Evening star., 1933-10-04
|QUANTICO Marines
| PREPARE TO SAIL
Battalion to Board BattIeship
for UndiscIosed Point,
Believed Cuba.

OC!ICvCu OuU0s
Amid farewell cheers and the strains
of martial music as they left Quantico,
Va, base Of the East Coast expedition
ary force last night aboard the Norfolk
g. Washington Steamboat Northland,
the I'd Battalion of the 7th Regiment
Of Marines was prepared today to board
the old battleship U. S. s. Wyoming at
Hampton Roads, Va.
The Navy Department and Brig. Gen.
Harry Lee, commanding at Quantico,
and his staff made 1t clear the battalion
is going aboard the Wyoming merely
for training purposes, but there was that
inescapable feeling that the leather
necks" may see active service in Cuba
shortly. Where the Wyoming will 60 in
the next month or SO will be governed
largely by conditions in the troubled
island republic, but the ofhcial word Is
that she may cruise in the vicinity Of
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where Marines
have trained on shipboard In years past.
Photographs Banned.
Even Lieut. Col. John Potts of Alex
andria, Va, commanding the battalion,
'" "oS ~ oAh Al SdyAlS IlC OOcS l.OL AklOW
what he will be doing In the next
month.
There were 30 officers and some 479
enlisted men In the outfit that sailed on
the Northland-nearly half of the 7th
Regiment.
Ofncials Of the administration took
such pains to discount the impression
the Marines are going to Cuba that
they forbade newspaper photographers
to take pictures at Qauntico of prepa-
rations for departure or of the board
ing OF the vessels. Brig. Gen. John H.
Russell, assistant commandant of the
Marine Corps. instructed Gen. Lee to
keep news photographers and their
equipment of the post and a special
ORDER was issued to this effect Pro-
vost marshals were enjoined to be spe-
c1ally vigtlant to prevent photogra phs
OF the embarking of the I'd Battalion.
But II the I'd Battalion. 7th Regi-
ment. Is going to Cuba 1t had remind
ers OF the island republic. Col. Potts,
who received his lieutenant colonelcy
the day before yesterday, was in the
Cuban army Of pacification, which fol-
lowed the Spanish-American War. He
served IN Cuba for a year and came
out with that outfit
An old ships bell. hanging on the
dock at Quantico. as the I'd Battal-
ion, 7th Regiment, embarked aboard
tne Northland. had the significant year
inscribed 1893" - recalling Spanish
War days.
Most Of Equipment Aboard.
Inc battalion weighed anchor with
most OF its equipment aboard. It is
Planned to take ammunition at Hamp-
ION ROADS, where the schedule called
Tor the Northland to disembark the
outnt this morning at the naval oper-
atlng base. There they arranged to
nave breakfast and go aboard the Wy
omlng on tugs and lighters.
Nearly half the Quantico post was
giao TO see the I'd Battalion get
unoer Way.for the 1st Battalion of
ene net nn' under command Of Lieut.. Col.
Sydney Smith Lee, who was on duty
here until recently, had to load the
stores OF the other battalion. They
worked like Irojans, with the post band
playing merrlly. just as is done on ship
board. when they are "coaling ship"
Khaki sea bags, tentage, cots, extra
clothing. regular f1rearms-these and
other equipment went aboard, over the
gangways, as the Northland was freight
ed down with war impedimenta.
Surveying the job was Col. r. P.
Williams. commanding officer of the
7th Regiment, who will remain at
Quantico. One machine gun company,
one headquarters company and three
rifle companies made up the I'd Bat
talon that got under way.
Dowling Medical Officer.
As the outfits medical officer went
Lieut.. Comdr. George B. Bowling, Med
ical Corps, U. S. Navy. who Is consid-
cred an expert In preventive tropical
medicine The medical organization
comprised eight hospital corpsmen of
the Navy. for the Marines take along
these first-aid uen for use in emer-
gencies to aid in tendinp the sick and
give medication.
The executive officer of the I'd
Battalion is Maj. Clifton B. Gates of
Memphis. Tenn. He fought at Belleau
Wood and in subsequent campaigns
overseas during the World War. Early
Regiment of U. S. Marines at Shang-
hal, China. and saw the Japanese on
slaught at Chapel, obtaining photo
graphs of the battle.
Col Potts carries in a box his most
cherished equipment-25 polo mallets,
caps and other gear. He said yesterday
that some years ago he and some fellow
officers formed polo team and made q
respectable showing at Quantico.
If we ever touch any place where
they play polo in our travels. we're
going to play" said the battalion COM
mander.
Col. Potts is proud he has three of
the f1rst-string polo team at Quantico
in his optfit-First Lieut.. George F.
Good, jr; First Lieut.. James P. Risley
and First Lieut.. William E. Burke.
In addition to these officers. the I'd
Battalion comprises Capts. William w.
Rogers, Frederick E. Stack, John Kaluf.
James A. Mixson. William N. Best and
Donald j. Kendall; First Lieuts. George
H. Bellinger, John c. Donehoo, jr.;
Leonard B. Cresswell, John F. Hough,
William B. Onley, James M. Smith,
william ]. Scheyer, augustus w. Cock
reu and Morris L. Shively; Second
Lieuts William F. Bryson. Jack P. Ju-
han. Henry T., Klinkseik. Wright c.
Taylor, Marion A. Fawcett and George
o. Van Orden; Chief Marine Gunner
Calvin A. Lloyd, Chief Pay Clerk
Charles w. Eaton and Quartermaster
Clerk Ollie Bissett.
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