The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-08-10
NEW MEN To FIX
OHIO GUARDS FATE
Companies With a Strength of
Less Than Sixty-fiVe Will
Not Go to Border
". N. Barrett and Lieut.. p. G. Moore
Are Accepted az Recruiting on
ssrs to Assist In Bringing
Fifth Up to Fighting
Strength.
Special Western Newspaper Union
| Service

Special Western Newspaper Union
Service.
1t appears that much depends on
the recruiting officers distributed
about the state on when Ohio military
organizations will leave this camp for
the Mexican border, il they ever do.
1t is understood that companies with
a strength Of less than IS men will not
be taken to the border. This also is
interpreted to mean that companies
with fewer than 65 will prevent the
departure of battalions, likewise regi-
ments. So, unless recruiting officers
bring about results, Ohio soldiers will
remain here indefinitely. The Cleve-
land recruiting officers accepted are
Capt. w. NJ. Barrett and Lieut.. P. G.
Moore. Working with them is Lieut..
Curtis Marshall, who has been given
the Youngstown territory. 1t is up to
them to bring the 5th regiment up to
its required strength. Several COM
panies in the 5th are below the re-
quired IS. The same is true Of other
regiments IN camp.
Some Gale at Camp.
With an S0-mile gale, which con-
tinued almost undiminished for half
hour, the long wave of oppressive heat
was broken. Old timers recognized
in the northwestern blow sand storm
typical of the tropics and a fitting eli
max to the spell of high temperature.
Almost without warning the great
dust cloud fell over the camp, envel-
oping it in darkness and carrying can
vass, hats, clothing, military papers
and everything movable. The air was
filled with shouts from the meager
detail left in charge of each COM
| pany's camp. The clatter and crash
Of flying debris sounded above the roar
Of the wind and the crash Of thunder.
Quick work prevented the overturn-
ing of great number Of tents, al
though two pyramids were fattened
in Co. H, 9Th, and several others in
other parts of the grounds. Hats,
blankets and valuable records were
scattered everywhere, and most of
these will have to be made out anew
in cases where no duplicates were on
file in safe places.
Guardsmen Are Detected.
Camp Willis is fast becoming the
home Of detected, disheartened, ris.
gruntled lot of Ohio militamen. A
solid months stay in camp, where
they expected to remain only week
or 10 days, would not have worn the
men so, they say, II they had some
idea Of how soon they will be ordered
to the border. But the uncertainty
of the thing is getting on their nerves
The nightly songs and revelry thai
marked the first couple of weeks in
camp, with the exception of times
when incubation against disease dis
comforted them, are no more. The
men are sore. They pout and grunt
around camp. They grumble and
swear at each other. Jokes seldom
bring laughter. They have listened
to conflicting tales about the desti'
nation of the Ohio militia until every
new story is jeered. One day they
hear their ambition is to be realized
in a trip to the border. Another day
somebody talks something about
Camp Perry and mastering out
Meanwhile the men are daily reading
Of the departure of troops from all
around them. The officers have no
doubt the Ohio troops are going to
the border, but this is hard for the
men to believe. The only question is
how soon the first unit will move.
Lieut.. Col. Cox, commanding the
9Th, said all acquisitions for the To.
ledo regiment have been sent to the
central department headquarters in
Chicago and that items Of supply are
arriving daily. All the officers in
camp were eagerly awaiting the return
of Adjt. Gen. Benson W. Hough from
Washington, when they believed they
would hear something Of the war de
partment's plans for the Ohio troops
Just Practieing.
Excitement stirred Camp Willis fol
few moments when the report
spread that the Sth regiment was pack
ing under orders to start for the Dor