Evening star., 1916-06-26
officials arranging for transportation
trains.
Lights Blaze All Night.

officials arranging for transportation
Lights Blaze All Night.
In the armories of the three New
York regiments still remaining in TINS
city, but included in the order to leave
at once, lights blazed all night. Many
of the men are absent on liberty leaves
Messengers were sent to round up
every man and call him back to the
armory Early today most of them had
| reported.
night in the seventh Regiment Armory
directing the assembling OF the troops
and preparations for an early sea!'.
| Meanwhile, Cen Wood telegraphed 10
Cen Funston at San Antonio TOT ~
structions as to the routing OF the
| troops so as to reach the desttna-
tions he desired Not until those direc-
| tions were received could any OF tne
troop trains start. Most OF the fesi-
| ments, it was said. would start WIN
an average strength of 1000 men. re
| cruits will be trained at the home sta-
| tions and sent south later to join the
commands Gen. Organ declared that
not a man in the National Guard OF
New York had refused to take the new
oath to serve the federal government.
DUTY for Men Who Wear Glasses.
PEEKSKILL, N Y, June 26.-Men
who are compelled to wear eyeglasses
| will not be accepted for service in the
National Guard on the Mexican bor-
der unless they are enlisted in the
hospital, ordnance or other branches Of
the service where keen sight for
shooting is not required, it was an
nounced toady. Men with nat feet
or who suffer from acute or chronic
disease. particularly heart trouble or
tuberculosis or hernia, will be barred.
AS regards the teeth, all molars must
be perfectly sound. Evidence OF ex-
cessive nervousness will cause rejec-
tion, as the monotony of camp life
frequently develops nervous all
ment into mental trouble. frequently
resulting in melancholic insanity.
Orders to Pennsylvanians.
MOUNT GRETNA, Pa, June 2e.-Final
preparations were being made at the
Pennsylvania mobilization camp today
for the movement to the Mexican border
of part of the troops concentrated here.
Orders were received from the War De-
partment at Washington early today for
the dispatch to the border on Tuesday of
three regiments Of infantry, two Hospital
Corps, a Corps of Engineers and a Signal
Corps. Among the organizations desig-
mated to answer the first call was the 10th
Infantry, commanded by Col. Richard
Coulter of Greensburg. Maj Gen. Charles
NJ. Clement said 1t had not been de-
cided what other regiments would CO.
but that the 1st and I'd Of Philadelphia
probably would be the ones. The I'd
is recruited to full war strength, while
the 1st is well above peace strength.
Fifty surgeons, in charge of Maj. C. E.
koerper. U. S. A., worked through the
night in response to urgent orders from
Washington to rush the examination of
the troops regardless of hours" All the
members Of the 4th Brigade had passed
the physical test. were vaccinated and
mustered into the federal service shortly
after midnight. 1t was estimated that
the surgeons could examine more than
1000 men a day and that all the troops
in camp will have undergone the test by
Wednesday night.
Adjt. Gen. Stewart issued telegraphio
orders late last night for all recruiting
officers left at the home station to re.
port with their rockies at Mount Gret.
ma Immediately.
Arsenal Can Equip 25o,Ooo.
PHILADELPHIA. June 26-There are
supplies at the Schuykill arsenal in
this city sufficient to equip 100000
men. according to statement by Col
George H. Penrose. commandant, made
public today. Reports that there is a
shortage of equipment. Co. Penrose
stated. were without foundation The
arsenal is the supply depot of the de-
partments of the east and south.
1T is unreasonable to think we can
get rid of all our supplies in a day or
two" Col Penrose said. "On Friday
we shipped twenty carloads of cloth
to be made into soldiers uniforms The
finished clothing will be sent direct
to the guard headquarters. The staff of
men we have is inadequate to cope
with the situation. They are working
day and night in an effort to please
equipped soon as possible"
Col Penrose added that since last
Monday. Maine, Massachusetts,. Penn
sylvania. New Jersey and most of the
pletely supplied. and that New York
will receive it's full allotment in a day
or two. Other statees in the districts
which are partially equipped will re-
ceive the remainder of the parapher-
MALTA in a few days. he said.
Illinoisians Expecting Orders.
CHICAGO. June 2s.-Orders are ex-
pected to go forward today to Spring
field, from ma }. zen. InOfDdS H. Y,
commanding the Central Department.
United States Army. to move Illinois
regiments of the National Guard to-
ward the Mexican border as quickly as
possible.
Gen. Barry had no statement on the
subject early today, but 1t was said to
be only a matter of a few hours when
the work of mastering in several Illi-
nois regiments would begin According
to these reports, the first state troops
mustered in the Central Department
will be those of Wisconsin. Illinois and
Missouri.
Massachusetts Men Break Camp.
FRAMINGHAM. Mass. June 90
Long before daylight today officers
and men of the Massachusetts militia
at Camp Whitney were hard at work
breaking camp. in preparation for a
start later in the day for the Mexican
to begin entraining at 3 o'clock this
afternoon. Adjt. Gen. Cole early in the
day sent out an appeal to owners Of
transportation of equipment to the rail-
road station.
Marylanders Balk at Reserve Clause.
BALTIMORE, Md, June 26.-About
140 members of the National Guard of