The Washington herald., 1916-06-23
GUARD
in ARMY TODAY
Infantry to Be Examined by
Officers Of the Regular
Service.

Today the mastering of the District
National Guard into the service Of the
United States Will begin at Camp Radio.
The examination of the troops by the
regular army officers will begin in the
infantry camp probably In the morning,
and it is likely that the process will con-
tinue during the day and tomorrow. The
artillery and cavalry will probably not
be received into the service until tomor-
row as no mastering officer for them has
been designated.
Capt. Horace Hobbs, inspector instruc-
tor of the brigade, yesterday received
ltelegraphic orders from Governors Island
TO act as assistant mastering officer and
muster in the District troops. His orders
also stated that arms, equipment and
clothing were to be sent to fully equip
and outfit the organizations at war
strength
A considerable number of men, minors
without consent of their parents and those
who cannot pass the physical examination
will not be allowed to enter the service,
but 1t is thought that not over $50 will
be forced to return home. All day yester-
day in the brigade and regimental head
quarters the clerks were busy arranging
forms and records for the mastering in.
Grim War Camp Now.
Yesterday the camp developed from a
camp. Helped by the sun. which got up
even before reveille brushed the sleep from
the eyes of the Guardsmen. the men soon
had a dry camp.
The mud holes were filled. a man with
plow ran draining bitches around the
squares of tents. and the men worked
i, with pick and shovel ditching the tents
so that any future rain will be foiled
Just forty-fve minutes after the men
had been awakened by bugle call, mess
call was sounded, and breakfast was
served at each company kitchen To the
lines of men.
Then came the general cleanup of the
day. There was much to be done yester-
day. Tents were rolled up, the equip
ment that had been drenched the day
before was exposed to the sun, odds and
ends, such as wash basin stands of three
tent pegs and clothes racks, were at
tended to.
Not One Reports "sfck.n
At sick call a real surprise was in
store At this call the men who need
medical attention are sent TO the hospi-
tai. Yesterday morning when Mai Rich
ard Luce. in charge Of the regimental in
urinary. asked the orderly sergeant how
many men there were on sick list, the
sergenat said. none sir"
Although nearly every man had wet
feet when he rolled into his blankets
last night, not a man this morning had
so much as a cold. OF course here ana
there an application of iodine the uni-
versal army remedy, . was given a |
scratched finger, but the men did not |
think enough Of any hurts to report |
sick. The Field Hospital also did not |
have a patient |
The ROCKIES" were given their first |
taste OF drill, when in squads of eight.
,laNa1
OF the organization, they were marched
out an dtaught the rudiments of close
order drill. All were eager and learned |
quickly. Most of the drilling was done
on the road running past Arlington
Cemetery.
Harden Up Digging bitches.
were assigned to do the work of the
camp. More tents had to be raised,
bitches we're to be dug, messages were
to be carried. equipment had to be
moved, assorted, checked, and listed.
There was something for every one to
do and then more. In Batteries A and
B camp the men had their first ex-
pertence in digging trenches. They were
not the war kind of trenches. but were
of the water pipe variety
From the Fort Myer stables through
| the artillery and cavalry camps up to
the infantry camps big three-inch water
main was being laid.
The soldiers did the heavy work and
most OF the burden fell upon the men of
the artillery Today 1t is believed that
thirty shower baths will be ready for the
men OF the Third Infantry. and shower
connections will be fitted up for the other
camps
School was one Of the calls blown.
When 1t was sounded at ALB o'clock in
the afternoon, the commissioned officers
gathered under the trees in front of the
lregimental- colors for instruction as to
the progress Of the camp. Col. Young, Of
the infantry, was teacher of the school
Attention was called to the irregularities
that occurred in the hustle of establish
II ing camp and the discipline at assemblies
was commented upon. Cooperation was
necessary among the officers, he said
Capt. Hobbs explained the details of the
muster TO take place today.
s Instructed in Duties.
The majors of the three bsttalions then
took charge of the noncommissioned on
Ger schools that were being held for the
three bsttalons There the corporals and
the sergeants were told how to handle
the men.
Retreat was sounded - IS o'clock and
each company commaa, .. liter having
formed his company, re- ted the at
Tendance to the major OF his battalion
who made his report to Col Young While
retreat was being sounded the men stood
at parade rest.
Dinner was had at 8 o'clock, and the
change of guards followed. Last night
this was made in business-like manner,
just as the whole camp is being conduct
ed. There Is no time for unnecessary
| work at Camp Radio.