The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-07
REMAINING GUARD
! TO GO WHEN READY
Lessened Tension Doesn't Mean
4. District Militia Is To De-
? mobilize.

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for Bisbee, Ariz. The telegram was
dated at Shawness Okla. Captain Jerry
reported that all his men were we'll and
happy, and that they had been given
General Harvey in acknowledging
Captain Terry's telegram wired the lat
ter his congratulations and also m
structed him to apply TO the quarter
steilizing water bags. At the War De-
partment II was said the bags are
equipped with sterilizers and all water
poured into them Is purified before It is
A Spanish class was started at the
mobilization camp today by onicers OF
the Third Regiment. An instructor
from a language school washington
distributed text books. with the aid of
which the Officers are expected TO learn
the rudiments OF Spanish In ten lessons.
the class Is entirely voluntary. but
everyone OF the officers gladly Joined
II A Spanish class -%for the non-coin-
missioned officers Will be formed this
afternoon.
War On Mosquitoes.
All hands were. turned out at the Dis
trict militia mobilization camp today to
make war on mosquitoes.
Hundreds OF men, armed with picks
and shovels and cans of Kerosene ana
crude oil. marched to the front to ex-
terminate the pestiferous insect. All the
weeds and shubbery on the camp
grounds were cut down, bitches were
drained and filled in, wire areas or
ground were burned over with kerosene.
and permanent small bodies of water
We're literally sprinkled with crude oil.
The sanitary work was continued
- rt.l I@s- .l.,
served to heighten the discomfort of the
camp. who are not only impatient to
to nav not fSsg renss
any point further south of Washington
than Fort Myer.
Orders Unchanged.
These doubts are also shared by the
officers. but Capt. Horace p. Hobbs
said the District citizen-soldiery Is still
under orders to proceed to the Mexican
border when ready.
Although. high officers in the militia
predicted the soldiers would entrain the
latter part of this week. they declined
to make any estimate today as to the
probable time of departure
1t is believed. however. that the mill.
tiamen will leave about the middle OF
next week IL all the companies In the
Third regiment are up to minimum
strength sixty-fve men each
marking time in camp for the mast
several DAYS. while GENERAL Harvey
and Colonel Young awaited repcrt as
to the number OF men rejected on
physical examination Although the
examinations were Completed We'd
needay, the percentage OF reflections
COMPANY commanders e stii i~ are am in i iRe
norance as to the number of qualified
"Hn IN their c4n,in s 49,.
the machine gun comnany' composed
OF fifty-one men, will need at least
two men because of reflections. This
company lost five men on medical
examinations. but these five We're re-
examined yesterday and the minor de.
9ects In three CT them were waived
leaving only TWO actual re)ections.
Co.. D. :I
oone NeAo'eu'
about rorty iniahtrSmen' VINO were
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