Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-07-21
WILL
[NTRA|N SOON !.
FOR BORDER. |
Only More Cases of Measles VIII
Cause Change in Present 4
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ORDER ALL FIELD III
EQUIPMENT SENT
Lights Extinguished a. Trains
Enter Border Cities; ssv-
eral Militiamen Shot.

GuteT 0OTuer V1tI6Ss 0OV-
eral Militiamen Shot. \ 4.
Dress s.raas w'll !. $50
today. sslSs plsssrsS will ;.
taken by PHOTOGRAPHER Holmbos.
Band concert by the rsslmsntai \.
band will be at 7 p. m. i.
The First North Dakota regiment
will entrain for the border July 26, II
no new cases of measles break out
and the present case proceeds salts.
factorily.
This statement is based on the best
possible information that could be OBJ
tanned and those in close touch with
the movement Of militia to the bol<
der believe that it is correct.
lH. To Fort Sam Houston.
The present plans of the war, ds.
partment are to send the rekimeht
to Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio.
Orders were received yesterday to
send all of the field equipment with
the regiment to the border. This 1ns
cludes the commissary automo6ilA,
the ambulance and much other equip
ment belonging to the national guard.
Boys Anxious 10 Go. ;E I,
The report that the. .hoys ssWero u -
leave soon was received with enthu1.
iasm last night at Camp Lincolni
Each soldier is anxious to 80. Life
at the camp is getting monotonous.
He wishes to get as soon as possible
to the field Of action. 4.
One Case Of Measlss- u.
More cases of measles is oil that
can delay further the departure Of
the troops and the only thing that
will cause them to leave sooner 10
their immediate need in the trouble
zone.
Doctors in charge of the troops b.
lieve that the desease Is we'll in hand.
Only one case has appeared, that
about a week ago. But the war de-
partment does not wish to take any
chances of exposing other troops at
the border. The sanitary precautions
taken by the war department sur
geons in the mobilization Of the
troops have been strict They learn
ed dear lesson in the Spanish Amer
lean war when many deaths were
due to carelessness Of the hospital
corps and sanitary officers. l rJ
Pullman Supt. Here.
Superintendent Kneed Of the north
west division Of the Pullman COM
pany was in Bismarck yesterday look
ing after the sleepers. They were in
vestigated by the regimental sur
geons and approved.
The same equipment which carries
the North Dakota troops to the bor-
der will go to New York to get the
rest of that states militia and after
taking it to the front will return and
get the Wisconsin troops. It may
make another trip and bring some
Massachusetts guardsmen still ct
home to the southern troble zone.
The same cars have already carried
Names troops there.
Lights On Train Extinoulshed. !,
The government is taking every
precaution as the troop trains move
into the border region. II they ar
rive at the points Of destination at
night, they steal in under cover OF
the darkness with all lights extin-
guished. Several militiamen were
killed in the cars Just before getting
off by shots fred by Mexican sym
pathizers.
Ordered Out Friday.
Routing had been arranged for last
Friday for the unobstructed passage
of the troops to the border, but b.
fore entraining began the camp on
cials notified the war department @
case Of measles had been diagnosed
and the former orders were canc1lled.
The troop trains will be given Tie
right Of way, even the fastest limited
taking the sidetrack.
The baseball game Wednesday
night between the First and Third
battalions resulted In . victory for
the Third, by to score. Co1-
pany H OF jamestown win play tie
winning nine tonight ct ISIS. ss