The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1916-07-07
Wisconsin Soldiers Join Big
Movement Toward Border.
NOT A MAN REFUSES TO GO
Commanders Are Proud of Record
Made When liberalization of the
Guard Is Completed at
Camp Douglas.


about Fort Sam Houston at San An
tonic, Tex, and all other units of the
Guard mustered into the federal serv-
ice, the work of equipping the new
men in the infantry brigade and max
ing the regiments ready to follow the
artillery and cavalry units to the bor-
der was pushed as rapidly as possible.
The LIBERALIZATION of the Guard was
completed when the machine-gun COM
panies of the First and Third regi-
of the First regiment were sworn in.
Altogether 40 separate units were
mustered in, and not one man in all
these units refused to take the new
oath required of all the men when they
entered the federal service.
The fact that every enlisted man
brought to the military reservation I'M
der the presidents orders of mObiiza-
ton was mustered into the service Of
the United States without one object
ing, is a record over which men and
officers of the Wisconsin National
Guard are highly elated, especially in
view of contrary conditions in some
other National Guards.
Given Big Ovation.
When Troop A Milwaukee, Carl
Penner captain, and Battery A, First
field artillery, Milwaukee, Philip G.
Westfahl, captain, left the reservation
they were given the biggest ovation
of any organization of troops that has
left this reservation in % years.
Captain Penner took 90 men to the
border with him. On account of re-
fusal of medical officers to permit five
men to go, they remained at Camp
Douglas. Gen. Orlando HOlway was
anxious to utilize them to aid in break
ing in the new troopers who are form
ing the quota of Troop B, under Capt.
August M. Krech. Surgeons refused to
permit Roger Newberry of the troop
to go south because of his health. He
will be kept here. Newberry returned
from CaStine, Me-, from where he had
telegraphed that he would report for
duty long before Captain Penner had
made an effort to reach him to order
him to report.
The members of Troop A and Bat
terry A were also given | rOusing send
off at Milwaukee and reports from the
troops as they were rushed southwark
showed that they were given an Ova-
ton all along the line.
Because of the change of climate
and the fact that the men were getting
but little exercise, DR.. G. /. HOgue OF
the medical corps ordered that the
men be limited to only two meals 8
day, one late in the morning and the
other at the regular supper hour.
The men were watched closely, an(
everything done to keep them in the
best of health.
Time Not Wasted.
While the men at Camp Dougla:
were impatient to be away for the Dor
der, the commanders did not look upol
the delay as an unmiXed evil. The.
believed that it provided an OppOrtu
nifty for getting the men well equipped
and prepared for active service.
1.-THE troops which have gone sOutl
undoubtedly are not entirely uni
formed, at least not if they have an.
number of recruits" said General HOl
way. "They must still be examined b.
medical officers, their recruits must b
drilled in infantry work, they mus
learn the manual of arms, shooting
and must be given the anti-typhoid il
OculatiOn." s
Officers and older men of the Guar
felt that it was far better that the me-
remain here for this preparatory work
for the equipping, uniforming an
drilling, than to be sent south and
required to do that work under warl
sun. rH
Company 3, First infantry, Fort A,
kinson, has nine sets of brothers er
listed and serving with the organize
ton. One family has three sons i
this company. They are Lieut.. D. I
Hills, Corp. Charles Hills and Coo
Clifford Hills.
Among the other sets of brother
are Privates Arthur and William Woo
ell, Artificer William Dale and Privat
Curtis Dale. Privates William an
Harry L. Smith, Corps. Harry and Et
ward Mueller, Privates Herbert an
Bernard Allen. Capt. Arthur Langho
and Corp. Rudolph Langhoff. Private
Alvin and Harvey Fink, First Serg
Walter Luedtke and Private Ere
Luedtke.
The Second infantry regiment prol
ably has more newly weds" anon
its companies than any other in I'll
brigade John Diem. n private in Con
pany A. returned to his regiment ju'
I'm time to be mustered into the Unite
!, States service. He was married in h
Home. Marshtield, having Aeen granite
\ d fmlorghs Sfhe merchants of Mars
$ field gave shils free..-everything that
Hneeded to begin housekeeping. Mus
). clan Floyd Efath. Oshkosh, was 1n;i
ried on the eve of the troops Ciepa
ture. as was Private Enos Edmond
Oshkosh. who took the sister of Serg
Tony Groth for his wife.