The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-20
ARMY TO MAKE FURRY
Continued from Page one)

Continued from Page One)
place from August 10 TO %, inclus-
! i've.
The Instructions. issued by Brig.
Gen. Evans to Adit. Gen. Canton
of Oklahoma and adiutant generals
of Kansas and Missouri, direct that
no militia organization shall be au-
thorised TO attend joint maneuyer
camp with less than 60 per cent OF
its minimum authorized strength.
No man is entitled to pay unless
he has had three months military
service The dates of enlistment
must be entered upon the payroll,
showing the length of time served
by each man. He calls attention,
too, to the provision that payments
must not be made militamem from
private or state funds with the eX;
pectation of reimbursement later
from the federal funds.
Officers Had Preparation.
To prepare the officers of the Ok
lahoma National Guard for the
annual maneuvers this year, and for
service at Gne front if necessary, a
school of instruction was held in
Guthrie for two weeks during June,
conducted by officers of the regular
army. Major Heavy of the Fifth
Infantry was in charge, with six
other officers detailed as lecturers
and to instruct the Oklahoma men
also in the field. Four of these on
ficers were from Fort Leavenworth,
and these will be with the army
that leaves Lawrence, Kansas, on
August 10 to battle with the army
that leaves Fort Riley.
Seventy of the Oklahoma Guard
officers attended the school of in
struction. They were compelled to
do the work of privates, even TO
cleaning their rifles. AT times there
would be several captains and
sergeant, marched across country
for miles and put through the rou-
tine OF regular warfare. Battles
We're fought, swamps, rivers and
forests crossed, barb-wire fences and
briar patches were encountered, but
the guard Officers were forced to
learn the game from the ground up
In every detail the instruction
school was decided success.
'7We viii participate in the sla-
neuvers this year with the <egulars
possessed of knowledge that we
have never had the opportunity to
secure before said Capt, Victor
Locke. governor Of the Choctaw Ma
ton, and head of the Durant com
pany of militia THE maneuvers
viii mean something to us this year
because of the school at Guthrie,
and we are equipped to impart
knowledge to our men and make
them more proficient than they ever
We're before" Locke's statement
was confirmed by all the other guard
officers who attended the school.
Locke's Company of Indians.
Capt Lockes company win also
be Cne Of the features during thief
maneuvers next month, for practic-
ally all of his men are Choctaw In
dians. His is known as the only
indian company in militia service OF
the United States. A number of his
mem are fullbloods, with but little
knowledge of the English language
outside of the commands. They
have great admiration for Locke,
who Is now one of the ranking Cap
tains of the Oklahoma Guard.
Locke is proud OF his men ana is
confident that he will make themi
one Of the crack milit. organiza-
tions of the country. fhey make
good soldiers. obey orders promptly
and intelligently and take great
delight in attending encampments
and maneuyers They are also ex-
cellent marksmen The only trou-