The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-08-10

der. Several company streets were
bare. while transport wagons we're
being piled high with canvas. tent
poles and supply kits. Then came the
reactiOnary shock. when Col. Edward
Vollrath announced that the companies
were merely practicing a quick break
camp order. From correspondence
that has been exchanged. have Tea-
son to believe that final equipment is
on the way for our regiment. / have
my orders to move as soon as that
equipment arrives. Mai. Mearns, the
central departments representative
on the ground, and the war depart
ment, both say we are going to the
border. | see no reason for doubling
IT,"
May Change Camp Location.
Yelled apologies for the location Of
Camp Willis, appearing in a local
newspaper, threaten to bring to a head
the competition for Ohio national
guard trade. Ever since many phases
of the impracticability Of Upper Arl-
ingtOn as a military camp site have
become manifest, there have been sly
winks and soft whisperings that the
benefits to Columbus merchants were
not overlooked by the establishment
Of the camp on its present site. Nor
were the protests Of Toledo and San
dusky merchants lacking when 1t be-
came known that the mobilization
would be near Columbus instead Of at
Camp Perry. The absence Of proper
drill facilities and rife ranges has
been severely felt by the officers. It
is estimated less than 10 per cent Of
the men in camp have had any rife
training, and a far smaller per cent
are qualified to use rifles in service.
Camp Perry is the nearest point where
such training can be had. Based on
these facts a rumor has been started
that Ohio militiamen may be sent to
Camp Perry instead Of to the border.
Against this stands the continuation
of equipping the troops for border
service. The Ohio guard has enough
army transport wagons here to move
the entire camp, excepting food sup
plies. This would make possible an
overland hike to Camp Perry. 1t is
pointed out the transports scarcely
would have been shipped here for that
purpose only.
Armory Inspection.
Capt Samuel L. Johnson of Athens,
7th infantry, has been detailed to in
spect every armory in the state Of
Ohio. It is announced that leases on
armories not owned by the state will
be rescinded wherever possible and
the state authorities will take their
| chances on obtaining new leases when
the buildings are needed again. The
Toledo armory was built under the old
law which places it under the control
of the county commissioners, and it is
therefore not to be affected by the can
collation.. 1t will be inspected, to
gether with all property within its
walls. 1t is said there are 80 leased
armories in the state, which cost $SS,
900 a year rental IN the lease con-
tracts is a clause which permits can
collation. at any time. Twenty-eight
armories are owned by the state and
efforts will be made by Capt. johnson
to obtain custodians for these, in
cluding the 9Th regiment armory ir
Toledo.
May Establish court-Martlal.
Brig. Gen. McMaken, commander o
Camp Willis, applied to Gen. Barry
of the central department at Chicago
to establish general court-martia
here for the trial of deserters. More
than dozen men, accused of deser
ton and other major offenses, aYt
held in guardhouses here waiting ac
tion of military court. McMaken''
request for a general court was made
on the request of Col. C. x. Zimerman
Cleveland, commander of the 9Th regi
ment. Two members of the 9th are
in the guardhouse charged with de
sertion, and a third man is held on q
charge of escaping from the guard
house and leaving camp.
system" Throughout.
System" is the watchword for the
canteen of the 9Th regiment, directed
by Lieut. w. c. Howells of Cleveland
Experts only are on the job. Building
work about the canteen was directed
by Capt. Southam of company A
Berea, who is a contractor. Lieut.. H
C. Scott of company D of Warren, ar
expert accountant, is the auditor. Capt
W. C. Gill of Cleveland of the medica
corps, directs the sanitary affairs
about the canteen. A cash register
has been installed.
New Appointments.
These appointments in the machine
gun company of the 9Th regiment have
been announced: AS supply sergeant
George W. Sprague; mess sergeant
Arthur W. Chapman; corporals, Wal
lace e. Burke and John K. Francies
first-class privates, James 8. Brown
Kenneth E. Norris, John A. Tilden
Carlton K. Mcdonald, G. H. M. Whit
and Ernest Chapman.