The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-09-12
NO MILITARY men TO
Be LEFT in this STATE
All Men in National Guard Will go
Abroad With Division.

Camp Mcclellan, Ala, Sept. IL
AS the plans for the reorganization
of the Twenty-ninth Division, United
States Army, of which the Maryland
National Guard troops are a unit, be-
gan to take definite shape, there are
indications that few, if any, officers
or enlisted men in the Nauonal
Guard at this time will be left be-
hind when the division sails for ser
vice overseas. Every Marylander IN
the service now probably will go oV-
erseas with the division.
If all the units of the division
were at full war strength under the
present system of army organization
it is probable that the reorganization
would create large surplus OF
troops which might remain in the
depot brigade here. Many units ar
irving are below war strength, how
ever. and at least one is below Ma
tional Guard peace strength.
Every National Guardsman with
the possible exception of a score or
more officers detailed to the skeleton
organization of the depot brigade
will undoubtedly be utilized in some
capacity in the TWenty-ninth Dlvl-
sion when it goes overseas. Not all
the men. however. will be retained in
the outfits in which they enlisted or
We're commissioned. The reorganiZa-
ton cont plates two brigadeS of in
fantry, one of artillery trains and
various other units necessary to an
army division.
The infantry brigade in which the
Maryland troops will serve Will be
composed of one Maryland regiment
and one regiment Of Virginians. As
has been reported, it Will be COM
manded by Brigadier General Charles
ID. Gather. There are now three in
fantry regiments in the Maryland
National Guard, or about 5000 men.
The new Maryland regiment will con-
sist of 300 men.
App oximately $500 soldiers will
be available for other work of the
division after the Maryland Infantry
Brigade is selected, and there is little
doubt that there will be places for
them all
1t became known here today that
about 200 drafted men will be sent
here from Camp Lee, Va, to round
out this division as soon as they are
requested by Major General Charles
G.. Morton, commanding officer. The
fact that drafted men will be needed
is accepted as a certain indication
that all the National Guardsmen will
be required in the fighting forces of
this division. WhenIhe drafted men
will be sent for by General Morton
is not known, but it is probable that
they will not come here until all the
National Guard troops have arrived.
All the troops originally assigned
to this division are expected to be
here within a week unless they are
held up by lack of transportation IA
cilities or other reasons at their
home stations. The first Maryland
Infantry, commanded by Col. Charles
nj. Little, is due to arrive about noon
tomorrow, but in all probability will
not reach camp until late afternoon
1t will detrain about mile below
camp and march in. The impedi-
mentia will be brought within half a
mile of the camp site.
The finishing touches to the prepa-
rations for the reception of the First
were applied today by the three
Maryland Infantry companies on du
ty here under Major d. John Mar
key, of the First Infantry. Electric
lights were installed in the mess
halls; the shower baths were placed
in order and practically all the First
will have to do upon arrival will be
to pitch tents. If the weather is IA
vorable it probably will be establish
ed in camp two hours after arrival.
So far as conditions here are con
cerned there is nothing to delay the
fcfa Of 10
Fourth and Fifth Infantry Regi-
ments. Camp sites for the COM
mands of Colonels Jones and Bowie
have been prepared and they will be
required to do little more toward es-
tablishing their camp than the First
will have to do tomorrow.
AS detachment officer of the guard
last night Major Markey raided a
large and flourishing crap game with
in few yards of the Maryland Bri
gade camp. The game was we'll or
ganiZed, conducted by d civilian on
table specially constructed for the
purpose. Its patrons were mostly
civilians. Major Markey clrcled the
shack with soldiers, who closed in
quietly on the game. The gambling
apparatus was contiScated.
Fall swept down upon Camp Nc
Clellan today on the wings of a chill
northwest wind. Immediately Gen
eral Morton took steps to provide the
men with winter clothing and stoves
for the tents. He has ordered re-
questions for overcoats and other
| winter clothing and Sibley stoves.
He is determined that this division
shall not be caught unprepared by
the blasts of wintry winds.
Brigadier General Charles w. Bar
| Der, of New Jersey, accompanied by
Lieutenants Barber and stephens,
his aids, reached camp this morning
| and shortly afterward General Nor
ton called all brigadier commanders
into conference. The conference,
| which was interrupted only for lun-
| cheon, lasted the greater part of the
day
| 1t is understood that about 80 per
cent. of the work of reorganization
can be completed Il few days after
the arrival here of all the troops.
In the British army "a, 900 motor
cyclists are in active service. Forty
thousand of these are dispatch rid
ers and the remaining 10000 are in
machine gun batteries, signal corps
and convoy service. The machines
in use embrace every known make
and include many of American manu-
facture. Our own government has
become interested in the motorcycle