The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-26
Missouri Regiment Gets Orders
to Leave at Once.
Units to Leave State Camp
Completely Equipped.
NEW RIFLES FOR GUARDSMEN
Latest Model Springfields Dis
tributed to Missouri Boys.
New Jersey and Massachusetts
Troops Break Camp.

Nevada, Mo-, June 26.-The First
regiment. Missouri National Guard of
St Louis, will entrain tonight for the
border following receipt of an order
to get away as soon as possible.
Somewhere on the border is the
destination given The mastering in
of the First will be completed this
afternoon. Thousands of visitors spent
Sunday with the guard.
The resignation of Colonel Fred A.
Lamb, commanding the Third, was
received by General Clark today. Ill at
his home with rheumatism, the colonel
was unable to pass the physical exam
ination. He asked to be placed on the
reserve list.
Missouri Troops Are Ready.
Brig. Gen. Harvey C. Clark, COM
handing the Missouri National Guard,
has advised Maj. Gen. Thomas H. Bar
ry commanding the central depart
ment a Chicago, that the First infan-
try regiment, the three batteries of ar
tillery, Company A, signal corps, First
am bulance company and the field hos
the border stations. that became
known here today. General Clark, in
his notification added that the units
were waiting for the railroads to set
the necessary rolling stock on the res
ervation.
The units can leave completely
| equipped General Clark said today as
special trains from the quartermas-
ter's deport at st. Louis last night
brought everything that was lacking.
The First infantry regiment mustered
about /, 800 men. No information has
been obtained here as to the probable
destination of the guard. Officers be-
llieved however. that the troops would
mot go to Fort Sam Houston, San An
tonic, but to positions on the border.
Mastering in of the troops is continu-
| ing today and probably Will be COM
pleted before tomorrow. Several com
panies of the Third infantry regiment
| have been sworn into the federal serv-
lice and the board of regular army
officers now is proceeding with the
Second infantry regiment
vaccine Makes EN- Sick.
Members of the Missouri National
| Guard, encamped on the state military
reservation here, are being equipped
| today with the newest model Spring
field rifle Four thousand of the
rifles arrived here during the night
from the government arsenal at Rock
Island, Ill, and are being issued to the
men as rapidly as possible.
The field hospitals began getting
their first cases last night and early
today Many of the men were made
violently ill by the typhoid and small
pox Vaccines administered to them and
were admitted to the hospitals. A
attacked the camp early this morning.
Many tents were blown down but no
one was injured.
| Oklahoma Modified.
Lawton, Okla, June 26.-Mobiliza-
| ton of the 1900 men of the Oklahoma
National Guard was completed at Fort
| Sill. near here, early today. Special
trains carrying the various units ar
| rived here throughout the night and
| this morning the guardsmen were busy
pitching their tents and preparing
their camp. Officers declared today
| that about 500 recruits were necessary
to bring the guard up to war strength.
New Jersey Troops Off to Border.
Sea girt, n. J., June z5.-It was an
nounced at headquarters at Camp
Fielder here that the first contingent
of New Jersey troops would leave for
| Texas at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The
| contingent consists of Troops and c,
cavalry, two batteries of field artillery
a field hospital and an ambulance
| corps.