Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-05
NATIONAL GUARD
OF PENNA. BEST
Troops Have Demonstrated
Their Superiority Along
Border


Camp Stewart, Texas.-Demobiliza
ton of tho Pennsylvania Division ns
the seventh tactical unit of the United
states Army, with separation of State
and Federal military authority, begins
here with the advent of the new year.
More than half year of active bor-
der service. which began with the call
by the President in June, is thus
brought to honorable elimination by
the pennsylvania troops of the paci-
Hcation expedition.
From every comparative viewpoint,
professional observers say, the Key
stone State militiamen, under Major
General Charles M. Clement, have
demonstrated that the National Guard
OF Pennsylvania is the best state mill
tary organization in the United States
Philadelphia, with 1000 of the
$1,000 Pennsylvania troops, of whom
1000 in the First and Third Regiments
and auxiliary troops. and 500 in the
FIRST Cavalry and other organizations,
are already home, has gained new
laurels.
Approximately. 1000 Philadelphia
troops in the Second Pennsylvania
Field Artillery, recently converted
from infantry, and one of the oldest
and proudest military organizations in
the United States, and in the Sixth and
Eighth Infantry, remain here on duty.
General George Bell. Jr., regular
army commander of the military zone
from Central Texas to Yuma, Ariz,.
Will be in direct command of the re-
manning Philadelphia troops. and the
Third Pennsylvania Artillery, Sixth,
Eighth and Thirteenth Infantry, GEN
eral Christopher T. O'Neill.
pennsylvania troops to start home,
totaling approximately 1000 men, are
the Fourth and Sixteenth Infantry,
First Cavalry. field battalion of signal
troops, Field Hospital No. /, Ambu-
lance Company No. /. field bakery,
Second Brigade headquarters under
Brlgadier-General A. J. Logan and di-
vision headquarters under Major Gen
eral Clement
The Fourth Infantry, Colonel Ed
ward c. Shannon, whose headquarters
are at Columbia. is due to leave Sat
urday. The staff consists of Lieuten-
ant-Colonel NJ. l.. Case. Majors f. d.
Beary, P. e. Shelby and Quintin o.
Reitzel, Captain w. A. Ruch and Chap
lain II. s.. Dollman. The unit goes to
Harrisburg and the different COM
panies from there to Columbia. Allen
town. Reading, Bethlehem, Hamburg,
Pottsville, Pine Grove, Lebanon, Lam
caster and Easton.
The First Cavalry is to leave Jan
uary 3. going to Pittsburgh, where, it
is understood here, a street parade Is to
be held, and being divided there for
the final leg of the journey home.
Colonel John p. Wood. of Philadel-
phia, is in command. His staff con-
Sists OF Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel r.
Gleaves, United States Army; Majors
w. w. Fetzer, j. V. Cunningham and
c. w. Edmonds, Captains ]. G. White
side, II. M. Coffin, c. w. Lloyd, T. w.
Andrews and Robert O'Boyle, chap
lain, and Lieutenants r. Y. Gerhart,
Il. Hitzeroth. w. H. DithrIch, Jesse
10 ms II
Four Troops Go To Philadelphia
Four of the twelve troops, the First
and Second City and Troops A and G.,
so from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia,
the respective commanders being Cap
tain ]. f. McFadden. Captain ]. Will
liam Good, Captain Arthur c. Colahan
and Captain Thomas B. Myers. The
four troops may parade in Philadel-
phia, although they go to different
armories. The First City Troop armory
is Mt Twenty-third and Ranstead
streets; Second City and Troop a. at
$40 South Twenty-second street. and
Troop G. at 1922 Jefferson street.
The Sheridan Troop goes to Tyrone,
Governors Troop to Harrisburg,
Troop F to New Castle, Troop H to
Pittsburgh, Troop to Sunbury, Troop
K TO Lock Haven, Troop l. to Belle
fonte and Troop NJ to Lewisburg.
The field battalion of signal troops,
MaJor FREDERICK u. Miller, goes to
Pittsburgh; Captain Thomas P. Rose.
in command of the wire company, and
Captain James M. Brown, of the radio
company. They leave January 0. Field
Hospital No. / and Ambulance Com
pany No. l, Jointly under Major Ar
thur p. Schaefer, with Captain w. ].
Sterrett in command of the ambulance
company, also go to Pittsburgh, but
on January II.
Brigadier- General A. ]. Logan, who
long ago lost two of his three regi-
ments, the Tenth and Eighteenth, by
recalls home. and who has also seen
the remaining regiment, the Sixteenth,
hear the same summons, is another
unit that goes to Pittsburgh. He leaves
with his staff when the Sixteenth goes.
Field Bakery Leaves January IL
The field bakery, an innovation in
Pennsylvania since the troops came to
the border, under Captain Frank l..
Mueller, of Philadelphia, goes home
January IL. The unit is made up of
militiamen from many different com
mands and has turned out approx
mately 100000 pounds of bread here.