The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-02
CAVALRY ARTILLERY
UNITS LEAVE TODAY
Battery A and Troop A to En-
train for Border Between
4 and 8 O'clock.
CONTINUED from First psge.)


been issued to. the mounted organi-
cations and infantry for feeding the
men during their five-day trip to the
the syoo arrive there: The food cost
for sending the mounted men and In
fantry to the border will aggregate
The articles Of food include 10000
pounds OF beef. 10000 pounds OF po-
tatoes. 1000 pounds Of corfed beef
$500 pounds Of beans. rice, and to-
matoes, 500 pounds OF coffee, 500
ter. 500 pounds Of salt. 1000 pounds
OF onions, and $500 pounds OF bread.
Send-off Expected.
1t Is expected that a large number
OF the friends and relatives OF the
s25 departing soldiers will gather at
Rosslyn before the train pulls out. to
give them q scnd-off.
The militia organizations which left
for the border on July 4 and August
were provided with considerable
reading. matter and many tocthsome
viands by their friends, and II Is be-
lleved the same program will be car
ried out today.
All OF the militiamen were in the
highest spirits today over their APP
after nfteen weeks confinement to
the mobilization camp near Fort
Myer.
While none OF the officers have any
trict troops will be kept on the bor-
der. IL IL generally believed their stay
will cover at least two months.
Many of the officers and men believe
they will be kept at San Antonio or
some other point along the border until
next spring. while others predict that
the Mexican situation will assume such
proportions within the near future that
the local citizen-soldiers will see actual
service south OF the Rio Grande.
large number of the militismen OK
pressed a belief that a big demonstra-
ton would he made with the IEilitin by
the Administration on the eve CT the
Presidential election.
Tents Are Dropped.
Shortly after . o'clock this morning
all OF the tents used by the artillery and
cavalry were dropped to She ground.
folded and packed. and sent to Rosslyn.
to be loaded on the waiting freight cars
Scenes Of the greatest activity We're
observed In the camp OF the Third
regiment, orders having been Issued
BY General Harvey for all tents to be
dropped at o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. The infantrymen. who will en-
train Wednesday afternoon, viii sleep
The freight cars In which their equip
ment In TO be shipped to the border
Will be placed on the rails at Ross
lyn. as soon as the mounted orRahi-
nations train leaves tonight.
The militiamen's military duty tomor-
row will consist OF loading the great
volume OF tentage. ammunition, escort
wagons. and other impedimenta on the
cars at Rosslyn. and dra wing their pay
for their September services In camp.
Tents Taken Down.
Today many of the tents which nave
not been In general use were taken
down by the infantrymen and packed
for shipment. All OF the dining halls
were also knocked down and packed.
Major John e. Whitaker. chief quar-
termaster officer OF the militia. and
Quartermaster Sergeant Roy Sommers
were busy distributing ten days rations
for each infantryman. A similar guam
tity OF rations was issued to the mount
ed orga MIA tons and packed in the cars
at Rosslyn several days ago.