New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03
Men Sent with Regulars
Said To Be on Way to
Join Pershing
Tried for "Disloyalty'
Student Officer of This City
Who Talked Pro-German
Is Acquitted

PlattsburC. June our
officers recently commissioned heuteh-
ants Of infantry, with captain OF the
regular army, left here tonight for
Governors Island on secret mission
Il Is unoficially declared that they
will 90 to France with the Pershng
division.
Color is lent to the report by the
fact that the captain. whose name is
withheld. served on the staff OF Gen
eral Pershing in Mexico. The men
who will accompany him are all New
Workers, and have seen active service
in the National Guard. They are
Iieutenants Thomas L. Galbreath, {. A.
Wallace. John T. Baker and A. +. Il.
Lucas.
These are the first men to leave the
camp on what will probably prove &C
tive service. Their departure caused
stir. Military authorities refuse 10
affirm or deny the report that on June
Is forty men will be selected from eacn
comnanv and sent abroad for training.
Three members of the New York
regiment we're discharged from the
camp to-day. Frederick A. Clark was
DISQUALIFIED through physical disability.
Theodore F. Jones and Herman t.
Froehlich were discharged for what
sppears on the order of the day as
personal and official reasons
Court MartiaIled and Acquitted
Inquiries in the case of Froehlich'
which aimed to show that his German
name brought about his dismissal
proved that he was released solely Tor
business reasons The questioning ac-
cidentallv brought to light. however
that one New Yorker. whose name the
authorities refused to divulge, ana
which strongly indicates his German
narentare. was court martalled las
night for alleged disloyal utterances..
Inflammation which led to the court
martial was given by fellow members
in the accused mans company. Ihey
orc reportcd 70 have testified that dur
INC an acquaintance with him IN New
York and since his admission 20 camp
he frequently made remarks when
could be construed as pro-German.
The defendant admitted that before
war had been declared on Germany ny
this country he had discussed wa.
cvestions from the German point OF
view. Since the entry Of inc tnlted
States into the war. he declared. he
mad unreservedly espoused the cause
Of this country. He characterized the
alleged disloyal remarks made az camp
as Hhvpothctical statements OF war
questions under debate among the stu
dent officers. The case was dismissed.
One of the officers or the regular
army in commander a company was
reprimanded to-day by the camp com
nander for compelling the members
OF his unit TO salute the reserve or
GERS in the ranks Of his company. lie
was informed that 20 require the mera-
hers of the company 20 salute others
in Their anks with them was against
the democratic spirit Of the camp.
Write knowledge of Combat
The second written examination OF
The men was held this morning. FOR
two hours they put their knowledge OF
fconobat" on paper. This is the sub
feet which has occupied them FOR the
tast week and was a welcome relief
from the study Of drill routine. Ihey
have learned how 20 advance on the
enemy with minimum loss and now 10
retreat In good order.
Embryo officers who were al hrst m
clined 70 jest over this portion OF their
study discoGored there was much they
did not know about the first natural
instinct, self-prescrvation. Two hun
dred huskies were taught how TO con-
ceal themselves behind bushes the size
of a ladies' handkerchief, and empha-
sis was laid on the unpleasant scnsa-
ton OF a bayorct thrust in the back
should one fail in alertness on guard
duty a. night.
That tae democratic spirit Of the
army is 70 be preserved at all costs was
revealed TO-DAY. when Lieutenant Colo
mel Paul q. rs olf rcpr.manded regu-
lar army Officer detailed as instructor
20 ono O. the New York companies. TINS
captain had violated the commandant
order that all student officers shoalC
be kept or an equal level by instruct
ing his men 90 salute those OF their
number who had received commissions.
For reasons not made public, Captain
George X. Wilson, Of the regular army
was to-day removed from command o.
the 18th New England Company lie
was succeeded as instructor by Major
rSirelander Waldo, former Police Com
missioner Of New York.