New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-16
Western Troops
Bound for France
Ordered to Mineola
War Department Directs
Mobilization of AID
Division

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-The LIST
Illi1ois Field Artillery and the troops
from Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michl-
gan and other states forming the new
AID National Guard Division, have been
ordered to mobilize at Mineola, Long
Island, to prepare for embarkation to
France.
Details of eDtrainment are left to
General Barry, who will have jursdlc-
tion over the troop movement until the
divisional troops are turned over to
General Bell, commanding the Eastern
Department.
No cantonment or camp will be con-
structed at Mineola, which has been
designated as mobilization point
rather than a training camp. The
guardsmen Of the rainbow division"
will get their training on the other
side
Mneola has all the water and sewage
accommodation necessary for SOL
diers' camp, even temporary, as there
is now an aviation camp there with a
large military force.
Guardsmen to Pitch Tents
The guardsmen will make their own
tented camp when they arrive at the
mobilization point, which has been
named Camp Albert l.. Mills, after Ma
jor General Mills, former chief of the
Militia Bureau, who died year and a
half ago.
Arrangements for embarkation OF the
10, 900 men Of the division will be made
by the Embarkatien Service, organiza-
ton OF which was announced by the
War Department to-day.
The new officers will have charge OF
shipment of troops and supplies for
tran satlantic transportation. In COM
mand Of the service will be Brigadier
General Francis j. Herman, one Of the
officers promoted to major general yes
terday, and Colonel Chauneey Baker, of
the Qusrtermaster Corps, who recently
returned from the French front.
1.-THE function OF this section" the
War Department explained in an or
der announcing its organization, us to
coo hiinate all shipments of munitions
and supplies of every kind and all
troop movements whose ultimate desti-
nation is Europe.
To Supervise All Movements
at will have direct supervision. sun
der the chief of staff, of all move
ments of supplies from points of ORR
gin to ports of embarkation; will
supervise the operation of the latter.
and will control the employment of
all army transports engaged in the
transatlantic service and such COM
mercal shipping as may be used to
supplement that service. II will ar.
range with the navy for convoy SER
vice"
Secretary Baker has ordered that
copies of all acquisitions. requests and
information of every character from
General Pershing which bear upon re-
Inducements or renewals of supplies
will be transmitted to the chief Of the
Fmharkation Service, so that he may
take entire charge of the work of
furnishing men and supplies for the
evolutionary forces.
Preparations for the mobilization
for the first of tn, National Army,
forces, beginning September 5, are
going forward without serious delay,
according to information received by
Provost Marshal General CrOwder
There are only a few districts where
loss Of time in getting the first 30 ner
cent of the men entrained for their
environments is expected.
Delay in Pennsylvania
Some delay may occur in Pennsyl-
yalia. Two district exemption boards
in that state have not been appointed
BY the President, and the local selee-
ton boards in these two areas cannot
muster their men or complete any step
Of mobilization until the district
boards have acted on the lists awaiting
consideration. Delay in appointment is
due, il is understood, to the necessity
for investigating local differences Of
opinion as to who should compose the
board.
Exeept for these eases, the orgshiza.
ton work Of the provost marshal gen.
erals office had been virtually com
pleted.
Only minor supplemental rulings are
expected from now on, as all the mary
points that have arisen have heen
ironed out and definite policy estab-