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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY. JULY 2G, 1917. STATE GUARDS ABE SUBJECT TO GILL SOME UNIFORM, SOME UNEQUIPPED, SOLDIERS OF OREGON, CAUGHT 'BY OREGONIAN PHOTOGRAPHER YESTERDAY AS THEY WERE MOBILIZING AT THE STATE ARMORY. SELECTIOfj IS BEGUN Men Subject to Draft Sum moned for Examination. National Army Increases Quietly in One Day by 150,000 Men. A. ? f BOARDS SPEEDING WORK 8 lAti Sts?7J ulA R,- LJhM- 4 Y ' ' - r, - "Vtei--. "Vt STATUS AS MILITIA LOST Indications Are That Guard llcgi mcnts Wlitcli Had Benefit of Border Mobilization May Be Harried to France. ' WASHINGTON'. July 23. Approxi mately two-thirds of the National Guard of the country was in the fed eral service tonight under President "Wilson's call. The remaining units will be brought In August 6. on which day the whole force of probably 300,000 men will be drafted into the Army of the United States and will lose Its status as mili tia. From that clay on the state troops can be used for any duty the President may direct and will be subject to no limitations that do not also apply "to the resular Army. 1SO.OUO Go On rederal Payroll. The first increment of the guard was called out 10 days ago. Those called today in the pecond increment embrace New England, Middle "Western and Northwestern states and several South ern states. Probably more than 150, noo men went on the Federal payroll. New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio troops and those from severul other states were in tiie first incrfmen. With federalization of the entire force complete after August 5, the ranks of all regiments then will be filled up to full war strength with men from the selective draft lists. Many Golne to France Soon. . There have been many things to In dicate that guard regiments which pre now fairly well equipped and which liad the benefit of the border mobiliza tion will not be held Ions at the divi sional training camps. If transporta tion is available, the best of the state troops may be hurried to France at once, stopping only for final outfitting before they sail. The intensive instruc tion to fit them for trench warfare will be given at the American training camps in France, where General Pershing's regulars already are. at work. TROOP IS MUSTERED IX Tcndleton Vnit Awaits Orders to Go to Training Camp. PENDLETON, Or.. July 23. (Spe cial.) One hundred and five men answered to their names when Troop D, Pendleton's cavalry organization was mustered into the National Guard pre paratory to going to the training camp at Clackamas. Ho far no orders have been received regarding entraining, and a contract has been mude with one of the restaurants to board the men dur ing the remainder of their stay here. Captain Lee Caldwell announced to day the appointment of the following non-commissioned officers: Ernest K. Walter, first sergeant; Elmer Thomas, eupply sergeant: Fred Blthers, mess sergeant; Frank Cable, stable sergeant; "Walter Gill and James McNair, duty sergeants. Walter and Thomas are former Ore gon Agricultural College students. Cable is a well-known Kound-up per former. The two lieutenancies are held by James F. Cooke, a former member of one of the Portland troops, and Mar shall Spell, former . National Guards man here. V. N. ti. IS MOBILIZED Units to Be Held at Home Stations 10 Days. Possibly 2 Weeks. SEATTLE, Wash., July 23. The varl ous National Guard units in the state of Washington were mobilized this morning. The troops assembled in Seat tie are headouarters, sanitary corps and four companies of Coast Artillery, under command of Colonel C. B. Bleth en; three companies and headquarters of signal corps, and Washington Field Hospital unit and sanitary troops con nected therewith. Coast Artillery and cavalry units throughout the state were called out. With the mobilization this morning, the state of Washington is without a National Guard organization. The Washington State Guard, in process of formation, ultimately will replace t! National Guard for state defense. The units of the National Guard, now in Federal service, will be held at their home stations for 10 da., s, possibly two w eeks. TWELFTH COMPANY IN CAMP Hood River Organization Readies . War Strength on Last Day. HOOD RIVER, Or.. Jv.ly 25. fSpe cal.) Twelfth Company, Coast Artil lery Corps, Oregon National Guard was mobilized this morning without s single hitch and the bO members to day have tasted their first of camp life. The first man to call for first aid was Corporal W. L. Hodges, who de veloped blood poisoning from scratch sustained yesterday when help ing assemble a camp stove. He re ceived medical attention this morning, but is not incapacitated for duty. With the re-enlistment of Walter W. Shay, who recently got a discharge. the. company yesterday reached full .war strength. TILLAMOOK FORCE ANSWERS Tenth. Company Members Return in Time for Mobilization. - TILLAMOOK. Or., July 25. (Special.) The Titli Company of the Coast Artillery was mobilized for active serv ice at 8- M. today. The general im pression is that the company will re main in Tillamook for several days. If this Is he case, it will camp at the fairgrounds and take its meals in the basement or the Christian Church. For the past several days the streets nave been dotted with khaki-clad men Those members of the company who have been away have returned to join ineir colors. Sidney L. Johnson. Captain. Is a law yer; T. B. Handles', First Lieutenant, Is (State Senator and lawyer, and Ray wans, oecona lieutenant, is manager xor ine jen jeiepnone company. t John Parker's Funeral Set. Funeral services for the late John Urittain Parker.-who died at his home 2121 East Stark street, Tuesday, will be held Thursday at 2 o'clock from the funeral parlors of F. S. Dunning & Co. He is survived by hi3 widow ilrs. Rebecca Parker. r v , if , . ?'' .Vi"-, f , r txt t v-vw'! i.-- f H. v3 ,2- - , F I say wnetner me worn a man Is ooinir A. v,. M (, VlV - SV TJ U?ZF'- A-- V 3 t at home will be more important to the I - t f V s 'X- V; . H , XL, "i-X"'- ti :2 - I f "fi. -1 , if gX. Government than hia services as a sol. t i t , fL- if - f 5 V s, -a i " !;r1l.S; H WtV.Vfc'sX 'i'lfW y i"., ' Information reaching Washington in r - ' JT - i 'i 'i ""t I ' !1 I f f h'S ,.4 ' i t dicates that the selection boards are, 'J , K'.'l - ' I " " - 4j2U t'l1 ? 'T Jt - ',yZr9XS f l ? . mike. Ih.t name mtlnK for thenu U ' i - 1 " 1 "ll, t " f 't .JVA ' . 1 U;U V - V" V . Tney are hcnt on finding men for tha ' 4 ; t f y. s rt t K f iittw rfl f - i w T-r t'v. m the shortest po-ibie ume. - - , 'i . ' i Jf t f? " - i - " - 1 if ''J Ll .1 I I tf i Uwy-trfeiafa a:5- H When they certify any man to tha t . ft $4 VL V' If k A T7! ' Vl4T I" !M.VCT'IrVV XV u't1 ' " : higher boards as held for service, tha - t - if . V' A f? I "i1 'OS. , t:Tv- I , "r f ; 1 "i ffl s 4 ; C.-, C N- ' man becomes a soldier and subject to , I tlt 't ?'i$?Jt U ? ? 2 A rV$lfi- l? ii i'hiJ Ft J.ti Sv J soldier law. It will be the duty of I ha .4 f" l " rr.V" iJ J.' J(ll! k V1'- - " L Provost Jlarshal-General from that I ' 'It - ?, r 't ' I V rf74f V f I ll i I f 'V1- i time on to sen that he complies with, f Iti' .J" V ''i ,-;' 'zLJ?i r f' f if intiK - -V all Army orders affecting him and also f ,"f ' f t ML t A'-os " tX.V i i-f f i it 5 Tl , to turn him over to the Ar.ny .mhori- ' 1 1 , K 'ltJP P. L ' 4iV V -x- & ' .V I I I U I 3 i-t -Am- " ? "es "o is called to the colors. . s; t-!--' ,j''t' i -4 4 - 6, -. - --.') j . t . rf-.-- .--U wn UUAKU lb mUBIUtU 2500 More Oregon Men An swer Call of Country. SUPPLIES ARE ON WAY Coast Artillery Companies Will Be Sent to Forts on River, but Other Organizations "Will Go to Camp "Wltnycombe. (Contirmea from first Par.) First Separate Cavalry Squadron, comprising four troops. Major Charles E. McDonnell commanding, as follows: Troop A, Captain Cicero F. Hogan; Troop B, Captain Charles E. Gjedsted, and Troop C, Captain Thomas Maguire, at Portland; Troop D, Captain Lee R. Caldwell, at Pendleton. Kngineera Also Assemble. First Separate Battalion of Engineers, Major li. A. Brandon commanding, as follows: Company A, Captain TV. C. Parrlsh; Company B, Captain Leslie W. Murray, and Company C. Captain Stanley Bor leske. all at Portland. Field Artillery, comprising Battery A, Captain Bert V. Clayton, and Bat tery B, Captain Charle3 L. Johnson, both at Portland. -' Field Hospital Company, Major Gra ham commanding, at La Grande. The grand aggregate number of men in all these organizations reporting at yesterday's mobilization, according to reports received last night by General White, Is approximately 2530 men. 1400 la Coast Artillery. Theee men are divided among; the . .. - 1,5 ' -SOTS. T: t 'ii 'ViiVOi V 1 V - ''--I- - - v- I thoso qualified for military service. -- . fU1! i'J NiUytM1 r iC :Mw 1 ti: , VV r U The men they turn away after exam- 5 x?'.; VT ? ' r 1 . I'V $tHY&A.Jl' 4V"f 1 r Vi- " f Inatlon will be rejwted rthr than eu- tVgZSSfiU- . Vf S5"-V fitftl iFf'f Vi !X V i5 V- iS. NV. 1 empted because of physical dUability or. - '- v ?'iriV S. O. ' U'iik . ' 'f s --4W ".-' dependents. . " j? - ?Wct I UAVri " iMr I 1V ?'V. 1 1 'S 1 3 The rmP'" ' Proper are the 5 , ? i; ,2;;4 tli M.MtXl3fk1W'A ii 11 district boards, which have power to 1 Lieutenant Stretcher, Olvlnsr Instructions to Ills Men. 2 Drilling nn Awkward Squad. 3 Battery B Drilling. 4 Eighth Company, Coast Artillery, An- mirrlaic Muster Koll. R Portland Men Assigned to Twelfth Company at Hood River; Sergeant Strykrr. U (Left to KlkO Hurry Lent. Troop A. Cav alry; Halite t.rnuam, Mrs. C. ti. Stoits ana Hoy Stoltz, of Ninth Company. Coast Artillery. 7 Frolicking Betwren Drills. (Left to It 1 lit Lester Freeman, Victor Moneaa and Vernon McUlll, Young; America in the Spirit of the Times. 0 Part of Ninth Company, Coast Artillery. different branches of the service about as follows, the number given in each instance being approximate: Oregon Coast Artillery, 12 companies, 1400 men. First Separate Squadron of Cavalry, four troops, 400 men. First Separate Battalion of Engineers, three companies, 380 men. Two batteries of field artillery, 270 men. Field Hospital Company. 80 men. How long the troops will be kept at their local armories before pro ceeding to the designated concentration camps depends entirely upon the War Department. They will remain at local armories, it teems certain, until complete equip ment and supplies arrive from San Frrmcisco with when to outfit the men when they go into camp. These supplies include uniforms and other clothing, arms, tents, bedding, mess kits, kitchen equipment and the like. I Half of Force Equipped. At present, not much more than half the troops are equipped even with uniforms. Many of them have no equipment whatsoever. By remaining at their local armories until supplies arrive, the problem of feeding and housing them can be much rjore easily handled. Word has been received from he War Department that the supplies needed have been shipped from San Francisco and that they should ar rive any day. However. It may be as long as a week or ten days before the troops are sent to their mobilization camps. The headquarters and nine com panies of the Coast Artillery will go to Fort Stevens. It Is understood that three Coast Artillery companies will be sent to Fort Canby, also at the mouth of the river. The other troops mobilized will be sent to Camp Withycombe, at Clacka mas, Or., where the Third Oregon In fantry now ia encamped. The men of 4 1 the Third Oregon are pretty- well hardened to Army life by this time, as. they have been under arms since March. The stay of troops at Camp Withy combe probably will be limited to a few weeks, as all the Oregon troops, ex cept the Coast Artillery, are under or ders eventually to proceed to the new Army cantonment at Palo Alto, CaL 45'rO Now I nder Orders. Counting the Third Oregon Infantry, Oregon now has approximately 4500 of its National Guam troops under Federal orders. The Thlra Oregon already has been taken into the Federal service. The troops mobilized yesterday will be drafted into the Federal service ou Au gust 5. In the meantime, however, they are subject to Federal orders and are under Federal pay. The 1'ortLind Armory, wjero all the troops from Portland congregated yes terday, was the scene of busy activi ties all day. Despite the fact that no uniforms or ar.ns were available the men were put at once to work drilling. Each unit got three or four hours of hard drilling, the drill being limited to marching ex ercises and squad formations. Some of the troops received their first taste of "policing" work, which is the Army way of saying "cleaning up." Quarters at the Armory were swept and made neat and clean. Soldiers Organise Teams. In the afternoon the discipline re laxed somewhat. Immediately some of the liveliest young men organized op posing basketball teams and Indoor baseball teams. The men were marched by companies to the Y. M. C. A. and other designated places for thteir meals, under arrange ments made by the Adjutant-General's office. Most of the Portland men were Bent to their homes last night, with orders to report again early this morning. Many of them took with then men from outside the city who are enrolled in the- Portland companies. Other quarters were provided for some. Of, i DRAFT ERRORS SEEN PnprnA(!Mii Mai4a in I ir At IrUI I COtlUlia IVICtUC III i-ldl Ml- j r icui tJ men. . NEW NAMES PUBLISHED Six Numbers Previously Given Ont Were Not Drawn la Order as Stated and Six Otlier Num bers Call Out Portland Men. Because of a few minor mistakes made last week in telegraphing the draft numbers from Washington throughout the country, several Port land men, subject to the first draft for this city, were not Included in the unofficial list as published Immediately following the drawing. In the adjustments which have been made it is found that No. 656 In the drawing Is lottery No. 2595 Instead of 3595, as originally published; lottery No 2089 is 1179. instead of 1170; lot tery No. 2290 is 1143, instead of 1043; lottery No 3512 is 570, instead of 607; lottery No. 7821 Is 2S12, instead of 2012: lottery No. 9572 is 538, instead of 5038. These errors have been corrected at the local war census bureau, and the Portland men drawn according to the revised unofficial list follows: Number 2595. ' 1 John Kmll Johanson. Linnton. Or. 2 Herman Kcntrat, Clay street. - - Utiit"- X 1 -J Number 2812. 2 John F. Dottdrwick. liOG Main. Ts'uniber 570. 1 Anton Slosenr. ."NO North 10th street. 2 Richard Carlisle Cu.rtnell, I'lo Wash ington street. 3 Robert Roy Ceer, 2S3 Montgomery eirefi. Kemus Ludwic Seelblndcr, 682 Insley 'avenue. r.-.lohn Feibort. Herman 62 East 10th. I hilward O. fc-aminons. I East 13th. 7 Allyne F. Pratt. Jlsi Kant Couch. S Llnar IJenrikHon. 327 f;otni?. 0 Willie Fratwell. Alhina avenue. J'i Christ I.auener, 4.".l Vancouver avenuo. 11 Harohl Guy .McCreary, Troutdale, Or., K. v. U. Ko. 1. Number 038. J T.en Mstson. ."112 North Iflth street. 2 Wong Way. SS Second street. U Apostolus Trantf Jlopulos. 410 Fifth. 4 juy Washburn Hoyt. lllti Cast 224. ft Neunert lanic. 5:i:i Milwaukle street. tt Samuel Arnold KymHii. T.".7 Kaet Stark. 7 David Martin Bott ford. 11:33 Uast Flan ders street. 8 John Swartz. 825 Fremont street. P Koma Carl sly. Ill: Concord street. 10 Guy Alvin Kobnett. Gantenbein. 11 Rudolph. Feter a!u.ulst. Ureshaui, Or. Route No. 2. Number 1179. 1 P. A. Collins, 22d and Glisan streets. 2 Oscar William Swanson, .Belknap apart ment. 3 Fred Aeudoff. 272 Baker street. 4 Ernest L.. itcKlnley, U42S 07th aven'is Southeast. 5 George Saunders Swanson, 10S3 East Grant street. U Charles Cecil Strlbley. 9G4 East Burn- side. 7 Harry A. Maloney, 614 East 50th North. 8 Holla. William Jlotue. luji Glenn ave nue North. 10 Kudolph Arthur Anderson, 1190 At lantic street. Number 1143. 1 Raymond Schumann Dornberger, 134 23d street North. - jack M. Houston. 490 Morrison street. 3 Henry Anderson Smith, ttliti Montgom ery drive. 4 Fergus Benedict Cromien, 540S 99th street Southeast. 5 Paul Stalger. 34 Marguerite avenue. 0 Kobert "Young Calhoun. 82 hast Asn. 7 George Theodore Strange, East 09th street North. g Howard Bickford Oaklcaf, SS8 East 32d street North. 1 0Eirol V. Uj own, 1201 Omaha street. Indications Are That Enough Will Be Chosen by Time Cantonments Are Ready to Receive Them. Assembly Xot Determined. WASHINGTON. July 25. Prepara tions for actual mobilization of tha National Army went ahead liere today, while the local selection boards throughout the country began summon ing for examination the men who will compose the force. It is believed that a considerable number of men will ba selected and awaiting the call to the colors before August 1. The entire force will be ready, with the exception. probably of a few disputed cases, by the time the 16 cantonments are ready early in September. .Provost Marshal-General Crowder pointed out today that the local boards actually are selection, not exemption boards. Their primary purpose, lie sai. was to select from registered men As-stembly Not Determined. The quotas from the various districts probably will be assembled first at their district headquarters when tho call comes. "Whether they will lie turned over to an Army officer there and taken to their cantonment or whether one of their number will be placed in charge to eonduct them to the cantonment has not been decided. The race between states for. the honor of beintr flrFt to fill their quotas under the selective draft bill was on today in earnest. Kailure to appear when called will bring the military forces of the Pro-vost-Marshal-CJenei-Rl in search of the missing man and ho will be 1 ri'-d for any violation of regulations Lefore a court-martial. The distribution of men among the 16 contonments, tieneral Crowder said today, would be governed by two rules first, the section of the law requiring that they be assigned, as far as practic able, to duty with troops from their own state, and, secondly, the location of the nearest cantonment to reduce the transportation problem as much as pos sible. Second Draft I'niikely Soon. No information has reached tleneral Crowder indicating that there will ba any need to summon a second draft in addition to the 6S7.00U men now called for. during the present year. General Crowder said today he had understood that the draft machinery would not need to be employed again during the present year, although it will be kept intact. Kstimateu to cover expenses of the second increment have been sub mitted, it was pointed out, because all these expenditures must be made in ad vance of a call to have equipment and quarters ready, or the f -.ncis must be actually on hand whin the call is made. With physical examinations actually in progress, the record of -lie orate during tiie Civil War becomes Interest ing. At that time 2a. i 7 per cent or the men caned up v. ere rejecLeu, iiu sical defects. I ROSEBIRU IiACKS EIGHT MLX Fourth Company, Coast Artillery, Nearly at Full YVur Strength. P.O.S1-:bI'K;, Or.. July 2". (Special.) -Mobilisation of the Fourth Company, Coast Artillery, and the local hospital turps, occurred at the r;tato Armory here today promptly at 8 A. hi.. ine Fourth Company is under command of Captain J. A. Buchanan. whil Lieuten ant Kdmund Meyers is acting com mander of the hospital c.rpa. Besides participating in frequent drills and re ceiving verbal instruction in military tactics, the Fourth Company boys spent considerable time today in beautifying the Armory grounds. With the exception of those wno ex pressed a desire to eat at nome, 1119 boys are being fed at local restaurants. Most of the men will sleep at the Armory, although a few of them will be allowed to return to their homes. Cap tain Buchanan announced loniani mat he still lacked eight men to recruit hia company up to full war sirens iu- MAKSIIFIELD COMPANY READ! Sergeant McLeod Faints, Falls and Sustains llruises. 4r 1TARSHF1KI.D. Or.. July 23. (Fpe- c- i rxl . The Kleventn company. v-uaj Artillerv. mobilized today wuii in men. The issuance of supplies and. uniforms for late enlistments, cicarm drill ground and pacmng me equip ment for shipment to headquarters oc cupied the day. The company Is being fed at tha Chandler Hotel until its departure for Fort Stevens. Sergeant Walter McLeod, who stood in lino half an hour tnis morning ioi rollcall. fainted, and In falling on the pavement sustained bruises About hia head. MAJOR BASSERMAM DIES Reichstag Leader Advocate of Rnth less Use of Submarines. LONDON. July 25. A Heutei- dispatcTi from Copenhagen says that Major Ernst Basserman, leader of the National Lib erals in the German Reichstag, has died at Baden-Baden. Major Basserman was born in 1834. He had long been a member of the Reichstag. He was a leader of the fac tion In the House which favored the carrying on of the war until Ureat Brit ain was defeated and was supported by the bulk of the National Liberal party in his campaign against Chancellor von Bcthmann-Hollweg. In speeches at vari ous times ne urged me imjhi runjiess use of submarines and Zepi.elins. Phone your want ads to The Orego nian. Main 7070, A 6095.