New-York tribune., 1917-07-14
Guard Mobiles
Monday; To Train
At Spartanburg
New York Militia to Take
Federal Oath on
August S
Men Lack Equipment
Home Defence Leagues May
Be Drafted by State for
Period of War

The New York National Guard Will he
modified Monday morning at O'Clock
preparatory 10 its departure for spar
tauburg. s. c.. where il Will begin IN
tersive training for overseas service;
Major General John +. Organ received
the mobilization order from AdJutant
General Louis W. Stotesbury at Albany
yesterday.
The order had been expected for
several davs. and General Organ had
only. 10 direct the issuance OF the
necessary instructions 10 regimental
and unit commanders 20 set IN motion
the machinery.
The men will take the Federal oath
on August ;. by which date II - be-
lieved the entire Guard, or. at any rate,
the 9th Division. will be in camp al
Spartanburg. It is desired 10 have the
men on the ground ready 10 take up
the rigorous training schedule the mo-
ment they enter the United states SER
vice.
Departure May BE Delayed
Their departure, however. waits on
many things. Lack of equipment Is
the main drawback II is said that
conditions in this regard are little bet
ter than a year ago, the Guard having
only two-thirds the requisite amount
OF army property. .
This situation is due TO no fault OF
the Guard officials. for recruits nave
been tumbled into the ranks at such
rate for the last month that II has been
impossible for the quartermasters de-
partment to keep pace with them.
The influx of late volunteers also
gives rise to another problem. Some
units are poorly balanced, the green
men being sometimes almost IN the
majority.
Adiutant General Stotesbury's order
directed the mobilization OF the 9Th Di-
vision headquarters, including the
headquarters troop, which indicates
/ General Organ will be retained as
commander of the principal contingent
of the New York troops
The following organizations are des-
/ ignated as components of the 9Th Di-
vision:
First Brigade Infantry )-7th. 18th
and seth regiments and brigade head
quarters.
Second Brigade Infantry LIST Reg
iment. Bnghamton; 23d Regiment,
Brooklyn; list Regiment and brigade
+ headquarters.
Third Brigade Infantry I'd Regi-
ment, Troy; Sd Regiment. Rochester:
/ 74th Regiment, Buffalo, and brigade
/ headquarters.
/ Field Artillery Brigade list. I'd and
/ Sd regiments.
Non-combatant units-22d Engineers,
ist Battalion Signal Corps, division
supply train, Companies A and B, sup
ply detachment; division ammunition
( train. field bakery. sanitary troops.
] Although not mentioned in the Off
cial list, il is believed that the lst Cav
airy of Brooklyn and Squadron A Of
Manhattan will be attached TO the 6th
Division as divisional cavalry There
also is a report that these units will
be dismounted and attached to the 9Th.
The l4th and 47th Infantry Of Brook
lyn, the 10th Infantry of Albany and
the 18th Infantry of Manhattan. a
negro regiment, will be grouped into
the 4th Brigade and probably attached
to divisions from other states. The
ousting from the I'd Brigade of the
l4th Infantry, which saw service on
the border, by the lst Regiment from
Binghamton was a surprise.
To Mobilize at ArmOries
The coast defence commands. the
Sth of The Bronx, the 9th of Manhat-
tan and the 18th of Brooklyn. will
mobilize with the rest, but probably
will be assigned 70 duty in coas. forts.
All commands will form at their ar
mories, except the 18th Infantry and
the 4th Field Hospital Corps, which
will mobilize at Camp Whitman. These
organizations have no armores.
Adjutant General Stotesbury in his
order urges an effort 70 prevent abb
sentees from Mondays muster, and
urges that all organizations have their
company property and records ready
tor immediate inspection.
Commenting on the selections made
for the 9Th Division. General Organ
said il was likely that the New York
Guard would be split up eventually
into several divisions, to conform with
European standards. The general
pointed out that the $4,000 men in the
New York Guard is almost enough to
make a European army corps.
With the drafting Of tire New York
troops into Federal service, speculation
has arisen as 10 how the new state
force of 10000, required by law, will
be organized Adjutant General
Stotesbury is reported 70 be working
out plan for the drafting of upstate
home defence organizations into the
service as state militia for the period
Of the war. The Home Defence League
Of New York, $1,000 strong, is left out
of his calculations.