The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-20
OF NATIONAL GUARD IN CITY n
ENOUGH INTEREST
rs SHOWN.
Meeting VIII BE Held at Hotel Wind
sor This Evening For That Pur-
pose-Two Companies
Needed


pose-Two Companies
Needed.
Adtutant General John c. Bond. of
Charleston. arrived in the city early
yesterday morning. and Is registered
al the Hotel Windsor General Bond
Is manual OF military tactics himself
already having spent IL years in the
service While here the. generel will
consider the formation OF a company
OF the National guard, and this morn
ing he will go to Chester for the same
purpose. returning this evening.
General Bond will meet a number OF
the militarily inclined this evening at
1880 O'Clock. at the Hotel Windsor for
the purpose of making tentative plans
for the enlistment OF a company. TO be
come part OF the First Regiment.
II is the generals desire not only to
enlist one company here. but two. At
present there are two companies need
ed in the First regiment. the ones at
Piedmont and Weston having been
mustered out
The First regiment has Jurisdiction
east and north OF Petersburg, and
the Second regiment from Parkers-
burg south. Wheeling being centrally
located. the general feels that a com
pany should be enlisted here.
General Bond said last night:
Wheeling needs one company of the
National guard. and in fact. has A
population large enough TO command
two companies. Right at this time we
are talking every day OF unprepared-
ness. and lack OF training in case Oh
| actual war. The National guard is one
way in which both OF these difficulties
may be overcome
State Needs Company.
Not only does the state need the
company. but the men themselves
need 1t. BY reason Of the company.
men receive discipline. physical de
Observation-Disclosures, and strength.
Joining a company does not interfere
with ones work. and II Is a benent
10 man. do not think there is a
man alive who does not crave the
military life, or Is not anxious for a
chance to follow the colors.
The National Guard is subject TO
the call of the President at all times
TO serve within the border OF the
United States, and by reason of THIS
call. they have a greater response
oility than In often attributed TO
them. II has been the common WORD
that national guardsmen are thugs.
and cutthroats, but l want to deny
that"
A company Of national guardsmen
consists OF 65 privates and three o1fi-
GERS This Is known as the peace
strength. In time OF actual service
the companies are enlisted up to lao.
and II is not uncommon TO have 100
men in company in time OF peace
General Bond stated that two COM
panies must be organized for the First
Regiment within two months.
The commissioned officers OF the
company are one captain. first lieu
tenant. and second lieutenant. me
nonScommissioned officers are six ser
geants. six corporals, two cooks. one
artincer, two musicians (buglars) and
torty-eight privates. All are furnished
their equipment.
Hold Eneampments.
Each year an encampment of the
Euaros OF the State is held. at which
une tne men receive pay at the rate
OF Sl.25 per day. aside from transpor.
tation 10 and from the encampment
and board while there. These encamp.
ments last ten days.
FOR the first enlistment a man iofns
the guards for three years. and future
enlistments are for one year. Rea-
sonable excuses will secure a dis
charge or removal from the State Is
an automatic discharge. Although A
state organization. the guards are gov
erned by Federal rules. as in actual
service.
should a company be organized here
II viii be necessary to secure a rife
range where the men may become 81.
hcient marksmen. There are several
good sites for such a range in the
suburbs
II Is expected that several Spanish
american veterans will meet General
Bond this evening. and that when he
leaves for Charleston tomorrow even
ing tentative plans for organization
VIII have been made. a captain ap-
pointed and actual enlistment started
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FUNDS FOR payment Of war munitions.
Out this was regarded az unlikely.
whether Russia will participate in
the loan r. yet undetermined This
VIII depend, II Is said. wholly upon the
conference az London among the Rus.
sian and French finance ministers ana
the British chancellor Of the ex-
chequer. Within a few DAYS announce.
ment upon this detail IL expected the
l British censor willing.
There will be no definite announce
ment or an agreement tomorrow.
Ihis much became definitely known
TONIGHT from Americans in close
touch with the negotiations Reports
70 this effect circulated during the
past few days were said 10 be decided.
| " premature
Situation Encouraging.
The situation is regarded A. On.
couraging. but there are certain thincs
! 70 be agreed upon In making a ak
hundred or eight hundred million dol.
TAR loan that require more than a
week 20 settle. a fortnight more may
hring an announcement that bofn sides
have agreed on al details hut ft IL -