Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-24

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camp said in plain words that the
camp would be opened at o'clock.
Not by the turn of hand was the
fact signalized, however, beyond the
running of the post flag to the top of
tho flagstaff before division headquar-
ters. Work--hard, grinding, laborious
work-went on strenuously There
were no troops drawn up at headquar-
| ters, no bugler sounded a call. no big
gun fred in salute; there was only
work.
Grows Rapidly
But that the mobilization camp was
visihly growing was soon made evil
dent by the arrival of an infantry regi-
ment, the first to reach here. To the
Sixteenth of Oil City and vicinity,
goes the honor of being the first to
arrive. It's long train drew into the
station at $50 O'clock. The men de-
trained in snappy, precise manner,
formed their companies and in less
than ten minutes were on their way,
swinging across the fields to their
camp site, not far away.
The Sixteenth is commanded by
Colonel George c. Richards, of Oil
City, and is made up OF companies
from Cory, Meadville, Bradford, Oil
City, Kane, Franklin, Erie, Ridgway,
Warren, Kittanning. Butler and Grove
City.
The Sixteenth was followed by the
Tenth Infantry, commanded by Colonel
Richard Coulter, Jr., of Greensburg.
The Eighteenth Regiment was to ar
rive from Pittsburgh before noon.
Muster Tomorrow
The Second Brigade men went to
work Immediately on their tentage and
expect to have their camp in shape
before many hours. General A. J..
Logan, the brigade commander, es-
tablished his headquarters to-day.
Captain j. B. Kemper, chief mus
tering officer, is arranging to begin
the work of transferring property and
mastering men as soon as necessary
papers arrive. Prospects are that mus
tertng will start tomorrow. The units
arriving have eighty men. as q rule,
and report many reservists at home
stations awaiting orders to move.
All the commands arriving in camp
are literally sprinlzled with recruits in
civilian clothes and other accouter-
with uniforms adm other accouter-
ments at once, the supplies from the
State arsenal having been sent directly
here.
Unload in Hour
Squads of recruits Will be coming in
for some time 20 come, as officers have
been left behind by each unit to re-
strength, and one of the biggest tasks
confronting the officers and ~noncom-
missioned officers for some time will
be the drilling, training and disciplin-
ing of these men, many of whom have
never had an hours military instruc-
ton.
The arrival of these three regiments
was signal for activity the like of
which has never been seen in the
Mount Gretna camp before. Army
wagons scurried hither and thither in
orderly fashion getting equipment from
railroad sidings and to make room for
additional trains bringing in other
regiments. So efficiently was the work
done that the unloading time was re-
duced to one hour.
Railroad sidings constructed during
the winter have done much to facili-
tate the handling of troops and it is
expected a record will be made in
mobilization to beat that of 1898 for
the Spanish American war, which
holds the worlds record. made here
at that time.
With the arrival of advance details
yesterday and last night in charge of
wagon and supply trains, the scarcity
of labor vanished entirely Prepa-
rations to make the camp complete
moved forward rapidly from the break
of dawn.
The detail of the Third Infantry,
Philadelphia, reached camp by way of