New Britain herald., 1916-06-28
Several Hundred Will Be Hard-
 ened and Taught How to Shoot MAY SEE BORDER LATER
Will Be Dispatched South as Soon as They Are Whipped Into Fighting Trlm-'Dickies' Think They Have Grievance.

Camp Holcomb, Mantle, June 28.- This mobilization camp for the Con- recticut National Guard denuded of infantry, cavalry and supplementary troops, except for Troop A, of New Haven, was entirely given over to the preliminary work of training recruits today. Major J. Richard North, Second Infantry, a reserve officer, is in command. To him began report ing today the other reserve officers who will be assigned to the depot bat talion of five companies of infantry to be composed almost wholly of re- Cruits, most of them of very raw ma terial These recruits will be har- dened and taught military routine, then sent to the East Haven range for rifle practice, and when fit will be forwarded by attachments to the Connecticut commands wherever they may be along the Mexican border. There are several hundred recruits in camp More than half are those who recruited to fill companies to war strength before the orders to go into camp came. These recruits expect to eventually find themselves in the companies in which they had en- listed but those who joined the colors afterward will have to take a chance of getting into the company in which they desire to go as they will be chiefly used to fill up ranks and equalize commands which are below the maxirlum strength. This assimi- lation probab bly, will not be for several weeks, The recruits have a long and hard period of training ahead.
 sDickics'' Are Hurt.
 The backbone of the commands will be made by working in the three hundred or more militiamen who re- main here to fill out short terms of their enlstments under the Dick law. Many of these well trained and seasoned men expect to be appointed non-commissioned officers in the com panies as few of the recruits can so qualify Many of these militiamen feel keenly the circumstances which kept them here. Major ShuttleWorth, l.. s. A., as chief mastering officer, would not send to the border men whose militia enlistments expire within three months, as the federal government would be under heavy expense in returning them to their home stations for discharge. These 1-ilitiamen would not take the federal oath for three years service.
 Captain Harry Carter, Second In- fantry, is camp adiutant.
 Captain James Haggerty of Con- pany c, who was second in seniority in the regiment Capt Carter being his senior, is the senior line officer among the instructors.
 Yale Batteries Coming Saturday. The Yale Batteries will come here probably by Saturday under Major Danford, U. S. A., for a four weeks drill period. There is plenty of room here for field drill and it is not neces- sary for the batteries to go to East Haven. The batteries need 12 far riers and IA cooks. more supplies and equipment, but they will move when these are obtained without waiting for more men, trusting to recruits coming here.
 Upon the departure of the Second Regiment the postal arrangements n camp were left with Private Philip Brady who has been in the Yale post office and was assigned to work under , Chaplain Petty of the Second Infan- try in that regiment. As Brady is @ ''rookie' he stayed behind Chap lain Petty arranged that all mail for the Second Regiment men arriving at the camp will be forwarded I'll closed pouches direct to Nogales, Arlz., as it would be impossible to handle 1t enroute, and to have it following the regiment from station to station would involve great labor and end less bother. and delay. The mails