Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-16

regiments to the south. A short
time later Colonel Finney desig.
mated Company D. Since that time
Captain Bretz has kept his men
busy attending to the thousand and
one details necessary to the Compal ny
movement. With the exception of a
few minor repairs that had to be
made the order this morning found
Captain Bretz prepared. Even The
bills of lading had been made out
ready for the date, when the tine
would come.
The boys of the company almost
without exception received the word
this morning with pleasure and
much cheering. Although the
active yet the men never could
quite get in their minds that 1t was
the real thing.
Order New Battalion
Orders issued by Major General
Clement creates n new infantry bat
TALON. Pursuant to that oideI First
Lieutenant Henry B. Gross of this
city will be permanently detached
fl ON the Eighth Regiment as bat
talon adjutant and transferred 10
the Fourth Infantry. The Fourth
will be one of the first to go 20
France and will doubtless put Mr.
Gross among the envied ones
selected to get near to the rcal
| fighting.
Although yesterday was the Off
cial opening of the hay fever season
as yet very few of the local boys
have been among those who have
been afflicted. Many of them ad-
mitted they were subject to the dread
six weeks disease, yet they are hop
ing against hope the dust will not
hit them.
Continue Maneuvers
The men of the Governors Troop
will continue as formerly to use the
Capitol Park extension zone for ma
neuvers. The rough surface present
ed offers an unusually good oppor.
| tunity for the real practice compar.
ed to a level drill field.
A large number of supplies fol
Company 1 arrived on the island this
morning. They are being issued tC
the men this afternoon. To receive
new supplies the men are now re.
quired to present the worn out article
as proof of good faith.
The dance for the regiment funC
at Summerdale last evening proved
as big a success as had been expected
although this morning the men were
still regretting that the rain had tC
come at a time when they calcu
late it knocked them out of c
good hundred bones" for the fund.
To Keep Camps Intact
1t is reported in army circles thf!
morning that every indication points
to the possibility of the southern
camps for National Guards being left
intact when they go to France anC
then occupied by the men called b!
= the second draft. Almost all th'
environments are situated in north
ern states and the camps in thu
South 1t is said this points to theii
use the entire winter as tho weather
does not become so severe as to bt
unfit for life under the canvass.
Edward L. Holman, of Millers
town, was the first man to report al
the local army station who has beer
discharged without being commits
stoned from an officers traininl
camp. The $4,000 men who received
training but did not qualify for {
commission will each be recommend
/ ed, If capable, for a "noncom" grade
/, in the National Army. 1t will b'
/ difficult to fill the large number o
'noncom" places in the new. army
and it is intended to use the men who
have benefited by training for thes'
places.
The pen are in no way obligated
to accept the places for which they
are recommended, but army Officers
this morning declared 1t to be one
of the most signal marks of true pa.
triotism. All of them considered
worthy will receive such letters o.
recommendation and If accepted b'
! required to report to their local sta
tions where they will be sworn ir
and sent to the post designated a
the end of their furlough. Most oi
them are given until the first of Sep
tember before they are requested
to report.