The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-07-13

REACHED THERE TUESDAY MORN
ING FOR BORDER DUTY NO
SICKNESS REPORTED.
CHEERED ALL ALONG ROUTE
Four Trains Of Sixty Cars Were Dis
patched at Half Hour Intervals
for El Paso, Texas.

| ALHdIlllO, ltA.-lne michigan troops
arrived at El Paso, Texas, last Tues
day. the exact destination of the VOL.
verines was not made known until the
train was at Kansas City and the mat
ter was taken up with the Central de-
partment at Chicago, resulting in or
ders to proceed to Ell Paso. Whether
the stop will be permanent or whether
the troops will be sent farther west
is problematfcal.
The boys on the first section were
pleased at the final decision, as also
were those of the second, which
caught up with the first at Kansas
City No sickness had been reported
on the FIRST or second sections.
Chaplain Atkinson held religious
services Sunday morning on the Sec
ond section. The Sunday ride was
beautiful one through the rich farming
country of Illinois and Iowa, dotted
with typical villages of the prairie
country.
At all stations where the train stop
ped the people turned out en- masse
to greet the Michiganders. The Mich
igan troop trains are preceded by
four trains OF Wisconsin troops and
directly behind a contingent from Ne
braska
The soldiers were reviewed by Gen.
Kirk, who will lead them in case of
action, and by Capt. Longaneeker,
u. S. A. Satisfaction was expressed
at the appearance and condition OF
the soldiers. Actual strength of the
companies was:
A-Three officers, 100 men.
B-Two officers, 100 men.
C-Three officers, 10S men,
D-Two officers, III men.
E-Three officers, rs men.
F-Three officers, 102 men.
G-Three officers, 103 men.
1.-Two officers, 80 men.
These are all Detroit companies.
Ann Arbor, three officers 103 men
Monroe, three officers, 90 men.
Jackson, three officers, SO men.
M-Jackson two officers, S8 men.
Infrmary-Three officers, 81 men.
Headquarters company-One officer,
AZ men.
Machine gun Comparative officers,
&c men.
Supply company-Three officers, 20
men. These organizations are from
Detroit.
Through regular drills the members
have been hardened to the work. The
sun has been hotter here since the
troops came than at any time this
year and all have acquired a tan
which may prevent sunburn at the
border A high physical standard was
necessary TO admit them.
The first train carried the supply,
headquarters and machine gun com
panies and the infrmary, Capt. Chas.
ID. Kelly was in command The second
train was in command of Col. Barlow
and carried the first battalion COM
panies A, B, c and d with Major Geo.
c. Waldo in command. The third sec
tion was commanded by Lieut-Col.
A. c. Pack and carried the second bat
TALON, Companies E, f, G and H, with
Maj. John F. Roehl. The fourth sec
ton took the companies OF the third
battalion with Major " NJ Dumas in
command.
Each section was complete in itself
so that if it was separated from the
others there would be no trouble.
Company kitchens were fitted up in
box cars, the ranges nesting in sand.
Breakfast was served Company M af-
ter the company was entrained.
Rejected men from the Thirty-sec-
ond regiment left for their homes in
Grand Rapids and other western Mich
igan cities, Sunday, 270, including
three officers, having been disqualified.
Some of the men old in the service
shed tears openly while others either
concealed their emotions or felt none
as they left camp.
The Thirty-third will be the last out.
fit to leave Camp Ferris, 1t having
been decided that instead of following
the Thirty-second, which is to follow
the Thirty-first after a short interval.
the artillery, cavalry. signal corps,
and field hospital will be the third
contingent TO leave