New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-10
Realization That Men Will
Leave Soon Draws
Big Throng
Two Regiments Arrive
Ohio Infantry and Indiana
Artillery Pull Into
Encampment
star Correspondsncel


CAMP MILLS, L. l.. Sept. o. Between
10000 and $4,000 visitors came to Camp
Mills to-day to see the men of the
1st (Rainbov) Division. Perfect fall
weather and a realization that the word
for the 42d Division to start for France
may come at any moment brought out
throng by far the largest that has
visited the cantonment on Hampstead
Plains.
Men Of the old seth were not the
only ones who had visitors to-day, the
crowd being almost a. representative
Of the entire country as. the Rainbow
Division itself Friends and relatives
of men in the Alabama, Virginia,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and other
contingcnts were among the crowds,
and the wives and children of scores Of
officers i'm units from distant states,
who are quartcred in hotels and pri-
waite residences in Hampstead, Mineola
and Garden City, we're also included.
From , until o'clock i'm the after
noon the guests were allowed to roam
at will through the camp, and when the
bugle called for evening retreat at 5:l5
the guards had difficulty in driving the
crowds off the parade ground.
ith Ohio Arrives
The 4th Ohio Infantry, one Of the
largest units in the LIST Division, ar
rived in camp this morning. and its
men came in for large share of at
trntion. 1t took eight trains. Of four
teen cars each, 10 carry the Ohio sol
dicrs and their equipment.
Headquarters Of the regiment X in
Columbus, but the command was
brought to war strength under the new
regulations by means of detachments
from other regiments in that state. As
"a result there are men in it from Lima,
Cincinnati, Toledo, Cleveland. New
Lexington and Alliance. About 30 per
cent of the Ohio soldiers saw service
on the Mexican border.
Colonel Benson W. Hough com
mands the regiment. He was formerly
Adjutant General Of the state It repre-
sents. On his staff are Lieutenant
Colonel George Florence, Majors r. c.
Allen, II. J. Henderson and l.. s.
iiouser Major Angus Macibor is the
regimental surgeon. Captain Charles ).
GummiS is adjutant and Lieutenant j.
Ia - rT Ia1 n
pitched its tents Just above the old
69th's quarters. on Clinton Road. It
will be the 166th Infantry.
Included in the contingent was Hank
Gowdy, star catcher OF the Boston
Braves. lie is color sergeant Of ths
unit.
Indiana Artillery Arrives
The men who are to represent In
diana in the lst Rainbow Division
reached Camp Mills at s o'clock to-
night. They we're formerly members OF
the LIST Indiana Field Artillery and are
| commanded by Captain Robert Tyn-
dali. They will form the 150th Field
Artillery Battery in the 42d Division.
General Order No. 3, issued by Gem
eral w. A. Mann to-day, standardizes
| the intensive training the division is 10
B receive mere. heretofore various 1CEl-
mental and battalion commanders have
been pursuing individual lines Of drill
work. As result Of General MAINS
/ order every man Of the thousands en-
| camped here will receive identical
| training, beginning tomorrow. Tho
/ scheme of training is understood TO
| have been mapped out by the War Col
| lege.
Tho new schedule provides for daily
| lectures on methods of conducting
1 trench warfare from pamphlets issued
| by the War Department. II announces
| special work for artillery. engineers,
| signal and machine gun companies. On
! Monday and Friday Of the first week
! there will be practice marches of six
miles, with packs and full equipment.
/ l he distance will be increased weekly.
Conferences Each Night
/ Regimental and battalion confer
| ences will be held each night, under the
new order, and all officers must at
tend, to discuss plans for the next days
work. One Of the features of the new
order is that members Of the various
commands are relieved of guard duty.
! The policing Of the entire camp will be
looked after, beginning tomorrow. by
! Colonel r. +. Wood and his Virginia
military police.
Practical instruction particularly ap-
/ plicable TO the conduct of trench war
/ fare is reserved for a later date.