South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-27
STATE MILITIA
IN READINESS
FOR WAR CALL

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able time to get used 10 things down
there by the Rio Grande.
Then the infantry will go Cap
tain John j. Toffey. jr. commanding
the mastering officers at the fort now
and elevated TO a lieutenant-colo-
nelcy OF the First Indiana regiment
Of ingantry. by Governor Ralston's
announcement Monday. has been re-
ceiving rapid-fre telegrams from the
war department for the last three
days. urging him and the Indiana
guard officers to hurry-hurry-
hurry.
RUMORS RAMPANT.
Rumors were rampant about the
fort and the city today that the
troops, some OF them. were 20 en-
train at once for Mexico. In the
main these reports were untrue. al
though Captain Toffey has said that
he will rush all troops to the points
designated by General Funston as
rapidly as they show any semblance
among officers here is that the war
department Will urge action so
quickly that the troops Will go into
border duty too raw for even their
own protection.
Fort Wayne, South Bend. Auburn,
Angola. and many other northern
Indiana cities Jared well in the dis
tributiOn Of oficerships by Governor
Ralston. Colonel Aubrey J. Kuhl-
man. of Auburn. keeps his command
of the Third regiment. Lieutenant
Colonel George W. Freyermuth
keeps his position as second in com
mand Major Leslie r. Naftzger,
formerly of Muncie. was appointed
as colonel Of the new regiment that
has just been formed and Captain
Toffey. Will be his ieutenant-coIonel.
Lieutenant-ColOnel Thomas b. Coul-
ter of Vincennes. was elevated to the
rank OF Colonel, commanding the
Second Regiment. from the command
of which Colonel Henri r. Condo.
of Indianapolis, will be retired. be.
cause of physical disability. Major
Emmett +. Branch. or AIartinsville.
Will be ieutenant-cOlonel of the Sec
ond Regiment.
Captain Robert 2. O'Brien, Of the
United States army, was another
regular army officer the Governor
elevated TO a higher command. by
reason of appointment with the In
diana troops. He will be a major in
command of a battalion in the first
regiment. He is a son of William
II. O'Brien formerly auditor of the
state. Governor RalstOn met him
when the Governor was returning
from the Panama-Pacific exposition
last summer by way of the Panama
canal Captain O'Brien has been
stationed in the canal zone for sew
eral years. Captain John T. Bar
nett, of Indianapolis, who is to be
a battalion commander also, has
seen two years of service already in
the Mexican border trouble and can
speak spanish.
The historic name of Lew Wallace
will again be heard in the ranks of
the Indiana troops, if Lew Wallace,
nephew of the famous Indiana au-
thor and soldier, accepts an appoint
ment as second lieutenant of the ma
chine gun company of the first regi-
ment
Others from northern Indiana who
were notably mentioned in the gov
errors appointing orders. follow:
Captain, in command Of quarter
masters department. First Regiment
Captain Charles 3. Calvert, south
Bend:
Captain. qquartermaster. in COM
mand of supplies, Second Regiment
Walter II. Kelly. Warsaw
Majors, battalion commander
Third Regiment-G. c. Groll, Elk
hart; George Healy. Rensselaer,; s.
G.. Shaughmiss, Angola.
Majors. battalion commanders.
Second acknowledge +. Dries
bach. Fort Wayne.
Captain. adjutant, i'm command Of
headquarters company. Third Regi-
ment-State senator Glenn Van Au-
ken. Angola.
Captain. quartermaster. in COM
mand supplies, Third Regiment
Roy Liege, Auburn
Captain Of Commissary. in COM
mand machine gun company Third
Regiment-John g. Lochner. Au-
burn.
First Leutenants and battalion
adjutants-Third Regiment-Lester
Boggs. Warsaw: Arthur G. Tuteur,
Rensselaer,; Walter L. Clark Penn
vile.
Chaplain. Third Regimenc-Fred
T. ThOrnburg Decatur.
Major-Surgeon. Third Reg ment-
Frank L. Humphreys. Angola
RAISE COMPANY.