The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-06-22
MILITIA CALLED OUT
President Wilson Orders the National
Guardsmen to Mobilize for Z. S.
Service-Mexico Responsible.
Company G of Princeton Ready to De.
part for Fort Smelling Any Time,
Where the Guard Will Mobilize.

the United States reached Princeton
Sunday evening, and the news created
considerable excitement.
The Mexican situation is RESPONSE
BILE for the call. The de facto govern
ment Of Mexico has threatened to at
| tack American troops now in Mexico
unless same are withdrawn, and the
United States has bluntly informed
Carranza, the provisional president,
that this government cannot recede
from it's settled determination to main
tain its national rights and to prevent
further raids across the boundary.
War is not inevitable, but the situa-
ton is critical.
Official information Of the call to
service arrived here Monday morning,
when Captain A. H. johnson Of Co. G
M. N. G., received the following tele-
gram:
St. Paul, Mimi, June 18.
Capt. A. H. Johnson,
Princeton, Minnesota.
| The President Of the United States
| having called the organized militia
and national guard of Minnesota into
the service Of the United States, am
directed by the governor to order your
organization to prepare for mobiliza-
ton and muster into u. S. service. Re-
cruit to IS enlisted at once. Notify this
office when you have done so and
await further instructions. The Ut
most care should be exercised by re-
cruiting officers as to physical condi-
ton of recruits. WOOD,
The Adjutant General.
Captain Johnson, Lieutenant Morton
and the other officers of the local COM
pany Immediately busted themselves
in preparation work, upon receipt of
the telegram. Enlistment blanks were
ordered printed, and posters urging
young men of this vicinity to volun-
teer for service were turned out az
the Union Printery. ---- ,-.s...
Seventeen, recruits have been en-
listed since Monday, and others are
expected to join before the local COM
pany of guardsmen leave for Fort
Smelling to mobilize. At this time
there are 81 members Of the company
out in uniform in Princeton, and four
other members are expected to arrive
here today. This total includes Is
married men, but they will undoubt-
eddy be discharged if enough recruits
can be secured
Captain Johnson has had the local
company out for drill twice a day
since Monday. Today the range will
be visited, and rife practice will be en-
gagged in.
The indications are that Co. G will
leave for Ft. Smelling in a day or two.
Captain Johnson has received the
following instructions as regards
the Armory, from Adjutant General
Wood
Commanding officers of troops sta
toned in armories will designate re-
sponsible persons preferably retired
otficers) as custodians Of the armories
and the property therein contained
upon form furnished for that pur-
pose of all Of the property so to be
left behind, certifying to such inven-
tories in triplicate. The property SO
inventoried should be receipted for by
the custodian in triplicate, one COPY of
the inventory to be retained by the
commanding officer, one copy retained
by the custodian and one copy forward
ed direct to the Adjutant General of
the State.
Hereunder appear list of the Off
GERS and men of Co. G.:
Captain-Afred H. Johnson.
First Lieutenant-Claude S. Nor
ton.
Second Lieutenant-Eugene c.. Kalk-
man.
First Sergeant-Clair A. Smith.
/ Quarter Master-Herman F. Hoff-
lander.
+ Sergeants-William ". Sanford, G..
Umbehocker, William C. Doane. Hen
ry L. Shockley. ..-.
Corporals-John L. Carmody, Fay
Cravens, Gustave H. Fink, Reno w.
Deidrich, Milton Wylie. r
/ Cooks-Sidney R. Jones, Christ. L.
ENeumann.
Musicians Newton, MIN
rod E. Hanson.
Artiticer-Albert J. Eschirisch.
PrlEates-Edward NJ. Anderson, Ar
thur O. Atkinson, Ernest F. Becklund,
! Walter H. Bemelsman, Merrett Bra
ton, William C. Burrs, Roy W. Carl
son, George M. Chandler, Joseph H.
Craig, John V. Erickson, Thomas M.
Grodznicky, Henry G. Goebel, Robert
Goebel, Signar E. Greene, Raymond
Hallstrom, Norman R. Hanson, Albert
o. Haglund, Henry Halgren, Leslie L.