Albuquerque morning journal., 1916-05-10
LOCAL UNITS OF
NATIONAL GUARD
RESPOND QUICKLY
Mobilization Is Carried Out
Smoothly Following Receipt
of 0rderSi viii Depart Some
Time Today,

Mobilization Of local units Of the
national guard was carried out yester-
day with the swiftness and smoothness
of an everyday occurrence. All Off
GERS and enlisted men of Companies
q and l., First New Mexico infantry,
and the hospital corps detachment had
reported last night at the armory.
Others were hurrying here from points
In New Mexico and Arizona.
Albuquerques contingent will not
he big unless recruiting Is active.
There was indication yesterday that
It would he The calling of the MIL
itia to arms was followed by the en-
listing of twenty five men in Com
panies G and l.. officers said Com
pany q will entrain with forty five
men, stated capt j. H. Toulouse. com
manding. About twelve men make up
the hospital corps detachment Mai.
n. H. Kaufman is on the way from
Arizona to take command Of the de-
tachment.
Reoreanizing Company H.
Company L. the Spanish American
organization which is being reorgan-
lied. mustered thirty men last night
according to Mai Bernard Ruppe.
Major Ruppe recently disbanded l.
company and began the reorganization
as late as Monday. The company has
no CAPTAIN. one lieutenant is in Cali
fornia and the other, Ray Sena. Is u
pipeman in the fire department. capt.
w. T. Hines. unassigned. may be ap-
pointed to command the company
The statement was made that his ap-
pointnent would be popular.
Plans are making to give the Albu-
querque contingent a rousing tareWel'
when il entrains. some time TO-DAY.
Veterans Of the Grand Army OF tle
Republic, the indian school cadets and
the Indian school band probably VIII
escort the militiamen to the Santa re
station Presentation of flags may De
made, If there Is time. Crowds made
uD partly Of girls who are being left
behind. will turn out to see the boys
in Khaki go swinging down the street.
plans to speed up recruiting were
laid Captain Toulouse caused bills,
printed in red and blue ink, To he cir
culated calling for 100 men tor Dor
der service Lieut.. Jack Gefelter'
Company g.. will remain at the arm
ory. after his organization departs, as
recruiting officer Captain Toulouse
detailed Corporal r. Jones and Pri-
Yates A. Cooper and l.. McAllister TO
report 90 him for recruiting duty
While the miitiamen are on border
duty they will receive pay from the
federal government at the same rate
the regular army does.
Company G. bunked at the armory
last night. captain Toulouse issued
an order prohibiting any member OF
the company from leaving the armory
without permission Company l. was
not kept there
Major Ruppe, who was recently re-
instated with the rank of major after
several years of inactivity, last night
was notified that he had been
assigned to active service lie
has been assigned to the Third bat
TALON OF the First New Mexico in
fantry. Major jRuppe who is court
Interpreter, was granted leave by
Judge n, u. Reynolds.
Captain Tououse's first promotion
following receipt OF the mobilization
order. was that Of Private james NC
Caffrey. whom he appointed duty ser
geani Captain Toulouse appointed
private \. J. Tines company clerk.
col NJ H. stern departed yesterday
afternoon for Santa Fe to take up his
dities as quartermaster.