Evening journal., 1916-07-01
SLACKERS Hold
GUARD IN CAMP
At rifle RANCE
contInued From FIrst Page.

nished those rejected
Five men were secured in Whining
ton yesterday and passed the cxami-
nation. Major Reed assigned three OF
them to Company c, one TO Company
d and one to Company II Of New
Castle Company c now lacks eight
men; Company ID. eight, and Com
pany II. twenty-for. of reaching the
minimum quota OF sixty-fve men.
Several other recruits reported to Ma
ior Reed last evening.
The officers are determined TO Sc
cure the men. so as 10 break camp
by July 8. at the very latest. Up TO
this morning 81 men we're needed TO
give the battalions their required
strength.
Run the Guard Line.
Tired Of the monotony Of the camp
routine. and their confinement to the
camp, the men are starting to run
the guard line" to come TO this city
OF 10 New Castle. They straggle
into camp late in the evening or early
in the morning. One militiaman was
caught trying TO pass the sentinel at
o'clock in the morning, having MISS
ed the last car from Wilmington.
necessitatlng his walking to the
camp
Running the guard line came to a
severe conclusion TO men of Company
b. OF Milford, on Thursday night. II
is said that many OF that company
passed the line and left camp. They
returned late, and attempted to pass
one of the sentinels. a Company d
man. The sentinel detected the men
and called for them TO halt. but they
didn't stop. The sentinel, an old
II. S. Army man, used 10 the "regu-
lar" way OF treating such Offenses,
and fearing that the man had a revol-
ver. used the butt of his rifle on the
guard runners head, necessitating his
removal to the hospital After treat
ment he was allowed To return TO his
company. He was not seriously hurt.
other men were prodded with bay
onets. Tt is said that Company d
captured a big squad Of guard run
ners" Running after one Of the
Offenders, Private Curley. on duty at
one of the posts. sprained his ankle.
Ordnance Sergeant Samuel Saun-
ders has arrived at camp. He is pre-
pairing the rifles of the soldiers, put
ting them in proper shape for use. A
shipment Of new rifles arrived yester-
day from the Springfield arsenal.
Yesterday the men resumed their
extended order drill under the swelter-
ing rays OF .Ae sun. But they work
ed with a vim
The interest cf the men was attract.
ed yesterday by the passing OF a
cruiser and torpedo destroyer down
the Delaware river
, Almost every day there have beer
wives in lamp or telephoning TO caml
asking for their husbands. Some com
plain that they have been left with
+ out means o, support and others sa,
that their husbands enlisted as re
suit of family troubles. AS long al
, the man is of age, there is nothing thu
military authorities can do In sucl
cases.
Medical Corps Busy.
The medical corps Of the militia Is
being drilled by Sergeant McDer-
mott, United States Army. in litter
and first aid maneuvers. Two mem-
bers OF the medical corps failed TO
pass the physical examination, and
left camp today. Sergeant A. p. Shiv-
cry was disqualified on account OF
being under the required weight. and
Private Harvey Hobbs had defective
eyesight Both we're good men and
their rejection is greatly regretted
Private Passwater. a cook in Com
pany b, was treated at the hospital
yesterday for a lacerated head. Ser
geant James II. Thomas. OF Company
G, is confined in the hospital sufferinl
p with hemorrhages John Penning-
: ton. a cook in Company c. spilled ;
pot OF boiling coffee on his hand anS
received treatment at the hospital. II
5 addition, there were So other militia
I men treated for minor cuts and III
d nesses.
Company r is doing guard duty
Captain Carswell is officer OF the day
and Lieutenant Berl officer OF tn
guard.
Major Reed yesterday receive
/ from the War Department an orde
regulating the proportions OF the ma
tional flags and union jacks. An In
vestigation has proved to the depart
I ment that there are Sc different size
{ OF flags and union jacks used. Thi
Z order will go into effect on July
J The new proportions to which a
/ flags must hereafter conform are a
, follows: Hoist (width) of flag. / Il
Oength) OF flag, 10; hoist (width) {
union jack. 7-13; fly Oegnth) OF unio
jack, .76 width OF stripe, 1-1S.