Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-05
STATE PREPARED TO PUT
ouARDsmEN INTO FIELD IN
CASE OF WAR WITH MEXICO.
n WAR 10 DECLARED
ouARpsMEN WILL De CALLED
Four Thousand Iowa Soldiers Would
Bs MebiIixsd in Dss Meinss-Adju-
tant General Logan Predicts Il
Mould Require Three Years Of Time
to Thoroughly subdus Mex;ee.

Des Aoines, Nov. 6.-Everythfng 10
ready at the Office Of Adjt. Gen. Guy z.
Logan to open q mobilizing camp in
Des Moines, the moment war Il de-
clared with Mexico. A brief telegram
from Secretary Of War Garrison will
set the wheels OF Iowa's military in in
slant operation. General Logan has
been advised by the war department
just what he IS to, do tho moment war
II declared. Plans for the camp. orders
for food and every detail is on file
waiting for signatures. and It will not
be twenty four hours after war is de-
clared until Des Moines will become
military base Of operation.
100000 Men Needed.
These arrangements are all In con-
formity with the general government
plan. General Logan said that the
war college has agreed that 100000
men will be- necessary to subdue Mex
leo and thatsthe war will last three
years. For the first time In the history
Of the nation Uncle Sam is fixed to
equip an army of 100000 men on short
notice. To get the men there will have
to be many enlistments and of course
Des Moines and Iowa will be called up
on for their share. Once 1owa's guard
is put on a warfooting there will be
three regiments. The declaration OF
war by the president will be followed
Immediately by call for Iowa troops.
General Logan believes that all Of the
three Iowa regiments will be ordered
out at once.
Will Mobilize at Dss Moines.
These regiments Of men, numbering
about 1000. will mobilize at Dies
Moines. One officer Of each company
will be left at homo and it will be his
duty to keep taking enlistments 80 that
the gaps in the ranks caused by sick
ness, injury or death will be immedi-
ately filled. These enlisted men will
be brought to the mobilizing camp at
Des Moines and put thru daily prac-
tice. Each regiment Of the present
guard and Of any new companies that
are organized will be kept up to the
full quota at all times.
General Logan believes that the esti-
mate Of the war college that 100000
men and three years Of war will be
necessary to whip Mexico is correct.
Il do not think 1t will be ninety-day
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do believe that many Mexicans win
join us. We thought many Of the Fill
pinos would Join our ranks, but only
ono tribe in the islands came TO Us.
There will be many angles to the war.
There viii be much guerilla fighting
and many OF our men will suffer death
from musket balls and from fever. It
will be no picnic"
General Logan has the plans Of the
Des Moines mobilizing camp constant
ly before him. He believes Huerta will
not give in and that there will be war
soon.
Clarke and Logan Confer.
Governor Clarke and General Logan
held . brief conference yesterday rel
alive to the latest Mexican news. Gov.
ernor Clarke visited over Sunday with
Ger Grenville NJ. Dodge at Council
Bluffs. General Dodge 10 well ac-
quainted with the Mexican situation.
having had hand in much railroad
building in the southern republic. He
believes the war would last several
years and would cost many lives and
many millions Of dollars.