Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-06-24
WISCONSIN WILL
SEND $500 MEN
STATES FULL QUOTA OF MA
TioNAL GUARD Is READY
FOR SERVICE IN MEXICO.
ALL PREPARATIONS MADE
Military Officers Planned for Mobiliza
tion at Camp Douglas in Antici-
patton of CaII-Wisconsin
Guard High in Efficiency.

Madison. Wis, June 49, - Wiscon-
sins answer to the order of President
Wilson, commander in chief of the
army of the United States, calling out
the state militia, will be $500 fully
equipped troops, ready for instant
service
The first step in calling out the
Wisconsin national guard in response
to the call of the president viii be the
issuing of a proclamation signed by
Gov. Philip. This proclamation will
be issued as soon as the telegraphic
order is received from Secretary OF
War Baker. Arrangements made in
anticipation of such call will avoid
delay in the governors Office and this
proclamation probably viii be brought
TO Milwaukee for the signature of the
governor, who is in a hospital recoy-
ering from on operation for appendi-
citis.
Wisconsin viii Furnish Quota.
Although no official details have
been received by either Gov Philip
or the adjutant general according to
the news dispatches, Wisconsin will
be asked to furnish one brigade of
three regiments of infantry, one troop
Of cavalry, one battery of field artil-
lery and one field hospital
The three regiments of infantry
make up the entire present status of
the Wisconsin national guard. The
troop of cavalry to be called out will
be Troop A of Milwaukee The bat
terry of field artillery and field hospital
also are from Milwaukee.
Although the mobilization point will
not be decided upon until Gen. Hol-
way receives orders to mobilize from
Gov. Philip, it is probable that the
troops will be sent TO Camp Dougles.
There is possibility, however, that
at least one regiment will be stationed
at Milwaukee,
Camp Douglas is fully equipped to
receive the full National guard. Upon
their arrival at the military reserva-
ton the Badger state troops would
be placed on regular war basis. 1t is
the belief that the troops will be con
centrated in Camp Douglas, there to
make final preparations, including any
necessary additional equipment, to be
inspected by United States army off
GERS and mustered into the federal
service. They then will wait for or
ders from Maj. Gen. Frederick Funs-
ton, in command at the border. AS the
orders to the governors, as made pub
lie in Washington last night require
that regiments shall be at minimum
peace footing, there will be no DELAY
in recruiting to war strength and
training rockies
Equipment All Ready.
All equipment needed to handle the
troops is ready at Camp Douglas. ac-
cording to Maj Charles r. Williams.
quartermaster there. Adjt-G SAILS
man said about 200 horses must be
furnished by the government. Rail
roads have already been supplied with
a mobilization plan worked out by the
militia officers and made still more
specific by secret orders received from
Washington less than a month ago.
Between eighteen and twenty-four
hours will be needed by the railroads
to get the required rolling stock to
the various designated points. Adit.-
Gen. SALESMAN said all companies can
be in Camp Douglas in less than forty
eight hours
See Two Months Expedition.
1T means at least a two months
expedition" said Adjt-Gen. SALESMAN.
second in command Of the Wisconsin
guard. Fifteen trains of eight
coaches each will be needed To move
our troops"
Badger Militia Stands Hiqh.
Wisconsin National guard has borne
an excellent reputation with the war
department at Washington and re
Gently was singled out bv the secre
tary of war, with one or two other
states, as an example of the best
trained state militia in the United
States. Although maintaining the
usual military silence during the last
year Gen. Holway has been working
quietly TO maintain this position for
his troops and the results of his work
Will be shown if they are called
one circumstance which will give
Wisconsin great assistance if war is
declared IS the passing of bin by
the 1915 legislature which appropria-
ted money and gave the adjutant gen
eral authority 10 recruit his troops up
TO war strength. In many other states
1t viii be necessary TO cali a special
session o. the legislature for this pur-
pose.