Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-07
Soldiers From South
Return to Northwest


mobilization camp at Clackamas. The
Washington regiment also came
through this week on their return
to the home state.
The Oregon boys came through on
four trains. The first of 21 cars
arrived at 1 o'clock Monday and le,,
after stay of 40 minutes. 1t car
ried Col. Mclaughlin and staff and
Major L. A. Bowman, commanding
the first battalion consisting of COM
panies A, B, c and D, with his COM
mand
The headquarters company and
the machine gun company were also
on this train, making a total of 20
officers and 440 men.
The regimental band, which played
several selections while the train
stopped in Ashland, is a part of the
headquarters company. During the
following 16 hours the three other
trains followed. The first of these
had companies /, X. L and M, under
command of Major Abrams; the next,
companies e. F. G and H., COM
manded by Lieutenant Colonel John
L. May, we'll known in Ashland, and
on the last train were the supply
company, all the horses and mules,
all camp supplies, all field and COM
bat wagon trains and the mounted
detachment. This outfit was under
command of Captain Hockenyos.
w. H. Jenkins, travelling passeng-
.er agent for the Southern Pacific,
was in Ashland Monday attending
to the handling Of the trains. Fred
Hansen, trainmaster, E. Stroud, road
foreman of engines, and w. Garbe,
NJ. F. McCarty and w. G. Chandler,
all special agents, were also here to
assist in seeing that everything was
kept running smoothly.
Three or four trains carrying the
Washington regiment came through
Ashland at intervals Monday and
early Tuesday bearing the men to
their home soil.
In addition to the two regiments
Of Oregon and Washington troops
ordered home from along the border
Gen. Funston was directed by the
war department to return to their
state mobilization camps three regi-
ments from New York, two from
New Jersey, two from Illinois, two
from Missouri and one each from
California and Louisiana. In all this
makes about $1,000 national guards
men to be sent back to their home
states.
The order for the return of the
troops was announced by Secretary
Baker after a conference with Presi-
dent Wilson at the White House.
Earlier in the day the department
to their home stations about |
5000 coast artillerymen who have
been serving as infantry ON the bor-
der.
The secretary's statement as is
sued announced that, Gin a few days, !
if transportation facilities remain
undistrubed, the department intends
to order home some more regiments
and possibly to replace them with
troops now in their mobilization
camps in the several states"
In an interview with First Lieu
tenant H. c. Brumbaugh, of Port
land, assistant regimental adjutant,
he told many interesting things in
connection with the stay of the
troops in Southern California. The
following are a few of the sidelights
supplied by the genial lieutenant:
Colonel Mclaughlin, in command |
Of the Oregon regiment, is a regular
army officer and knows how to get |
things. AS consequence the troops
were well supplied at all times and
Jared the same as the officers. This
course was decided upon at the out
set and proved to be wise one.
The first camp was made at Balboa
park. The soldiers marched dis
tance of Is or 16 miles to the sec
ond camp at Palm City and the third
camp was made about 21a miles
west of Palm City, at Imperial
Beach.
Here the boys are getting things
fixed up in fine shape not knowing
but that they might be there for
many weeks longer. The tents were
supplied with electric lights, wooden
chiffoniers and other conveniences.
Soon they would have had wooden
floors. Every day the soldiers were
subject to about 31s hours drill in
the morning and in the afternoon all
we're free except the details. Several
night maneuvers we're held The o.
ficers and nome commissioned officers
had their school in the afternoon
while the line officers did their
studying in the evening. The entire