New-York tribune., 1917-07-17
National Guard
Is MobiLized in
Eleven States
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sert. coffee with cream. The 7th lacks
cnly a few men Of having its full quota
Of 2,0O2 men and 81 officers. The men,
bcrs of some commands will receive
each day checks good for rs cents at
Cailds's restaurants.
22d Is Well Equipped
Food need not trouble Colonel Cor
relius Vanderbilt's 22d Engineers when
they get in the field, if the new six
Grinder motor field kitchen presented
to the organization is what it is cracked
Ut to be. The motor kitchen contains
hot and cold compartments, bake ovens
and ranges. 1t burns either wood or
charcoal. The outfit is the gift OF
Louis Sherry.
Chance to Bid 18th Farewell
Colonel Reginald Foster, of the 18th
has his regiment recruited up to wal
strength, with a waiting list to take the
places of those who fall below the
standards set by the new physical
tests. With some more equipment, he
says, he is ready TO 20 South on 9
moments notice, and now is devising q
plan to give his hoys a chance to bid
their relatives and friends real indi
vidual goodbys before they leave.
At the latest possible moment before
entraining, Colonel Foster will march
his regiment TO Columbus Circle and
then string the whole 2,059 of them
along Central Park West in a single
skirmish line. There each soldier may
1 be approached, and those who want tc
/ bil him farewell will have one hour
for that purpose.
The 69th is still without a colonel
Governor Whtman's request for reg
ular army man TO command the regi
ment being refused by the War Depart
ment Lieutenant Colonel Latham r
Reed modified the regiment and is di
( recting the work Of preparing it fol
| Camp Wadsworth. The physical exam
] nations were begun, and Colonel Reec
/ expects TO have a complete outfit ot
equipment on hand by Monday Hi.
/ hopes ia this matter surpass those OF
/ some other commanders.
The 69th recruits were placed ir
! charge of oldtime drillmasters, and the
drill hall was crowded with MARCHING
/ squads. The 69th can still use few
more recruits, but they will have e
/ hurry. New men were coming In fast
] last night. This regiment returned
! from the border in March with 900 men
| 900 of whom have since been dis
: charged because of dependents.
Speculation in Coast Defence
The two big coast defence command,
! on this side of the East River-the 9th
in West Fourteenth Street, and the Sth
at Kingsbridge Road and Jerome Ave
| nue.. The BronX-were speculating as e
/ whether they will be sent South as in
/ fantry or dispatched to a short fort
/ TO continue their training with the big
/ guns. The Sth is at war strength, OF
| 1900 men, and the 9th is 100 men over
/ so is sure of having its ranks filled
/ after reflections By the surgeons.
! The signal corps troops and mem
bers of the recruit company of the
/ list Regiment are the lucky ones
/ though! The recruits marched yes
/ terday with the Mclean kities -tht
ladies from hell, as the Germans say
/ Of the 236th Canadian Overseas Force
who are the special attraction ot
/ British recruiting, and are sharing tho
armory with the Canadians at night.
Many Yarns Are Spun
| The thousands who cheered the boys
/ in khaki and the boys i'm kits as they
/ paraded yesterday missed half the fur
/ by not being able TO take peep into
/ the armory last night where the Cana
! dians were entertaining their new
! allies with sure enough stories of the
/ trenches. Every Canadian had his ad
miring audience, and some OF the yarns
they spun-well, strange things dc
| happen over there, at that.
The 4th Field Hospital Corps anc
Colonel William Haywards 18th In.
fantry Of negroes departed on -four
special trains for Camp Whitman al
/ 10 a. m.
With ffty-piece band blaring forth
"There'll BE n Hot Time in the Ole
/ Town Tonight" the colorcd regiment
marched from its temporary armory a'
/ l27th Street and Second Avenue 10 IN,
| trains on the New Haven tracks al
! l25th Street and Park Avenue, while
every colored man, woman or child who
could find standing room on the side
walk along the route cheered them or
their way.
81 am entirely pleased with the dis
| patch and thoroughness with which th'
| mobilization has been carried out" sale