The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-05
MUSTER OUT
MILITIAMEN
Sensation in Military
Circles.
TWO COMPANIES ARE OUT
Girard and Union Springs Without
Soldiers.
xfen Of Captain Baiiou's Company at
Girard Were Very Much SUR
prised to Learn Of order
MASTERING Out.

A mild sensation was created in mil
came known that two of the companies
of the End Regiment had been mus
tered out on the very eve of the en-
campment, the date of which has been
set for July IL. The companies which
suffered at the hands of the State Of
hcials yesterday were Company L of
Girard, commanded by Captain Ballou,
and Company e of Union Springs,
commanded by Captain Feagan.
Adjutant General Bib Graves was
seen last night relative to the muster
ing out of the two companies, but he
declined to discuss the matter, saying
that the companies had been mustered
out for the good of the service. He
would not go into details at all.
Telegraphic advices from Girard say
that there is considerable indignation
there relative TO the mastering out OF
the company. 1t is claimed that the
men had no knowledge that they were
70 be severed from the National Guard.
The men assert that the loyalty of Cap
tain Ballou to his men is the cause
or the order. and that Captain Ballou
gained the animosity of the bridage
ofiicials at the last encampment when
ne refused to permit his men to do
duty In a binding rain, when they had
not been furnished with the neces-
sary protection. while the men Of the
other regiments had been more favored
Captain Ballou not only refused to let
his men do the duty desired by brig
AIDE headquarters, but himself finally
stepped to the rank and volunteered
10 take the place Of the man needed
from his company.
1t was learned late last night that
the reason for the mastering out OF
the company was that II was no longer
wanted in the community by the cfti-
gems. and that 1t was deemed best to
do away with 1t.
The company at Union Springs failed
TO come up to the requirements at the
recent inspection and for that reason
were mustered out. A company has
already been organized at Lafayette to
take the place of Company e. Several
towns have made application to raise
company to take the place OF the
Eirard company.
It is recalled that Company L has
had a stormy time In the National
Guard. Several years ago Captain Mar
chant was arrested in Birmingham by
Lno military lot Ldkiuk MS
men or the field In the midst of regi-
mental maneuvers. The matter was
satisfactorily settled the next day. but
1t created a big sensation at the time
sFor Political Remsons.0
Columbus, Ca, June 4.--(Specia1)--
A sensation was created in Glrard to-
day when Company L of the End Ala
hama Regiment was disbanded and It's
arms and other equipment taken pos
session of and shipped to Montgomery.
Captain Ray Wilkinson, of Montgom-
cry. Commissary Captain of the Regi-
ment, disbanded the company and took
charge of It's effects. He stated that
the colonel of the regiment had re-
ceiyed orders from Governor Conner to
disband the company. No reason was
ofiieially assigned for mastering out
the command and the members of the
company were greatly surprised.
1t is limited vaguely that the COM
pany is disbanded for political rea-
sons" but no authoritative statement
can be secured here as to disbanding
the company.
Company L has about sixty members
and Is said to have made a good show
ing at it's recent inspection.