The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-28

RECRUITS AGAIN
ROUTED FOR BORDER
Plans Changed for Third Time, How
ever, to Their Disappointment
esting Interview with Col. Reeves -
All in Good Health.
Especial to The Reformer.l
FORT ETHAN ALLEN, Sept.

The lst Vermont Infantry arrived at
Fort Ethan Allen at o'clock yester-
day morning and the men were i'm
mediately quartered in the barracks as
signed to them. Company | is occupying
the ambulance company barracks, together
with Company G and Company II, the
barracks having been vacated that morn
ing by the recruits The recruits were as
signed to various companies, Company !
gaining y men, bringing its total strength
to l05 enlisted men
Every man of the company is in excel
lent health Private Smith, who recently
underwent an operation for appendicitis,
was able to return with the regiment and
stood the trip very well.
The members of the company greeted
Captain Gibson with cheers when he first
appeared before them and for a few min
utes military discipline was put aside as
each man shook hands with him
{. \. Pelett returns as acting first ser
geant. Lieut.. Spaulding reported for
duty Monday and has been quartered with
Captain Gibson Lieut. Miner was trans
lferred back to the regiment from the 30th
Infantry and returned with the company.
A team to represent the regiment at the
national rifle competition viii be selected
fin a few days. 1t is expected that Com
ipany | will be represented at this meet,
which takes place in Jacksonville, Fla,
| Oct. 20. The team to represent Vermont
! will leave Immediately after the muster
out of the regiment.
| 1t is understood that it was intended to
use part of the cars used on the trip from
Texas to transport the recruits to the bor-
der 1t is said that the routing was com
lplete and everything ready when the war
department changed its plans and ordered
a muster out. Thus for the third time
tthe hopes of the recruits to see some real
service on outpost duty were dashed to
the ground. It is wonder to all familiar
with the real facts in connection with the
handling of the Vermont recruits that
these men have been attentive to their
duties. Their conduct, in the face of dis
,couragements, speaks well for them and
the regiment of which they are part.
1t is apparent that when the members
of Company | are released from the fed
eral service some of them will have things
,of interest to say in regard to their toul
of duty on the Rio Grande.
In an interview Col Ira L. Reeves said
'The coming of the National Guard II
the border instilled fear in the Mexcan
land in my opinion stopped war between
Mexico and the United States.
The men are naturally glad to ge
lhome but they were perfectly willing Il
stay longer and no complaint was heart
to my knowledge of treatment or food.
''On Saturday before we broke camp tn
regiment with the 30th [. S. Infantr,
went for a practice hike. The regular
started out to clean up the Nermonters
but at the end of the hike a number 0
the 30th boys were riding in the ambu
lances, while the remainder were strun
out along the road like a boys catch Q
fish. We did l22 miles in 3 hours and !
minutes. Not bad walking under heav
equipment for that climate.
'NNe were actively engaged in outpos
duty for several weeks and off and on tn
Vermont boys We're in complete charge {
the American side of the Internationf
; bridges at Eagle Pass.
Every man must pass a physical exam
?. nation before he can be released from til
government military service and this WI
require possibly week
eve left Eagle Pass last Wednesda!
pulling out of the camp at 12.42 p. II
Our cars had to be thoroughly disinfecte
because measles had broken out among I'll
men of the Tennessee regiment that pr
,viously occupied them. The trip was mac
,by way of New Orleans, st. Louis. Ch
. cago. Buffalo, Rotterdam Junction, Mort
{ Bennington and Rutland to Burlington
: eve were handled like cattle trains unit
;, we struck the Rutland railroad. On tn
4 road we received the best treatment, Il
6 best service in the entire 2,700-mile journe
At Syracuse, or a short distance from th
city. | threatened to take the men fro
the train and pitch camp unless we we
t. moved along. The stop there was ov
three hours in duration and for no appa
ent reason whatsoever.
''The men are in first t-cass health, ha
as nails and better equipped for civil lit
= or any other life, than when they le
n Vermont three months ago. The discipli
was strict and the work hard but the m
le thrived under it. Their step today
is elastic, their eyes bright, their skin Gle
and their form erect.
n, "The Vermont regiment didn't have
m deserter in the ranks and there were ft
I'd court martials."
r Colonel Reeves has vet no orders
as muster out the regiment, but expects
p soon Captain Diller has been detail
ng to do the work.
The regiment brought back IA hors