The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-24
NEW YORK GUARD
OFFICERS SWORN
INTO u. s. SERVICE
Censor at Pcckskill Camp Is
sues Orders and Threats
on News Reports.
list AND 2D RECEIVE
COMMAND TO REPORT

pryistrN HEADQUARTERS. P~EEKsKii.t,
\ Y. June 20 -Major-Gen. Organ. In
command Of the mobilizlng guardsmen.
declined to make a statement regarding
80 erec, that Secretary Bakers orders
,.u have on Camp Whitman or the ar
,~,rrements for preparing his men for
,,o,- coming duties. Furthermore. II
r,s impressed upon the newspaper men
through Col. Ward that they must not
snecu'ate on the matter.
There has been "A strict censorship
.s,,nnshed and everything is on a war
h,ss The newspaper men have the
,,ra sanding and restrictions as cor
.as,orden,s on the battle front and II
ras been made plain that any man who
asobsys orders given for military
reasons will have his credentials re-
yokei and be sent home.
CON ORyau and his stan took to-day
,ba new dual oath OF obedience to state
and Government required by the arny
organization hill. II was found that
no provision is made in the bill for adj
n,n,s.ering the oath. but that an officer
w1y swear himself in before a notary.
Ia for william n. Steers of the Medical
corns was delegated to ride to Pcekskill
M AlTFtlilfAA' " A"N' Nf' - . p"
,o.arv and come back TO administer IL to
Cer ORyan. The General then In turn
,vo-e in Col. W II. Chaplin, inspector
general. Lieut-Co Nathaniel II. Thurs
.,n. chief ordnance officer: Lieut. Col.
r-ankl.n W Ward. intelligence officer,
IJeut.-Col. W. c. T~erriberry. chief sur
seon: Major r. VI. Waterbury. quarter
master OF the bridgade: Major Allan l..
Reagan Of the lnspector-Generars De-
ar.ment and Capt. Thomas NJ sherman.
infantry AID.
Gen. O'Ryan issued orders to-day for
N. Seventy-frst Regiment Of New York
end the Second Regiment Of Troy to
report AZ Camp whitman. starting from
,h.!- armories on sunday morning
with the arrival Of these two regiments
there will be an entire army brigade at
tire camp.
4. Is expected thai Col. Bates will be
shle 20 have his regiment under canvas
n, Camp Whitman by sunday night. but
Col j VI. Andrews will probably not be
a. speedy. His regiment has three com
ranics at the Troy headquarters, the
roe, being detached in schenectady.
TIA and other cities. whence they will
have 10 De gathered before getting out.
col. Tcrriherry is IN charge Of the
sanitary conditions AZ the mobilization
camp and is taking every p~recaution !or
ne health OF his men. lie announced
today that there is no nance of the
New York troops experiencing again tn
tarlsh!ps OF the typhoid camp AZ Chicka-
manga before the spanish American
war They will not be allowed 20 cal
ary food tina; is not prepared In their
owu Kitchens. This means hat hampers
from home and the wares of the town
sores are equally forbidden. The kitch-
eas. rorrals and l~atrines will be inspect ii
hourly. Each man In camp vii. re IN
oculated for typhoid immunity.
Arrangements are under way ;or the
physical examination OF the men pre-
v.ous 10 their being mustered into III"
Federal service. II is not known undei
'he new conditions set by the order Of
Secretary Baker when or where thes"
ordinations will be given. but Col. Te".
r'hsrry declared positively that - per
eer; ~ the Guardsmen will pass.
There are to be four tents for thu
Wort. all with wooden floors and all
tgh'. and there will be a medical squad
o. duty in each OF the fou from s A
NJ 20 midnight. One man q minute vii
b. examined, but exc at that speed |,
vii take ESQ hours TO handle them all.
The New York Hospital has been APP
pointed base hospital for the modifying
troops II received its first case to,
night, when a private In the First Field
Hospital was kicked in the spine by a
horse while hiking into camp. and had
10 be sent back for treatment.