The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-06-30

those whose names had already
been published in The Free Press.
had been enrolled in the company up
to last evening. Those two were
Charles John of Garden City ana
Clifford Powell of Waterville.
Of the total of sixty four men be-
longing to Company H all but two
have reported since the call came.
Up to last evening twenty-six more
had been enlisted and nine had for
various reasons been DISCHARGED
making a total roll of eighty-one
members, including the three COM
missioned officers.
The total maximum war strength
of the company is 144. 1t is in
tended to go right on recruiting and
it is expected that this full total will
be. reached before the company
leaves Fort Smelling. There is no
telling when that will be, however.
Recruiting for the company may still
be going on, even after the company
has reached the Mexican border.
First Sergeant r. J. Power will re-
main at the recruiting office in the
Mankato armOry to take care of en-
listments. He will be assisted by
Colonel George Mead.
Celebrating For War Bride.
ST. Paul Pioneer Press: Members
of the Mankato company of the Min
nesOta National Guard, arriving at
Fort Smelling today, are celebrating
the wedding which Wednesday made
Miss Nellie Woolley of Elgin the
war bride of Charles Richardson, an
instructor of the Mankato high school,
who is a member of the guard. The
wedding was at Elgin. Mr. Richardson
and Miss Woolley are graduates of
Hamline university, st. Paul, and the
bride accompanied him to st. Paul on
the war-bound honeymoon trip.
Guard Is Modified.
st. Paul, Mimi, June 26.-Minne-
sofas national guard was almost
completely modified at Fort Shell
ing today.
If Washington authorities should
order them to the Mexican frontier
at once, they would probably be able
to entrain in two weeks.
If they are not ordered to Next
co at once, it may take three weeks
to get the troops reasonably pre-
pared"
This was the situation today when
the guard went into the second week
of it's preparedness, for Mexican
duty. ~, s{
Realizing that Minnesota's condi-
ton of preparedness is lower than
that of almost every other state, the
national guard today jumped into
the game of getting ready.
Tents had been erected for the
soldiers several days ago. Kitchens
had been erected and shower baths
in tents were ready for use. Plumb
ing to increase sanitation, emptying
into the intersection of the Mime
sofa and Mississippi rivers into which
the forts grounds jut, had been built
Today's work consisted of harden
ing drills, and getting the soldier
boys on speaking terms with their
rifles. Long hikes will probably not
be started before tomorrow, which
is the date for ST. Paul's civic patri-
otism day. By Mayor Irwin proclama-
ton, tomorrow was set aside for
flag waving and patriotic demonstra-
ton.
Organizations of a reserve militia,
to attend to internal state affairs
while the regular state militia is in
federal service, as decided upon Sat
urday, was the subject of another
conference today between Governor
Burnquist, Major General Wood and
Brigadier General Wright, into whose
care the regulars passed today.
Means of appealing to patriotism of
those that can't go to the front, were
completed today. This process, it is
said, will consist of getting these pat
riots to contribute money to fund
to keep the families of guardsmen
ordered to the border
Aid to Recruiting.
The Chicago Northwestern Rail-
way company sent out bulletins to all
stations along the Minnesota division
encouraging the young men in their
employ to join the guardsmen and are
lending their support to the govern
ment's efforts to recruit men, All of
the soldier employees of the company
will retain all of their rights and their
positions will be held for them
1t is a matter of regret on the part
of great many people that the Man
kato band could not have been per-
suaded to play several selections for
the departing soldiers. The j. A.
Waters All Troopers band, with the
Patterson carnival, would have
played for the boys, donating their
band been requested to do so in time.