Evening star., 1916-09-17
BY J. CROSBY MCCARTHY,

; to Warren, Ar1Z.
BY J. CROSBY MCCARTHY,
| STAFF Correspondent.
DISTRICT NATIONAL GUARD CAMP.
WARREN, Ariz., September 11.-Things
were humming about camp today.
Hammers, saws. drills and sledges have
been laid aside and the District militia
men are again devoting their time
largely to activities that are purely
military. Two of the units started to
work on a program of training sched
uled to extend over period of month
or more, and the third soon will be
ready to do SO. The new camp is nearly
completed. and hereafter the men will
] be able to devote the major portion OF
their time to military training.
The District militiamen are getting
very tired of carpentry and pick and
busy with real military training before
an order to return home is received.
Army officers at Drill.
Almost the entire Signal Corps COM
pany participated in mounted drill this
forenoon. From 8 until 9 o'clock sec
ton drills were held and then the men
drilled by platoons for an hour. From
10 until IL o'clock the company drilled
as unit. The drills were observed by
Col. Robert H. Noble, who supervises
the instruction by the regular army Of
ficers. Capt. Arthur S. Cowan of the
Signal Corps of the regular army. chief
,.1 ~ A~t,r S-<- Ho$
and Capt. James E. Ware of the 22d In
fantry, nspector-instructor detailed
with the District Signal Corps unit. also
were observers. Capt. Cowen arrived
in camp yesterday from Nogales, Ariz.,
and expects to stay here several days.
The horses were given thorough
try-out yesterday, when Capt. Terry pi-
loted large portion of the company
on a cross-country trip of about TWEEN
ty miles. The route was through the
flats east of here. then through the pic
turesque Glance Creek canyon and back
to camp by way of the Douglas road
Capt. Terry led his men down some
steep inclines that nearly "stumped"
some of them. 1t required a lot of
courage to follow. after him. To some
of the men the ride was like the ex-
ploits of the Italian cavalry which has
become world famous for its mountain
clim bing stunts"
Two sections of Battery B were out
for drill this morning with their guns
and caissons. Within a few days the
work of getting the artillery camp in
nit greater portion of the command
to participate in the drills.
Teaching Men How to Ride.
Lieut.. Vincent p Erwin of the 6th
Field Artillery. inspector instructor. is
devoting most of his time at present
teaching the men of the battery how to
ride properly. Not until they learn
how to take care of their horses and
to ride them will they proceed with
the more extensive drill work
Driver Giddings of the Signal Corps
had an exciting time today when he
attempted to take his reel cart out.
The horses jumped about like bronchos.
bolted across the fields at record
breaking speed and only by the most
skillful balancing did Giddings manage
to hold his seat.
The entire Signal Corps Company this
afternoon listened to talks on various
phases of their work given by Capt. Co
wan, Capt. Ware and Capt. Terry. The
new articles of war also were read to
them.
All the officers Of the three District
militia units camped here were called to
headquarters and addressed by Col John
c. F. Tillson. commanding militia camps
in this district. He made suggestions
for bettering the work. He assured the
officers that being in the federal service
the units are now considered part o.
the regular army of the country; that
they entitled to all the rights and
privileges of the regular establishment
and that they should endeavor to pattern
after the regulars. He urged the officers
to endeavor to get much as possible
out of their stay here on the border !
As Summary Court officer.
Col Tillson today issued an order de-
failing Col. Robert H. Noble as summary
court officer for the District guard units |
camped with the 22d Regiment, repIac- |
ing the District militia officers, Can't. |
Joseph B. Began. Lieut.. Russell, NJ. Mac |
Lehman and Lieut.. John r. vanderhoof. i
There have been few summary court |
cases heard in the District guard COM
mands since their arrival on the border.
Lieut.. Schmidt of the 22d Infantry,
athletic officer for the camp is arranging
A schedule of games to be played to de-
termine which command has the best base
bali team. There will be series within
each battalion Of the infantry regiment
to determine the winning team of each
Of them. The. three District militia units
and the machine gun company of the in
fantry regiment will play series to de-
termine the winner. After these games
have been completed the four winning
teams will compete in championship
series
Plans for organizing regimental foot
hall team and foot ball teams in the |
senarate organizations are under way So
far Cook Tanning of the Signal Corps is
the only man who has announced his in
tention Of trying for the team.
Col. Tillson believes that more work
can be accomplished in a camp If there
is rivalry between the units composing
II He believes that athletic games pro- |
mote the right kind of rivalry.
An order was issued today giving
Camp Corta" as the official name Of the
camp. It has been knonw unoficially
as Camp Greenway. A branch post
ONCE has been established in a small
adjoining the Warren
Country Club.
On the invitation Of the officers and