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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-30
JERSEY GUARDSMEN,
FIFTH REGIMENT, OFF
TO MEXICAN BORDER
General Helm Heads Unit of 1900
Soldiers Leaving Camp Fielder
for Service in From
tier Patrol
MOVEMENT OF TROOPS

SEA GIRT. N. J., June So.-Infantry
men of the 5th (Paterson) Regiment. Ma
tional Guard of New Jersey, Colonel A. A.
Van wratven. packed their equipment on
troop trains and left today for FL Paso
Tex. with this unit went Brigadier General
Edwin f. Helm and his staff and all the
recruits in camp, approximately 1900.
MEN CHAFE AT DELAY.
Medical inspection of the newly enlisted
band interfered with the getaway, and it
was not until 1O:30 that the two battalions
were aboard. officers and men here chafed
at the delay The troops broke camp yes
terday and everything was in readiness for
the start to the front this morning at 2
o'clock. The march from the camp ground
to the railroad station was started at $780,
and s minutes later all were ready to board
the cars.
The gallant 9TH marched between rows
of cheering people, who waved flags and
handkerchiefs, Automobiles honked noisily
a parting farewell. Then for two hours
friends and relatives stood with their loved
ones on the plaza and talked while await
ing orders to entrain.
Today men of the 14th Infantry began the
preparation of breaking camp. following
the routine carried through by the 9th In.
fantrymen They will be ready tonight to
entrain at dawn Saturday With them will
go Troops b and d of cavalry and the
Jersey City Signal Corps, following the Cen
trail Railroad of New Jersey route by way
of Buffalo and Wilkes.Barre to El Paso
Camp Fielder then will be closed, only the
administrative officers and Surgeon General
William Gray Shauffier remaining,
The feature of a calm day in camp de-
spite the activity of the 5th Regiment. was
the announcement that Colonel Arthur L.
Steele of the 4th Regiment of Jersey City
had failed to pass the medical test and
had been relieved OF his command Lieu
tenant Colonel George 7. Vickars, of Jersey
City, who Is the assistant prosecutor OF
Hudson County, was elected colonel OF the
regiment and Henry It, Lohmann, the senior
major, was moved up TO lieutenant colonel.
For the junior major Captain Walter L.
Reed, u, S. A., who has been instructor of
New Jersey guardsmen for many years and
who is here as junior mastering officer
has been selected, contingent upon Federal
permission for him TO accept the post Major
william Robertson Jr OF the same regl-
ment, and Captain T. Bergln Gadds, quar-
termaster OF the regiment also were re-
jected. Captain ]. F, Wardhaugh has sue
ceeded Major Robertson. and there have
been corresponding promotions all long the
line,
AS posted by Major Alexander Gray. bri-
gade adjutant, there were l1s officers and
1854 men In camp. Fifty more men OF
the ranks were turned back by the medi
cal examiners, ana Company NJ OF the 4th
Regiment. is without commissioned officer
tonight. the captain and two lieptenants
having been rejected by the examiners.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-30
MANY YOUTHS EAGER
TO SERVE COUNTRY

NOAhhNcu from rake Oue
yesterday. and is being continued today
under the direction OF Or. E. Kilbourne
Tullidge. surgeon lieutenant of the sth
Infantry.
The offer OF the Patriotic Or.er Sons Of
Pennsylvania National Guard has been ac-
branches OF the order are preparing 70 open
the order have passed an examination
similar 10 that which the guardsmen have
70 pass In order to enter the service,
Capt Samuel A. ". Patterson recruit
ing officer In charge OF the United States
Marine office, at 1903 Arch street, has ae-
eepted seven recruits out OF IS applications
received during the last few days. The
boys have all been sent 10 the troop depot
AZ Port Royal S. @.
A score Of the best-tFalned horses Of the
At the disposal Of General Price for service
troops pass through PHILADELPHIA from
Mount Gretna on their way 20 the front
Councils yesterday passed the resolution
q4ered ~ select Councilman Isaac d. Het-
eel. 18th Ward. authorizing the Mayor 70
provide this humber of police mounts for
the lss b sade as : lean 70 the United
states GoTerument for such time as they
may he needed Captain William b Alllls
dFiilHaeter of me police force. said last
niahf Ehat he had already chosen the AMI
aa|t EH4t Houia 30 turned ofeH 70 fhe Gov-
ezuueat HerF one, he sid s "a splendid
eHazaa aHo $ loz Az kina 81 aarIee
Kss He14 HI e carried ~ 1He border 81
- ~ t z4 #4|eeHz lreera
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-30
MEET TO COMPLETE PLANS
TO AID SOLDIERS FAMILIES
Mayor Smith Names Committee to
Handle Relief Funds

Members OF the Board Of Managers OF
the citizen Soldiers Aid Committee today
met 10 complete plans for caring for the
100 destitute soldiers families that have
already been reported and for others that
may be reported later. This board. which
Is 10 handle all relief funds, will form
definite plan OF action.
The managers named by Mayor smith
are Colonel Sheldon Potter. George Vent
worth carr. Joseph 2. Widener Samuel
Bodine. ]. Howell Cummings. L. II Ken
nard. Edgar f. Smith. Mrs John c.
Groome. George wharton Pepper and Mrs.
e. T. stotesbury
The Emergency Aid viii be under the su-
peryision Of Mrs John @. Groome. and at
a meeting this afternoon questions relating
10 the best methods 20 be employed In re-
liaf work were discussed. as were also
plans Tor the comfort Of the men and ar
ranKsmsnts for forwarding letters between
those at home and the men IN camp or a
Contributions TO the fund have not been
coming IN as rapidly as those At the head
of the movement expected. but generous
resnonsa Is looked Tor nou that the relief
work Is actually uaeer gay No en-
noaaee1aani of eauiFIHations Feeelyed he
M 4el been made p41sIe but hzt g belns
coaplsz vita rev = ezf'f 1aaI'zetieH
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-30
SEVERE ARMY TEST
CAUSE OF INDIGNATION
Physical Requirements Such as
Would Have Barred the
Great Napoleon
BY FRANKLIN R. G. FOX
Epsning Ledger staa correspondeni


HEADQUARTERS CAMP BRUMBAUGH.
MOUNT GRETNA, Pa. June 80.
Napoleon. probably the greatest general
that ever lived. II he had taken the United
States army test as required here at Mount
Grstna. would have been rated somewhere
about so, In fact the Emperor" would
never even have become the Little Cor
dismal failure physically as the standard
hers Is considered,
Such we've the views expressed by several
officers here today who are indignant over
the criticism which. they say, will doubt
less be made OF those who win not leave
with their regiments for the border owing
70 failure TO pass the physical examina-
tion-
the failures have been numerous Not
only wes Colonel cressweli. OF the I'd RegI-
Hsent turned down, but Chaplain Thomas
W. Davis, OF that regiment, also met the
same fate. The shifting physical disability
battleaze. as welded By the army Doctors
fell regardless OF rank or regiment
Little was said when the failures became
known Nothing. Il appears can be done.
But Indignation Was aroused when II be-
came known that criticism Of some OF those
turned down had started already both here
ana IN Phiiadelphia
-It Is outrageous one captain said
ssEhase men have done ali IN their power;
tHet are hot uA4t H44llu8 Out anxious 10
leave; they did not hesitate one second when
ths call came. and just because they can't
~ accepted physically slanderers are ready
- say me refused ones wanted 70 be left
behind
s0f eonrsa that iz true IN some eases.
EaE nol ~ amy means IN the majority Yet
If there was ONLY one Case Il would be too
Msn4 Take the enlisted men- 1hey have
.04a1 every preparation = 80: some hRya
1|4zz41 Iha|f bfloHslnzs and laken leave af
IHz|r kcaiIlez fuIiz expecting 70 Be af their
n4aHfIH'z cell TAeir sarFlea. eFen if short
r. 1tza ~ ne noblasl kiad
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-30

Clement. The n. C. was attired In rA.,,...
army uniform, prepared to go to the 1h'e.9n ha.sIl
with the troops Du'usF
The only thing I can tell you ,u., !
IL you Win allow q soldier TO make NY
gestion," replied the commander of ~. y.
division. "is that your leggins srs " y
backward" o on
Speaking of newspaper corresnora....
before the rank and file Of them aSor.as
military dress, there was one who wcs"
cap, an inky black shirt and iva IT
growth of black beard He was Nwsv,-yI
through camp when a captain haIlea ~
Here, you! - shouted the car,sia
You're one of the haulers, arent ~.
Well. grab hold of some Of that stun ~
help load this wagon" "'e
Figures on the full strength O, IN. o..
sylvania National Guard First Rrlsaar
which has been ordered to the front ~.
given out today as totalng 3.053 ofncsS.
men, medical officers and hosnital a..s
They are divided as follows. Officers fis.
men, 1887; medical officers, II. ana ~
pital men, 81. The Second infantry n.
senior one of the brigade, is the lsrtss,
with 52 officers, 1O19 men. 4 medical cfa,
cers and 20 in the hospital corps
There are seven batteries In camn ~.
Boys from Company +, of Pittsburgh, saw
they have not had a good nights slssn
since they arrived. The batteries Incuds.
A from South Bethlehem, C from Phosntv.
vile, D from Williamsport, B, f ana >
from Pittsburgh.
The men will do their own cooking 4,
route to the border. They have Converse
baggage cars into kitchens and made pas.
senger cars into sleeping cars. In M.
baggage cars, which go between the nas-
senger coaches, they ereced stoves, The.
backs of the seats were taken out to make
sleepers of the day coaches.
Some men get so fused when they ro
UP for physical examination here in ths
military camp that they get all mixed up
One man who was getting his examination
and being vaccinated today--a lad who
lives in Columbus Pa.-when asked when
he was born, hesitated The man next
to him said in a whisper, "1492-Columbus
discovered America, The fellow immedl-
ately said, Born in 1892. This happened
in the Fourth of the Fourth.
There is plenty of fresh air in some of
the tents of the Pennsylvania National
Guard in the Fourth Regiment. There are
little windows in the ends Of the tent 80
there is good ventilation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-30

HEADQUARTERS CAMP BRUMBAUGH,
MOUNT GRETNA. Pa. June 80
The departure of the Philadelphia troops
TO the Mexican border has been delayed by
just mere mustard" roll Even the en-
gineers were delayed until they had signed
that lengthy document
That at least, is the opinion expressed by
quite few Of the boys who say that they
hear nothing but about signing the mus
tard' roll from morning until night"
why, they even yanked me out Of bed
at midnight to sign the mustard roll" said
Private James Devlin, of Company A, of the
I'd. What's mustard roll, anyhow"
he inquired.
THE mustard roll is named thus cause
1t has such kick in it, 1 reckon" Devlin's
buddy explained.
Signing the muster roll evidently is some
big job.
Visitors say the weather is the kind that
makes the corn grow. True, no doubt, but
the rockies argue that this warm sun also
makes corns grow on their pedal extremi-
ties
THE girl left behind me- is being done
to DEATH" one rookie exclaimed Make It
the bathtub 1 left at home and I'll join
yer" Swimming in the lake remains the
favorite camp sport The shower baths also
are In great demand.
The boys evidently believe in prepared
ness. In anticipation OF the long rides to
the Mexican border they are getting all the
practice they can in trying to look COM
Portable In the railroad coaches near Cole
brook. We'll be used to it before we get
there" they say
Those who are making 1t a business of
selling officers equipment at Mount Gretna
complain of the shortage of binoculars. The
lenses, they say. are made in Germany, and
as a result the supply of binoculars is as
scarce as snowballs in camp. One officer
offered 500 for a pair, but was doomed to
disappointment.
Brigadier General william G. Price, Jr.,
had a decided surprise handed him. He was
being interviewed by the only woman cor.
respondent in Mount Gretna, Miss Lisetta
Neukom, of the EVENING LEDGER staff.
when he discovered that she Is his second
cousin. once removed. Miss Neukom's grand.
father and the generals mother were
brothers and sisters
rs there any news General?" asked a
newspaper correspondent of Major General
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-30
B COMPANY ENGINEERS
GREETED HERE BY 700
AS TROOP TRAIN HALTS
Throng of Relatives and Friends,
Mostly Women and Children,
Rewarded for Long
Night Vigil
BRIDE-ELECT w ATCH H E S

Half an hour before dawn this morning
throng of 700. mostly women and chill
dren, swept up to long line of dusty worn
passenger cars in the Baltimore and Ohio
transhed and seized in their eagerness the
members of Company B, Engineers, in the
interval in which the train changed
engines.
Some of the women had been there for
two days, and most of the throng had
waited since early in the evening. Troop
trains run on a schedule of their own and
wait for no one, so the relatives took no
chances.
murmur of women's voices and excited
cries of children heralded the arrival of the
train it steamed into the shed at 3:4o this
morning. Before the wheels stopped from
platforms and windows dropped khaki-clad
young men-the engineering corps is
youthful one-as the crowd surged up
against the sides of the cars and began to
search for friends and relatives
1t was a rigorous search, but one rap
idly executed Intervening mothers and
sisters mattered little when on the other
side appeared to mothers ana sisters their
sons and daughters. No one was hurt,
and the throng good-humoredly forgot
jostling Had the train shed sounds been
susceptible Of analysis, laughter and weep
ing would have been heard equally loud
BCtn tne laughter anu laiS "SSPihb "SiS
excited. and sorrow was distant until the
last ten minutes of the hour-long wait In
the train shed.
The crowd melted silently away with the
departure of the train in the dim light OF
the early morning. A few of the old guard,
some of whom had been waiting since
wednesday, stayed behind. These are
waiting for the LIST and I'd infantry regi-
ments The 2d Regiment is due some time
today
LONG WAIT FOR TRAINS.
Forms unused to anything harsher than
a mattress have tortured themselves In
nights spent twisted over the station
benches, waiting for troop trains. A fiancee
and the mother and sister of the man she
is to marry when he comes back were
among the watchers who slept for moments
during last night. Miss Catherine Kappa
port waited with Mrs, Anna Berkowitz and
her daughter Jennie TO see Jerome Berko-
witz, who is a member Of Company c, lst
Regiment
Mrs Elizabeth c. Sullivan, OF 1858 South
47th street, waited with her s-year-old
daughter all night for Lloyd C. Sullivan.
member of the I'd Regiment Band, one
woman Mrs Henry Salmon, who had three
children, went home near midnight, leaving
Mrs Henry Olkring, OF 2ls5 South Simpson
street. on watch for her. Mrs OlNring tele-
phoned to Mrs Salmon as soon as the tram
arrived.
Sandwiches were given TO the soldiers
while the train waited and members OF the
Drexel Biddle Bible class aided In this WORK.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-30

wheel for some worm-eaten lumber and
bought stock of raw dogs and pop He
bought 1t on credit, Then he knocked to.
gether a stand, painted a sign reading
"Uncle Samuel's Lunch. Finest Wiener
wurst and Thirst Quencher" and opened up
a land office business. The nickels and
dimes fattened his purse.
But his lunches did not fatten the gallant
10th Regiment boys, the Fighting 10th"
One fine night there was not a military
"tummy' In the regiment that didn't ache
like n heart longing for love. Every tent
had several invalid ''tummies" inside. In
side the "tummies" were "Uncle Samuel's
lunch and thirst quencher.'
The next day Colonel Coulter would have
ordered Ignatius out OF camp. But 1t wasn't
necessary, Ignatius was gone, and several
of the campfires were blazing with worm
eaten lumber.
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ai Es1'5sJ-- n ssST1S

HEADQUARTERS CAMP BRUMBAUGH.
Mount Gretna, Pa, June 30.
We've heard of the boys who refuse to
shave until they lick Carranza, but now
that the boys have the Carranza shave and
hair cut, the company shave and even
a mustache propaganda has been started
Camp styles It might be said, cause consid-
erable comment and talk; they are clipper
II not chic, to say the least.
Color Sergeant wilmore Patrick. of the
Sd Regiment, who, by the way is police
man formerly attached to the 18th street
and Snyder avenue station, has the stai
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-30
COMPANY AND CARRANZA SLAVES
AND MUSTACHE PROPAGANDA
Tonsoria Undertakings Among the Varied Diversions of
the Guardsmen in Camp-Some Striking
Examples
BY FRANKLIN R. G.. FOX
Ereninn Lcdper Stdp Correspondcnt

bonnet In camp. His hat has seen 16 en-
campments He has worn 1t since 1900.
As for mustaches, Company p, OF the
Sd, has offered $40 prize to the man
who can grow the best facial adornment
in the course of two months. Captain w.
A. Hargesheimer also is a competitor. When
the Captain started to grow mustache
some days ago, every member in his COM
pany followed suit.
Hundreds of men have what they call the
Carranza shave. which means letting the
beard grow on their chins, while many
have shaved themselves leaving hair formed
to make the letters of their company on
their faces
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-30
CLEMENT AND CAMERA
General Will Soon Be Rival of Mary
Pickford
BIZ a star Correspondent

HEADQUARTERS CAMP BRUM-
BAUGH. Mount Gretna. June 3O.-Major
General Clement. officer in command of the
camp here, before long will be a rival of
Mary Pickford. In other words he has
been photographed "99 times in the shade"
as he expressed II, and movie" operators
have been busy catching the many features
Of the generals life IN camp.
The general takes II good naturedly how
ever but drew the line when one photog-
rapher suggested a picture in pajamas at
5 o'clock in the morning. Away with
you" he said.
Furthermore, General Clements keeps
many Of the officers and visitors laughing
with his ready wittieisms. Anything
Startling today" one inquired II should
say not" he replied. II dislike being
startled. It's not becoming in a soldier"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-30
GUARDsMEN NEED STAMPS
Unable to Get to Postoffice, They Ap-
peal to Families
By a Sta1 Correspondent

CAMP BRUMBAUGH, Mount Gretna,
June 30.-Stamp, stamp, stamp, the boys of
Company L of the I'd Infantry are stamp
ing And they want 10 be stamping some
more, but they have trouble in getting all
the stamps they want for their mail. 1t Is
not the lack of money so much as II is the
ability TO get away from camp to the post
office which is several miles away.
And so the boys. many OF whom are hum
cry for home news ask that message be
sent to their loved ones through the EVEN
mo LEDGER, asking them TO send stamps.
The following are the men who ask for
stamps; George Shaw. 93s North Watts
street ]. u. Mum, 2223 Oakdale street Z;
Charles Evans. 1856 North Cleveland ave-
nue. Edward Yost. 1924 North Reese street /;
George Krause, SO2S North American
street Thomas Burton, 2741 North l9th
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-30
Mt. Gretna Chronicles

Ignatus Freedmun saw 10000 soldiers
march into a camping ground, with their
rations somewhere" He saw that they
hungered. even as they pitched their, tents
Now, Ignatius was practical man.
Through long years he had struggled with
the wolf and had succeeded not only in
routing that ravenous animal from the door
mat, but he had increased the population of
the world with IA little Freedmuns, who
were fat and happy because their father
was stingy and shrewd.
AS he viewed the National Guardsmen an
idea struck Ignatius. He swapped an old
sewing machine with a cracked driving
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-30
USES MEXICAN WAR RAZOR
Delaware County Guardsman Inherited
1t From Grandfather
Bv a StaG Correspondent

CAMP BRUMBAUGH, Mount Gretna,
June 3O-Horace j. Inman, of CollinB-
dale, Delaware County, has a razor that Is
regular cut-up.
The razor was used all through the Mex
ican war in 1886 by Inman's grandfather.
Then it was used all through the Civil War
by his father. He used II himself in the
Spanlsh-American War and now he expects
10 take 1t to the front when Company ID, of
the Second Is ordered to the Mexican bor-
der 1t is a case of the toothbrush that
First it was fathers, then II was mothers,
then IL was sisters and now 1t is mine"
Inman had the scare of his life when he
thought he had lost It. 1t slipped among
his clothing in some way and he was happy
when 1t showed up.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-30
viscount Crichton's Body Found

LONDON, June 3O-The American En-
bassy has forwarded to the British Gov
srnment a notification given by the Ger
man Government that the body of Major
Viseount Crichton, OF the Royal Horse
Guards has been found and reinterred. Wis.,
count Crichton who was the eldest son of
the Earle of Erne, was reported missing
on November IA. The message from the
German Government is the first definite in
formation regarding him since that time
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-30

street Jack Duffin. 1922 North 3Oth street,
Charles G. Moffett, 1925 Lawrence street .
Harry Stanbridge, 237 South SGD street:
Louis Hansell 5000 Callowhill street Ed
Callahan, 1924 West Dauphin street
The boys say that matches would be ac-
ceptable too, but they'd rather have stamps
If they can have only one Of the gifts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-30
THIRD REGIMENT

Men of Company are proud of their
record of being probably the only company
examined to pass the physical examination
in body Not one out OF the 50 examined
was turned down, 1t is said. Captain j. S.
Bradford is in command
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-30
CAMP sRuMnAuaH, Mount aretna. Jun

It's aii hcre and it's oil true. Here are
the gleanlngs from a reporters notebook
after an ali-day trip through the camp:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-30

Company @, OF the list Regiment, is known
as the sea-gong company in spite of the
fact that n is an infantry company. on
the roster OF the company are marine,
Chief Cook Campbell, OF Philadelphia, and
three 'musics," Little, Bates and Brown.
Admiral Ramsey has assumed command of
the feet and has holsted pennant on tent
No IS. His chief of stan is Commodore
Mcconnell He has Issued orders that ex-
aminations be held at once for promotion.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-30

Since patience is virtue the engineers
ought to get the order OF pour la merite
They have been on the qui vive TO leave for
several days. They packed and unpacked
also on numerous occasions.
Eighty-flve American universities and
i've foreign are represented in Company
b, which Is the highest rated militia en-.
gineering company in the United States
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-30

The I'd proudly boasted Of being all ready
for immediate departure. only 20 men hav-
ing been turned down by the army medical
examiners. Nearly $50 men were sent back
from another regiment nearby
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-30

William HotalIng 1906 North 10th street
Of Company F, had his arm tattooed in an
ticlpation of the trip to the border The
deeiKn is q bright American flag.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-30
SECOND REGIMENT

More than score Of men in Company NJ
live within stones throw Of S3d and York
streets. Among them are Musician Norman
Aagill 3022 Colona street Sergeant Nor
man Howell. Sergeant william Baker. Ser
geRnt Fred Gale, Corporal Roy Brooks, Fred
Bowers and Stewart Kepler.