The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-07-14
REFUSE OATH
nuT PARENTS AND FRIENDS PRE-.
VAIL UPON SOME NOT TO
JOIN REGULAR ARMY.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capital City, the various
state Institutions and from
Many Different Parts Of
the Sunshine state.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Camp Hagman, Redfeld.-Dozen OF
letters and kilograms from parents,
friends and lawyers have been received
here by members OF the regiment and
especially by those in the yellow
squad" advising them not to take the
new federal oath, but despite these ad-
vices, these men are daily coming
over, the total holdouts in the regi-
ment July 6 being below 40. Officers
are indignant over the lack Of patriot
ism in many families in the state as
shown by these messages, and by the
fact that many have employed law
yers to get their boys out Of the serv-
ice, ever those who have taken the
new oath.
Federal medical inspection proceeds,
Companies G of Redield, Webster, H
Of Lead and ] of Rapid City having
gone through the mill. Company G
lost 20 Of it's 139 men, other companies
are losing heavily. The hot weather
has proved ideal for hardening the
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and more advanced work in tactical
problems has been taken up.
Numerous and radical were the
changes which took effect July 5 in
the Fourth infantry, South Dakota Ma.
tional Guard, as the result of the
ganization order issued by Adjutant
General W.. A. Morris. Field staff and
line officers were changed around, pro-
motions made and several members
OF the official family were laid on the
shelf.
Major G. w. Hurst of Aberdeen,
commander of the Second battalion.
was transferred to the line and placed
in command Of Company G, while
Captain NJ. l.. Shade of Redfield, cap
tain commissary, was promoted t the
grade OF major and assigned to com
mand the Third battalion, vice Major
James McNenny, who was transferred
TO the Second battalion.
Captain Lockwood E. Smith of Ips.
wich, regimental quartermaster, was
transferred to regimental commissary
and placed in command of the ma
chine gun company.
First Lieutenant ]. H. Balmat OF
Yankton was promoted to the grade
Of captain and assigned as regimental
quartermaster in command of the sup
ply company.
Lieutenant Harry de Malignon of
Aberdeen was promoted to the grade
Of captain and assigned to the federal
position Of post quartermaster and
cQmmissary.
Regimental Sergeant Major Leslie
Jensen of Hot Springs was promoted
second lieutenant and assigned as bat
TALON quarteTmaster Of the Second
battalion and to the supply company.
First Glass Sergeant James Murphy
of Rapid City, medical corps. was pro-
noted second lieutenant and assign
ed as second lieutenant in Company /
OF Rapid City.
Sergeant Howard Warren of Com
paiy NJ, Yankton, promoted second
lieutenant and assigned to Company
M.
In ~realligning the regiment to take
care Of the two separate companies,
Company H OF Faulkton was detailed
as a body to the machine gun COM
pany, and Separate Company C OF
Lead with officers intact was transfer
red to the regiment as Company H.
Separate Company A of Webster
was consolidated with Company G Of
Redield under Captain G.. w. Hurst.
Captain A. j. Mayer Of the Webster
company was assigned to Company
G as first lieutenant.
Captain Dore M. Hushaw OF Water
town was transferred from the super.
numerary list to the regiment and as
signed as battalion quartermaster OF
the First battalion and to the machine
gun company with the rank of second
lieutenant.
Second Lieutenant H. w. Roach,
Howard, transferred from supernu-
merary list and assigned to Company
E Of Canton.
Color Sergeant Henry Schuster OF
Rapid City promoted to regimental
sergeant major.
Commissary Sergeant H. Spry Of
MlICNSll pTOIuOlcU 10 SECOND Il0uLon-
ant and assigned as battalion quarter.
master Of the Third battalion and to
machine gun company.
Officers have been notified that
when the regiment arrives on the Dor
der It will be re-equipped with a new
machine gun and auto trucks to con.
vey them. Second Lieutenant Arthur
Rogers OF Yankton has been trans
ferred from the supernumeraYy list and
assigned to Company d, vice Pilking-
ton, promoted.
! Contracts for rations for ten DAYS.
to be delivered in five-day lots, are
made. Other contracts have been
made for Is days, indicating that an
early move is expected. despite ru-
mors Of peace on the border. Orders
have also been received that when the
regiment leaves, 1t is to be rationed
for 10 days.
1t is the generally prevailing opin-
ion that much Of the peace" dope
from the border is but bunk, and that