Evening star., 1917-04-06

4 ganization of the southern pulld-
Ing station.
The Sd Infantry. n. G. D. c.. is to
be held in reserve in its camp near
Fort Myer, Va, for ANY service 1t may
be called upon to perform" This state
ment was made at the War Department
today when inquiry was made as to the
duty to which the regiment probably
would be assigned.
While in camp the miltamen will be
drilled and whipped into shape for inn
mediate call. 1t is not intended at the
present time. it is stated, to place them
on guard duty in this city, as the
field is satisfactorily covered under eX-
listing conditions by the 1st Separate
battalion of the District National
Guard and no more troops are needed
at present to reinforce the police force
in guarding the material interests OF
the city
the military guard in this city. how
ever it was stated, the Sd District In
fantry will be utilized for that pur,
pose Although admitted that the sd
Infantry might be ordered to duty Ill
another part of the country in case
of necessity, it was stated thar there
is no such intention at the present
time.
Now in Federal Service.
The Sd Infantry, n. .. II. c.. today
was mustered into the federal service.
At IL o'clock this morning assembly
was sounded and the work of setting
up camp in a field of mud was stopped
long enough to permit the rren to form
and answer Present" as their names
were read from the muster roll.
Physical examination of the national
guardsmen is to start this afternoon
and viii be continued until every mem
ber of the command has been before
the examining surgeons.
The men willshave to stand physi-
cal examination which is practically
the same as that which took place
when the regiment was called into fed
eral service last summer for border
service. Maj. Arthur NJ. Whaley, Med
ical Corps, U. S. A, is the examining
officer. The mastering today was un-
der the direction of Maj. NJ. B. Stewart.
U. S. A. chief mastering officer, with
Capt. Horace P. Hobbs, L. S. A, and
Capt. Albert T. Rich. U. S. A, assisting.
Mintiamen Work in Mud.
The work of setting up camp started
early this morning and by noon practi-
caIly all the tents were in position. To
accomplish this the militiamen had to
~OIh III IuuQ lIdt was well over their
shoe tops in many instances
Only Company D remained at the
camp last night and the remainder of
the regiment was permitted to return
to their homes in this city. Because of
the downpour of rain Col. Glendie b.
Young found it was almost next to i'm
possible to get the entire command un-
der canvas last night. AS soon a the
tents of D Company. which was on
guard, were set up the other men were
excused
When they returned to the camp this
morning they found that most of their
equipment was rainSoaked. Although
efforts had been made to protect 1t with
tarpaulins, few articles escaped a
drenching. Fortunately for the soldiers
a strong wind has been blowing all
day and by night they hope to have
their blankets and cots dried. They
are hoping the wind will continue for
several days so that the mud which now
covers their camp will be dried up.
None Suffer From Drenching.
Although practically every man in
the regiment had his clothing soaked
by the rain yesterday. 1t was stated
this morning that practically no one
had suffered any i'll effects from the
drenching. The men are all in the best
OF physical condition as the result of
the training they received during the
border campaign.
Within few minutes after the regi-
mental headquarters tent had been set
up this morning soldiers from Fort
Myer had installed a branch telephone
OF the post exchange Chaplain Ar
thur l. Smith will have a large Y NJ.
c. A. tent set up as soon as the work
Of getting the camp built is well under
way, SO that the men will have a
recreation center when not duty.
Two members of Company B. 1st
Separate Battalion. n. G. D. c., now
engaged in guard duty on the Wash
tngton aqueduct, were painfully in
jured last night, when army wagon,
in which they Were riding, was over
turned on the Conduit road, when the
horses attached to it were frightened
by an automobile. They Corp.
Both of them received contusions about
the limbs and body. They were re-
moved to Georgetown University Hos
pftal for treatment.
Martial Law Not Needed Here Now.
There is nothing in the present stu
alton in the District of Columbia call
ing for the establishment of martial
law. This statement was made by War
Department officials in connection with
the appointment of Capt. Charles G.
Harvey, I'd Cavalry. U. S. A, stationed
| at Fort Myer, Va, as provost marshal
of the military forces employed in po-
lice duty in and about this city.
| 1t was explained that Capt. Harvey
will designate the places and buildings
TO be guarded by the military forces
including units of the District National
Guard. and will that the rules and
regulations of the army governing these
forces will be enforced.
The 1st Separate Battalion, N. G..
d. C.. already is engaged in guard duty
about the city, and the Sd Infantry.
n. G. d. c., which moved from the l.
street armory to Fort Myer, Va, yester-
day. soon may also be engaged in this
work.
The local police force will 20 70.