The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-27
". VA. TROOPS To
GO WHEN READY
cErvEp FROM THE WAR
DEPARTMENT
must, however BE Recruited TO l.soo
Aen-Pisnty OF Chance 20 Get
Into the Army
tBy Charles Brooks smith,

WASHINGTON ID In. =, rh.
west virginia regiment gn.amped M
IAN, Nene "a City. near Charleston. may en-
Ish ana start for the Mexican border
whenever II T. ready. was the Announce
hent at the War Department TO-DAY. II
.Th ~ 70 ,ne commander Of the regiment.
nneIe VIII be no further orders from
Mashingion. The only Thing il that
washington viii insist that th. rcei-
men. i shall be recruited up 10 1890 men
and be ready To- mov, forward fnr
service. No regiment short OF IsUo M,
will be accepted ~
With that number required q, IS pr.-
sgmed that practically all OF the mon
OF the two regiments Of th. Nest Vir-
elnia Guard who ar. willing 10 SubScrIb.
10 the oath and be mustered in. will
have the chance they coA,t 'rbts mo
sumption IL based ON the fact thar which
on paper the state had two fuu rcri-
ments. actually a. had not. Actually. 10
- beicNed that West Virginia had Ia its
tWo regiments AT "a muster just about
the number that ,hc War department
requires for n full regiment IN IN, pres
tnl situstion-iso0 men.
The states congressional ALLEGATION
nave had their volume OF official bust
ness greatly Increased hN th,. AteN
.ulblcak end IN" call of the citizen sol
Iltry 70 the colors. Letters by the hun
drodS have been pouring in ON IA, m ash
lng them ell sorts Of questions and civ
ing mem a lot OF crrands to run and in
formation TO ascertain and transmit.
me members Of the delegation are fast
learning the intricacies Of military rules
Laws and departmental affairs at the
war Department. Heretofore about as
near as they got to that was To- chase
pension claims and the Pension Bureau
Is bS no means a close relation OF the
Patriotism High.
From many Of these letters received
II appears that the fires OF patriotism
are burning high iu West Virginia
who have written TO find out how th, 81
,hn get INTO IN" service for duty on the
border or across II. OF course. there Is
only one answer 60 give them and that
~ that they must got in via tn, National
Guard. whether II IS West Nirgiuia's or
some other state. n West Virginia.
regiment b. recruited up TO the fuil
quota the Information iS given To- .hc
applicant that tho District OF Columbia's
quota isn't tull and Washington BIS NO.
great distance from amy point iu West
virginia FOR patriotic young man who
D. ambitious militarily And tho fur
thor information is given that. al the
rat" enlistment is going ON hore. 100,
Districts quota Will not bo recruited uu-
80 next saturday midnight SEQ there D.
plenty time Tor any West \lrEinian 10
get here. and ne viii find "a riEht hearty
recruit Al kandwha cry
Delegation Industrious.
The members OF tho West Virgins
delegation tn congress have been prompt
Interested and Industrious ir looking
after the extra business imposed upon
them b. th, present Mexican crisis. and
BE- possible. lf any one doubts that 90
hasn't imposed a. iut cot extra work ON
them. that doubt would h. Immediately
dI~p'llcd by rgallug th'lI daily mail.
each letter calling for something an
other Co De- done. or certain luformatiu
GO bc secured and forwarded at once.
There are NOR, mon Boz West Virginia Iu-
tnrcstCd iu this matter Of going Co the
front .or something next Ot hin 90 10
than tho p'upI, OF that state would be
ItN' Al this on top OF additional du-
ties m the house imposed by tho MeNI-
heavy office and departms routine.
is making every senator and congress
man brother or the little bee which i'm
prov es' each shining hour
West virginians In.
.~Isre are Cd number Of Mc~t Virgin
iau~ either ON tho border or over 30 In
some sort 'f military capacity or an
other capt Ralph a.. caldwell. son -
The late Charlie O. tpldw 90. Hud nephew
Of James o.. caldwell th. Huntington
mIlliorai-. banker. o. with tho Eleventh
cavalry. which YVES 50 90 90 tho relief o.
rl. urfurturat. troops ~ the Fighting
Tent" whom news Of their ~ buscad.
~hiuE tru.st lee. c"lur'd. a private
BOO Tho Tenth. Iz or. o. tho prisoners
captured and taken tn Ch.hsuhau civ.
&c. I~ from. Huntington. fellow rrIs-
pusr .e HrrrrN " l.sr. OF Gallipolis. 90 .
formerly ~ Point Pleasant. There are
ships - tho navy wing "ff N'Nicsn sea
ports too.
Iuquirie- probably from relatives have
reached tho dsIarsf|Du from Huntington.
hut there bel nr additional informal ION TO
Is had about Ernest Geo. If no BE- s'iIl
living o. fs believed certain that ~ fF
among me prie"r.r- taken Dos tho M'Si-