New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-12
Old Goth to Drop
ESQ Unfit Men
And Recruit Here
Many Sent From Other
Regiments Unable to
Stand Terrific Pace
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CAMP MILLS, Long Island Sept. II.
Between $50 and 300 Of tho men sent
to join the old Goth NOW tire I65th)
Infantry from various Manhattan and
Brooklyn National Guard regiments
will never got TO France via the first
Rainbow Division route.
These men. who. because Of their ina
biity TO stand the terrific pace being
set at Camp Mills. have been source
of deep concern 20 the officers Of the
165th. will be dismissed from the ser
vice on the ground they are unfit for
the performance of active field duty.
The wedding out process begins to-mor-
Tow, according 10 an announcement this
afternoon BY Colonel Hinc, commander
OF the old 69th
At the same time Colonel Hine de-
clared the vacancies thus created will
oe filled with new recruits. Colonel
Hine ordered Lieutenant William i.
McKenna. adjutant Of the lG5tn's sec
ond battalion, to Manhattan tonight.
Lieutenant McRenua VIII take charge
of a recruiting station, which viii De
opened in the Irish commands armory
at Twenty-sixtil Street and Lexington
Avenue. tomorrow morning. a vigor-
Gus campaign will be conducted in
Manhattan until all the vacancies are
filled.
Expects Easy Recruiting
81 have not the slightest doubt" said
Colonel Hine, that we will be able to
get all the men we need in record time.
| am satisfied there are hundreds Of
young Americans in Manhattan who
will jump AT chance to get into the
first Rainbow Division. There are any
number of youths who know they could
not go abroad with a finer outfit than
the 42d Division"
The men 20 be weeded out Of the old
Goth include soldiers transferred 70
Camp Mills from the 23d, 18th, l4th
and lis: Infantry. New York National
Guard. The only absolutely perfect
detachmen: sent to join the seth was
from the eth New York Infantry. Not
e single man who came to Hampstead
Plains from that command Is 10 be sent
away. The striking OF the names Of
these men from the roster OF the l65th
will close q matter which has been the
cause Of much annoyance to the mill
tary authorities here. Word that Colo
mel Hina mad decided to weed out these
men came in an order sent by Captain
Doyle, the regimental adjutant. 10 the
various company commanders this
morning requesting that lists OF men
unfit for active field work be sent to
headquarters.
Many Physically Unfit
Major Lawrence. the l65th's surgeon.
will begin examining these men to-
morrow morning. II is believed most
Of those listed 70 20 will be found TO
be suffering from various physical de
fects. These men will be dismissed
with a surgeons certificate Of dis
ability.
The cases Of the men who cannot be
weeded out Of the service on physical
grounds will be passed on by regl-
mental board, and II IS said they VIII
be dismissed because Of their mental
unftness for the business Of soldering,
The first deaths IN the Rainbow Di-
vision occurred to-day when two prl-
Yates, both in the contingent from
Alabama. succumbed 10 pneumonia.
They were Charles J. Fletcher. Com
pany |. OF Girard. Ala. and Herschel
Boodwor,h. Company &, OF Stspleton'
Ala.
Both Of these men were Ill when
thew came 20 Hampstead Plains. They
wer. given military honors and detAch-
ments OF soldiers from the Alabama
unit followed the bodies 10 Mlneola,
from whore they were sent South.