Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-14
IHE h|FN-F|FIH IOWA
Colonel Lincoln Will Again
Lead That Regiment to
Fort Riley Encampment
EQUIPMENT is UP TO DATE
The Iowa Regiment Probably Leads
Among Other Regiments of Guards
men of the Western States in Ee-
gard to Accordance With the Latest
Army Regulations.
EQUIPMENT is UP TO DATE

SPECIAL TO Times Republican.
Des Moines, Sept. 14.--Colonel James
Rush Lincoln, commandment of the ca
dets at the Iowa State College at Ames
IS preparing to lead the Fifty-fifth reg
inent l. n. g.. to Fort Riley, Kan,
i about the middle of October. to partici-
Pate in the army maneuvers there II
was reported some time ago that Col
onel smith was i'll, but this proved an
/ founded. as he is in excellent hea tn.
but even If half dead he would not give
up the pleasure of leading this Iowa
regiment into camp with $4,000 others,
i chiefly regulars. The regiment is the
one which was taken to the Philippines
and Which saw such hard campaigning
there four years ago. A goodly number
of the boys who Went to the Philippines
are in the regiment now. Three or four
of the companies are comparatively
new In the service and unframed, but
they all have excellent officers and
there is no doubt that the regiment vii.
at the maneuvers
Especial pains have been taken to
put the regiment in the best possible
condition for the trip. The selection of
regiments was by seniority of the
colonies. The Fifty-fifth also lies mar
est to Kansas In the southwestern part
of the state. There is perhaps not an
other regiment of guards1nen in any
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act accord with the latest army reg
ulations. All the rifles and equipment
have been secured new from the war
department at Washington. The men
have canteens and meat cans and rub
Der blankets and both the blue and
khaki uniforms. They will go INTO
camp as though prepared for an all
winter campaign in actual service. The
guardsmen in the big camp Will be d.
vided. some going into the division OF
the blues and some with the browns.
The Iowa regiment will be part OF the
time with one and part of the time
with the other. as the commanding
officers may designate.
1t is not certain that Governor Cum !
Minis will be able to go TO the camp a
Fort Diley. The event comes on late
in October at time when he will be
very busy in the campaign and will
find 1t hard to get away. He has at
tended all of the camps of the four reg
iments since he was inaugurated ana
has planned that he would be in fact
the head of the guardsn1en of the state
at all times He had hoped that the
camp at Fort Riley would be in Sep
TENDER, so that he could accom- pany
the regiment with his military stan. |
Adjutant General Byers will go and all
the regimental officers and perhaps
others from Iowa. The Fifty-fiftfl reg
iment will have TO be somewhat en-
larged TO meet the requirements sof the
war department of about 500 men. |
There are over 500 in the regiment now.
To fill up the companies to the REQUIRED
sixty-five enlisted men each. guards |
men from three other regiments VIII be
accepted temporarily. 1t is found that |
there is a great rivalry among the
men TO get this assignment. About five
to eight men will be accepted from eaca |
of the other companies of Iowa. tossl- |
bly, n few more. They will be aiken |
from all the other companies, as there I
are men In every company who desire
to go. In few weeks a report VIII be
secured from the regiment as 10 how |
many will be needed. 1t is felt by the
military officers that this Iowa reg!-
ment, with goodly number of Philip
nine veterans, with excellent officers.
commanded by the experienced Colonel
Lincoln. who held commission as
brigadier general four years ago, with
all the latest equipment and perfect
uniforms, will do great credit tt, the
state of Iowa at Fort Riley. The camp
there will last for four days and the
pays all expenses it VIII
be rhe first time state troops have en-
with the regulars.