Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-06-22
THEY WILL Go TO THE FRONT

Every Probability That the Boys. VIII
be in Rende zvons at Camp Douglas be.
fore Week passes Preparations Go.
ing Forward TO that End-The Company
Officers Open Recruiting Headquarters
"A Few Volunteers Can Still be Ac.
cepted.
Viroqua and Vernon county soldiery
Is no longer fairy tale. here is no
longer question that the boys who
make up the local M ltary, will, within
Que week bs part of the state national
guard and be in rendzav at Camp
Douglas, and at no late date thereafter
they will be mustered into the United
States volunteer army and be removed
to the south or taken direct to Havana,
the Philippines or Porto Rico. Lei ug
up to and confirmatory of this came a
dispatch from Col Casson, Tuesday
morning, to Capt. j. Ell. Tate, who re-.
cruited the local company, that the
organization had been designated as one
of those to fill tns states quota in the
presidents second call for troops
Quickly following this came the follow
ing dispatch to Cartain Silbaugh:
MADISON June 2O.-Wire earliest moment
at which you can have 108 men in readiness
for examination under second call for volun-
leers. CHARLES r. BOARDMAN,
Acknowledgement.
The response was Ten days, or earlier
il absolutely necessary"
This means activity from the word go,
ar Il for eff
make full preparation in SO short time
as is designated Under the original
basis, Viroqua had it's full number of
volunteers, IS. The new order fxes
the regulation number at 106 men and
three officers. Consequently the com
pany is not complete. A recruiting
station is now open in Opera hall, where
some officer of the company will be pres
emit to receive and enroll new recruits.
The hours will be from 8 to 10, and 2
to 5 p. N, and to 10 p. m. ALI mem
bers of the company are requested to
report at the armory headquarters each
evening for drill and to make prepare
tions for the departure. Recruits from
the country are invited to join.
II
Following Madison dispatch of Mon
day, gives details of the order and
arrangement:
Wisconsin's quota of troops under the
second call will be modified at Camp
Douglas, Monday, June 81, and will be
mustered into the service of the United
States few days later. This afternoon
Gov. Scoisld received dispatch from
Secretary Alger, giving detailed instruc-
tions for the mobile .tion of the second
call of troops. Capt. W. l.. Buck and
Lieut.. f. M Caldwell, of the regular
army, who have been detailed to muster
the troops, arrived TODAY, and conferred
with the governor. Capt Buck has
been detailed to act as must ering officer
and Lieut.. Caldwell as acting quarter
master and commissary.
The state troops under the second
call will consist of the remaining com
panies of the Fourth regiment, com
manded by Col. Seaman of Milwaukee,
ard Battery A. The regiment will be
increased to its full force by the addition
of eight volunteer companies from vsri-
GUS parts of the state, and will, when
mustered in, have 1895 men and officers.
The battery will have 100 men and
officers.
The companies which have been selected
to fill the Fourth regiment are from the
following nsmsd places: Viroqus,
Platteville, Merrill, Stoughton, Wash
burn, Green Bay, Waukssha and Stew
ems Point.
Dispatches were sent to the captains
of all these companies asking whether
they could furnish the required 100 men
end replies have been received at late
hour from nearly all, stating their COM
panies were of full strength and ready
to volunteer.