New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-07

wlch in the other. drinking milk from
q cup which he manipulated with both.
The horses belonging 10 the squadron
are varied lot. Mustangs. Virginia
hunters. polo ponies and old trustees
which have been used for drill for sew
cral years. rubbed noses IN the cars.
Many Of the animals. including large
recent shipment. had been purchased by
men OF the organization and then SOLD
10 the goNrnU ent Al loss. In TINS
way q standard IN the horses. when
one man said was 30 per cent hlgner
than that among the mounts formerly
owned by the unit, was maintained.
Each troop carried mascot TO the
border with II. The machine gun troop
has . young kid. named Joe whose
budding horns give promise that he
Will return a full grown fighter. Troop
A has puppy, another troop
monkey, and b was bemoaning the
death Of a young leopard that had
been presented to It.
In three sections the squadron oe-
ported. One OF these carried lroopS
4 and B. their horses and equipmehOi
another carried Troops { and u anu
their wagons. trucks and STOCK; "hIle
in the third went the machine gun
troops and the headquarters STAN Win
their mounts and impedimenta.
The squadron's journey promises ~
last eight days. Many stops must pc
made TO water. feed and exercise tne
animals. and estimates as 10 thelI ~
ouencv Yesterday ranged various!
frono ever,, twelve TO every thirty-siN
hours.
Final Farewells Said.
,trvtos 20 six assembly
c,es sounded and the troopers rushed
80 ;o;n tbeir companies. Quick kisses
we're exchanged with mothers sweet
hearts and recent brides. ..
Tbrowing their saddle bags over
,be;- shoulder and singing their guns
across their backs the men began y
e,,trsin Bv 6 o'clock the trst sectioh
,yss aboard the day coaches IN "hlGl
tbev are TO travel until they oVer'"Hg,
conc promised tourist sleepers' anu
80, ef+er the other men entiaI neu'
Tben ensued another long walt WhIIe
he various parts Of each sectloh "e'e
hunted about and coupled together
8bout a quarter to Z the hrst SecDlon
81 no 1st Cavalry passed ana "ds
,,roeted with cheers and songs ~
Sol,sdron A. dead tired from their ma u
80 work. but impatient TO get started.
Among those who went to ohherS
- ASdreu Fleming West, dean OF
10 princeton Graduate School; henry
~ Enc 10 whom President wilson UI-
fered The post Of Ambassador 70 ueI-
-,aDv and Nh and Mrs. ParkeT y.
Handy. Both Mr.. West and MI NJ
have a son in the squadron ana W.
and Mrs. Handy are sehoihg WV
with the organization. ..
Others who visited me ttoSPeI'
rere Mrs. Paul Cravsth, Mrs. ;, stan
wood Menken. Supreme Oour' uSt.C'
philhin former Supreme Oouri jus
ice Mccall. Mrs. John lngersoll ana
Mrs. Robert Houston.
The troop commanders OF H4uauio'
are Captain Howard NJ. 0o"pe!
tbwait Of A, Captain Albert W 5ut
nam of b. Captain Robert w; nuS -
u The lst Cavalry IS unoer 'Ie ON On
e Colonel Charles ]. De Be
ii"i"o Of Brooklyn. and the troops,
NG'se' rs. yesterday are commanded
follows. b. Captain Ernest l.
Sfliap. d CAPTAIN Chester II. King,
=, " NJ .o,,o1ant Augustus s Hart ana
To- C.o,ajn William J. Donovan.
Sixty-ninth to Go Sunday.
=, sn;te of the fact that President
wilson announced Wednesday ina, ~ ~
moro New York regiments wou, "a. ~
20 the border, General Leonard e ooS
soid yesterday afternoon that me o'.''
Infantry. now al Camp Nhi.h"i =.
vouId leave Sunday. taking WIN J..
between 500 and coo recruits OF othei
G.rcanizations. other troop hoNe-
nents in the near future Will be in ng
Is. Massachusetts. 1000 strong "nIoa
,,u leave for the South Monday; ana ana
e5o recruits Of the list. Ne" lorN'
which will also leave Monday. 80 80
The South Carolina troops VII o.
ready to move or Saturday ana hn Tt
Island will be ready on Monday ne
First New York is prepared TO MOI ooC
m anv time and between 6OO ana Nv
recruits in CONNECTICUT shouiG o.
rcady on Tuesday. The New hamP.
hire regiments have not hlled the.I
ranks vet. When these troops nave
been moved practically all troops IN
der the command Of the Eastern pe'
nartnent will have been accounted TOT.
In regard TO the plan proposed py
I Commissioner OF Correction Lewis