The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-06-22
IOWA MILITIA IS
CALLED 70 ARMS
ENTIRE STATE GUARD is SUM.
MoNEp TedmEMcAN BORDER.
TO MOBOLIzE IN DES MOINtS
Three Regiments Of Infantry, caVaI
ry Squadron, Hospital Corps and
Engineers Included In
. The Iowa Call.

Des Moines, June 10. - The Iowa
militia has been called out by tele.
grams to Governor Clarke, with plac-.
es for assembly for Iowa fixed. The
call included one brigade of three
regiments of infantry, one squadron
of cavalry, one battalion of field ar.
tillery, one company of engineers, one
field hospital and one ambulance
corps. These units are to be modified
at Des Moines. "-& Ave.
The cavalry headquarters are at
Iowa City. There are four troops in
the squadron under the command of
Maj, Ralph p. Howell of Iowa City.
There are about 400 men in the four
troops. Troop A Is stationed at North
English. Troop B has two platoons,
one at Riverside and one at Lone Tree
Troop G also has two platoons, the
first platoon being at Oxford and the
second at Williamsburg. Troop Dsiis
located at West Branch. The band Is
located at ottumwa. .s,a
The field artillery headquarters are
at Clinton, is in command. There are
three batteries of 1873 men each. which
with the officers would make about
420 men. Battery A is stationed, at
Clinton, Battery d at Davenport and
Battery G at Muscatine. ea.G.
Three Infantry Regiments.
There are three regiments OF in
fantry. The first infantry has head
quarters at Upton and is under the
command of Col, John r., BARLEY Of
Upton. The Second infantry has head
quarters at Webster City ard Col.
Norman p HYATT. of Webster City. is
in command. The Third in'antrv has
headquarters in Des Moines with Col.
Ernest r. Bennett, of Des Moines, in
command.
The First infantry band is located
at Cedar Rapids and the machine gun
company at Upton. The other com
panies are as follows: ComDany A.
Dubuque: Company r. Waterloo; Con-.
panv G. Cedar RAPIDS; Company D.,
Cedar Ranids: COMPANY II, Charles
City: Comnany r. Cedar Falls: Com
ranv G. Waterloo; ComnanY u, Man
chester Company J, Burlington; Com
! nany X. WASHINGTON: Company L.
Keeltuls. Companv M Fairfield .t
I The Second infantry band is nj Ma.
son City and the machine gun com
Danv at Eagle Grove The other com
panieg IN this regiment are Rs follows:
Comuany A. Mason City: Company u,
| Tda Grove: COmUanv C., Webster CITY,;
Comranv n, Mason city: COmpany
f. Sheldon, COmpanv F. Fort Dodge:
COMPANY G. Fort Dodge; Company Fl.
Sioux City: Company 7. Boone Com
many x. LeMars: Company L. Sioux
City, and Company M, Cherokee.
The Third infantry band Is at Clar
india and the machine gun company at
Des Moines. The other companies in
the regiment are as follows: Company
A. Winterset; Company B, Des
Moines; Company c, Ames; Company
| D. Centerville; Company f, Shenan-
doah; Company F, VillisCa; Com
pany G, Ottumwa; Company H, Os-
kaloosa: Company I, Glenwood; Com
| pany X. Corning: Company L, Coun-
| ell Bluffs; Company NJ, Red Oak. A
separate company is maintained at
Grinnell. a. ~
Des Moines, June 19.-Iowa Nation
al Guard of $500 officers and men
will be encamped at Camp Dodge,
Fort Des Moines, within thirty hours
after Governor G. w. Clarke receives
the call from the war department. and
as it is organized, fully equipped with
ammunition, arms, uniforms, etc., it
can take the field as soon as needed.
Brigadier General H. A. Allen OF
Cedar Rapids. will command the train
ing camp and take to the field later.
Early arrivals are Col David S.
Fairchild, Jr., and sc surgeons OF the
Iowa Guard, to hold a school of in
struction at Camp Dodge, and Fair.
child expected the program to be
abandoned and to begin OH the wor2
of assisting surgeons to the differen'
organizations and preparing to vaccin
ate the men for smallpox and typhoid
and get them ready for tropical ser
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