New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-11
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nigh, hold 1912 brand new soIdlers
y, bYt q few hours ago were engaged
=. r,s,cful pursuits as citizens Of New
~ The transition from civilian to
-r..,ry life was quickly and psinlessly
...,r,r'lShed shortly after noon whom
-. .,,y's FIRST contribution 70 tho new
y.,o,al Army was turned over TO
,..,. Sam. personally represented hero
Major General J Franklin Bell.
Mon whose s!umbers never before
-. b,cn broken by a more martial
- than the jang!e of an alarm
-, will be aroused tomorrow morn
80 q rev order OF things by tho
rsr. Of q bu-,o. Men whose appetitos
I've heretofore been tempted by the
.-,sg,.s Of city restaurants passed up
.,,,s-rs for a second helping at army
ness.
rE. total OF arrivals who detraincd
s-o- the Long Island Railroad trains
t,-s this afternoon is 1900, which
.,.,s that the scheduled delivery Of
,,w material was made without hitch.
True some Of the city's quota over
.,rsbra.ed i'm advance and were left be-
t;,5 when their comrades departed
~, morning. But their places were
.,ts, bv substitutes Latest advices
sr,~ the city arc that the absentees-
a., Bronx policeman and a clerk are oc-
,,Dyrr cells awaiting a police court
b.srire for their misdceds
First Quota Business-Like
No body Of men have appeared more
,.-i,gs and business-libe than the
50. ,rafr-oad Of soldier material that
r,'os5ed here az exactly FIVE minutes
s5,sr o'clock Major General Bell
rs ,ro~c 10 receive them IN person.
ris-.-~a~. Colonel Hugh Johnston,
tho executive officer Of the provost
marshal general called the boys "a
gs--e5 sra-IooNug bunch and Deputy
a.-,~-cv General Roscoe ;. Conkllng,
who also accompanied the boys 70 ap-
ben. declared that everything was be-
ING done without q hitch.
Ibo only music to be heard was the
s~o9e Of q tractor near the railroad
siding The only flag to be seen was
mall one that wOrEuen had run up
IN the rear Of a freight train in honor
az the coming of the drafted men.
NicbaeI Decker Of Bloomfield, Staten
Island. NAV boast TO his grandchildren
in wears 20 come that he was the man
who led the assault Of civilians upon
Camp Upton. Behind him came a body
Of men attirei in straw hats, old
,Io-bez. sweaters everything, IN TACT,
t,tg soldier is not expected TO wear.
/, ,hsr arms were tiny bundles that
contained a.. the remnants OF me NE
thew were leaving behind them. Ihere
were wowe-'s handbags, DathlnE SUI,
Rags and Just plain newsPapcr-wraPPed
bundles &C.,
But the appearance Of the men did
no, bring a single laugh from the
little group of Iaboring men who stood
sbou: the tracks TO witness the arr
vsls Something n the set OF the Jaws
Of the youths saved them from 50
much a. suggestion OF rldlcuIe oy
seasoned veterans OF other civilians:
They offered many opportunities Tor
others 10 laugh with them, however.
Kaiser HAMMERS Union, No. lJ,. was
tho wording on a banner carried by
members Of that exemption district.
Another banner bore the words per-
lin or Bust"
"Ncve the lucky thirteen vas
printed or p Tlacard carried by the
thirteen members Of Exemption DIS
trict 40. 80. Of Brooklyn.
Motion Picture Men busy
tn, fret activity that attracted the
s,,sr..o- ,s ia 5cl,tsr+e soldiers was
The. 80 1911 - rictyra opera-
~ - -. E,,ytf,. 1,ri,d;oc their
rrscL:-.s .. -, si;,bteG rrom their
trsirs
&c, -.,.~o IN tho movies a1ready,"
sonesoay shouted. imm ...si,, e'f Fry
disheyslod rafmert in order that the
folks back home might not be disap-
pointed with his appearance.
The moment The men set foot on
solid ground thew we're formed in line
by the officer. who had met he trains
az Nalrord. six miles from the camp.
"F.u i'm" wa. the first mil\try com
marl os..u IN t5e ciyilian-soldiers, and
IL too. m .y,rqfninr 10 convey the
r1ca-.-, +g -rsr
n 10 - .,,,.srd tho barracks.
car,- -. .r.r,,151o, General Rel.
too, stg.,. - a.. rca, cbarces. They
6isrovcrs5 NOV - eyory nationality.
i-.I,g.-- -. N, ,(,,i5 not under
,,c,r ~ 80 i.r,,,a,o
a.. 49,. ,- ID ~ moro difficult
p, - I'll, Loca-,e solJiers
IL 80. me- - e., rrc,lieb -
we must .lNy 'taLu my"