The sun., 1916-08-17
FOURTEENTH LOSES
20 MEN IN MARCH
Many Of These, However. Are
Left Lying on the Road
as Malingerers.
list IN BETTER FORM
Only Five Men Drop Out Of Six
Mile March, Two Being
Genuinely Ill.

HEADQUARTERS NEW YrRx DIVISION.
McALLEN. Tex, Aug. 16.-The Four
teenth and seventy-nrst regiments COM
pleted the first legs OF their eleven day
march this morning. Six miles each
brought the Brooklyn regiment to Alton.
on the road to Sterling's ranch. m the
Seventy-frst to Mission. The sky was
overcast and a fresh breeze blew. The
thermometer stood at 30.
The Fourteenth lost twenty-nine men.
or approximately 3 per cent. OF the regi.
ment. In the irst Ave miles. Most OF
these were overcome by heat plus the
weight 70 their packs. but there was also
a percentage Of m~alingering. Ambu-
lances picked UP sixteen Of these men.
while thirteen others were counted
stretched out beside the road In the last
two miles to camp.
Thu Fourteenth had practically emp
tied It's cantecNs before II got to Alton.
A thousand gallons OF water was sent
ahead of them TO the big field beyond
the village. where they were to camp.
and a water car was run up the rail-
road spur in the afternoon with a thou
. gallons more.
seventy.Arst Fares Better.
The seventy-hrst, which left McAllen
at $50 In the morning and went into
camp at Mission Mt IL. lost but nve men.
Two Of these were legitimate. according
"a the medical %offccrs. one with u
sprained tendon and one with heat pros
~tration. while three were pronounced
takers" OF these three one was said
to be subject to nasal hemorrhaEes The
Seventy first reached camp In apparent
good spirits and pitched shelter tents in
an open feld south OF the railroad.
BriE.-Gen. Lester and stan started out
with the Fourteenth on horseback. but
the Generals mount went lame a mile or
two out of Mfssion and he was Obliged TO
f,nish the march In an automobile. Brig
Gen. Dyer OF the Second Brigade and his
stan rode with the Seventy-frst TO Mis-
s!on. The Generals will accompany these
regiments for the hrst three days and
then return to start out with the next
units from their brigades.
Squadron A, less Troop c. started out
to-day for q march northwest TO sam
fordyce. the end OF the railroad line. aud
back to Ojo de Aqua, Hidalgo. Donna
pump station. Mercedes and return to
McAilen on August 20. On this march
they will be allowed every opportunity
for tactical exercises.
Artillerymea IN Guard House.
Six men are held In the guard house
Of the Second Field Artillery for 4 volley
OF shots which aroused the camp and re-
suited In = call to arms In several regi-
ments at ~ rs last night. All are from
Battery u. As "A result Of payday yes
terday they are said to have been cele-
brating In reckless disregard Of the anti
alcohol order. Eight or nine shots were
fred from q point near the irrigation
canal. These were returned by a sentry
from Battery A..
The men were captured by the guard
under command OF First Lieut.. J. II.
Andrews Of Battery A in the mesquite
near the canal. each with two cartridge
clirs empty. They had passes allowing
them to return inside the lines by 10
L. NJ. and It ~ believed by officers that
they created this diversion thinking that
they might slip past he guard lines
after midnight.
Second Lieut.. Samuel ]. Fisher OF
Company NJ. Twelfth Infantry. Ia con-
fined to the First Field Hospital with
denGue fever.
The Twen,y-third Infantry at Pharr
was paid on to-day. Neither the o
teenth nor Seventy-npt was paid on be-
fore they started on their march this
morning.