The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-14
MARRIED MEN
ARE BARRED
RECRUITING MEN
GIVEN ORDERS
Third Battalion of Second
Regiment Mustered Into
Service Yesterday.

CHARLESTON, ". Va, July 13.-
| Orders were given at mobilization
camp today for the recruiting officers
{, to accept no married men. This FOL
lowed the arrival of Major T. Q; Don
ialdSon of the inspector generals de-
/ ipartment, who has Inspected the entire
Second regiment of infantry and found
!! it in very good condition generally ,
The Third battalion was mustered
Into the federal service today and the
regiment is complete at peace strength,
; but report TO the war department that
! the last accepted battalion is reason
ably" equipped cannot be made by the
! mastering officer until certain minor
articles Of equipment are furnished oy
j the adjutant general. Arrangements
have been made 10 supply these at
once and no delay will be encountered
from that deficiency. .,
The last unit thai Will be mustered
in will be Headquarters company ana
/ Colonel C.. E Morrison, the command
! ing officer. This company consists OF
| the three battalion ad1utants. three
sergeant majors, two color sergeants,
regimental sergeant major and the
mounted orderlies, numbering nineteen
! privates and one sergeant. n oanu IS
| Included in this organization but thlS
=, is not ready for muster. Inc present
band, known as that OF the SECOND
regiment. will not be taken into tne
service. Another is being organized at
! lClarksburg, and it is expected 10 be
accepted with the regiment sent 10 the
| border.
! Recruits continue to report in squads
! of from five TO eleven. Six men ar
rived from Clarksburg tonight, after a
period of service with X company or
the First infantry. Eleven recruits
i were brought in from Beckley by
Lieut. Charles R. Johnson. who has
accepted 81 men this week in and near
! the Raleigh county seat.
Three Are Refused.
Three recruits have been refused ad-
mission into the service today. because
Of being married, Three others oe-
clined to even take the examination.
! giving various excuses. One man
| declared that he was married and han
1.-Two children, and that he had under
stood he would be given SIS month
while in the service and that his VIE
and children would each receive like
amount during his term OF enlistment.
! Announcement was made tonight
that since the regiment has been
| equipped and manned to the strength
| required before 1t could be mustered
q. into the regular SelSiCe' lhe'I 'hC Cqotp
ment furnished sometime ago by the
war department is ready for issue and
that the state will not be required to
; furnish any more supplies after the
Third battalion is given what the regu-
. lationS require.
! The entire regiment has been given
thirteen days Of schooling on the 30
day program and every company has
| developed notably in military way
in consequence. The most remarkable
, development Of any company IS that or
the machine gun outfit. which at the
opening OF the camp was without mill
tary training This command can now
i0utdo the other companies in some in
fantrv executions ad is equal to nearly
!any of them in general sense. Close
application to work by officers and
men have brought about the transac:
! tion.