New-York tribune., 1916-07-03
Both Will Be Off for the
Border Before TO-mOr-
row Night.
24.O28 GUARDSMEN
HAVE LEFT EAST
More than $4,000 Still Remain
in Camp-Squadron A, Says
Report, Goes Tomorrow.

With few remaining regiments 70
leave within the next few hours, 24,0Zo
National Guardsmen Of the $4,000 who
will 20 from the Department OF the
East in the first contingent TO concen-
trate along the Mexican border are
either already encamped or on their
Southern journey. More than twice
this number, 50,106, still remain in
state camps, making a total Of 74,l3A
men to answer the call in the depart
ment.
The Department of the East is esti-
mated TO have under its command about
73 per cent Of the entire National
Guard, and these figures, working on
that percentage, fall about 10000 short
Of that part Of the Guard which the de-
partment should give toward the l2O,-
O0O men called to the border.
Some of the deficiency was caused by
rejection OF men who have failed 70
pass tho physical examination or who
nave refused to take the Federal oath;
the rest of it is due to the regiments
which were far below their necessary
strength, and which are now being held
back until their ranks are filled.
Other Troops on in Two Days.
The New York troops scheduled to
depart within the next two days are
Battery B OF the lst Field Artillery,
which will leave Van Cortlandt PARK
with the regimental headquarters COM
pany to-day TO entrain at 2 o'clock IN
the New York Central yards at Yonkers
Tor Texas, and the 23d Regiment, which
will probably entrain tomorrow morn
ing. II is rumored that Squadron A
will leave within the next forty-elgnV
hours. Although many OF the troopers
are without mounts, horses purchased
IN the Middle West are 70 be sent
directly tC the concentration camps
along the border. and will be waiting
there when the squadron does arrive.
A telegram TO Governors Island yes
terday announced that the destination
of the New Jersey National Guard
units. now en- route, would be Douglas,
Ariz., instead Of FL Paso, Tex. The
routes Of the troops now near the oor-
der will be changed by the quarter
masters department OF tho regular
army. but in the future all New Jer-
sey organizations will be transferred
directly 70 Douglas.
General Wood yesterday broke away
! from the heavy strain he has been
under since the mobilization order was
given, going with Mrs. Wood 70 the
/ Long Island home Of Henry l.. Stim-
son. former Secretary of War, for a
short visit On his return late in the
afternoon he went Immediately 70
Headquarters. where he plunged into
the reading of the kilograms which
had arrived during his absence.
"A Wife" Makes Inquiry.
One Of these. signed "A Wife came
supposedly from the wife of an officer
of a cavalry troop in a nearby state
which had received orders to entrain.
"Where is our efficiency? the
woman asked, after declaring that the
troop could not ride, was not properly
drilled and could not shoot. Her
strongest point for not sending her
husband 10 the border was reserved
10 the last. THE troop is not even ac-
clinated," she insisted in the last
carefully counted words of her day
letter.
MANY retired officers of the regular
army have already reported for duty,
it was announced by General Wood,
who said that at least 80 per cent Of
the retired list was available for duty.
Among the men already in service is
Major Jacob F. Bloom, who is with
the quartermaster's department at
Governors Island.
The confusion arising concerning
the reduction in rank of the members
Of General Organs staff who were
appointed to his war staff was an
swered by General Wood yesterday.
He explained that certain number OF
officers OF stipulated rank were allowed
General O'Ryan by the army regula-
tions. and that 10 conform TO this list
il was necessary TO change the rank
OF the men who went to the border
with MIN.
Days Warm; Nights Cool
The general declared that the coun-
try in which the troops will camp is
healthy. with plenty of good water.
While the days are hot, the nights are
always comfortably cool. and he ex-
pressed the opinion that the general
health of the concentration camps
would be excellent.
Mrs. William Cumming Story, chair
man of the Women's National Guard
Committee of the American Defence
Society, returned last night from q
tour of upstate cities, where she has
been enlisting the aid of women in the
work of caring for the dependent fami-
lies of guardsmen and of furnishing
comfort kits and hospital supplies TO
the Red Cross. The headquarters Of
the committee are at 4 West Forty
ninth Street.
Call Villa Hunt Off; Quit
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