Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-09-29
CHEERS FOR GIBSON
Vermont Regiment Back at Fort
Ethan Allen
Company I Greets Commander Enthu-
siastically. With Recruits Now Has
los Men.
FORT ETHAN ALLEN. Sent %.

FORT ETHAN ALLEN, Sept. 49,
The LIST Vermont Infantry arrived at
Forth Ethan Allen at clock Wednes-
day morning and the men were i'm.
mediately quartered in the barracks as
signed to them. Company l is occupying
the ambulance company barracks, together
with Company G and Company II, the
barracks having been vacated that morn
ing by the recruits. The recruits were as
signed to various companies, Company
gaining p men, bringing its total strength
to lO5 enlisted men.
Every man of the company is in excel
lent health. Private Smith, who recently
underwent an operation for appendicitis,
was able to return with the regiment and
stood the trip very well.
The members of the company greeted
Captain Gibson with cheers when he first
appeared before them and for a few min
utes military discipline was put aside as
each man shook hands with him.
{. a. Pellet returns as acting first SER
gcant. Lieut.. Spauldng reported for
duty Monday and has been quartered with
Captain Gibson. Lieut. Miner was trans
ferred back to the regiment from the 30th
lHldHtIN anu RETURNED Will lHe company.
a team to represent the regiment at the
national rifle competition will be selected
in few days. 1t is expected that Com
pany l will be represented at this meet.
which takes place in Jacksonville, Fla,
Oct. 90 The team to represent Vermont
will leave Immediately after the muster
out of the regiment
| 1t is understood that it was intended to
use part of the cars used on the trip from
Texas to transport the recruits to the bor-
der. 1t is said that the routing was COM
plete and everything ready when the war
department changed its plans and ordered
a muster out. Thus for the third time
the hopes of the recruits to see some real
service on outpost duty were dashed to
the ground. 1t is wonder to all familiar
with the real facts in connection with the
handling of the Vermont recruits that
these men have been attentive to their
duties. Their conduct, in the face OF dis
couragements, speaks well for them and
the regiment of which they are part.
1t is apparent that when the members
of Company ] are released from the fed
eral service some of them will have things
of interest to say in regard to their tour
of duty on the Rio Grande.
In an interview Col Ira L. Reeves said:
"The coming of the National Guard to
the border instlled fear in the Mexicans
and in my opinion stopped war between
Mexico and the United States.
"The men are naturally glad to get
home, but they were perfectly willing to
stay longer and no complaint was heard
to my knowledge of treatment or food.
"On Saturday before we broke camp the
regiment with the Both L. S. Infantry
went for a practice hike. The regulars
started out to clean up the Nermonters,
but at the end of the hike a number OF
the 3Oth boys were riding in the ambu-
lances, while the remainder were strung
out along the road like boys catch of
fish. We did 1872 miles in 3 hours and 10
minutes Not bad walking under heavy
equipment for that climate.
eve were actively engaged in outpost
duty for several weeks and off and on the
Vermont boys were in complete charge of
the American side of the International
bridges at Eagle Pass.
every man must pass a physical exam
lination before he can be released from the
government military service and this will
require possibly n week.
1--WE left Eagle Pass last Wednesday.
lpullng out of the camp at l2.42 p. m.
Our cars had to be thoroughly disinfected
because measles had broken out among the
men of the Tennessee regiment that pre-
viously occupied them The trip was made
lby way of New Orleans, St Louis. Chi
cago, Buffalo, Rotterdam Junction, North
bennington and Rutland to Burlington.
1--WE were handled like cattle trains until
we struck the Rutland railroad, On this
toad we received the best treatment, the
bcst service in the entire ,, 700-mile journey.
At Syracuse or short distance from that
lefty, / threatened to take the men from
the train and pitch camp unless we were
moved along. The stop there was over
three hours in duration and for no appar-
lent reason whatsoever
"The men are in frstclass health, hard
as nails and better equipped for civil lite,
or any other life, than when they lett
Vermont three months ago. The discipline
was strict and the work hard, but the men
thrived under it. Their step today IL
elastic, their eyes bright, their skin clear
and their form erect.
"Thc Vermont regiment didn't have
dcserter in the ranks and there were few
court martials'
Colonel Reeves has yet no order to
muster out the regiment, but expects IT
soon Captain Diller has been detailed
to do the work.
The regiment brought back IA horses.
, They used 100 mules and 80 horses at
Eagle Pass,
The Company C men, the University
of Vermont company, were promptly
given discharges from the service after
their arrival. The other men of the
regiment will be mustered out of the
service of the United States, but not
discharged. They will therefore be
, subject to further call at any time. In
all probability Company G will be re.
organized at some other place. II is
certain that another company will not
be organized at the University of Yer
mont.
The muster out will proceed by bat
talioas. The third battalion will be the
first to be mustered out. 1t will take
about 10 days to complete the prelim-
mary paper work necessary. The com
panics will be returned as organize
tions to their home stations.