Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-29
BUSINESS STOPS
AS BURLINGTONIANS
SHOW PATRIOTISM

all men enisting in the national guard
was taken Sunday by the officers and
privates of the organized militia of Yer
mont at Camp Governor Gates constitut-
ing the list regiment of infantry, Vermont
National Guard, and the list first squadron
of the list cavalry. which arrived at the
camp Saturday morning The oath was
first administered to the officers by Adiu-
tant-General Lee s. Tilotson of St. Al.
bans. who is n notary public, and was then
given to the enlisted men by their troop
commanders. Ninety per cent of the
guardsmcn took the oath and those who
did not will he discharged at once. No
refusal TO take the oath on the part of
members of Cand VI companies of this city
were reported. The oath which the mem
bers of the Vermont National Guard took
Sunday reads as follows:
'i 40 hereby acknowledges to have vol
unfairly enlisted this zee. day Of ..........1a
......as soldier in the national guard Of
the United States and of the state of
Vermont for the period of three wears in
service and three years in reserve, under
the conditions prescribed by law unless
sooner discharged ny proper authority.
And ! do solemnlv swear that will
bear true faith and allegiance to the Uni
ted states of America and to the State of
Vermont and that I will serve them hon.
estly and faithfully against all their enc
mics whosoever. and that I will obey the
orders of the President Of the I-nitod
states and of the Governor of the State
of Vermont and of the officers Amounted
over mo according to law and the rules
and articles Of - ho aJ, t,,;,
of this oath marks the transfer Of the
militia from the control of the State 10
the control of the national government
Approximately 80 officers and .12o pri.
Yates We're mustered into the federal
service. The mastering in officer Is First
Lieut. j. c. Waterman, T. S. A., inspec.
tor-instructor of the Vermont National
Guard.
AND APPOINTMENTS
Adjutant-General Lee S. Tillotson
announced the following promotions
and new appointments Sunday: Pri-
vate Wallace Batchelder, 1st infantry.
appointed major, LIST cavalry. June q.
1915. DIR. Fred A. Edmunds OF Bethel.
appointed captain. medical corps, June
"a. 1916. Second Lieutenant Paul II.
waves VI id1fllll, appointed nrSt lleu-
tenant and battalion adiutant. June
10, 1918. Second Lieutenant Walter r.
Spaulding Of Brattleboro LIST infantry.
appointed first lieutenant. LIST infantry,
June 81, 1915 Sergeant Jethro Manly.
I. $. cavalry, appointed first lieuten-
ant and battalion adiutant, LIST infan-
try, June "a, 1918. Walter +. Adams,
appointed second lieutenant, LIST infan-
try, juno 90, 1916. Roy B. Miner of
appointed second leuten-
ant. LIST infantry. June 81, 1915. Regi-
mental Sergeant Major Raymond p
Fuller. LIST infantry appointed second
lieutenant and battalion quartermaster.
LIST infantry June "a. 1915. Ordnance
Sergeant William H. Morrill,. appointed
second lieutenant, LIST infantry, June
%, 1915. Battalion Sergeant Major Ar
thur L. Lavery OF Burlington. LIST in
fantry. appointed reGmental sergeant
major First Sergeant Robert n
Pease. G company of Burlington, list
infantry, appointed battalion sergeant
major