Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-29
First Infantry Regiment AL
ready on Way-Others
Leaving Today.
.ENTRAINING RAPIDLY
Work of Starting Forces on
Trip to Border Being
Rushed Through.

Springfield, H.. June 29.-At 3
O'Clock this afternoon the Second
infantry regiment of the Illinois
national guard will depart for San An
tonic, Texas, to join the First infan-
try, l. N. G.. in helping General Fun
ston police the Mexican border. Some
time tonight the Seventh infantry will
pull out of Camp Dunno and about
forty-eighth hours later these three
regiments comprising the first brigade
Of the Illinois troops will again be a
unit under the direct command Of
General D. Jack Foster
Before the regiments leave the mot
ilization camp each man is examined
by seven regular army physicians, his
rife is tested and his equipment in
spected. Although it is understood
that tentage for the First brigade
will be supplied by the government at
the border, Governor Dunno, to make
the troops comfort doubly sure, today
ordered tents and camp equipment be-
each regiment.
While the Second and Seventh in
fantries were loading their equipment
| on the trains this morning, the second
squadron Of the First cavalry came to
Camp Dunno on street cars, being
without horses, for medical examina-
ton. Their examination and that of
the field artillery will be completed
late today and there is a slight posi-
bility that the cavalry may entrain
late tonight. The artillery and field
hospitals will depart probably tomor-
row.
Artillery to Go in Battalions.
Colonel E. NJ Lewis, chief mastering
officer of the United States army, who
has a blanket order to dispatch the
troops southwark as fast as they be-
come reasonably well prepared for
field service" said today he would
send the artillery to the border at bat
talions. B., C. and E. batteries prob
ably will form the first brigade and D.,
F. and A., the second. All but A. bat
terry have been mustered into the fed
eral service and it will be mustered
late today or the first thing tomorrow
The Third, Fourth and Eighth in
fantry regiments also are yet to be
mustered, but the mastering officers
have orders to complete the inspection
and the distribution of ordnance
among the Second and Seventh first.
The downstate regiments and the
negro regiments therefore may not be
mustered until tomorrow.
Adjutant General Dickson said the
Seventh infantry would be ready to
pull out of camp at o'clock tonight.
1,1O7 With Second.
The Second infantry takes 1,107 en-
listed men and SO officers to the Dor
der. Although every man in the regi-
ment had complete or nearly complete
ordnance equipment, about so marched
out in civilian clothes and about 10(
more in mixed uniforms. These will
be supplied with uniforms at the
| border
The last act of each regiment be-
| fore leaving camp was to comb its
quarters, picking up every piece of pa
per and other refuse.
| 1t was definitely decided this morn
| ing that the First cavalry would not
get away until o'clock tomorrow aft
ernoon. The cavalry will be prepared
to leave Camp Lincoln tonight, but a
lack of horses will make it impossible
to get the regiments equipment anC
supplies moved from the camp to the
railroad station. distance of five
miles, by that time.