Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-12
Believed Entire Third Infantry
Soon Will Be Ready for
Border Duty.
1ST BATTALION MAY NOT
LEAVE BEFORE MONDAY.
Troops at Camp Ordway Disturbed
by Delay in Pay-Is Cause
Of Discomfort.

While the officers of the Sd Infantry
insist that the list Battalion will be ready
to leave the front tomorrow night.
Capt Horace P. Hobbs, United States
mastering officer, said today that no other
movements of troops from the camp will
leave for Bisbee before Saturday night,
and possibly not before Monday.
The first battalion is nearly at the re-
quired strength, and at the rate recruits
are coming in it is expected it will be
filled up today. All new men who enlist
are being assigned to the 1st Battalion
companies unless they express prefer
ence to go in some other battalion
All the work Of preparation is be
ing concentrated on the companies in
the LIST division of the Sd Infantry,
clothing is being issued to these men
first. and today the new regulation
papoose' packs are being distributed.
new equipment and this organization
will be ready to leave for any point
designated by Gen. Funston To date
the orders still stand to send them to
Bisbee to join the advance guard.
Spur to Enlistments.
In anticipation of early departure of
the District troops from Fort Myer to
the border, men this morning came in
squads to the quarters of Capt. D.
Spencer Bliss, mastering officer, and a
corps of enlisted clerks were kept busy
making out the enlistment papers and
sending the men to the post hospital to
be examined.
The organizations which will be
among the first to go, in addition to
the LIST Battalion, Sd Infantry, will be
the machine gun company commanded
by Capt. H. E. Earnshaw and the spe-
cial detachment of the LIST Separate
Battalion, made up of recruits.
The troops resumed their intensive
drill schedule this morning on the
parade ground at Fort Myer, consisting
of battalion drill in extended order.
The boys will be well trained in this
regard by the time they reach the
border camp.
Troops are again worried about their
pay. Capt. L. c. Wilson, paymaster,
several days ago received notice that
the money necessary to pay the troops
had been deposited to his credit and he
could go ahead with the payment. He
worked all one day and night in or
der to prepare the envelopes, realizing
that some of them needed it. But when
he had completed his job and was
ready to convey the funds to camp ne
received a telegram informing him that
he must transfer the money to the
several complications in connection
with the payment. and the Eastern
Department officials do not seem to
know where they stand with regard to
their funds. All the time this delay is
causing discomfort in the camp. NO
date can be fixed, it is stated, as to
when the men will be paid.
Surgeons Renew Attack.
Another attack was made on the
troops this morning by the regimental
surgeons. The men barred their arms
this time for vaccination against small
pox, The surgeons will work through
out the day vaccinating the troops.
Each man comes away with slashed
arm and big white bandage over the
slash.
The campaign to increase the
strength of the Sd Infantry is bearing
fruit and if the men continue to come
in as they did today it will be but
few more days before the three bat
talions will be in readiness to leave
this camp.
Company K, Sd Infantry, tonight will
hold a meeting at the L Street Armory,
where all former members of the COM
pany are expected to be present. An
address will be delivered by Maj Sum
ners commanding the Sd Battalion, of
which Il Is a unit, ana addresses also
will be delivered by the company Off
GERS, Capt. Sharpless and Lieuts. Mar
tin and Reich. Refreshments will be
served to the men. The eligibles will
be assured that the troops are going
to leave in very short time.
Enlistments Yesterday.
Those who were enlisted yesterday
were:
Third Infantry-George R. Anderson,
James H. Angel, Temple Biggs, Wilmer
L. Boswell, Richard B. Brown. Ernest B.
Budd, Glen S. Ford. George NJ Card
ner, Diller B. Croft. Franklin J. McMul-
lin. George NJ. Owens. Robert L. Reid,
Charles s. Richey, Fred E. Sharp. Fred
erick W. Speaker, Francis E. Taylor.
James F. Walker, George A. Welland
and Frank W. Zutavern.
First Separate Battalion-Edgar H.
Griffin.
Battery B-William G. Pettis, John L.
Stone and George A. Waltham.
Capt Bliss, the recruiting officer, SO
far has refused to enlist any about
whom there is doubt as to their minor
ity. In such doubtful cases he requires
the applicant to have the written con-
sent of the parent or guardian. He
also is refusing to enlist married men
without first inquiring into the circum-
stances