Deming graphic., 1921-10-04
TROOP C MEMBERS
ORDERED TO CAMP
Detailed Orders for Mobilization the
Morning Of October II and En-
training for Fort Bliss. Texas
BUSINESS INTERESTS MUST AID
Must Have Sixty-Five Men on Rolls
and Eighty Percent. Must be
Present for Duty at the Camp.

Troop @ will mobilize at its head.
quarters and depart for Fort Bliss.
Texas, Monday morning, October II
and will return to Its home station
October 81. All members are ordered
to be ON hand In time to go with the
organization. II is suggested that those
Who ON account Of illness or other vital
reasons will find II difficult to at
tend, should get In touch at once with
the troop commander In order that
their cases may be passed upon by the
proper authority.
In order to draw pay for the encainp-
ment there must be sixty-five troopers
ON the roster and eighty percent. Of
these must be present for duty during
the encampment II Is Therefore the
duty Of every trooper TO arrange his af-
fairs 80 that he viii not tause loss to
his comrades All employers Of mem
hers Of the troop are asked to cooper
ate to get the men Off to camp in order
that the organization may make a good
showing and qualify for future service
In the pay OF the federal government
Practically all thee business houses OF
Deming agreed to let their employees
go without locs OF pay and vacation
privileges when the troop first organ
ized Those who have not signed the
Agreement win be given the opportun,
ity to do 80 In the very near future
Those who cannot give their time to
the national defense should do what
they can for those who have accepted
the burden.
AT the present time the troop II
four men short OF minimum strength !:
all those having influence with boys OF
military are should encourage them tn
get their training I'm the local organ
mtion that Is composed wholly OF DEM
ing citizens These recruits are needed
at once.
All members OF the troop are espcc.
ially urged TO be present at the troop
council that will be held after the drill
Thursday evening when the details Of
the coming mobilization will be dis-
cussed. A special request has been
made by the governor Of the state thru
the adjutant general asking the mem
hers Of all units to begin now to help
arouse enthusiasm for the camp that
means so much In the training OF the
state forces. Troop c has the esprit
de corps to make the training period
successful one.
The troop commander Is in receipt Of
tho detailed program for field train
Ing and this will be published to the
troops at the next formation 1t Is
briefly summarized as follows:
I. Dismounted Instruction.: 80 percent.
l. Individual instruction without
arms.
.. Steps and marchings.
3. Manual Of rife.
T. Manual OF pistol
). Manual OF sabre.
@ Care, handling and adjusting Of
equipment.
!. Personal hygiene.
g. Care Of feet
o. First aid.
10Camp sanitation and hygiene.
II. Tent pitching.
~ Grooming. feeding. watering and
care OF animals.
H. Care OF leather equipment.
IA. Preliminary training In target
practice.
Is Preliminary trimming In field firing
10. Target practice on range.
a. Field firing on range.
1S Instruction In specialties,
(s) Machine guns.
tbl Automatic rifles
?. Mounted Instruction: 80 percent.
!. School Of the trooper.