The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-05
VERM0NTERS in
DEPOT BRIGADE
Part of First Regiment is
Among Units Assigned
to This Branch
WILL FOLLOW 26TH
DIVISION TO FRANCE
If Present Plans Are Carried Out =
Some Vermonters to Be Transferred
to 1O4th Infantry-Col. Thomas Busy
Getting Camp in Shape.

WESTFIElD, Mass, Sept >. = Tempo
rary organization of the Depot brigade OF
the 26th division was effected at Camp
Bartlett yesterday by the naming of Col.
NJ j Healy OF the First New Hampshire
as acting brigade commander until the ar
rival OF Big. Ten T. Leroy Sweetser, who
! is expected shortly to take over the du-
ties OF organizing the depot brigade
Units assigned to this brigade are the
First New Hampshire, First Vermont,
Sixth and Eighth Massachusetts, all in
fantry commands; the First Maine Heavy
| Artillery, b. Co., Signal Corps OF New
Hampshire, and the - men OF the New
Hampshire quartermaster corps. The two
troops from the Second Cavalry have
been attached to the depot brigade tenn
lporarily To complete its personnel a
field hospital company Will arrive IRON
somewhere soon. In all probability this
will be Connecticut unit, giving the depot
brigade representation from eyel. state
in New England
Transfers OF men and equipment from
!OHt regiment 10 dHOtutt NSIG DClnS lhdtiS
throughout the day. Drafts of more than
/, 300 men from the Eighth Massachusetts
We're made to fill the ranks OF the l03t
Infantry. Men from Maine and New
Hampshire rejected in the final analyst.
were transferred back to the First New
Hampshire to- await discharge Men from
1 the lo4th Infantry, composed OF the for
mer Second, Sixth and Eighth Massa
L. II
o sachusetts. Their places in the l04th In
tantry will be taken by drafts from tn
remainder OF the First Vermont severa
Rhode islanders and Vermont men VIII
failed to pass the latest tests will go bac
| to one of the regiments of the depot bri
gade. Then when all have been discharge
II the ranks OF this brigade will be file
: from the new National army and enlist
\ ments in the regular forces. The men wi
g be trained and later will follow the 26t
division abroad At least, that is til
II present plan, as has been announced pr,
y vlously.
~ An air OF optimism pervaded the rank
te of the regiments consigned to the depC
\ brigade today Perhaps the activity ha
: something to do with II, OF again it ma
have been the bracing air Certainly thel
are some mighty efnclent officers lett
III the depot brigade, and they have resolve
to do their best to turn out some craC
- commands when they get the men
IL !, work with
:, - Col. William H. Perry of the Eighth al
III Col. Thomas OF the First Vermont we
~ bustling about all yesterday, the Vernon
ers settling their camp and getting thin
/ to rights, Col Healey was organizing h
:, temporary staff to carry on the work
=, =, the brigade until Gen Sweetzer arrive
:, ~ Col. Ballentlne of the Maine "Heayie
- has the most nearly complete outfit in t
= depot brigade, and when the Maine
- tiliery is. ripened with training, he hop
= to have one OF the best regiments in t
: army.
~ There is one thing the depot briga
prides itself on, and that is its musical
=. CARNATIONS The Nermonters, \,
Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts o.
tits each have an excellent band, and the
Will be no lack of music in the deI
brigade. The officers of this brigade ha
been excused from attendance at the c,
n ferences of officers of the sd briga
- which takes place daily at the headqu
ters of Gen. Cole