Evening star., 1916-09-07
Department Order for Muster
Out Not Applied to Men
at OrdWay.
TRANSFER TO THE BORDER
STILL BEING CONSIDERED
Rumor That All Guardsmen Were
Slated for Discharge Had Been
Circulated in Camp.

There was mingled Joy and sadness
at Camp Ordwhy when officers and men
heard the rumor that all of the militia
were to be recalled from the border,
mustered out and restored to their
status of state troops. Many of the Off
GERS and men, though they wanted to
go to the border. seemed satisfied that
some definite step had been taken.
In some of the companies the clerks
were starting a new system of records,
and when they heard of the War De-
partment's action they threw them
aside and said 1t was no use to work
any more.
Rumor Corrected.
Brig. Gen. William e. Harvey, com
manding Camp Ordway. Immediately
got into communication with officers in
the War Department who are in a
position to know whether the new or
ders affected the District troops. Gen.
Harvey said he was told that the latest
orders to muster out state troops would
affect only those organizations which
were ordered back from the border, pre-
sumably for strike duty. He was in
formed, he said, that the new orders
did not affect the District troops in any
way and that the original order to
send them to the border as soon as
they were at minimum strength and
fully equipped, except as to animals,
was still in force.
Short Road Marches.
troops today. The three battalions of
infantry were sent out separately for
short road marches, the 1st Battalion
going out on the Columbia pike. the I'd
on the Alexandria road and the 81 in
the direction of Ballston.
1t was an orderly lot Of troops that
came in last night. None landed in the
guard tent, and only eighteen men were
reported this morning as absent with
out leave.
One section of Battery A was taken
out on the drill field by Capt c. J.
Ferris. U. S. A.. inspector-instructor,
and put through mounted drill. The
remainder of the organization had
The cavalry troop had riding exercises
on the drill field.
When the demobilization order reach
ed camp today tents were being prepar
ed for the cool fall weather. In some
of the tents floors were laid, and men
were getting their issue of two blank
cts each. Sweaters are in the store
house. but these will not be issued
now. The men had been told to wear
their coats during the cool of the morn
ing and evening and to save sweaters
for cooler weather.
Recruiting Detail.
The detail of enlisted men from the
various organizations now in camp. to
remain at Washington for recruiting
duty was announced in orders issued
by brigade headquarters last night.
The designations were much sought
after by the men. especially those at
tending evening courses in the local
colleges and universities.
Those selected were: Sergts Joseph
A. Furbershaw. Company D; Ira F.
Brashears, Company H: Edward H. Ire
land. Company l. Sd Infantry; Ernest
H. Coolidge, Troop A, cavalry
Corpora1s T. j. Wright. Company e:
Percy f. Doieman. Company E; Henry
P. Ewing, Company G, Sd Infantry; r
B. Miller. Battery A, field artillery:
Alfred W. Thompson, Troop A, cavalry.
Privates John J. Sergeant, jr, Com
pany A: Edward J. Nichols, Company
b; Don NJ. Holmes. Company F; Alfred
STEINER, Company K: Harold r. Ste
phenson, Company L, Sd Infantry. and
H. c. McClintock. Battery A, field ar