The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-23
Equipment Probably Will Be
Checked to the Border.
Men Will Be in Camp on Sched'
ule Time.
OVER 5000 At FORT TONIGHT
Will Be Formally Transferred
to Federal Government.
Ready to Move AS Soon AS
Word Is Given.

If confirmation of reports from
Washington are received by Kansas
National Guard officials, it is probable
that the cars of general army equip
ment sent to Fort Riley today will not
be unIoaded. The equipment viii be
checked while on the cars and imme-
diately directed to some border point:
Plans for the prompt mobilization OF
the Kansas National Guard were com
pleted today and General Martin
stated that he believed all of the
troops would be i. camp on schedule
time. The plans mean thai more lhaii
5000 troopers will tonight sleep at
in at once and a formal transfer OF
the troops and equipment VIII pc
made by the state 10 the federal gov
ernment- or in
structions now" said General Martin.
..E,vervtbing has moved smoothly
There has not been a slip The plan
mapped out three months ago was
perfect in every detail The kahsaS
guard can entrain for the ooroer al
most any minute Tnere Is oua 4he
thing holding them back. Tnat is the
checking of the equipment at Fort
Rilev. We are ready to go just the
minute the government completes ena.
work and engines are provided Tor
hauling our trains
the probabilities of an immediate
movement of the state troops to the
Mexican border. He merely stateu
that his troops were ready
After completing the final issuance
of orders to subordinate officers TINS
morninp General Martin announced
that he himself would go to Fort Riley
| on one of the troop trains this AFTER
noon. He viii be ccompanied by sew
eral of the staff officers who We're not
previously directed to the hioplhza-
ition camp.
Troop Train Schedule.
| 'E,ive special trains carrying kansas
troons are scheduled to congregaIe IN
| Topeka today, leaving as TWO trains
for Fort Riley, over the Union Paciflc,
the first leaving at IL O'CLOCK;
| One Union Pacific special leaves
ITawrence at 1875 o'clock, carrying
Lawrence headquarters Company M;
and picks up at Topeka the second
Regiment band and Battery A Inc
| santa Fe will bring in companies from
Oskaloosa and Hiawatha IN lhe meal al
time. and their four coaches ana Two
haggage cars will be attached to the
Union Pacific special here:
| A santa Fe special carrying the com
panies from Yates Center, Garnett'
Fort Scott and Paola, is scheduled 10
ch Topeka at IL o'clock The COM
| nanies from Holton and Horton Will pc
brought to Topeka by special tram
| ovsr the Rock Island. Their cars Will
be attached to the Santa Fe speciai
here, and the whole train Will pc
turned over to the Union Pacific IL
is due to leave Topeka at 80 o'clock
! A second Santa Fe special carrying
| troops from Independence, Fredonla
and Humboldt is scheduled to arrive
in Topeka and be turned over to the
Union Pacific at 1880 O'Clock. any
| coaches failing to arrive in Topeka IN
time to connect with the earlier spe-
cials for Fort Riley will be attached
| to this train.
At Abilene the Santa F>e will turn
over to the Union Pacific a special
carrying the companies from Hutcn-
/ inson and Great Bend at O'Clock
today.
The Union Pacific will run a special
from Salina to Fort Riley carrying the
troops from Mcpherson, Minneapolis
and Salina. 1t left Salina at $3.50
o'clock today
few cars, the character of which
is not known here, will be turned over
to the Union Pacific at Junction City
by the Katy and will be shunted to
Fort Riley with switch engine.
So far as railroad companies know
| this covers the entire movement OF
troops to Fort Riley. The schedule
provides for the mobilization of all the
troops at Fort Riley by nightfan-
The first Union Pacific special from
Lawrence carries twenty-five coach
es The Lawrence contingent will
and one stock car. Topeka's troop.
will require four coaches. two baggage
: cars, seven flat cars, and one box car
The companies from Hiawatha ant
| Oskaloosa will have four coaches an6
two baggage cars
: bring cooler weather. Only Hgh
+ showers fell in Kansas last night. The
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