The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-22
100000 GUARDS
in CAMP BY The
END THIS week
No Like Scenes Turnout Nation
Since Spanish War.
Armeries ThrOnged With Rela-
tives Saying Goodbye.
ENGINEERS TASK At ONCE
ENGINEERS TASK At ONCE
Extreme Efforts to Prepare Mo-
biIizatiOn Camps.
Recruiting Stations Flooded
With Eager Applicants.

Il. y
gathered today showed the national
guard of all the states called out by
President Wilson have answered the
cry TO the colors with instantaneous
.unaninnjty while recruiting is BOOM
ling everywhere
Nv the end of the week every one
ofothe 100000 national guards-men
reouisit;oned for service will be in
concentration camps drilling ana
..hardening" for actual service wher-
ever needed.
In many cases this concentration
called for superhuman efforts py en-
sineers to construct sanitary water
supplies and adequate sewage DIS
Desai. New York's 5000 troops Tor
instance to be concentrated near .
Teekman. y Y. make necessary lay
#iop ont of a small sized toWn-com-
zDlete sewage disposal plants. 32o,-
<o00 gallons d day water supply pldhl
land tremendous food supplies;
That the mobilization VIII De teSe
#of railroads and food supply stations
:. as well as of the guard itself Is pecoiii-
ing more apparent
No Like Scene Since '9S.
Nesrlv every city in the country
-, its ;.bovs'' off Tuesday or else saw
them getting ready for the grim pusl-
(. ness of war. No such scenes nave
zhern witnessed since the spanish
Snnerican war of 1898. Mothers.
8 fsfbSrs sisters. sweethearts, thronsed
zfhe armories everywhere, saying rare
Sveii-goodbyes in which the tears OF
Hear were mixed with the laughter OF
pride
Ina rdsnen throughout the country are
Hooded with applications.
The dispatches indicate there Will be
no. difficulty whatever in filling all
guard regiments to their tul war
Strength. Several cities have reported
men almost fighting for places in line
waiting to enlist.
The whole nation reported instant
response by employers to the splrl'
Of the national guard mobilization In
nearly every city employers approved
he leave taking of their guardsmer
employees. and in many instances an
bounced full time pay during theii
absence. or at least half time pay
Summary by States.
The following descriptive summary
gives an estimate of the work now
progressing:
ng at a cost of $1,000, 600. All troops
Expected to be encamped by Thurs
bay.
Observation-Disclosures 3,400 already
Arr,ed About 1000 or 5000 encarlp-
81 by Saturday.
hissouri-7.O0O men expected Al
Nevada by Wednesday night.
Louisiana-1,500n national guard as
Hembled at armories
observation-disclosures campaign &c
recruit l4OO men. About one-thiro
ere already under CALL
Iowa. 500 guardsmen moblllzed a.
Massa chusetts- 100 men ready
Expect TO have 5000 wednesday.
fffl1 st
itia by Wednesday.
Vermont-'Practicall complete II
hen and equipment, it was OFFICIALLY
reported.
biiized completely in week or ter
krkarsas-2 900 entrained Wednes
iay for mobilization camp war foot
NJ 500 by Saturday.
.MaryIand-3 900 men ercamped b!
'tNisconsir-s. 900 men encampet
~. Thursday. recruiting rushing
- Kansas to Armory Today.
cANSAS-2. 0Oc guardsmen nov
nobilized at armories will reach For
Rflcv Thursday. Recruiting rapid!
iliing up war footing of compane
.kfinnesota-l.2 200 under arms.
South Dakota-6O0 guard strength
~ ,o1 ready.
nj North Dakota-500 strength nov
modified.
Eennsylve mail 900 men ready 70
Installation Thursday. Will ercaml
Monday: 5000 or 10000 expected t
mist
chio-5.soO concentrated by Fri
West Virginia-7O0 guardsmei
eddy Mobilize Friday.
Indiana-2.50 militia ready. Stron
recruiting.
district of Columbia-1.20O undo
.rms.
North enthusiastically mobil
zed,
.crcgon-1.SOO men moi ilized Tues
,fdaho-1.1OO modified Wednesday
Tennessee-1.0 600 to mobilize thi
TSek.
.&ebraska-Quota $500 not mobil
<dichigan-S.oOO under arms. Mo
pilfzation complete ty Saturday wit
1000 men.
Reform Civil Service Laws
Many employers offer to either pa
regular salaries while married EN-
ployes are in service or SC me pay tn
difference between militia mems sal
. ries and regular pay. Governms II
mployes are dnMously awaiting con
sressional action regarding the civ
ervice law which prevents their leav
ng regular jofs TO recruit
New York Money Market
New York, June 22.-MONEY-Mercanti
innpr. .srTA pe- cent Sterling 60 da
Ills 4.721t; demand. 4-T5si cables. 4.761