The sun., 1917-07-31
FIRST GUARD UNITS
TO CAMP THIS WEEK
Detachment From Each Regi-
ment Ordered to Proceed
to Spartanburg, s. G.

Within three weeks. It Is now be-
heved. that portion of the New York
National Guard comprising the Twenty
seventh division Of the army will en-
train for spartanburg. S. C. The opin-
Ion is based upon orders received yes
terday by Major-Gen Organ directing
the immediate preparation of one COM
pnny from the various units OF the divi-
sion Tor movement South to put the fln-
Thing touches on Camp wadsworth.
These detachments will leave before
the end of the week II is estimated
the work necessary to be finished al
Camp Wadsworth will consume at most
not more than ten days or two weeks
therefore 1t is thought the remaining
forces will entrain about August Is.
The companies which will make up the
advance party have not yet been desg-
mated. They will he selected by the
reglmental commanders. Most OF the
city units will mobilize in their armories
the rest In Van Cortlandt Park pending
the order to depart. One company from
the Third Infantry, one from the Sew
enty-fourth Infantry and a battery OF
the Third Field Artillery will mobilize
at the armory of the Seventy fourth In.
fantry, Buffalo.
Tents Will he Taken Along.
All tents not now in use will be car.
ried with the advance guard, the men OF
which will go fully uniformed and
equipped for field service. Capt. Edward
Miller of the Quartermasters Depart
ment has been designated as the detach.
ment quartermaster and will accompan,
the troops South.
The orders were issued by Major-Gen
Fell. commanding the Eastern Depart
| ment. and were at once transmitted
| through Gen. Organ to the regimenta
| commanders.
Meanwhile the dispos. .tion OF the sur
Plus State regiments which now com
brise the Fourth Brigade was the sub
tect OF conference at Governors IslanC
between Eastern Department official
and Major-Gen. Wilson. Until a few
days ago the Fourth Brigade was com
posed of the Tenth. Fourteenth, FIT
| teenth and Forty-seventh New York In
! fantry regiments. To these have beef
added a separate battalion from tn
District of Columbia and an extra com
pany from Maryland.
Heretofore Gen. Wilson'S headquar
ters has been in Buffalo. He has nov
transferred his offices to the Twenty
third Infantry Armory in Brooklyn. ant
Is accompanied by Brigade Adjutan
Andrew Tuck OF Rochester.
Since the Fourth Brigade is attache,
to the Eastern Department II Is liabl
to guard service anywhere In the terri
tory from Virginia to Lake Ontario
Where the various units will be sta
toned temporarily has not been mad
public-and may not be-but II is GER
tain they will not he sent South 4
training camps within one to thre
months.
Units Ordered to south.
To be ready to depart for Cam,
wadsworth. which is Ave miles from
! Spartanburg. Immediately upon receip
of orders these detachments of the ad
vance guard OF the Twenty-seventh di
vision will mobilize in Van Cortland
| Park:
First Infantry, one company.
Second Infantry. one company.
| Engineer Train. one Lieutenant, one ser
Field Bakery Company, one sergeant
| two corporals and fourteen privates will
| one bakery unit.
The following detachments in New
York city will proceed direct from thei
respective armories:
| Division Headquarters Troop. one platoon
Quartermaster Corps Detachment, te
| enlisted men.
| seventh Infantry. one company.
Twelfth Infantry. one company
| Twenty-third Infantry one company.
Sixty-ninth Infantry. one company.
| Seventy-hrst Infantry. one company.
| First Cavalry. one troop.
Squadron A, Cavalry one platoon
! Twenty second Engineers, one company
First Battalion Signal Corps. one platoon
Military Police. one platoon.
Ammunition Train, one company.
| supply Train. one company.
Third Ambulance Company. complete.
First Field Artillery. one battery
Second Field Artillery. one battery.