The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-19
KANSAS NEEDS
1900 MORE MEN
TO FILL QUOTA
Recruiting Stations Are opened
All Over the State.
Battery A Probably Will En-
train Tomorrow.
MOBILIZE At FORT RILEY
Intensive Drill Will Be lnau-
gurated There at Once.
The Federal Government Bears
All Expense From Today.

Orders were sent by General Martin
TODAY to all officers of local NaIloii'Ai
C.uard companies directing the lfnilie-
diate recruiting of new men ror ai my
service. Nearly 1900 new men ~iii oe
needed to bring the Kansas troops u
full war strength - local Of
4,cars the state adjutant general aloo
directed the railroads to MAKE tilii ll,Sg
dia+e arrangements to entralh elooP
ia Fort Riley AS soon as Sudi -
have been directed TO report an "a
rargennents are made by the raAlru s1u9
- handle the men they will be taken
- the point of mobilization l. We"
indicated at the adjutant geheLs1ls,,;es
fice today that some OF the Son na I+ate
- the more remote section OF the $50 80
might eutrain tonight Othel9 wiz
probably leave Tuesday. ,., va
- r. alvance of General Martin re.
+i1rn TO Topeka, il was repol ~ NJ
Rattery A of Topeka would ~
entrain some time Iuesoa t,,-ire to the
11ovaI of the local troops, OWING 70 1 re
.,Ioxirnity to Fort Riley. may lot 70
irIshed as rapidly as from some ,, U ~
stations farther from the InooiilA' 'i0--
point. I'll x1o-oa
nh. o.lI for Kansas troops includes
~. REGIMENTS of national guards. It
also Includes the Topeka battery, tile
signal corps and military panos Iroiii
Topeka and Lawrence
With the report from Washlils 10 to1'
+ta+ Kansas troops were to be neeueo'
General Martin spent the greater par
Of sunday night directing operaliohs
- his state. When the formal order
came from the war department TO-DAY;
details for handling the troops hau
been completed, I'D
All members of the national guard
in mis- state must answer the can.
There is but one excuse Ihat Is d
T,hvsician's certificate showing that a
guardsnan is physically unable 10
leave his home
at once in twenty-nine Kansas towns
and cities The work will be IN charse
of local officers of the national guaros
at all stations where troops are now
held COMPANIES of national guaros at
Oskaloosa and Eureka, recently or
t,anized are to be called for service,
it was asserted. AS rapidly as new
men are recruited for service, they VIII
he sent to Fort Riley to join the regu-
lar troopers. Intensive training Will
start at Fort Riley as soon as tne
troops arrive. The training quarters
will probably be opened "Wednesday or
Thursday.
Expense is Shifted.
Beginning today, the expense OF
handling the Kansas guardsmen VIII
he borne by the federal government
The government assumed this expense
with the issuance of the call
All equipment will be checked at
Fort Riley and will be in charge of the
officers of the companies, acting un-
der directions from the war depart
ment Such equipment as cannot pc
used, will be sent to Rock Island. H.
for repairs or to suppiant requlsllohs
for new equipment.
1t is probable that special train
will leave Rock Island today carrying
rev equipment for Kansas guardsmen.
AT present the Rock Island arsenal has
eouipmeut for 10000 men. Suffi-
Gent new equipment to meet the de-
rnands of the Kansas troops under full
war strength will be sent to Fort
Riley. Ammunition will not be sent to
Fort Riley, but will be shipped direct
to Ell Paso or some other border point
for the Kansans when they are for
raaIly ordered to the front.
Purchase of nearly $50 head of
horses for the Kansas service began
today. The horses will be purchased
at once under direction Of General
Martin and will be shipped to the
point of mobilization
Rush to Enlist.
With the formal announcement OF
the call for troops, many requests for
admission to the national guards were
received in Topeka. Local officers in
d
General Martin the receipt of a num-
Der of tentative enlistments, based or
a call for the state guards. These
men will be enlisted at once.
DIR. Lerrigo, a well known Topeka
physician. was among the first mer
to offer his services to Governor Cap
per. He asked permission to go with
the Kansas troops as a sanitary Off
GER His request will be submitted tC
General Martin.
Following receipt of the order from
the war department, Governor Cappel
declared that in his opinion the Kan
sas national guards were better pre-
pared for a call than many of tht
states of the Union.
with the exception of the New
York. Pennsylvania and Illinoi:
guards, / believe Kansas guardsmer
are better prepared and equipped fol
service than the men of any othel
state said the governor. Genera
Martin has for months BEEN busy
making preparation for this call and
1 believe he was prepared for every
situation and met every detail prompt
Iy Kansas was right in the from
rank of preparedness when the cal
came"