The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-03

b.
The examination was conducted under
supervision OF Major 2. 7. Kalbaugh
OF Piedmont. Captain ]. A. Rusmis.
sell and First Lieutenant WLliIrl e.
Ford OF Redwood, officers OF the San
ltary Detachment, connected with the
First West Virginia Infantry.
The men discharged for physical
disability from the service Of the Unit.
ed States yesterday will never be able
to return to the ranks according TO
rotations on the records. The dis.
charge was contaminated this after.
noon.
Every organization Of the First West
Virginia will be placed IN the HANDS
OF the medical inspectors as soon as
the units arntve In the city, and are
ready for mobilization camp. When
any case Of contagious or infectious
disease is discovered in the compa-
MES which may not be Of sufficient
virulance to cause discharge of the
soldier, the victim is isolated and quar-.
antined in mobilization camp. Thus
the men in the regiment will be con.
stantly taken care of and protected
Ihls examination is preliminary to
the examination to come later. The
second is far more thorough and
strenuous examination and will no
doubt eliminate several more from
the ranks of the First regiment.
Ihls later examination will take
place by the regular Army surgeon
sometime after the camp is well IN.
derway.
The camp should be ready TO receive
all members of the First West Virgin.
la within three days. Last night a car
OF equipment arrived on the 1880
train from Clarksburg and Charleston
In this car were uniforms, rifles. tents.
blankets, field ranges and cots. The
Baltimore and Ohio offices at Grafton
worked earnestly to assist the mem.
oers OF the aupply company to ge: this
car here and did very good work in
bringing 1t into the city last night.
me soldiers in charge of looking af-
Ter the welfare of the other men feel
mat the Baltimore and Ohio is doing
more than its share to help the coun.
try in this urgent hour. Equipment
which arrived in two cars Yesterday
on tne Baltimore and Ohio from Phila.
deiphia was unloaded on the Hickman
run branch. These cars contained
100 large pyramidal tents, 500 cots.
1000 blankets, 5000 bed sacks, $50
stoves for heating tents and other
small equipment.
Hauling this heavy material over
the road between Fairmont and the
Fair ground has worked havoc with the
road bed. This road will be put in
repair by the soldiers who will secure
Stag for the purpose. The road will
be made fit to receive ton upon ton
OF material and SO built that the r.ore
used the better 1t becomes. The
brains of the United States Army road
builders will be put into the road and
VIII show many Fairmonters how such
things should be done.
At nine o'clock this morning the
bids were opened for the first supply
OF food for the companies in camp,
1t called for Today substance Of
the entire regiment. This wcak is in
charge OF Leonard H. Jones of Nor.
gantown.
Due to the amount of kilograms be.
ing transmitted at the local station
the Western Union Telegraph company
is now forced TO stay open all night.
Immediately upon the heels of the
messenger bringing news to the Arm.
DRY last night that the President had
asked Congress in Joint session to de.
clare state of war came the news
OF the sinking of the Aztec OF the ORR.
entail Line. 1t brought mixed JOY and
sorrow. The men cody and calmy
were with the President in any action
ne saw fit and seeing war necessary
they praised him for his stand against
the submarine warfare and were anxi.
GUS to do their bit for their country.
The men congregated about the news.
paper offices to await news from Wash
ington. They were rewarded finally
with copy Of the message which they
read eagerly and dlgesting the mean.
ing of the note, went to their cots
last night ready for service this morn
ing IL need he