Evening journal., 1917-07-25
DELAWARE OWN"
IS M0BILIZING TODAY
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triotism perhaps just little stronger
than in the breasts of their brothers
outside the ranks. They lacked all
semblance Of the trained and Uniform
ed troops they soon will be- They
were just men-men in old clothes
and new clothes And here and there
could be heard conversations In ltal.
ian. Polish and Russian. For the
most part. however. the disorganized
crowd was composed of as fine speci-
mems OF Americans as one could wish
to see.
There we're no delays In the mobili-
cation of these men. Everything was
done ike clockwork. and the officers
showed splendid efficiency. Less than
one hour after the beginning of the
work. at Z O'Clock this morning, fifty
men, under the command Of Captain
Van Sewer, were marching toward the
p. B. and W. depot They entrained
az S.l0 o'clock, and were on their way
20 Milford to iill the ranks of X Com
pany. AZ 1912 another baIh of fifty
recruits left this city for Dover under
command Of Lieutenant Berger, and Cap
tain Salter left here with another de
tachment Of ninety men for Newark
where seventy of them will be put into
the machine gun company and twenty
into = Company. Ten men for II Com
pany, at New Castle. left later
In the meantime. the band was
mobilizing, now eighteen strong. at
the arsenal. and Companies l. aud NJ
were being lined up and measured for
uniforms on the main floor of the
armory. They we're not divided into
squad or platoOns and this will not
be done until the men are Outftted.
The headquarters company. under the
command OF Captain j. d. Bush. was
also mobllizlng, and as this company
is composed almost entirely Of non
commissioned officers and veterans.
including sixteen mounted orderlies,
this company was put to work at its
regular duties by noon. The supply
company also was soon organized and
uniformed.
From the mobilization points down
State. which are Milford, Dover New
ark and New Castle came word early
I'm the morning that muster officers
and medical officers were already at
those points ready 10 perform their
work OF mastering In the new troops
land making the Federal medical ex-
aminations. The mastering in pro-
cess is merely a formality, as every
man was I'm the Federal service from
the moment he reported. A muster
ing officer and medical examiner were
! expected at the local armOry some
time today.
Orders came from the War Depart
/ oil ~
! the regiment As this has already
/ been done with a few exceptions the
officers are now acting I'm their OH
cial capacities as designated by Gov
ernor Townsend. The few vacancies
that still remain are expected 10 be
1 filled some time today
The Second Battalion Will not be
taken on guard duty Immediately. but
this will probably be done within a
few days. when It becomes necessary
] to begin drilling the veterans win
| rockies Of the regiment. A majority
Of the four hundred and more men
who moblized in this city this morn
ing. Will remain at their homes fol
the period OF fifteen days before th'
regiment leaves for the South. Some
however. viii be quartered I'm th'
ArmOry. and for these cots were
brought up today by the supply com
pany The men who left here today
for down-State mobilization points
will also be ouartered in armories
At Dover the men will be fed az the
Richardson Hotel. while az Milford
Newark and New Castle mess will be
served in the town Armories. Stoves
and cooking utensils have already
been dispatched to these points.
About twenty men failed 10 answer
the call Of mobil zation this morning
but these will be given a little more
time in which to report However u
thew have not reported by tomorrow
morning. armed squads will be sen
after them. II they are still not
heard from within reasonable length
of time. they will be hunted down anC
branded as deserters and treated a.
such in time Of war