New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-04-26
GUARD COMPANIES
IN BAD CONDITION
LOW STANDING OF MACHINE.
GUN CO. CAUSES CHANGE IN
OFFICERS.
INFANTRY COMPANY ALSO is
BELOW STANDARD SET IN
FORMER YEARS.

Both of the local military organizations
seem to be in bad way at the present
time because of the inability of the COM
pany commanders to devote more of
their time to the service. While the
infantry company still retains fair
standing with the balance of the regiment.
even this organization does not come up
to the efficiency of former years. Guard
officers admit that Company "a" is we'll
differed, but that Capt. Groebner can
not afford to devote the time necessary
for proper supervision. Unless he can
make arrangements with the railway
mail service, where he is employed, to
accommodate his run so that he is in the
city oftener, it is possible that he will
tender his resignation as captain. A
vacancy already exists in the lieutenancy.
Lieut.. Amann having resigned some time
ago.
The Machine Gun company, organized
about four years ago, is in bad shape,
also because of the inability of Capt.
Juni to attend to his duties as company
commander. The affairs of this organi-
cation were brought to head recently
when Col. Buschers received a commune
cation from the adjutant general stating
that the company had fallen below the
average grade to such an extent that the
organization would not receive inspection
money. An effort was made to have
re-inspection of the company, but the
federal inspections closed on March 81
and this could not be done.
The communication from the adiutant
general to Col. Buschers read as follows:
"A special inspection cannot be given the
Machine Gun company of the Second
Infantry, M. N. G., as the war depart
ment inspections closed on March 81,
and this organization was declared in
such state of ineficiency that we will
not be able to draw any money on it from
the government allotment"
Following this communication the
colonel issued the following special order
under date of April 10:
l.. Captain Ed. Juni of the Machine
Gun Company of this command is here
by relieved as captain of said company,
for the good of it's cause, until further
orders.
2. 1t. W. H. Bierbaum will take
temporary command of the Machine Gun
Company.
Upon receipt of the above order Capt.
Juni rendered his resignation to Col.
Buschers, stating that his private bust
ness took up his time in such manner
that he was unable to devote more at
tention to the affairs of the company.
This resignation has thus far not been
accepted and it is possible that Capt.
Juni will be retained in the service in
some other capacity as he is considered
to be one of the best posted men in the
state guard.
Lieut.. Bierbaum has taken charge of
the affairs of the Machine Gun company
and will attempt to bring the organiza-
ton up to state of efficiency to prevent
its being mustered out before camp orders
are issued. At recent meeting of the
company the men assured the colonel
that they were willing to attend the drills
and in every way cooperate with the
officers to make the company as efficient
as any in the state.
The recent meeting was ordered held
by the colonel and every member not
present was required to give a reasonable
excuse. 1t is said two members of the
company will have to face a court martial
as result, both being absent without
leave.