Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-08
TO MUSTER OUT MEN
BACK FROM BORDER
Guardsmen Returned by Recent
Order Will Be Demobi-
lized at Once.
AFFECTS $4,000 SOLDIERS
Troops Still in State Camps
Probably Will Be Sent to
Patrol Line.
AFFECTS $4,000 SOLDIERS

WASHINGTON. September 1--O:ders
were issued by the War Department
to-day for the discharge from Federal
twelve National Guard regiments, COM
nrising about 5000 men recently
withdrawn to their home States from
the Mexican border and a number OF
smaller organizations of some 800
college and university students
orders for the mastering out of
additional units are expected TO follow
IN the near future. The next regiment
10 leave the Federal service will he
tho Fourteenth New York Infan-
try. which will 10 as soon as
its members are freed from danger OF
paratyphoid contagion. number OF
cases Of the disease already have been
reported in that regiment. and il will
he held as matter Of precaution in
the camp until the infection has been
eiadicated. Surgeon General Gorgas
said to-day vigorous campaign
against the disease was being wagcd!
and that he expected to sec il stamped
out promptly. y special paratyphoid
serum is being manufactured. and spe-
cial precautions are taken to prevent
'hf ilAe'tlon from spreading.
GtARDSMEN STILL. IN CAMPS
TO HE DISPATCHED TO BORDER,
There are about 10000 guardsmen
still in state mobilization camps. and
these probably will be dispatched to
tho border very soon To relieve men
now serving there. Secretary Baker
favors giving all the State troops
chance for tho training to bc acquired
on the patrol line.
To-days orders were construed bv
some officials as a preliminary move
to the withdrawal OF General Perish
inSs regulars from Mexico Officers
OF the general sta1 insisted. however,
that the release OF the guardsmen re-
suited principally from the improving
conditions on the border.
The original order for all Euardsmen
In the Federal service to move to the
border as soon as possible although
held in allegiance by General Funston's
request, received by the department.
when the railroad strike was imminent.
has not been revoked. Secretary Baker
IS expected to lift the suspension
shortly and permit troops waiting I'm
mobilization camps 10 move as soGn
as they are ready
The order releasing the college men
requires them to go to their home
mobilization camps for mastering out
and rcsuming their status in the state
Guard.
OFFICIAL. ANNOUNCEMENT
BY WAR DEPARTMENT
The War Department official an
nouncemcnt was made in the follow
ing statement:
Ia 4,
all the organizations Of the National
Guard in the Federal service recently
ordered from the border to their re-
spective mobilization camps. be must
cred out of the Federal service as soon
as practicable. and returned 10 the
normal status OF National Guard
troops. exccp, in the case OF the Four
tcenth New York Regiment. which is
to be held in service at its mobiliza-
ton camp pending the prevalence in
that regiment Of paratyphoid.
"As soon as 1t can be safely done.
this regiment also will be mustered
out. Similar precaution should be
taken with any other organization re-
turning from the border suffering
from amy infection or which is under
suspicion of being infected"
The plan for the mastering out Of
the regiments will he executed under
the various departmental commanders
within whose jurisdiction these organ
izationS are placed. In many in
stances. where there is no reason to
hold them because OF disease infec-
ton, the mastering out will he done
mm ediately.
II Is expected that all the organiZa-
tions except the Fourteenth New York
will he mustered out as soon Az the
necessary routine is concluded
The regiments affected by the order
are the First Louisiana Infantry; Sec
ond, Fourteenth and Serenty-hrSt New
York Infantry; First and Fourth New
Jersey Infantry; Fourth Maryland In
fantry; First and Second Illinois In
fantry: First and Third Missouri In
fantry: Fifth California Infantry;
Third oregon infantry, aud. Second
Washington Infantry.
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