The Washington times., 1916-10-05
Departure Was Delayed For
Hours BY Equipment Load
Ing At RossIyn.
fANY TO SEE THEM OFF
|ast Section Of Troop Train Did
Not Pull Out Until Mid
night. ,te.- &,

Unforeseen delays kept a regiment
tired SAnd dusty mtlitiamen, and
600 washingtonians, who had come
D witness their departure. waiting
|ntfl midnight and dampened much of
the Third Regiment, scheduled to
tave at 8 o'clock yesterday for the
No one, II seemed. had Numbered.
ne matter of loading necessary de-
kst minute. occupied more time than
les expected by militia officers. Five
barge. for departure OF the first sec
lon Of the troop train carrying the
Iirst Battalion. Six forty-five. II was
Fought, would see the departure of
re last section. But delays routed
~ prophecies OF the officers; II was
/pwly moved from the station, and
t until midnight did the tail-iights
the last section disappear. .
Welcomed To Rosslyn.
|welcoming. their arrival with shouts
~ cneers the waiting crowd of rela-
res Of the militiamen gave warm
ception to the Third Regiment as the
iitiamen swung into the station yards
Rosslyn. and there halted. waiting
F the order to entrain.
B'or short time officers relented and
ave some of the soldiers time to go
nong the crowd and find relatives.
tothers tearfully bid their soldier-sons
|1od.by. and with shaking voices plead
with them not ito CO." although as
|pred by their soldier-boys they had to
and there was mo way Of getting
|rt,oers ,a,,o Sro,, tho ,n,t,tiar,o,, ard
fere answered by the crowd. Waiting
N line and conversing with friends the
.bidiers expected any minute to receive
ID order to board the cars. But the
Irders didn't come until their enthusi-
sm had begun to wear. and when they
.hally mounted into the coaches and
parted only a week cheer bade them
last God speed"
Camp Site Is Cleaned.
Although delayed in getting away
lere was no delay yesterday in clean
u up the site OF their three-months
imp. and every thing was completed
schedule time.
IN fact, the grounds of the old mob
Bation camp were cleaner than they
"a been previous to the arrival OF
u militianen. All weeds had beer
1t down, bitches were filled, com
my streets swept clean. and every
eek of trash Put on a trash pile and
1rned. Even the remains of the fires
ERE scattered and the unburned ma
NAL buried.
esenting a martial appearance. is the
mp of the First Separate Battalion
cruits. These few tents house the
9fty-eight men who expected to joir
Dir comrades of the First Separate
attalion on the Mexican border. Dis
uaN As.N ta lot 4all a.
Nd the arrival of the First Separate
httalion from the Mexican border IL
Hoked for with The keenest anticipa-
pm by them, for before these men ar
I'VE. they will not bo mustered out OF
te service. and will he compelled tC
main In camp nenr Tort My CT. drill
ID few hours each day ard loafins
% remainder of TIE lively" hours.
Some Are Discontinued.
ALTHOUGH generally enthusiastic abou
heir trip to the border, and happ,
yer the fact that their hopes had a
~ been realized. there were som,
tw men In the Third Regiment who
ere sorry they were to leave.
At Fort Sam Houston, the militia Of
GERS assert. there will be nothing new
the way OF excitement TIE day,
fll be spent In the usual drills anC
laneuvers. and the only difference II
heir life will be found in the sur,
pundings. For this reason some mer
ere yesterday discontinued, and basins
heir hopes on previous "disappoint
tents" asserted they expected an Or,
pr to come at the last minute which
ould prevent the getaway of theil
Fganization. But the order nevel
lime. and today the Third is rollins
errily along toward the Mexican Dor,
br, taking the trip which has beer
bid out to the men as an inducemen
nee their enlistments in the guard.