Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-07-05
BADGER TROOPS
ARE ORDERED TO
START TO BORDER
CENTRAL DEPARTMENT OF U. s.
ARMY INsTRUcTS GUARD
OF FOUR STATES.
REPORT AT SAN ANTONIO
Movement From Camp Douglas VIII
Begin as Soon as Men Are
Mustered Into Federal
Service.

Camp Douglas. Wis, June 2s. - A
dispatch from Chicago says that or
ders were issued today by Maj-Gen.
Thomas H. Barry, in command of the
central department of the United
States army for the immediate move
ment to the border of all units of the
Illinois, Missouri. Kansas and Wis
consin National guard which are
reasonably ready"
The following statement was issued
at Gen. Barry's office:
Orders have been issued directing
the dispatch of all units in Illinois,
Kansas, Missouri and Wisconsin,
when mustered in. examined and rea-
sonably ready. The Illinois cavalry
will go to Brownsville, Tex. All other
Illinois troops to San Antonio. Kans-
sas troops viii go TO Eagle Pass, Tex.
Missouri troops viii go to Laredo,
Tex. Wisconsin troops viii so to
San Antonio, Tex. Other troops viii
be dispatched whenever reasonably
ready"
In order to facilitate matters the
troops will entrain without waiting
for further Instructions. according to
orders sent from central department
headquarters this morning to mobili-
cation points in Illinois, Kansas and
Missouri The commanding officers
of the respective organizations. will,
however, report the time the troops
start for the border.
Nice Place for Badgers.
According to reports from San An
tonic, bIistered feet and sun burned
noses will be prevalent among the
Wisconsin national guardsmen within
two days after they reach the border
The hardening process will begin
at once. It will continue until they
are At to duplicate the marches made
by Gen Pershing's men on the trail
OF Francisco Villa
Unless circumstances make il i'm
possible some part of each command
will 80 on a march each day. These
marches will be made under eondi-
tons such as obtain in an active cam
paign as nearly as possible The
guardsmen probably viii be started
with a march OF five miles, carrying
fun kit and the regulation amount of
ammunition. The distance will be in
creased as the men improve in eondi-
ton until they are able to cover thirty
miles a day
Equal attention will be paid to con-
ditioning the cavalry ana artillery
horses and the pack mules.
The Illinois and Wisconsin troops
VIII be in luxury compared to the
other guardsmen, if, as is probable,
they are quartered near the camp at
Fort Sam Houston now being used as
a citizens military training camp.
The civilian camp viii end June 80.
The camp is a model one, equipped
with everything known to military
science for the health and comfort Of
the men.
Troop A Mustered In.
The first of the Badger troops
were mustered into the federal serv-
ice Tuesday. when Troop A, of Mil
waukee. took the oath prescribed by
the army regulations, The troop is
one OF the first in the country TO be
converted into regular army service.
II is rumored that Troop A may pre-.
cede other Badger troops to the front.
Troop A is the first Wisconsin or
ganization to be mustered into regu-
lar service since the Spanish war.
Preparations to form a second
field hospital corps for the Second
brigade after the First brigade leaves.
were started yesterday.
Organize New Corps.
DR.. R. B. Riley OF the Soldiers
Home. Milwaukee. held a consultation
with Gen. Orlando Holway and vol
unteered the service Of the medical
staff al The home The plan met with
the approval OF Gen Holway and DR..
Riley left to begin organizing in Mil
waukee. 4 hospital corps as large
and efficient as the first will be
formed = Will be dispatched 60
Camp Douglas as soon as the First
brigade leaves
Prepare Travelling Rations.
supply companies are preparing
$1,000 travelling rations. sufficient food
for three days travel for the entire
brigade Supply companies have been
notified TO prepare boxes in which
ranges will he placed to cook food.
Negotiations for coaches TO trans
port men are under way with rail
road companies, it is reported The
First regiment. Troop 4 and Battery
4 will be transported by the Milwau-
kee road The Second and Third
regiment viii be carried by the
Northwestern road.
Many May Be Eliminated.
Scores of men and probably mum
Der of commissioned officers will be
eliminated by the rigid physical ex-
animation which is being conducted
under the direction of Col Kennedy.
United States army hospital corps,