The Washington times., 1916-07-14
GUARDSMEN LEAVE
ON MONDAY NIGHT
Next Detachment Ready to
Start-0thers to Follow as
Soon as Possible.

Orders were received today by the
, Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Gem
pany. which will transport the next
detachment OF District militiamen to
Bisbee, Arix., to have sufficient cars
on the tracks at Rosslyn Monday
night at 8 o'clock to carry the four
companies of the First Battalion, nifty
three members Of the machine gun
company and about 80 coiored re-
cruits.
Capt Horace p. Hobbs also ordered
enough flat cars and baggage cars
to carry necessary escort wagons.
tsntage. and other supplementary.
Il 70 expected that the cars will be
on the tracks at Rosslyn tomorrow
leave Monday night will begin load
ing their eouipment probably tomor-
TOW evening. as It will take almost
nsS ,S::d ' On s It. sss. they
Others to Follow.
Tho First Battalion. consisting OF
four companies and the machine gun
company. will be followed to the Mex
lean border by the Second and Third
Battalions Of the Third Regiment.
and the troop of cavalry just as fast
As these organiza lions can possibly
be gotten into reasonable readiness"
46efe Is absolS SeIs no ISoe foundation for
the statement that the First Battalion
T. z The only battalion which will gS to
sent TO the border as fast as It Is gotten
"Those arc my orders from the COM
They have not been changed and / do
not expect the INTO be-" said Captain
-The statement that the Second and
isation Of the militia will be held in the
mobilization camp indefinitely not only
dampens the enthusiasm Of the members
Gecruiti S b because of tho impre ssSs
that the orsanizations are not going to
the border. As a matter Of fact, all Of
e ts Who ss 70
With them win d, we'll to enlist irnme-
are almost ready"
Harvey Indignant.
General Harvey expressed Indignation
over circulation Of tho report that only
the First Battalion was going to the
border. and said he would do everything
possible to correct the erroneous I'm
precision created by the rumor which
was attributed to the War Department..
Gated with the department. and learned
there that no one in authoritY was re-
spcpsi6|e fSs The statement v.r. r,x.n
SIX hours drilling today in scouting,
skirmishing. The officers have learned
what will be expected Of their COM
trstins ali Of their efforts in fsmiliaris:
ing their men with the duties they will
have to perform at Bisbee or elsewhere
along the international line.
H~L - ~
tai infirmary continued vaceinating to-
day. About twenty married men. who
have application for their discharge
because they have families dependant
upon them. objected to being vaccin-
Msss .oae Ss n' The sse 81 sss
ted States until their discharge were
formally granted hnd that they would
nave to submit to vaccination. Aney
were vaocinated.
Tomorrow Pay Day.
Major w. p. French. depot quarter
master at Fort Myer. stated today that
he had completed practically all of the
clerical work incident to paying on the
militiamen for their camp services up to
as u saG @ ns Tss to
welcomed this as good news. Each
termaster's Office tomorrow and every
man Will De Hdnucu bIHdu onNclopo
containing the long awaited cash.
A large numoer OF miiitiamen went
to Arlington this morning to attend
the funeral OF the members or Iae
Tenth Cavalry VINO We're killed at Car
rtSAl. Mexico. several weeks ago. Inc
Two batteries or artillery o. the militia
furnished the ca,ssons on which the
bodies were conveyed from the a:ion
to the cemetery.
Announcement was made at the moth
iEation camp today chat David Il.
blakeiock, asergeant in 'A:e machine gun
company. was the successful candidate
FOR the second lie'ltenancy made va1:e mt
BY the failure Of an officer to pass the
medical examination last week.
Blakelock was the recipient Of many
congratulations today as there were
twenty other applicants for the lieu
tenancy. and the competition was keen.
Before enlisting In the machine gun
company several weeks ago, Blake
lock was lieutenant colonel of the
cadet regiment at Cornell University,
N. Y. He also held the position OF
assistant Instructor in military science
md tactics at the university.