The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-03-17
MILITIA OFFICERS
READY TO FIGHT
LOCAL MILITIA OFFICERS RE
CEIvE INVITATION TO AT
TEND MANouEvERs.

The local militia officers received the
first of the week notice from the
Adjutant General inviting them at
tend the manouevers in Texas. 1t is
not believed that any will accept un-
less called out but Capt. Stenson stated
that the company in case of necessity
could cntrain in remarkably short
time, as their equipment was in splen,
did shape. The following dispatches
from Washington will be of interest:
Washington, d. c., March 1p.-The
war department last night made pub
lie the text Of the telegram which was
sent Wednesday to the aljutant gen
erals of the several states inviting a
limited number, Of militia officers to
avail themselves of the opportunity
afforded by these great manouevers for
observation and technical study.
The dispatch, sent by General Roll
rrt X. Evans, acting chief OF the bu-
rea uof militia affairs of the war de-
partment, was as follows.
"'The Adiutant Generals of All
States and Territories and the District
of Columbia Militia. In connection
with the mobilization of federal troops
for manouever purposes. ! am instruct
ed by tie Secretary of War to inform
you that the department. desires to ex-
tend to a limited nuIn'cr of officers of
the organized militia All opportunity
to attend these manoueverS for pur-
poses Of observation and instruction.
With this end in view, it is requested
that YOU furnish this Office, at the car
liest practicable date, list Oh names
Of officers, line or staff. of the organiz-
ed militia of your state whom you rec
ommend for such duty, giving the
name of ecah officer, his rank and arm
of service and the probable time that
he will be able to report and to remain
will consider this service as falling
within the provisions Of section Is OF
the militia law, and, therefore, the pay
and transportation Of such officers will
be betrayed by regular army disbursins
officers from the special annual apprr
priation for joint manoucvers. 1t i:
requested that in presenting the names
Of these officers, you will accompan,
the request with an estimate OF thei1
pa yand transportation to the nearest
manouever camp.
"Inasmuch as the accommodation:
are limited it will probably be neces
sary to make selections from the list
presented. Information as to the of
ficers selected by the department fo
this service and the places to whicl
they will report will be furnished late,
? after the lists have been received an,
acted upon.'
: A dispatch from Washington, d. C.
under date of March 18th says:
Officers Of the organized militia ar
| giving prompt response to the war de
| partment invitation to participate i
the military operations planned alon
the southern frontier. This represent
responses from only 81 states.
These reports, it is said, indicat
that the total number of acceptance
will be more han the army now mob
lizcd at San Antonio can accommodat
at one time: 1t is possible that all o
the officers who accept will be gvie
opportunity to go into the field b
rotating them.
In contradiction of rumors that til
citizen soldiers of the United State
are to be called for active service, Of
ficers Of the army today pointed on
that such action would be impossibl
because there is no contingency, as pr
scribed by law, which would warrar
it. The "Dick' law, enacted eigh
years ago, prescribes the constitution.
. causes authorizing the president to ca
. out the militia.
This law enables the president
. call to arms the militia of the state
. territories and District of Columbi
: "to repel invasion by foreign NJ
tion, to suppress rebellion in tt
United States, to enable him to execut
the laws of the Union.'
AS the country now faces none {
these emergencies, it is added, it woul
be impossible for the president to ca
out the militia.
The army division, which is assen
blin gat San Antonio, Tex, is official
designated by the war department :
). "the manouever DIVISION
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