El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-05-11
NATIONAL guard


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and Is accustomed to a tropical clim-
ate such as will be encountered on the
border or below 1t.
Captain r. v. Boyle, who was, for
merly in command of Company F, has
been assigned as star officer with the
commissary department and will leave
with the troops tomorrow. Jack Col,
Inns, formerly Of Company r. has re-
enlisted and viii be the recruiting
officer TO remain In Santa Fe.
1t is believed there will be q large
amount of work here during the sum.
mer, recruiting for new companies
which may be formed as it is under.
stood many more men are needed at
the border than can be sent this
week.
Veteran In Company r
Company r will have a number Of
men in 1t who have seen years of
guard duty. But In the person Of Sam
Cienfuegos, the company will have a
veteran fighter of three wars. He
served in Company q in the Philip
pines; he was with the 14th u. s. In
fantry in the Chinese war or Boxer
uprising and he was with the same
infantry in Cuba during the Spanish
American war. He was wounded in
the Philippines and for that reason
will so with the company as cook.
Postmaster Gets Permit
Postmaster James L. Seligman,
commissary of the guard, received a
telegram today from First Assistant
Postmaster General Roper granting
him a leave Of absence so that he may
accompany the guard to the border.
During his absence, Assistant Post
master Robert L. Stevenson will be
acting postmaster. An additional clerk
win likely be appointed to serve while
Postmaster Seligman is away.
Two graduates of the New Mexico
Military Institute at Roswell will
leave with the guard tomorrow. One
is Miguel A. Otero, Jr., son of Former
Governor Otero, who has been ap-
pointed first sergeant of Company F..
Otero has been in the attorney
generals office for several months,
and was graduated last year from the
law department of Washington and
Lee University. The other Is Antonio
J. Luna, who was today appointed
second lieutenant of Company A, at
Las Cruces. Mr.. Luna has served in
the national guard for many years
and already had a commission, but
was unassigned.
Petit Juror Excused
The call to arms was heard in fed
eral court today and considering the
order of the president for guardsmen
to patrol the border, u. s. District
Judge William H. Pope excused Mich
ael German, Jr, from service on the
federal petit jury. Mr.. German left
The court room and at once went to
the armory. He is a lieutenant Of
Company p.
Guardsmen Are Ready
The guardsmen appeared ready this
afternoon to start for the south. A
lew of them we're in the armory while
many others walked around the city,
wearing their uniforms and preparing
o say farewell to home and friends
Many girls, wearing their best dresses
and hats, called at the armory or lin
yered in the plaza to see their friends
olive drab uniforms before their
departure.
The guardsmen will sleep in the
tonight and at the sound of
he bugle about 4 a. NJ. tomorrow will
shoulder their equipment and pre-
,are to fall in"
A Rousing Farewell
Despite the early hour of departure,
t is believed hundreds of Santa Feans
Will turn out to bid the boys an en-
.husiastic farewell. The band of 20
musicians will play martial airs as
he troops march through the plaza,
tut Don Gaspar avenue and past the
to the depot.
Loading the Freight
A number or drays drove up to the
this afternoon to take equip
nent to the depot 50 that the loading
# the two freight cars could begin
iarly this evening. The equipment to
,e sent by freight will consist OF
ents to house the guardsmen wher-
yer they are stationed, and quantities
f provisions.
Field Hospital Turned Down
The adjutant general received word
oday from the war department in
Washington that it viii not recognize
he field hospital of the New Mexico
National Guard. This news will cast
damper on the 33 men who have
cen trained for the field hospital at
General Herring, it is said,
rotested to the war department
gainst the order, but to no avail. 1t
ras then decided to muster the hospi-
al men in other positions in the
uard.
The adjutant general issued general
rders No. 10 late this afternoon ap-
LIST 1t. L. R. Forney, of Albu.1s