The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-20
ALL STEPS TAKEN TO |
MOVE STATE GUARD
Big Problems for Officers.
Even in Concentrating
5000 Soldiers.
IN CAMP BEFORE MONDAY

fEEhskIii, y. Y, June l1.-Mator-
Gen. John f. Organ and commanding
officers OF the National Guard regiment.
OF this State completed to-day the mo-
bilization plans which are to concentrate
heepsie, befor, Mondar In IA two hour
conference the National Guard leaders
outlined steps which began with n sum
moning last night of every unit 10 its ar
mory. Gen D'Ryan sent each com
mand.r throughout the state telegram
directing the immediate assemblaee Of
his regiment or company, lie ordered
that each organization be recruited to
war strength. Al! leaves Of absence were
cancelled
The Siyty-ninth Regiment has been o.
dcied to report at Beekmau 10y Wedu"S-
dav night to star, whipping into s1apc
,h. 500 acre state camp tract. com
pany OF engineers of the TNehty-Sec-
ond has been installing sanitation and
other facilities for "A month in anticipa-
ton Of the scheduled July mobilization.
The entire Twcnty-second Will arrive AT
Beekman with tte Stxty-ninth
When the miltiamen begin TO concen-
,rate from all over the state at The end
of the. week Camp Whitman will be in
proper condition to receive the New
York division.
Eour N~gtm~uts In ReserSe.
In accordan with the state Consu-
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centage OF the guard he kept in the state
at all times as a protection against
riots four regiments will be excepted
from the order to move 20 beekhah
These units probably will be the Tehth'
Twenty-third, Sixty-hfth ana seventy
fourth regiments.
A provisional company of ninety OF
fcers. drawn from all parts OF me STATE
which had been under training ioi weeks
WAS split up to-day and me o"''ers were
ordered back to their stations,
! I;en. O'Ryan emphasized to-day that
! .bji. an effort at speed would marx the
I mobilization proceedings, the soi''''''""
! ers have been instructed 10 tahe 'aic
/ that nobody he suddenly torn iro'i ms
| home. Nothing Is to be done p'.e'p
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| time to finish up business ana perso''a.
awa;rs The General was IN 1requeh'
! Communication with Gov. Whltinah'
! ,dit -,;en Stotesbury and Ma1or-reh'
Ieonard Wood. The latter lhuica'eu
"hands off" policy by the feurrai or
panization, which considers the .>"''ona'
Guard of sufficient efficiency 10 ea',s
out its mobilization without '"' >
ference OF the regular army. .,u
| ..,tt
he eager to go to the border SAID Lieut.
CI Eranklin w. Ward. Thousahds
~ repular army men who nave peeh
bornrshlv discharged will swarm TO US
/ we won't have any trouble rec' "
war strength, mill ha ,nor.
valuable than the miiIt'a'hen w"0 '"''
had even six months TRAINING
c.a,. Serylce Already BeKun.
The National Guard has contraets
with the New York Central Ra'iroau LOT
,ha transportation of troops wherever
oossarv Az glardsmen were called TO
their armories tonight they are ALREADY
onn.idered In a state OF mobilization'
they are to be paid by the state until
mustered into the Federal service whei'
ina state will he reimbursed py the
Iuit.d states Government, Those or the
nj,itlamen who reported at their ariho-
ries tonight and found II necessary to
return home were given thar permission
7, w,u he a few weeks after the troops
have reached Camp whitman before they
have been sufficiently hardened to justify
transfer to the border. 1t Is estimated
that $500, 900 will be required to main
tain 10000 men at the concentration
camp for two weeks.
The guardsmcn OF this state vii
eventually be mustered into the regular
army as the sixth New York Division
This Is the only State In the country
, that has complete division The New
york unit consists Of four brigades ant
three regiments Of coast artillery. fai
over the requirement FOR division.
The drawback to immediate movemen