Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27

mand of the central department OF
the United States army. it was
stated shortly before noon that no
orders for troops of the central de-
partment to entrain for the border
had been issued. Mastering off,
GERS, however. have been instruct
ed to hasten their work.
Springfield, ILL.,, June 27.-T'hls
morning c battery, so-called million
aire" battery of Chicago, was mustered
in after having stayed up all night.
Shortly afterward E battery, which
had remained awake until 4 a. M, was
mustered in. Lieutenant Lewis r.
Daugherty, federal muster officer, said
he has reported these batteries and
also B battery fairly we'll equipped
for field service"
Shortly after the mastering, the
members B, c and E batteries were
subjected to a physical examination,
each by seven surgeons of the United
States army. One medical officer eX-
amined each mans eyes, another his
heart. another the lungs, and so on,
ing q minutes. Between mastering
and medical examination, the men,
who had remained up all day yester-
day and all night, snatched a few mo-
ments Of sleep.
May Go Tonight
Indications today pointed to the de-
| parture of the First infantry, Illinois
national guard tonight for service on
| the Mexican border, to be followed
| shortly by part or all of the Second
and Seventh infantry regiments, B and
| f batteries of the field artillery and
one or both field hospitals companies.
| With the exception of + battery
composed of students from the Uni
versity of Illinois, all these units are
| from Chicago. They were among the
first to reach the mobilization camp
The First infantry was mustered into
the federal service yesterday and the
others were being mustered in today
Local officials of the Chicago and
Alton railroad have been informed by
their Chicago Office that empty troop
trains which will arrive here today
should be switched to the tracks al
Camp Dunno most advantageouSly for
a haSty departure of troops Governor
Dunno expected hourly to receive from
General Barry at Chicago, the order tc
entrain all troops now ready for field
service.
Equipment Distributed.
AS fast as the regiments are mus.
tered in, the equipment sent here BY
the war department is distributed tt
the partially equipped companies anC
each man is put through a medica
examination by officers of the regular
army
Thus far the mustering-in process
has resulted in the loss of only a neg
lgible number of men, some OF whom
have refused to take the oath of al
leglance to the federal government be
cause they were under the misappre
hension that it meant re-enlisting anC
others who were unable to pass thu
federal medical test which is mucl
more severe than the state 1t is esti
mated, however, that the infantry regi
ments will average 1900 men eacl
after the mastering.
Complete Mastering of Seventh.
, Mastering of the Seventh regimen
was completed today at Camp Dunno
Staff Of II of United States officers oh
tanned speed of one per minute il
examining the men who had been mus
tered in.
Approximately 1,500 men we're ex
amined during the day and of thes,
about five per cent were rejected, &C
cordlng to Major James M. Phalen
chief of the regular army medical stat
assigned to this camp. All of the mel
rejected for physical disabilities
showed keen disappointment. Most o
those who failed were rejected becaus
of defective eyes and teeth.
The strength of the various regi
ments this morning follows:
First-55 officers, 1872 men.
Second-50 officers, LIS men.
Thirds officers, 1855 men.
Fourth-5l officers, LAO men.
Seventh-55 officers, 1,1S5 men.
Eighth-53 officers, 1900 men.