Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-25
GUARDS|MEV GIVEN
SOME GOOD ADVICE
General Stewart Suggests How
They Can Be Made Ready
For Active Service

A circular of suggestions for of
GERS of the National Guard was issue
to-day from National Guard hea<
quarters based upon possibilities
active service. Tt was drawn up /
Adjutant General Stewart and
prefaced by the following statement
In view of possibilities of actiy
service by the organized militia, tk
following suggestions are submitta
for the careful and timely considet-
ton of commanding officers lookinFo
a proper degree of preparedness no
orders, however, of any charater
have been received by the Govenor
and commander-in- chief from the
War Department at the time of fam-
ing this circular
The suggestions say that recRiting.
which has been actively und{taken
by many company commandersshould
be done with great care andnot TO
exceed number of men for whn there
are equipments, while enlishent of
married men should be av,ded as
there will no doubt be asufhcient
number of single men offeyg to en-
list" The age limits are fom Is to
40 and for those under consent
of parents must be obtaind.
1t is suggested that cad organiza-
ton make a special effft to enlist
the required number Of competent
cooks as civilian cookf cannot be
taken. Excessive and unnecessary
kitchen furniture must bt be secured
and field ranges shouldbe thoroughly
examined.
The First Requirements
In event of an oranization being
called to a mobilizatiJ camp 1t is re-
quired that two dayl cooked rations
must be provided nd that before
troops leave home fations medical
examinations must \ made.
Rifles should 4 thoroughly 1S in. in
circular Significant Dress uniforms
will not be taken b any mobilization
camp and whethS overcoats will be
REQUIRED will deund upon time that
mobilization is offered.
The organizatihs of the Guard are
now being inspected by regular army
officers as to th@ efficiency and readi-
ness for field s5vice.
Many fnder Service
Numerous taders of the services OF
individuals AM organizations for war
that may thtaten hostilities against
the United safes are being received
at the State tapito1 and If they were
taken solelyht their face value prob
ably the Ntional Guard could be
duplicated + far as numbers go. The
letters tenoring services are being re-
ceived by Governor John K. Tener
and AdiIant General Thomas J..
Stewart q rate which recalls the
days whet the outbreak of the Spanish
war appdred certain. A dozen a day
is not mcommon and each one is
erlyacknowledged and the name
and adtess Of the sender placed on
file.
Will some of the letters tender
the Commonwealth the services of
variou organizations, some of which
it is sated are in state of military
efficieJcy, others are from persons who
state that they can organize COM
panie or infantry or troops of cav
airy 1T short notice from the National
GuaH headquarters. Others declare
thafin case the government calls for
volunteers they have organizations
really Most of the letters, however,
cone from individuals who desire to
bel assured of commissions in State
trtops which may be organized IN
addition to the Guard.
All of the letters indicate desire
I'd get to ''tho front" as soon as pos
sb1e