The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-29
National Guard Trains Moving
Over Many Railroads.
Troops From Missouri Will Go
to Laredo, Tex.
WILL BE ON Way WITHIN WEEK
All Regiments Expected Arrived
or Moving Toward Border.
Funston Prepared for Anything
N. Y. Guard to Brownsville.


| Nevada, June 29.-The First regi-
ment, Missouri National Guard, will
entrain from here tomorrow afternoon
for Laredo. Tex, according to an an
nouncement made this afternoon by
Brig. Gen. Harvey c. Clark, COM
mander of the guard. Formal orders
for movement of the regiment will be
issued to Colonel Donnelly, regimental
commander. by General Clark, either
late today or early tomorrow.
/ The First from St. Louis will muster
1892 officers and men. 1t will be
equipped completely except for horses
and mules which will be obtained at
the border, General Clark announced
The First regiment will be followed
/ probably by the three batteries of field
artillery and the signal corps, all of
which have been mustered in.
! The other three regiments-the
/ Second Third and Fourth-wlll leave
at short intervals.
The sanitary corps. consisting of the
/ field ambulance and hospital detach-
ments, will be the last to leave for the
border, it was given out at brlgade
headquarters General Clark himself
expected to take the federal oath and
be mustered in this afternoon.
The route to be taken by the first
regiment probably will be over the
| Missouri, Kansas & Texas, to San An
/ tonic and from there to Laredo. Act
ual loading of the equipment will not
start until tomorrow morning.
| Switch to Rock Island.
Chicago, June 29.-Movement of
trains carrying national guardsmen
from the department of the east to
the Mexican border through Chicago
-. Il I,o Il
quarters and the First regiment of the
Massa chusetts National Guard in three
trains were transferred to the Chicago.
Burlington and Quincy road here this
morning. At Kansas City, they will be
switched to the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific. Three trains bearing l.
: 400 men of the Connecticut guard will
be delivered to the Rock Island by the
Pennsylvania lines this afternoon.
Engineering Corps at Border.
Brownsville, Tex. June 29.-The
first section of the United States en-
cheering corps from Washington
! reached Harrington, Tex, today The
train consisted of 100 men and twenty
eight cars of equipment. Two other
sections are expected to arrive tomor-
row.
New York, June 29.-The Twelfth
regiment 1900 strong, left for the
Springfield, ILL.,. June 29.-The Sec
| on1 infantry regiment of the Illinois
National Guard will depart for San
the First infantry, which left last
| night
Will Entrain Tonight.
Chicago, June 29.-The First Illi-
nois Infantry, which entrained from
al Loo irr1,f he ,1x-
militia unit in the Central Department
of the army en- route to the border
early this afternoon, reports to the
department showed. The other Illi-
nois regiments are to leave late today
! or tonight.
Wisconsin is about ready to entrain
and arrangements were made with
the Chicago & Northwestern Rail-
road today to handle most of the
Badger state contingent within "a or
So hours.
All on Way in Week.
Chicago, June 29.-As a result OF
orders to hasten the work of muster
ing troops at the mobilization points
| in the central department of the
United States army progress has been
| reported and it is expected that all or
CARNATIONS will be leedy to leave for
the border within a week, it was an
nounced at the office of Major Cen
eral Barry department commander
today.
In Missouri all organizations have
been mustered in except newly forme d
! companies of the Third Infantry, in
Wisconsin mastering started today; in
Kansas the Second Infantry has COM
pleted physical examinations and is
expected to be ready to leave to-
morrow.
n. " Guard to Brownsville.
San Antonio, Tex, June 29.-Gen-
eraI Funston today continued to pre-
pare for any eventuality. despite op-
tirnistic adviceS from Washington.
Tho New York National Guard will
go straight to Brownsville and Fun
ston said he may not know of the
expected time of their arrival until
they have already reached their desti-
nations. The Illinois militia is COM
ing here but Funston has not been ad-
vised when they will arrive. 1t is
believed. however, that it will be the