Cap
tain Niles?' But General Niles was
$50 miles away getting moro re-
cruits.
Every soldier looked trim and tri-
umphant and it is an absolute fact
that every officer today was proud Of
the showing made by these men, every
company was at its best. every SOL
dier doing his utmost.
Going to Maria.
We were going to Maria, in Texas,
hat was the order issued. Now It is
Ill changed. We don't get away to-
morrow. unless the government
.hangcs its mind. Last night the or
aging that we wouldn't entrain for
! fow days. This morning Colonel
Hoffman wired the war depar rtment
hat we were ready TO entrain, anxious :
0 go. and to let us go to Maria, by ,
IL means No response had been re- !
oiNcd at o'clock )
Maria was the select station for the ,
rmy work. High and clean, a town I
4 thousand. It lies twenty miles :
rom the Rio Grande and l50 miles .
ast OF FL Paso, fine water, mace poo- l.
le and ideal conditions are there, =
nd many officers have planned to
ako their wives to the front. Now we r
ont know whore wo are going. :
Today telegram was received a
'hich gave hope to Colonel Hoffman n
n his persistent work to get some OF p
he disqualified men back into the a
anks. mon who had been discharged n
ecause OF some slight imperfection n
isclosed by physical examination.
Maj, Winfield Scott returned to Enid n
nd Major Barrett waH returning to n
klahoma city but was detained be- :,
luse soldiers had bought him a gold d
atch as nice as the one bought the h
ay before for Maj. Winfield Scott, ii
nd the governor was to make the
resentation speech, but when Major
colt was on the train second teie-
ram had been received, giving even Y
ore encouragement that Major Scott p
cuid be stationed In his old position. r.
he commanding officer received n
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