Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-02
Troop Increment
Recalls War Days

Continued from Pare Ono
as the men tried to attract the attention
of the animals in the openair runways.
Many Of the men were sitting on the
open trucks, some of them astride of
! the howitzers. Harry Mulvy, one of
, the gunners of the howitzer detachment.
eating n half pie as he swung his legs
astride the long slim barrel of his gun,
expressed the feeling of his mates when
he. shouted, "Everybody's happy
we're glad to get away"
| None Of the men would say where
they we're going, though they knew their
questioners shared their knowledge:
"Oh, somewhere southwest" one Of
them snid. ITS mighty hot day.
another shouted. when somebody yelled,
Where do you go from here"
Tho long wait was enlivened with
songs and choruscs. in which one car
after another Joined. When the first
section pulled away from West Phlla =
popular songs. jumbled into roar OF
clashing sound as the cars sang against
each other. could be heard echoing back
as the train disappeared.
Calls Trip Picnic
| Johnnie Gallagher, veteran engi =
neer of the first section. said before the
train pulled out: I'm glad I'm tax .
ing the boys on picnic this tine--it s
not as serious as when I hauled them
during the war" Gallagher, a veteran
of many years service with the rail-
road, was a troop train engineer when
some of these same boys were setting
out for the war in France.
The first section was followed closely
| by the second, which arrived at IL :4j
O'Clock. The third arrived about an
| hour later. The three left Camp DIX
at intervals Of less than an hour, the
| first at 10 30. the second. under com
mend Of Major Mackie. at II %. and
the third. commanded By Major Fowler,
| at IL 40. The medical detachment
commanded by Captain Cloer. went
with the third section, and carried full
equipment.
Major General David Shanks. in
command at Camp Dix, inspected and
| reviewed each of the battalions before
they entrnined. They all marched past
him. finally. as they swung down New
Jersey avenue at the camp on their way
| to the station.
They are eager to CO." said the
general, land in fine shape. They have
been training hard all summer. They'll
give good account of themselves
Nearly All veterans
Camp Dix was the theatre this morn
ing Of stirring scenes. The Twenty
sixth Infantry, had waited since dawn
for the orders which would send them
aboard the waiting trains.
They were warned last night that thr
entrainment order probably would be
issued early today. and most of them
were awake long before the notes Of
reveille summoned them from thei,
army cots.
The camp was awake as well MON.
bers Of the regiments which had not
received marching orders envying their
'buddies who were going into the
scene of action. In the grny dawn.
with heavy miSts lying over thc
Wrightstown camp and the red rim Of
the rising sun just breaking through,
members Of the Twenty sixth Infantry
lined up in their company streets and
marched with the swift swing and
cndenc" of veterans to the parade
grounds.
Long Lines of Troop Cars
A cloud of dust rose over the camn
as the regiment marched to the camp
station. Yesterday the PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad ran in long lines of troop
cars, which remained on the sidings
over night. Box cars were provided
for the mules which will haul the bag
gage wagons, and fat cars for the trac-
tors.
From the remount station at the
camp. before the regiment lined up to
tntratn. the mules were led to the sid.
ings and up plank gangways to the box
cars. the horse wranglers swearing and
sweating as they got the ''critters''
| aboard.
The members of the Twenty SIKH