The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-26
MILITIA Of FIVE
STATES ORDERED
TO MEXICO
Vermont Troops in First Detach-
nlent to the Front
ELEVEN INFANTRY REGIMENTS
transportation Arrangements VIII Be
Arranged by Quarterrasters in
Different States.

New York, June 25.-The troops OF
New York, Massachusetts, Vermont.
New Jersey and Connecticut, which
are now in mobilization camps, will
start south within twenty.four hours.
At midnight General Wood received
word from the adjutant general of Ver-
mont that one regiment Of infantry
from that state would be ready to
move tomorrow night and he there
fore included that regiment with those
ordered to entrain at once.
The national guardsmen of Maine,
Delaware, District of Columbia, West
Virginia and Florida, which are now
modified, will start for the border as
soon as absolutely necessary equip
ment is received.
The selection of the units will be left
to the guard commanders in the differ
ent states. General Wood specified in
his order only the number Of troops to
move and their classificaticG. Trans
portation details also will be arranged
| by the quartermaster's department in
each state.
So important was message from
| Secretary Baker considered at Major
General Leonard Woods headquarters
that the telegraph was abandoned as
a means of communication and officers
of his staff used the telephone to get
into touch with the various comman-
ders and impress on them the import
ance of speedy action. 1t was an
nounced that mastering officers would
be sent to individual armories to swear
national guardsmen into the federal
! service.
The following troops have been or
dered out
New York-Four regiments Of in
fantry, one squadron of cavalry one
battalion of field artillery, the twenty
second corps of engineers, one signal
corps battalion, one field hospital COM
pany and an ambulance company. The
infantry regiments will he the Seventh,
Seventy-first. Fourteenth and probably
the Twelfth. The cavalry command
probably will be the First cavalry.
Observation-Disclosures regiments of in
fantry, one squadron of cavalry, one
battalion of field artillery, one signal
corps battalion, one ambulance corps
and one field hospital
New Jersey-One regiment OF infan-
try, two troops of cavalry, two batter.
les of field artillery, one ambulance
corps and one field hospital.
Connecticut-Two regiments of in
fantry, two troops of cavalry, one field
hospital, one ambulance corps COM
pany.
In all there will be eleven regiments
of infantry, one complete regiment of
cavalry, one complete regiment OF field
artillery with the usual hospital and
ambulance units and signal corps for
such force.
? The crack commands Of Maine. New
Hampshire. Delaware, Pennsylvania
/ Maryland, Virginia and Florida, will be
r started for the border Tuesday or We'd
nesday.
4 General Wood announced that he
| had telegraphed General Funston advis
ing him Of the intended departure OF
? the troops and asking instructions as
to where they are to be sent. IL is
5 understood at Governors Island that
= the troops will move by rail. When a
e reply is received from General Fun
i ston, army experts will select the rail
e road to be taken and the routing.
Statisticians on General Woods stat
we're engaged tonight in tabulating the
number of men, their equipment and
supplies. Railroad officials have been
, consulted and It is expected that by
sun down tomorrow night the entire
contingent from New York state viii
t. be on its way.
Y The infantry regiments will averag,
=, between $50 and 1000 men. The othel
units are believed to be recruited al
Il most to war strength.