New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-21
Fifty Refuse to Obey Or
ders During Governors
Review at Camp.
WANT TO EXHIBIT
LACK OF EQUIPMENT
Division Headquarters Staff of
National Guard Ordered to
Texas To-day.

The conduct Of fifty uniformed re-
cruits of Company d, 10th Infantry,
now stationed at Camp Whitman, who
yesterday refused to obey orders dur
ing the Governors review of the troops
in camp, is being investigated by Colo
mel John S. Klein, in command of the
regiment. He declares he will deal
with the men according to military
law.
The recruits, under command of Sec
ond Lieutenant Samuel Crump, jr.,
were ordered to perform certain work
during a sham battle between battal-
ions of the 10th. Asserting that they
were sent into the woods near camp
with nothing to do, they declared
that they wanted the Governor to see
their lack of equipment. They waited
at the head of their company street,
but when the Governor did not pass
that way, dispersed to their tents.
Their refusal TO obey Is considered
mutiny.
Equipment, which has been in box
cars at Greenhaven for TWO or three
weeks, began to arrive at Camp Whit
man yesterday, each regimental head
quarters receiving five hundred units.
Border Troops Supplied First.
As the War Department has ordered
supplies distributed only to the nine
regiments going TO the border, the
state troops had to go without equip
ment until yesterday.
Governor Whitman announced yes
terday afternoon that the 10th and 4Ith
regiments would be ordered home soon.
With their departure the camp proba-
bly, will be discontinued The move
ment of about 200 men, recruited since
the New York regiments have gone 70
the border. TO the training rendezvous
at Fort Hamilton yesterday afternoon
indicated that such an order would be
issued in the near future.
When asked if there was not
chance for the 10th and the 47th regi-
ments TO 20 70 the border. Governor
Whitman replied. mot unless President
Wilson so orders
Orders were received late last night
by Lieutenant Colonel Sternberger to
move the division headquarters staff
of the National Guard, now in the Mu-
nicipal Building. to McAllen, Tex, al
3 o'clock this afternoon. The staff In
cludes Major Reagan, Captains Loree
and Farrell and Sergeants Melich,
Kane, Mckenzie, Bowman, Lewis and
/ Cigar.
With the officers will go 200 recruits
for various regiments. About $50 sup
ply wagons will be transported at the
same time under direction OF Captain
Stanton.
Orders have been issued already for
the discontinuance of the mobilization
camps in Maine, Connecticut, Massa-
chusetts and New Jersey. and all of the
recruits in those states will be trans
ferred TO forts designated as training
stations.
Jannicky Removal Doubted.
At the Office of the Adjutant General
ir the arsenal il was said yesterday
that nothing further had been done IN
the case of Colonel Ernest Jannlcky,
who. il was rumored, would be relieve
of his command. II he is 70 be removed
and such an event is doubted, nothing
will be done until he has completed his
work Of sorting out the state ana gov
ernment property recently issued 10
+ the 47th regiment.
The report that Lieutenant Colonel
Eugene Lucas Of the ODD Engineers
would not go to the border still re-
mains unconfirmed. In case only one
battalion of engineers is called for.
| the organization now at the border
will remain under command of its
major. Colonel Lucas will 20 only in
case an entire regiment is needed in
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