The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-26
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS WILL COME
7 AS SOON AS WAR IS DECLARED

securing only short rest at noon.
H. Backus, company FL. Seventh
regiment, Chicago. sustained a severe
flesh wound in the left thigh last
night, when. according to his story.
civilian fired three shots at him
with .32 caliber revolver.
William O'Brien, believed to be Of
the Seventh regiment of Chicago.
spent last night in a straight Jacket
mented during the night. He was
much improved today and may be al.
lowed to return to camp.
Tho Right Of Way.
WASHINGTON June 26-War de.
partment supplies and troop trains
have the right of way on all Amen.
can railroads. Through the Ameri.
can Railway association, the depart
ment, it was learned today, has at
its disposal all the rolling stock 1t
desires. AS fast as freight Is sent to
the border the empty cars will be-
dead headed" back to distribution
points.
Cars containing war department
material, bear special placaru and
this is recognized by every dispatcher
and train crew as giving 1t the right
of way Much OF the war depart-
ment freight moves even faster than
express trains. A railroad sidetrack-
ed one Of its fast limited passenger
trains to make way for war supplies
The railway association, including
! in it's membership every railroad
president in the country, has inform
ed the war department that it will
] give every ounce OF cooperation in
its power Mobilization OF railroad
forces has been accomplished almost
automatically.
Railways have sent special trained
corps to he at the command of the
department. Troop trains even more
than freight will have clear tracks
ahead
on for the Border.
SEA GTRT, N. J., June 26.-The
First regiment OF Newark, batteries
A of East Orange and B OF Camden,
troops A and G Of the first squadron
cavalry, the field hospital of Eliza
beth and ambulance company OF Red
Bank, will entrain at two o'clock for
the Mexican border.
viii Move Tomorrow.
| NEW YORK, June 26.-By tomor-
row at the latest 1900 militia men
from New York, New Jersey, Connec-
ticut, Vermont and Massachusetts.
will be on trains speeding toward the
border. Major Genera Leonard
Woods orders for this force to pro-
ceed at once to the border, met with
instant response from the officers and
men. Orders to make ready for In
stant orders to move also were sent
to the militia commandants in FloTi-
da, District Of Columbia, Virginia,
Georgia, New Hampshire, Kentucky,
Maine. Rhode Island, West Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Ala
hama and Tennessee. Entraining or
ders for these forces await only for
NAL report from state adjutant gener-
ais that the men are ready and fully
modified. Regimental commanders
in the states where immediate move
ent was ordered, worked the greater
part. of the night communicating with
| railroad heads and arranging trans
portation.
! So urgent was the demand for the
militia, that medical examinations
will be waived. Regiments which
brought their standing UP to full war
strength by hurry up recruiting dur
inr the last few days will take their
| "ereen men, along anticipating time
to train them upon arrival in Texas.
Aid for MiIitIamen.
WASHINGTON, June 26.-Possi-
| bilitv of "war within a few hours
was the warning given the senate by
Reed of Missouri today in urging all
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