Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-06-27

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A., First Cavalry, Milwaukee, and on
Wednesday telegraphed its captain
that he would go to Camp Douglas
| with Company G from this city, which
he did. Many were at the depot to
bid zeno goodbye"
First lieutenant Drake is a Spanish
American war soldier; knows what
| service is and was left here to re-
cruit the company to full strength,
the full quota being $50. He was
recalled to his company Saturday
and reported there with six members
and five recruits.
Arthur Warning, a resident of this
city and an eX-member of the COM
pany, and who was in Butte, Mont,
hearing that his former company was
recruiting for the Mexican war, i'm
mediately left for home, arriving here
Thursday afternoon to rejoin his COM
rades in arms and departed for Camp
Douglas
Brig.-Gen. Orlando Holway, a for
mer resident of this city, is to pro-
ceed to Camp Douglas and to assume
command of all troops of the Wiscon-
sin National Guard, modified in pur-
suance' of the order of the president
of the United States, or which may
be hereafter mobilized in pursuance of
Such order. He will establish head
quarters of the Wisconsin state militia
where troops are to be quartered.
In fact all are, generally speaking,
model lot of young men of good
soldierly bearing and capable of doing
good work when occasion demands
and the extreme crisis arrives. Most
of the boys are employed in the mills,
factories, stores, shops, ETC., in the
city and their places have been re-
served for them upon their safe re-
turn home. Whenever necessary, fam
lilies left behind will be taken care Of
by Wausau's liberal-minded and patri-
otic citizens.
State Notes
The strength, of the organized ma
tional guards throughout this country,
with officers, numbers 132,20S.
Upon arrival at Camp Douglas,
guardsmen will be kept busy until
troops entrain for the border.
The battery has four guns of three
inch caliber which fire shrapanel or
high explosives, effective up to six
miles.
Gen. Mills, of the war department,
says that the Wisconsin National
Guard is second to none in efficiency
and excellence.
The supply companies were on duty
at Camp Douglas early Wednesday
morning and full preparation made
for the reception of the troops.
There are three machine gun COM
panies included in the Wisconsin Ma
tional Guard. Each has four machine
guns capable of firing from 600 and
500 shots a minute.
The medical corps of the Wisconsin
militia consists of eighteen physicians,
six of whom hold the rank of major,
three the rank of captain and the
others the rank of first lieutenant.
Wisconsin's militia consists of three
regiments of infantry, one troop of
cavalry, a battery of field artillery
and one field hospital, all of which
have been called into immediate ser
vice by the president.
All officers will be instructed to
put their men through a regular field
drill and other military maneuvers.
There will be practice in sight setting
and trench digging. Little time will
be devoted to rifle practice.
TIE commanding officers of a regi-
nent of infantry are colonel, lieu
tenant colonel and three majors. The
other. officers are adiutant, quarter
master, commissary, chaplain and bat
talon adiutants and quartermaster.
The guardsmen, upon leaving, were
dressed in olive drab field service out
fits. Each man carrying half shell
ter tent, rain blanket, tent pole, mess
kit. canteen, ammunition belt, rife and
bayonet, first aid packet and an extra
pair of trousers.
In the civil war a regiment of in
fantry consisted of ten companies.
Now there are twelve companies in
regiment and they are divided into
three battalions of four companies
each, with one of the majors in COM
mand of each battalion.
Governor Philip says about mar
ried men, Il persume that there are
cases where members of the guard
have married since Joining and now
have families to care for. l believe
that in cases where the family is de-
pendent entirely on the salary OF the
man called to the front, he should be
excused"
Wisconsin guardsmen will have
daily program which is to be rigidly
carried out, and which will keep the
soldier boys busy. The program IS
as follows:
First call a. m.
Reyeille --------5 5:25 a. m.
Assembly ------ $50 a. m.
Mess 5:45 a. m.
Sick call 6:15 a. m.
| Police 6:15 a. N.
First drill call - 6:5 a. m.