Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-23
REGIMENT LEAVING.
500 Got Away from Fort Last Night
500 To-day.


500 To-day.
The first section Of the 1900 men from
the First Vermont Infantry left Fort
Ethan Allen last night for a destination
given out as somewhere in Amer
ica." The work Of equipping the
men for the journey was in progress all
the afternoon. Each man turned in all
equipment Tuesday and the task of re-
issuing 1t with the old parts renewed was
begun yesterday morning. Because Of
the delay caused by this extra work only
about 500 men left last night. The re-
mainder of the 1900 will leave some time
to-day.
The last guard mount and retreat was
held last evening at five O'Clock. with
everybody present. At that time there
was nothing about the demeanor Of the
men that indicated that they were about
to leave camp permanently. After guard
mount and mess were over and darkness
had commenced to fall. preparations were
made for departure by those who were
detailed to leave with the section last
night. During the preparations the First
Vermont band played continually. At the
playing Of the "Marseillaise" all heads
were barred and every man shouted and
cheered for the French republic.
II there was any discomfort or down.
heartedness about the camp 1t was with
the men who were not chosen to go with
the first bunch. About IS men from each
company will be left behind, but probably
not for long. The 1900 men who are leav-
ing now will be absorbed by the 18th
division.
Secretary Notorious. who has been the
general camp secretary at the Y. NJ.
C. A. at the State reservation since the
| mobilization Of the National Guard in
the spring. left yesterday afternoon for
the South. He will ultimately be stationed
| at Charlotte. N. c.. with the National
| Guard troops there.
| The Y. II. c. A. building at the State
reservation was besieged all day yester-
day by soldiers sending parcels home
The Office became SO congested in the
| afternoon that special truck was sent
| from the local postoffice to take care OF
| the mail. During the day a postofYlce In.
| spector called at the building and, observ.
| Ing the conditions there. promised the
secretary that they would have a nigh,
service hereafter.
MAY BE FIRST VERMONT'S DEATH
BLOW.
While the officers and men were enthusi
astic over the prospect of a change, with
increased chances of getting into -activ,
service it could not be denied that man,
were downcast over the splitting UP o.
the LIST Vermont The transfer of 100
men and % officers will leave the Vernon
regiment with a nucleus Of 30 officers ant
700 men, on which to start recruiting fo
a regiment which under the new wa,
strength will require $500 men. Some dit
not hesitate to say that this would neve
be DONE and that those who remained a
"a 70
used to complete the ranks of some othe
organization and that Vermont's famou
National Guard regiment would be but ,
memory. Newspaper men were, however
asked at the regimental headquarters no
to write anything sentimental about tn
transfer.
AMMUNITION TRAIN AND MACHINl
GUN TROOP.
The Vermonters. 1t is understood, will b
! placed In the ammunition train and ma
chine gun sections of the new army diyi
, sion. Major Jerold NJ. Ashley of this cit
, will be the ranking officer Of the ammuni
, ton train. to which have been assigne
Captains Charles E. Pell Of st. Alban,
: II. NJ. Howe of Northfeld, Richard I
Corey OF Newport, John L. STANLEY q
, Winooski and William N. Hudson of thi
! city. The other officers who have been OF
dered to Join the new army division are
First Lieutenants Joseph A. Evarts, Ches
, ter c. Thomas. G. A. Nelson, C. l.. Ma
! laney. II. j. Homeister. C. ]. LePage. Ro
, ID. Miner. and Second Lieutenants ]. Z
Wood w. M. Tenney. T. J. Brickley, "
: H. Morrill' A. 5. MacDonold. E. H. New
! ton. c. A. Pellet. E. H. Lang, A. +
Catozzi.
REGIMENT HARD HIT.
!, The order transferring the Vermonte,
|. means taking about 40 men from eac
company. All that will remain of the m,
, chine gun troop Is Captain e. F. Smit
OF st. Adams and three privates. Cond
tons Will not be as bad as this In the oths
companies, but It will be hard enough (
recruit the regiment again. 1t Is not g,
9 pected' either. that the enlisted mon fro
: the regiment will be kept together whe
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