The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-13
MEANS AN EARLY
MOVE TO BORDER
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Recruits Being Enlisted "a
Southern Counties Capt.
Jackson Resigns. s g

CHARLESTON. ". Va, July L.;
Arrival in mobilizating camp hero to-
night of Major P. @. Donaldson. o. 81
A., of the Inspector Generals depafH
ment, is taken TO indicate that thes
Kanawha City camp will not conttn1I
long. He will inspect the entire 6se.s
ond regiment beginning tomorrows:aS,
which time Major William WallafA
U. s. A, will inspect the equipmaltt
! furnished by the adjutant generdS
department 10 the third battalion
| which will complete all the units OF
! the regiment, al peace strength or th1s
! lowest strength at which the outntf
will be accepted in the federal serv1ces5
More recruits are being enlisted tns
the southern counties and reports;
from the recruiting officers received
/ in camp today are that il sufficient
time is given, together with aSSut.,'
ance that the men will go to the botss
i der, that several hundred men WIZ
gladly enlist, no matter for how long.
| they may be wanted. ArrangeEents5
are not complete for the methods OF
enlistment that will be followed &ttArs
| the troops leave here for concents
tration camp on the Mexican borddrSs
but recommendations have been mAd6,
to General Wood at Governors Isilnd.:
N. Y, in connection with this and.
orders with reference to recruiting
are expected soon. zsss:Ssi n
Captain jackson Resigns, s.ss:-: sz:
It became known at headquarters:
today that his resignation has bAA6y
h,, ojr 49,
son Of the headquarters company and
regimental adjutant. 1t was not-apy
proved by Colonel Morrison, but has,
been approved by Governor HAt1eldss j
and sent to Governors Island foE.Af.
proval by General Wood before TIT
presented to the President. Capt1tnN
Jackson assigned as his reason for
resigning that all of his oil interests
in Oklahoma ami other western sJAteH;
are being subjected to variable mar
ket and that he Is losing money eyerEf
day and is unable to attend 70 .hi1s
business. sS..Sssss.-S
Summary court, with Lieuten1nt
Colonel John H. Charnock prestdtnE,s
had a long session today and the re-;
suit is that the regimental guard
house has twelve new occupants for
from four to seven days. That num-;
Der of men left camp without leave,
and were brought back by force, fol:a
lowing their arrest by the police OF
Iseryeral cities. The charge OF de1er:.
ton could not be made, for they had 4
not been away ten days. Each wsS
assessed a fine in addition to 5sen:'
tence. 5..41
viii Get Two Xears.
During progress Of the trial It wa1
made known to the men that le9HeS
without permission for over ten DAYS
constitutes desertion, and that two
years in the Fort Leavenworth prison
will be the sentence upon convictions
for this offense.
Arrangements were made toognt
by the railway representatives N Z;
camp for a quick movement When:oe:s
ders are given for the troops to an-ssi
train. It is the popular assumption
that the first movement and mAyDe8
the only one that will be necessary,
to take all the troops, will be made BY
way of Cincinnati, Indianapolis ma
ST, Louis. It is said that Ell Paso WI
be the concentration point for tnes
West Virginia soldiers Neither tn0sj
routing nor destination is ofhciA-a<tst