The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-26
VERMONT TROOPS
READY AND WILL
GO TONIGHT
Trains Will Leave Fort Ethan Allen
at Sunset
DESTINATION IS NOT KNOWN
Vermont Regiment Honored by Being
In the First Division of Militia
Ready for Service.
DESTINATION is NOT KNOWN


Vermont regiment has been ordered to
the front and will entrain tonight at
sunset. It's route and destination are
not known as yet.
The Vermont regiment is one Of the
very first in the whole United States
ready and is honored by being called in
the first division. The militia of Kan
sas, California and Missouri were or
dered out regardless of their state OF
preparation because they were near
the border. The next call was for the
regiments ready for service and in
cludes the 18th, list, 14th and 18th of
New York, four regiments from Massa-
chusetts, two regiments from Connect
cut, one regiment from New Jersey and
one from Vermont. One or more
squadrons of cavalry and artillery and
ambulance corps are going with the
same troops.
Camp Gates. June Pa few minut
es before midnight Col Ira L. Reeves,
commanding the LIST Vermont infantry
and 1st squadron of cavalry. received
orders from the department of the east
to entrain the regiment tomorrow for
service on the Mexican border. Col.
Reeves cannot state tonight the desti-
nation Of the command. Work was be-
gun Immediately to strike camp and
trains will be in readiness for the men
to move by sunset tomorrow.
Camp Gates. Colchester. June 25.--
The 1900 men who yesterday con
stituted the national guard OF Vermont
are tonight in the federal service and
await final equipment before being
rushed to the Mexican border in re-
sponse to an urgent call from the war
| department to move the troops at the
earliest possible moment. Lack OF
shoes and socks is all that prevents
the men being started tonight
The oath of allegiance was subscrib.
ed to by 90 per cent OF the Vermont
| guardsmen today and tonight the
strength of the regiment is so officers
and upwards of 100 privatees, includ
ing the 1st squadron OF cavalry. II
orders are received to waive physica
examination, as is being done in other
states, 1t is likely that the number o.
men ready for the front when the regi
ment starts will be nearly up to a wal
strength.
Aside from the matter of shoes anC
socks the men are outfitted for flelt
service and in readiness to go aboarC
trains at once. Adjt. Gen. Tillotsol
said tonight that he could not sa!
when the necessary supplies would b,
received but expected that they nigh
arrive on any train. He said that i
would be the height of folly to sen,
the men to the border Insufficient
provided with footwear yet order
might come for the men to move a
they stand.
The oath was administered to tn
officers first by Adjt. Gen. Tillotsor
who is notary public. and was the
given to the enlisted men. Ninety pe
cent of the guardsmen took the oat
. and those who did not will be di
charged at once. The oath whic
makes the Vermont guardsmen a PAL
= of the army of the United States is a
follows:
81 do hereby acknowledge to
have voluntarily enlisted this day
?, as a soldier in the national guard
of the United States and Of the
. state OF Vermont for a period OF
three years in service and three
i years in reserve under the condi.
{ tiCn prescribed by law unless
II sooner discharged by proper auth.
ority.
e "And | do hereby solemnly
II swear that will bear true faith
n and allegiance to the United
n States of America and to the
state of Vermont and that | will
N serve them honestly and faithful.
le ly against all their enemies whom
soever and that win obey orders
" of the president of the United
Id States and OF the governor of the
b. state of Vermont and of the oillc
Sc ers appointed over me accordinp
e' to law and the rules and articles
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