The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-07-19
THIRD MINI ES0TA
IS 0FFFOR BORDER
THE ENTIRE UNIT OF INFANTRY
LEAVES CAMP Boel.ErER FOR
SERVICE ON FRONTIER.
THREE TRAINS CARRY TROOPS
Surgeons Examine Each Member q
Reg;ment-Men Of First Draw
Equipment and Companies of
Second Are Vaccinated.

Equipment and Companies of
Second Are vaccinated.
Camp Bobleter, Fort Smelling, MINI
The entire unit of the Third Min.
nesota Infantry is southWard-bound
for some unknown point on the Mexi-
can border.
The first battalion, comprising A, B,
and D and the headquarters CON-
pany, entrained about the middle of
the forenoon and were followed by
the second and third battalions at
half hour intervals. Each battalion
had train consisting Of nine sleepers,
three fiat cars and two baggage cars.
Ten Days Rations Issued.
Ten days travel rations were issued
to each company and stoves were
erected in the baggage cars to prepare
coffee for the troops. Each man car
ried his complete field equipment, in
Guiding rifle, bayonet, blanket, pack.
canteen, cartridge belt and shelter
half. Tents and other baggage were
on the fiat cars
Immediately after breaking camp,
surgeons examined every member of
the regiment for contagious disease or
disability which would make necessary
a hospital en- route The regiments
medical corps has been divided and
detail assigned to each train for emer.
gencies.
The Third regiment goes South with
1858 men and "a officers. The unit
has machine gun company, medical
staff, hospital corps, supply company
and IL companies averaging about 80
men each.
X X 4
Troops OF for Border.
Camp Bobleter, Fort Smelling, July
13.-Members of the First regiment
known as the Twin City organization,
left for the south shortly before noon
Though the destination Of the troops
is not announced through orders Of
the War department, it is said to be
point on the Mexican border north
west OF Brownsville, Texas.
Three trains of tourist cars are con-
veyfng the First, one battalion being
assigned to each train.
Working in the sweltering heat
Tuesday, the men struck their tents.
rolled them up and packed the canvas
on supply wagons which were then
loaded on fiat cars. Each man car
ried his own equipment including rifle,
pack, canteen, cartridge belt, blanket,
and shelter half.
Many of the men spent the night
before their departure home. Officers
were especially lenient in this respect
When the order came to erect the
pup tents, it was found that Com
pany G was short large number
Tents which had been condemned by
the federal inspection were turned in
and new ones had not been issued
Members of the company made use of
the tents of the comrades who had
gone home for the right
X X X
Resche to Command Guard.
Governor J. A. A. Burnquist has sent
a commission to Colonel F. E. Resche
of the Third regiment, naming him
brigadier general to command the
Minnesota national guard Colonel
Resche received 10 out of Il votes in
the balloting of brigade officers to
choose a successor for Brigadier Gen
eral A. W. Wright, rejected for border
service by the medical examiners. Of
ficers of the Third regiment, en-
route to the southwest. sent their
votes by wire. One vote was missing
from the balloting, that of Lieu.
tenant Colonel f. B. Rowley of the
First regiment. who recently resigned.
Lieutenant Colonel Hugh H. MCGEE,
L. 5. A., his successor, has not yet ar
rived from the east. Colonel Erie D.
Luce received four votes for brigadier
general, but Colonel Resches long SER
vice in the guard, more than 80 years,
made him the favorite. The new brig
adler generals home is in Duluth. He
was succeeded as colonel Of the Third
by Lieutenant Colonel II. V. Eva, also
of Duluth.
4 X 4
Airmen for Militia.
An aerial squadron will form a sec.
ton of the Minnesota national guard
upon passage by congress of pending
bill carrying $9,640, 500 appropriation.
according to President Alan R. Hawley
of the Aero Club of America, New
York. who wired asking Governor J.
A. A. Burnquist to urge Minnesota
representatives to support the meas
ure. Twelve squadrons as adjuncts
OF the guard in as many states are
proposed.
4 X X
Naval Militia on Cruise.
The Minnesota naval militia has inst
entralned at Duluth for a ten DAYS
summer training cruise on the battle.
snip Rhode Island. Captain Guy A.
Eaton received war department orders
to pick ESQ men out of the enlistment
OF $50 to take tho crniSo Tho p1>I