Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-06-30
GUARD IS REDUCED
UNDER RIGID TEST
u. s. MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS
MAY ELIMINATE 10 PER CENT
OF WISCONSIN TROOPS.
MAY CALL FOR 500 RECRUITS
Arms and Equipment for 5000 Men
Arrive at Camp DougIas-officers
Do Not Expect Move to Bor-
der Until All Are Mustered.

Camp Douglas, June 27.-Wisconsin
troops will not be sent to the Mexican
border at once as requested by Gen.
Funston Monday night unless Gen.
Barry changes his orders to muster in
the guardsmen into federal service
before leaving for the south, and it is
not probable these orders will be
changed, as the muster in is well I'M
der way, according to Capt. Lorraine
IT, Richardson, U. S. A., who is IN
charge of the muster in.
Gen. Funston has authority to or
der the regiments to the border after
they have been mustered in" said
Capt. Richardson. "But the orders to
muster in the troops come from the
department headquarters at Chicago,
and any change in orders must come
from the same source. OF course the
change may be made and the troops
mustered in after arriving at the Dor
der. This is not probable. however,
the physical examination by federal
officers, which will take some time,
could be waived and made on the bor-
der if the department wanted to move
the troops Immediately"
No orders from the war department
or army headquarters have been re-
ceived at Camp Douglas for the sol
diers to leave at once. 1t is settled
that the troops are not ready, because
they must be armed, equipped, exam
med by federal physicians and mus
tered in before they will be in the
state of efficiency which the state Off
GERS want them to be when they leave
Wisconsin.
Many May Be Eliminated.
Scores of men and probably num-
Der of commissioned officers will be
eliminated by the rigid physical ex-
animation which is being conducted
under the direction of Col. Kennedy,
United States army hospital corps,
who came from Jefferson barracks to
take charge of the work. Privates and
noncommissioned officers in the cav
airy, troop, the battery, the various
infantry commands and the field hos
pital have been eliminated until the
reduction in many commands is as
high as 10 per cent. The reduction in
the field hospital, which originally
consisted Of seventy men, was 10 per
cent
Call for 500 Recruits Probable.
A call for 500 more recruits may be
sent out through the state for volun-
teers to take the place of men who fail
to pass the physical examination now
being given the men. There are
enough men in camp to replace those
discharged to date, but if more go,
volunteers will have to be called to
keep the troop up to war strength as
now required.
Men in some commands who were
thought to be among the soundest and
whom their officers considered among
the most valuable soldiers, have been
eliminated in the federal examina
ton and now the lieutenants, captains
and other commissioned officers are
wondering who among them will be
ordered out of service by the regular
army physicians.
preliminary l est MIIOs
MANY men were sifted out in the
Avst examination conducted by the
National Guard physicians upon in
s1ructions from the war department,
but that examination is considered
mild as compared to the one the army
representatives are now making. Men
re ordered out because Of slight de-
fects which in many instances were
not even noticed by the officers who
conducted the first examination.
Vaccination against typhoid fever
les been ordered, and all of the men
will have to undergo the treatment
before they leave. 1t is probable that
they will have to submit to vaccina-
ton for smallpox also, as that disease
is prevalent in Mexico.
rsaaiforms and full equipment to the
Gambler of 3,110 outfits have arrived
from army storehouses at ST. Louis
and were taken in charge by the chief
quartermaster, who will distribute
them to the regiments at once. The
guns and ordnance supplies having
also arrived, every one of the 5000
men will be armed, equipped and in
uniform probably by Wednesday night.
Five Wisconsin National Guard Off
GERS of high rank on Sunday took the
oath which made them officers of the
regular army.
Adjt-Gen. John G. Salsman of
Madison, was made colonel, Maj. G. R.
Williams, quartermaster of Camp
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