The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-07-01


One thousand recruits are needed
to fill up the complement of the
Fourth infantry. South Dakota ma
tional guard before it is mustered in
to the federal service within the next
few days The regiment now has a
strength of / 1.106 enlisted men. but
requires / 1885 TO bring it to full war
footing 1t is figured that out Of
600 recruits at least the required
729 men will pass examinations and
be eligible for mastering Recruiting
will be done at Camp Hagman by
Mai. Surgeon W S Bentley, camp
recruiting officer; at Watertown by
Capt Dorr Hushaw. at Sioux Falls
by Capt A. b Sessions and at Aber
deem by Lieut. A. W Fossum
Big Time sunday.
Recruits coming TO Redfield will
have transportation refunded from
any point within the state by pro
curing a receipt from the ticket
agent at the point of entraining and
presenting this receipt to the regi-
mental adjutant upon arrival here
Between 5000 and 10000 people are
expected here Sunday to witness pa
rade at o'clock and TO spend the
day with friends i'm the regiment At
this time it lis expected that large
numbers Of recruits will make their
presence known, as the recruiting of
flee here will be open all day long
Affected by Hot Weather.
Warm weather caused general dis
comfort in the regiment and espe-
cially in the third battalion owing to
the fact that typhus prophylactic in
oculations were completed i'm that or
ganization Men keeled over while
standing at attention in ranks, walk
ing guard beats and i'm general camp
work, but no i'll effects seem to have
resulted.
Friday evening dress parade was
put on for the first time. this being
in preparation for the big dress pa
rade which will be staged Sunday
afternoon at 4 o'clock fer the benefit
Of visitors, thousands of whom are
expected Instructions have been re
ceiyed from the war department to
the effect that dependent families
will not be henceforth considered as
grounds for rejection among the en-
listed men ana that Indians are eli
gible for mastering into the service
of the United States.
To Resume Recruiting.
State recruiting. which has been
stopped for the last two days, will be
started again Immediately and will
continue up to the time of mastering.
but just how this will be carried on
has not as yet been determined upon.
There is a possibility that some of
the officers who failed to pass ex-
aminations or were rejected physical
ly will be sent out to recruit.
The depot battalion of the Fourth
battalion provided for in the new
law as a unit TO be held in the state
after the regiment has left for the
front, will not be organized until fur
ther orders are received from the
central department at Chicago or
from the war department. This bat
talon, the law provides, should be
recruited up to full war strength by
drafting if necessary, for the purpose
of furnishing men to the depleted
units at the front
Capt. w. l.. Verie, commanding
separate Company C, of Lead, has re
ceived notification from Supt. Rich
ard Blackstone, of the Homestake
Mining company, that all employees
of the company who have been in the
employ of the company at least three
months prior TO this date will re-
ceive pay up to September 80, 1916,
married men drawing full pay less
the government allowance and single
men drawing half pay less the pay
received for service.