Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-05-05
TROOPS FULLY EQUIPPED
All Plans for instant Mobilization Are
CompIeted-Eniistm Com
ing in Rapidly All Over
the State.
BADGER MILITARY FORCES.


Madison. Three thousand Wis
consin guards are as fit and ready to
entrain at their home stations for a
lightning trip across the continent to
some southern port for embSrkation
for Mexican territory as they are to
answer an emergency fire call. For
months the guards have been secret
ly anticipating isis in the Mexican
situation and if they have not actu-
ally expected service in the southern
republic, at least have been awaiting
call for concentration on the border
Should call for the three infantry
regiments and Other state troops ar
rive from Washington-the president
has power to order the entire Ma
tional guard to any part of the I'm
tied States, but not beyond this ter
ritory-it would take only the for
mality of writing out a brief tele-
gram to the commanding officers of
the various departments of the Ma
tional guard to bring about a general
military movement throughout the
thirty-six military stations in Wis
consin.
Train Schedules Ready.
Train schedules, stating the exact
minute for enrichment, arrival at
Instrumentation stations where sew
eral special trains would meet and
be made up into larger units, are al
ready on file and ready to be put in
to instant operation upon receipt of
orders from the government. These
will be the same as have been used
for the concentration of the two bril-
gades for the annual encampment
last summer at Camp Douglas. With
in eight hours after entraining at
their home stations, the entire state
reservation.
Badger Troops Best Fitted.
Wisconsin troops, regarded as
equal to any in the country, are prob
ably more fit for immediate field SER
vice in hostile country than many
other state militia. During the last
two summers special emphasis has
been placed on the field and combat
exercises with the aid of efficient Off
GERS of the regular army detailed by
the government for this work. I'm
der their tutelage National guard Off
GERS and troops Save been put
through fully as rigid a program of
marching and maneuvers as actual
with hostile troops on a for
eign country would bring.
Under the army laws the president
has no authority to order the state
troops beyond the border of the I'm
tied States. The president may do
one of two things: call for an imme-
diate concentration of the 125,000I
national guardsmen at some south
ern point and call for volunteers
when they had reached that station;
or, call for enlistment of volunteers
in each state. On account of the cost
of transporting troops to the south,
it is regarded that the latter course
is more possible.
Will Recruit to Full Strength.
Orders have been issued to the
National guard by Adjt
Gen. John G. SALESMAN to recruit to
the full strength of 10S mems
1--WE are going to be prepared for
emergencies" said Gen. Salsman
Though l have received no official
orders from Washington we are get
ting everything ready to answer a
call at moments notice. Just now
we have adopted the Wilson policy
of 'watchful waiting But while we
are waiting we are working"
Ready to Re-Eniist.
Racine. - William A. Bancroft
camp, Spanish-American war veter-
ans, at their annual reunion pledged |
themselves again to go to the front |
if their country calls them in the |
Mexican struggle. William Mitchell |
Lewis, captain of company F during
the Spanish-American war, was chief |
speaker A. j. Horlick, former may
or, and VILLAIN Horlick, Jr., were |
made honorary members for their aid |
to the soldiers during and after the
war. The local camp numbers near
Iy 100 veterans