Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-24
WAR DEPARTMENT REFUSES TO
RELEASE SOLDIERS ON RE-
QUEST OF GOVERNOR.
SERVICES TO BE RETAINED
FOR INDEFINITE TIME
Delayed Answer to Request For Re-
lease in Time to Come Home and
Vote-Department Indicates Border
Situation Is as Vet Serious-Sacri-
fees Admitted.
Special to Times Republican.

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Des Moines. Oct. "a. - Governor
Clarke, who has been making an effort
to secure the release of the Iowa troops
on the border. today received official
information from Adit.-Gen. H. P. Nc
Call to the effect that the troops could
not be released at this time.
The department has very keen ap-
probation OF the sacrifices these men
are making by their enforced separa-
ton from home and business, and,
were the emergency less commanding
would be happy indeed to relieve them
OF further sacrifice" General Mccall
declares in his letter to the governor.
The situation, however is not such
as TO permit the withdrawal Of the
militia at this time, 30 that the most
the department can DO is TO look for
ward to an early Improvement in the
border situation"
Governor Clarke addressed his letter
&c the war department asking for the
release OF the Iowa troops on Oct. L..
The governor waited patiently for 4
reply. He was especially solicitous that
franchise and when he had waited sew
eral days for reply from Washington
and had received none he took up the
matter with the attorney general OF
Iowa as 10 an early ruling on the legal
ity OF the old civil war statute. The
attorney general passed on this last
week and the letter from the wax de-
partment was not given out by the
governor until today.
In his letter TO the war department
Governor Clarke said il had been
rumored that the Iowa troops We're 10
be returned and if there was any prob
bilty OF this ne wished TO suggest
that they be allowed TO return before
election day. He said the people felt
that the soldiers should have the right
OF franchise and unless there was need
for them on the border he urged their
return.
Adjutant General Mccall declared
that the selection of the troops to De
returned is left to General Funston,
who is on the ground and knows best
which troops ought to be returned.
That the war department considers the
situation down Oh the border is still
serious Is SHOWN III SelleEdI -NCSdiI
letter. The governor was prompted to
request the return OF the troops by the
fact that troops from some Of the other
states were being allowed to go home.
The war department says that at the
present none Of the Iowa troops are
under orders TO return.
Governor Clarke yesterday received
acceptance from the four election COM
missioners who are TO hold the cleo
ton on the border and announced his
appointments.
Five counties OF the ninety nine III
the state which have no soldiers on the
border are Humboldt, Jackson, Monroe,
Palo Alto and Ringgold. Ten counties
have only one man each on the border,
eleven have two and seven counties
have three. The counties furnishing the
most men are the following: BACK
Hawk, Cerro Gordo. Clinton, Dubuque,
Hamilton, Johnson, Linn, Montgomery,
Muscatine, Polk, Scott, Webster and
Woodbury..
Out Of the $500 Iowa guardSnen on
the border SIS are under Il years OF
age so thar the total vote is 1892.