New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-27
list Mobiles
In II Hours; All
Records Broken
Illness and Absence from
Town Account for Few
Not on Hand

The mobilization OF the list Regi-
ment yesterday broke all records for
speed, its officers believe,
The only absentees when assembly
sounded at 8 o'clock yesterday morning
twelve hours after the orders we're
received from Adjutant General Stctes-
bury-were a number of sick men and
several who were out of town. All
these reported either by telephone or
telegraph, the only absentee officer re-
porting by wire that he was leaving At
lantic City at once for New York.
Many of the men we're still without
their woollen uniforms as they formed
ranks, but fifteen minutes later the
quartermaster department was opened
and the issuing Of heavy clothing was
begun. This work continued until
evening, when every man was COM
rletely equipped.
After the morning formation all en-
listed men except those needed for de-
tails and guard, and the non-commis-
stoned officers who were to help in pre-
pairing the myriad papers necessary to
the mastering of National Guard or
gGnization into the Federal field SER
vice, were excused until last night. 1t
is expected that this programme will
be followed daily until after the mus
ter.
Mems Comment Bitter
Enlisted men of the regiment COM
mented bitterly on the fact that the
government had mustered them out of
service only 20 force them to do
double portion of work in being re-
mustered in. They pointed out that il
would have been just as easy for the
government to have kept them in the
Federal service and to have excused
| thin from active service until an
emergency arose.
But under the present system they
must prepare company muster rolls
showing every man in the company;
two long enlistment forms for each
man: ration returns; morning reports,
ard half dozen other things which
/ involve much clerical labor.
This work could be done within three
days, were the necessary forms on
hand. but unfortunately the regiment,
despite frequent demands and requisi-
tions on the Adjutant General, has only
been able to receive the reply that the
/ the War DEPARTMENT could not furnish
the forms as they were temporarily out
of print.
Captain J. L. Gilbreth, u. s. A., the
mastering officer, applied TO Governors
/ Island for help and was given 200
forms, but the regiment requires 5000
enlistment blanks alone. No one knows
when they will arrive, but the army
surgeons who pass on the physical
qualifications of the men, began their
work yesterday. The mastering will
take place as soon as their work is
done and the forms can be procured
and prepared Captain W. n. Haskell
will assist in the mastering.
More Calls Expected
The impression is prevalent both
among the officers of the list and those
on Governors Island that no immediate
distribution of troops will take place,
but that instead both the list and the
[ I'd New York Infantry will be mustered
in and held in readiness for any out
/ break that may come during the next
/ two weeks, or for service at any point
+ that may be threatened.
/ These officers believe that other regi-
ments will be called out in New York
before next Sunday, and that by April
practically the entire guard of the state
will be under arms.
Colonel W. G.. Bates, commander Of
| the regiment, has received no orders
except TO recruit his regiment from its
present strength of 1876 officers and
i men to its full war strength of 1900.
Many recruits presented themselves
! Yesterday