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THE MORNING OREGOXIAS, FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1916.
HEALTH OF OREGON
TROOPS IS GUARDED
Surgeons Watch Over Sanitary
Arrangements and En
force Rigid Rules.
NOT ONE MAN IS SICK
Every Precaution Known to Army
Doctors Is Taken to Protect
Food, Water and Liv
ing Quarters.
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ventilated at night. All tents will be
furled and struck occasionally."
Food and Water Protected.
Here are the kitchen rules, which
every good housekeeper will doubly ap
prove: "All food and water In camp will be
protected from dust, flies and sun. An
eating place will be designated for each
company, and men will not be allowed
to take food Into their tents.
"Eating: utensils will be thoroughly
cleaned Immediately after using. Gar
bage, until destroyed in kitchen cre
matories, will not be allowed to accu
mulate around the kitchen. In all
cases all kitchen refuse should be
thrown in the Incinerator at once.
"The throwing on the ground of wa
ter from the kitchen or water In which
eating or cooking utensils have been
washed is prohibited. Water barrels,
cans or bags for 'drinking water will
be kept securely covered."
First Lieutenant E. H. McLean, of
the Medical Corps, is sanitary inspector
charged with supervision of the sani
tation of the camp, and First Lieuten
ant V. C Blrney, Medical Corps, la
regimental surgeon of the Third Infan
try. Lieutenant Blrney is held strict
ly responsible for the sanitary condi
tion of the regiment, and his orders
call for an inspeotlon of the company
camps once dally, and oftener if neces
sary. Serum la Ordered.
After Major Field1, chief surgeon at
Vancouver Barracks, had conferred at
camp with Major Marcellus, Captain
Kenneth P. Williams, United States
mustering officer, telegraphed to Wash
ington yesterday asking the Surgeon
General to ship the necessary anti
typhoid serum and smallpox virus for
Inoculation of all the men at camp.
The War Department may authorise
the purchase of the serum and vaccine
in Portland. In that event the men
will receive anti-typhoid Injections and
be vaccinated within the next few days.
Although Captain Williams was
ready bright and early yesterday morn
lng to proceed with the mustering of
Company M, of Salem, and any other
companies into the Federal service, the
mustering had to be delayed until night
because some of the company records
were not complete, and some of the
men had not yet reported.
However, all Is expected to be right
this morning to swear in the soldiers
of Company M as troops of the United
States. The members of this company
signed the muster roll last night.
Here is the oath that officers and
men of the company, and of other com
panies as they are ready, will take, the
path being administered to them by
captain Williams:
Present Terms Continue.
"All and each of you, whose names
are entered on this roll, having been
duly accepted Into the United States
service as commissioned officers or en
listed men of militia, this day of
, 1916, for the periods of your
current commissions or enlistments,
unless sooner relieved by order of the
President, do solemnly swear (or af
firm) that you will bear true faith
and allegiance to the United States of
America, that you will serve them hon
estly and faithfully, against all their
enemies whomsoever, and thut vnn will
obey the orders of the President of the
United States and the orders of officers
appointed over you according to the
rules and articles of war, so help you
iod.
This done, and muster rolls signed by
officers and men, they will cease to
be members of the Oregon National
Guard. From then on they will be sol
diers of the United States Armv.
Captain Williams hopes that at least
two companies, and perhaps more, will
be ready for mustering in today. To
facilitate the mustering work. Colonel
McLaughlin yesterday gave orders call
ing in to camp all recruiting details at
the home stations of the various com
mands, and directing the Machine Gun
Company to report at camp today.
Recruiting Office In Camp.
Colonel McLaughlin also directed that
a recruiting office be established in
camp. Here all applicants for enlist
ment will be examined until after the
mustering of the troops is complete. If
more men are needed, recruiting details
will then probably be sent back to the
Jiome cities of some of the companies.
The mustering In ceremony Itself
can be completed for all the troop units
in camp in a rew days, but after It is
completed Captain Williams will still
have to check up all the property on
hand at camp and note any physical
defects of each soldier to be put on
record against any future application
for a pension, before the Third Infan
try, Battery A, Field Artillery, and
Troop A, Cavalry, will be formally ac
cepted into the Government service.
This supplemental physical examina
tion will be conducted by Major Field,
of the United States Army. It may re
sult in a few rejections, where defects
are found to be pronounced enough to
unfit a man for active field service.
Under just what nomenclature the
Oregon troops will be after their ac
ceptance into the Federal service has
not been given out by the War De
partment. At present, of course, they
are still organizations of the Oregon
National Guard.
New Xante Uncertain.
It is thought very likely that after
being mustered into the Federal serv-
Ice, however, the Third Infantry will
be called the Third Oregon Infantry.
It will not be called the Third Oregon
Volunteers, as was the case with the
old Second Oregon regiment in the
Bpanish War, because the National
Guard organization has been called into
service intact, whereas the Second Ore
gon was a volunteer regiment.
Following receipt yesterday of In
formation from the War Department,
Captain Williams gave some Interest
ing data relative to the organization
of the Oregon troops after they are
- mustered in. This organization will
be based on what Is" termed "maximum
strength."
Recruited up to maximum strength,
each of the 12 companies of the Third
Infantry will be composed of the fol
lowing personnel:
One Captatn, 'one First Lieutenant,
one Second Lieutenant, one First Ser
geant, one Company Quartermaster-
Sergeant, five Sergeants, 10 Corporals,
two cooks, one artificer, two musicians
and 120 privates, a total of three com
.' missioned officers and 142 men.
Other Companies Specified.
The personnel of the headquarters
company of the infantry at maximum
alrenirth. will include suie Captain, three
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will be recurring attacks until the
strengtn ol the nerve is built up.
How can the strength of a nerve be
restored? The nerves are nourished en
tirely bj the blood and weak nerves are
toned up by supplying to the blood the
elements tnat tne nerves lack. As the
general health and strength of the
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their normal functions, inflammation
caused Dy lack 01 nutrition disappears
tun uic iit-uraipic attacRs cease.
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tumps or on the grass and watch ap
parently unfeeling drill sergeants put
the soldiers through the manual of
arms for hours at a time.
"I don't see why they don't drill the
boys," said one fond mamma after
itching her son, do the "right shoul
der" for half an hour at a stretch. "All
Willie has been doing since he got here
was putting that gun up and down.
Don t you worry about his- drilling.
aid a bystander, "that's what he's do
ing now, and what he'll do for two
weeks more, likely."
.
Perhaps the most realistic war
like feature of the mobilization camp
at Clackamas ln't in the camp at alL
Paradoxical as this may seem, the most
impressive thing near the camp is a
string of big, red freight cars on the
siding at Clackamas Station. From
all but one of these cars camp supplies
are being dumped into an endless line
of wagons of the commissariat depart
ment. The remaining car is securely
locked and closed, and bears on both
sides and ends a glaring placard, which
says:
EXPLOSIVES I
KEEP FLAME A WAT.
It looks like real war
It Is stump powder for
work on nearby ranches.
-but it isnt.
the clearing
first sergeants and the following three
sections: Band section, one chief mu
sician, one drum major, one principal
musician, four sergeantsv eight cor
porals, one cook and 13 privates. Non
commissioned staff section, one regl
imental sergeant-major, two regi
mental color sergeants and three bat-
tallon sergeants-major. Mounted or
derly section, one sergeant and 19 pri
vates.
The machine gun company, attached
to the infantry, will include at max
imum strength one Captain, one Sec
ond Lieutenant, six sergeants, four
corporals and 86 privates.
The supply company, attached to the
infantry, will include at maximum
strength one Captain, two Second Lieu
tenants, one regimental quartermaster
sergeant, one regimental commissary-
sergeant, one sergeant, two corporals
and 26 privates.
Sanitary Strength KameO.
The sanitary troops, also attached to
the infantry, will Include at maximum
strength one Major, three Captains, one
sergeant, first-class; three sergeants
and 16 privates.
The personnel of Battery A, at maxi
mum strength, will include one Cap
tain, two First Lieutenanta. two Sec
ond Lieutenants, two corporal scouts.
two corporal signalers, two privates
signalers, one first sergeant, one
quartermaster sergeant, one stable
sergeant, one mess sergeant, one chief
mechanician, seven mechanicians, three
musicians, three cooks, six sergeants,
four gunner corporals, 13 caisson cor
porals, 60 drivers and 65 cannoneers, a
total enlisted strength of 171 men.
The organization of Troop A, cavalry,
at maximum strength will Include one
Captain, one First Lieutenant, one Sec
ond Lieutenant, one first sergeant,
one quartermaster sergeant, six ser
geants, eight corporals, two cooks, one
farrier, one saddler, one wagoner, two
trumpeters and 76 privates, a total of
100 enlisted men.
These enumerations are from "Tables
of Organization, War, of the United
States Army," prepared in 1914 for Just
such a contingency as that of the present.
Supplies Are Coming.
Captain Williams also received word
yesterday that the War Department is
shipping to him at Camp Wlthycombe,
Clackamas Station, a large amount of
ordnance. Including rifles, etc., and
quartermaster supplies. They will be
issued to the troops at Clackamas as
soon as the muster ie completed, and
Captain Williams has checked equip
ment and accepted it for the Govern
ment. The quartermaster supplies, includ
ing blankets, shoes, uniform equipment
and the like, have been shipped from
General Supply Depot at San Francisco.
The arms are on the way from the
Benicia, Cal., arsenal.
The routine of a soldier's life at
Camp Wlthycombe was definitely es
tablished for the next several days, at
least, in general order No. 8. Issued
late yesterday by Colonel McLaughlin.
This order changed the times of the
various bugle calls through the day
from those given in a former order.
It also gives detailed directions as
to how members of the regiment should
have their mail addressed to them. The
order follows:
CAMP WITHYCOMBE SIDELIGHTS
CAMP
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plent
AMP WITHTCOMBE, Or, June z2.
(Special.) Wholesome food and
ty of It is the order of a sol
dier's life in this camp. Take this sam
ple breakfast menu to which the men
of Company F did full Justice this
morning:
Boiled rice and milk.
Bacon. Fried potatoes.
Plenty of gravy. Bread and butter.
Coffee.
"And be sure to Bay it was good
coffee." said the young man who was
giving out details of the breakfast. "It
was the best coffee I ever drana. ,
Company F swears by its cook, whose
name is James Snyder. He was for
merly cook for the prisoners at Kelly
Butte, and also has been an Army
cook before. Tbe company Is willing
to stake his reputation as a chef with
that of any other cook in camp.
m
Captain Leo J. A. Peroni, of Com
pany H, turned over his private motor
cycle to Colonel McLaughlin yesterday
to facilitate the camp courier service.
The motorcycle was at once put to
work with Private William Roach, of
Company H, as motorcycle courier,
taking messages from camp to Adjutant-General
White's office In Port
land and vice versa.
.
Company A has been, adopted by
a mascot. The mascot is a white
puppy with brown ears, huge legs,
and unbounded enthusiasm. He has
been christened "Mike," after Captain
Mlchelbook, commanding the com
pany. One of the first lessons in
Mike's education will be to stand at
attention and salute when an officer
approaches.
...
Governor Wlthycombe has accepted
the invitation of Colonel McLaughlin
to visit the camp Monday afternoon
and night. He will mess with the eu
listed men of Company M at dinner.
The Governor has many invitations to
dine at the officers' mess, but he pre
ferred to take dinner with the men of
Company M. who come from Salem and
several of whom are employes of the
Statehouse in private life.
Company K wants about 20 good re
cruits. Company H Is also looking for
good men. Practically every company
of the Third Regiment can take several
recruits except Company A. which
actually has too many men. It had
IH raea la cams' yesterday. The max
imum
men.
strength, of a company Ut 142
Captain W. S. Gilbert, chaplain of
the Third Infantry, will preach on
"The Heart of the. Nation" at camp
services to be held Sunday afternoon.
The service will be held in the open
air on the parade ground, weather per.
mltting, and will be open to the gen
eral public There may also be a morn
ing service. Captain Gilbert was chap
lain of the old Second Oregon Vol
unteers, and has been chaplain of Ore
gon troops for 13 years.
...
Three Salem newspapermen are en
listed in Company M. They are Paul
Hendricks, a son of R. J. Hendricks,
publisher of the Salem Statesman
Richard O. Hansen, reporter on the
Statesman, and Corporal A. IS. Huston.
city editor of the Salem Capital
Journal.
Oakley Walte, a member of Company
E, is coming all the way from Sag!
naw, Mich., to join his command at
Camp Wlthycombe. He Is coming at
his own expense, too.
Testerday was "clean-up" day In
camp, and there was comparatively lit
tie drill except for the awkward squads.
HOW TO RKACB HOBILIZA
TIOf7 CAMP AT C1ACKAXAS.
By Railroad
Southern Pacific trains leave
Union Depot daily at 1:30. 8 and
8:60 A. M. and 2. 4:20 and 6:10
P. M.. returning at 7:20. 8:60 and
11:20 A. M. and 4, 6 and 7:20
P. M. Special rates for visitors
to the camp are offered by the
company. The camp Is one-third
of a mile east of the railway sta
tion at Clackamas.
By Electric Line.
Portland Railway. Light &
Power Company's Oregon City
cars take passengers to Glad
stone, where a walk of three,
miles will bring visitors to the
Clackamas camp.
By Ante.
Autolsts going to Clackamas
camp take Powell Valley road to
East Eighty-second street, then
turn to right and follow main
road.
"What would you do If the assembly
call rang out on the bugle Just aa
you were sitting down to eat?" a ser
geant asked one of the members of
Company G at camp last night.
The soldier, who had missed his
lunch because there wasn't time to eat
it. looked savagely at the sergeant.
"What would I dor' he asked. Td
grab an ax and brain the wind-jammer."
...
One of the characteristics of the
American soldier, if the magazines can
be believed, is his fondness for cigar
ettes. Judging from appearances at
the mobilization camp this is true. Of
ficers may smoke cigars when off duty
one company appeared at camp with
eight boxes of cigars for the officers'
mess but for the men the cigarette is
the chief solace. JTwo pipes were seen
at camp Wednesday, all the rest of the
smokers using cigarettes.
. .
"Villa" and "Carranza," two cub
bears, caught by Fred Bannister near
Estacada, were bought today by local
business and professional men, and to
night a delegation from Oregon City
presented the animals to Company Q.
The two cubs are of a combative na
ture, especially "Villa." who will claw
and bite everyone who comes near.
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Blowing tbe Most Welcome Call of All, the Call to Hen. 2) In Tbese Bledern Days tbe Company Records
Are Kept Up to Date on Typewriters. (3) Plenty to Eat for Everybody! Sqnads From Companies H and L.
Bringing; In Freak Beef and Other Rations. 4 Captain Grow Todd, of Company I (Left) and Captain Con
rad P. Btafrln, of Company L (Rl ght). (O) Squad intoning Tents.
who were kept marching about for
hours. Only one thing is more tiresome
than being in an awkward squad and
that Is drilling an awkward squad.
...
The FirBt Battalion of the Third Reg
iment, comprising Companies A, B, C
and D, will go on the target range to
day. All members of the battalion wno
have not previously qualified will have
firing practice.
www
First Lieutenant L. S. Hopfleld, of
Company A, Is vice-president of the
State Sunday School Association. This
company, which comes from McMlnn
vllle, has more church members In it
than any other organization in camp.
Joel A. Eck, one of its privates, Is the
son of the pastor of the McMlnnvllle
Baptist Church.
.
The T. M. C A. has already put up
two tents at one end of the camp. F.
M. Bushong, of Portland, will be the
secretary in charge and J. D. Foster,
secretary of the University of Oregon
college Y. M. C. A.. Is one of his assist
ants. A piano was set up in one ol tne
tents yesterday and a couple of pool
tables will be Installed in the other
one today. There will also be a free
reading room, where the men may read
the newspapers and magazines. To the
T. M. C. A. has been granted by Colonel
McLaughlin exclusive privileges of sell
lng cigars, tobacco, ice cream, soft
drinks and other army canteen com
modities on the grounds.
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Company D, of Portland, has a full
bishop enlisted In its ranks. He I
Right Rev. St. Martin, bishop of the
Church of Christ, In Portland. How
ever, serving In the army Is nothing
new to Bishop St. Martin. He was
private in the Nineteenth United States
Infantry during the Spanish War and
saw service in Porto Rico and the Phil
ippines.
ess
Sergeant Richard C. Babbitt, of Com
pany K. Third Infantry, was honorably
discharged In special order r-o. xo is
sued yesterday, by reason of his ap
polntment as a cadet at West Point.
Regular Army enlistments have been
quickened by the order to mobilize the
National Guard in preparation for bor
der duty. A recruiting officer said
yesterday, however, that enlistments
were not so numerous as might nave
been expected under the circumstances.
He said he took nine recruits yester
day.
"And It's a fine chance for young
men. too." he said. "With the United
States Army now being filled up to
200,000, there are many opportunities
In the Army for those who enlist.'
.
Telegrams from prominent men who
have sought commissions In the Ore
gon National Guard have poured Into
the office of Adjutant-General White
In a flood. There has been no atten
tion paid to them. It Is declared that
merit only will govern promotions in
the Guard.
"If the men had offered to carry
gun who have offered to carry a sword.
WO would have been full long ago
declared the General.
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CAMP WITHTCOMBE, Clackamas!
Or, June 22. (Special.) When the 15
car special pulled into Clackamas
Station trom Portland yesterday.
pretty brunette watched the soldiers
leave the cars, her eyes moving
eagerly from group to group. Suddenly
she started racing at breakneck speed
down the platform and. giving a wild
leap Into the air. landed squarely be
tween two of the boys in anaai. wim
an arm about the neck of each. The
soldiers, encumbered by their guns and
field equipment, were unprepared for
the assault, and brunette and tne two
lighting men went down In a heap.
When they rose again the girl kissed
each of them a score of times and then.
marched up the platform between them.
That must be a girl with two orotn-
ers," said one of the depot loungers.
fnr If thu weren't brothers neither
one of them would stand for that much
attention to the other one."
.
The sudden call from Washington for
the mobilization of the Oregon Na
tional Guard at Clackamas nearly
brought serious embarrassment to the
postofflce at Clackamas Station. Had
it not been for the quick action of Post
master Mather, In fact, there would
have been a hiatus in the regular dis
patching of mail all because of com
pany M, of Salem, and the headquar
ters staff.
No sooner had the It sauads of Sa
lem's company got their tents up and
their camp in readiness but every man
sat down to write a letter or two or
three "home to the folks." Officers
in tbe headquarters staff did the same
thing, and there was such a boom In
the stamp business that Postmaster
Mather saw trouble looming ahead In
the near future.
The shortage In stamps was relieved
Just in time by response to a hurry
call to the Portland postofflce. An ex
tra large supply of the little red post
age vouchers was rushed out and all
the letters home were taken care of
and sent off on schedule time.
In connection with this it may be
said that though the Clackamas post
office Is but a small affair, relatively, it
will handle all the military mall from
the mobilization camp. A distributing
office will be maintained on the rifle
range for the soldiers, but all letters
will be handled through the Clackamas
office, both Ingoing and outgoing. This
extra business, with the two rural
routes, will keep Postmaster Mather
extremely busy.
...
Fond mammas and proud sisters Who
go to the mobilization camp to see
"the boy" are having a hard time of it.
The citizen soldiers are so busy most
of the time that there is little oppor
tunity for visiting. Yet the fond mam
mas and proud sisters persist In going.
and for the most part they sit upon
Printers Plan "Ilard Times" Party
A "hard times" calico party will be
given by the printers at Arcanum Hall.
109 Thirteenth street, tonight at B-.3U
o'clock. The women will dress in odd
or trig calico frocks, or ancient cotton
costumes. The men will wear old over
alls, work-a-day shirta and neckties of
bright calico. Every girl must bring a
ball of well-cut carpet rags and every
man a thimble. Contests and penalties
for observances and breach of rules
will afford amusement. There will be
cards and dancing.
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