Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-29
STATE TROOPS START
TRIP TO BORDER TODAY

Continued from PAGE One
was the signing anew of the muster rolls
IN the correct form.
singing In the early morning is not COM
mon, but the high spirits Of the Company
. boys, believing that they were TO leave
after 70 hours Of delay, chanted with Joy
at the prospects of action.
Wnen we get back to Philly, we sure will
please that town;
Etghty-nlne examined,
ana not man turned down"
The excitement was as great as that In
the LIST Brigade, which was increased last
night by the arrival OF more than 100 re-
cruits In response TO General Prices plea
to Mayor Smith to stir Philadelphia's pa
trlotism.
THE engineers train consists Of elk pas
senger coaches, two baggage coaches and
two freight cars, equally divided between
the two companies. Company u has one
nat car and Company A three, on which
are loaded the one tool wagon of Company
and the five which Company A Is taking
along Each company will use eight of
these wagons, costing $4,000 each, at the
border.
accompanying the troops are closely
guarded.
Captain Kemperer, United States muster
Ing officer at the camp, virtually has as
sumed full command of the departure of
the troops to the border. He has impressed
upon guard officers that fact that the troops
are now in the service of the Government
and they will be sent or dispatched only
as Washington sees fit.
CAPTAIN KEMPER "Boss."
How Captain Kemper told National Guard
officers that he was their boss" as far as
getting away troops Is concerned, is the
talk Of the camp today.
Soldiers are showing each other just how
II was that the doughty Captain touched the
Majors insignia of Major Herbert A, Ar
mold. OF Ardmore, acting chief surgeon at
tached TO division headquarters, and told
him that all orders should be reported to
him In spite of tho majors seniority in rank,
The clash occurred during a council at
Major General Clements headquarters late
yesterday, and when the storm was over
the law had been laid down by the muster
Ing officer, who now Is the centre OF activity
In discussing the delays In getting troops
off to the border. two days after the War
Department order to the LIST Brigade, of
Philadelphia, to entrain Tuesday, Captain
Kemper asked Major Arnold, In charge oe
examining the 1st Brigade, why the I'd
Regiment had been delayed,
Major Arnold, who Ia vice president of the
Merton Title and Trust Company, countered
by inquiring of Captain Kemper why the
muster rolls had not been Issued to the
regiment.
There is absolutely no use in allowing
the regiment to go to the border with
physical deficients in the ranks" replied
the captain. 1T would mean that they
would be dismissed there, Why were the
rolls not made out correctly In the first
placer
Colonel Turner. of the ed Regiment here
interposed.
"I was told to make them out that way"
he said.
We'll, who gave that order?" demanded
Captain Kemper, II certainly did not"
Colonel Turner hestated moment,
II demand to know insisted the mus
tering officer
II don't know exactly where the orders
came from" replied Colonel Turner. "one
of the captains told me that an order had
been issued to make them out in that
way"
OVATION FOR RECRUITS.
All day yesterday, all last night and this
morning the Philadelphia contingents await
ed almost with feverish anxiety news OF
tho last call to arms" that they knew
was being made at home by Major Brook
field. How many will respond?' viii
we get enough to be able to leave?" were
questions heard on all sides
When news was received that Major
Brookheld was on his way to camp with
about 100 recruits at least for the Sd
the hills was denfening. Immediate action
was taken and preparations made for the
reception and examination OF the life
savers" as the latest recruits are called
These were given the army medical exam
Ination almost Immediately. but II was not
until the small hours of this morning that
the examination had been concluded.
The ovation that they received upon ar
rival here, shortly after o'clock last night,
was one of the most impressive
scenes witnessed since the opening of
boys In khaki jammed the station and Its
approaches some time before the long
train arrived. AS the recruits
stepped from the coaches they were greeted
As true heroes. Lusty yells were given,
hats were thrown into the air and cheers
rang from more than thousand throats,
pouring forth a welcome evidently as noisy
rs 1t was sincere. Then the parade TO the
regiment headquarters, headed by the Sd
Regiment Rand and an honor escort, be-
gan. Major George Blair. in behalf of
,rults, Not only were Philadelphia latest
recruits greeted with cheers SAT a boy,
nothing yellow about you fellows" You're
zeal ones all right. Welcome to our city,"
md other terms OF welcome were showered
Ipon them, accompanied many times by
lusly slaps on the back,
Then for many the last night in camp
began. For them 1t was not only the last
1ight in camp but the last night in PENN
sylYRnia for many days to come. The
that swing a purple circle around
he encampment seemed to draw closer at
iusk, and the smoke OF hundreds of camp
ires hung low In a dim veil that was rib
)oned with white spirals climbing upward
"A the warm evening air.