The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-30
GAG CLAMPED ON
TROOP ROUTINGS
and MOVEMENT
Alibis for Troop Delays Already
Embarrassing Government.
Fort Riley Officers Receive
Strict Orders Not to Talk.
RAILROAD CENSORSHIP, TOO
Ordered Not to Announce Move
ment on Their Lines.
Second Regiment VIII Leave
TT. Riley Tomorrow, Maybe.
Fort Riley Officers Receive
Strict Orders Not to Talk.
RAILROAD CENSORSHIP, TOO
Ordered Not to Announce Move
ment on Their Lines.
Second Regiment VIII Leave
TT. Riley Tomorrow, Maybe.
BY p. C. POWELL.
(Staff Correspondent for the State
TOrvr-nalN


Journal)
National Guard Camp. Pawnee
Flats, Fort Riley, Kan, June 30.-The
government Is c1amping down a CEN
sorship on troop movements. This
morning Mai S. A. Cheney appeared
before the door of the newspaper cor
respousents' tent here and informed
reporters he had been ordered by the
central department in Chicago to cease
announcing movements and routings
OF Kansas troops.
There are several interpretations OF
the order here by those familiar with
the policies of the government since II
has taken over the troops One in
teruretation. that the government IS
finding it embarrassing to produce
slibis for delay in furnishing equip
nnent of the troops and moving thel1'
is given the most credence.
Kansas Was on Time.
The state of Kansas modified its
e,us rdsmen and turned them over to
the government more quickly than the
majority of other states. Work of
getting them ready to entrain from
their home towns and transporting
them to the mobilization camp pro-
ceeded like clockwork. Since the war
Department has taken charge of them
there has been delay after delay and
postponement after postponement
OF entraining them to the border.
It is understood here the Second
regiment and the. band will entrain
for the border tomorrow, provided or
ders are not changed again. The f1rsl
section, it has been announced, will
leave Fort Riley at s o'clock me
loading of the troops will probably
take all day The regiment will pass
through North Topeka on the Unior
Pacific and will be transferred here
TO the Santa Fe. Eagle Pass, Texas
continues to be the announced dest1n'
alton
From here the troops will be routed
through Emporia, Florence ana Ar
kansas City to Eagle Pass. The trair
will be run in -four sections
The war department order ISSUED
late Thursday afternoon to American
railways asking them not to give GU
Information regarding troop move
ments apparently has been received il
Topeka Local railway officials THU
morning declined to make any state
ment in reference to movement O.
guardsmen on their lines. They re
fused even to verify the official repor
that they have been ordered to volun
teer no further information to thu
press
The Santa Fe railway several day.
ago announced the movement o.
guardsmen from Massa chusetts, Con
necticut and Michigan. The specia
trains carrying the guardsmen 10 thu
border were scheduled to arrive il
Kansas City today. where they wer'
TO be taken over by the Santa Fe TO
movement to Ell Paso. according t.
the last reports from the railway.
This morning officials of the roat
denied that they had any Information
regarding movement of the variou
special trains. It is understood here
however, that the first of the specia
trains arrived in Kansas City thi
morning. They are proceeding owe
he cutoff to Emporia.