Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-20
MANY EAGERLY
OFFER SERVICES
Legislators, Former Officers of
Guard and State Employees
Anxious to Join


Offers of service from former officers
or the National Guard and from men
VINO desire to raise military organ
lzatlons are pouring in at the State
Capltol and reports are coming telling
or marked interest in recruiting of
companies to war strength in many
parts of the State. 1t is likely that
quite number of organizations will
go to the mobilization camp at Mount
Gretna close to the strength required
for active service.
The general orders for the Guard TO
mobilize and Major General Clements
division order establishing Camp
Brumbaugh were sent out to-day and
the major-general will open headquar-
ters at Mount Gretna on THURSDAY
He will command the camp. In 1898
General Clement was an officer of the
twelfth Infantry and modified with
his regiment at Mount Gretna. The
general has been here since Sunday
night and will remain until he goes
to camp.
Rausch On Guard
Leutenant-Colo L. V. Rausch,
superintendent of the State arsenal
and deputy quartermaster general, is
at Mount Gretna and the camp site is
In readiness for the canvas and stores
which are being sent in. Colonel
Rausch had prepared the site for the
annual encampment. On Thursday
colonel H. G. TreXler, Quartermaster
general, will open his office at the
camp.
Captain j. B. Kemper, of the United
states Army, inspecCcr-instructo de-
tailed to the National Guard and at
headquarters here will be the senior
mastering officer at the camp CAPTAIN
kemper has been IN close touch with
the organizations OF the Guard for
several years and is entirely familiar
with it.
The troop movements will start Sat
urday morning, arrangements having
been made for cars. and the infantry
VIII go In hrst. The cavalry and ar
tlllery will likely arrive Sunday. The
mobilization will be complete on Mon
day.
State to Pay Salaries
In all probability the Common
wealth will pay such officials and men
who are connected with the State gov
ernment their salaries while they are
in. the United States service. There
are quite a number of Capitol Hill
men in the various organizations as
we'll as some members of the Legis-
lature In 1898 salary allowances were
made and Auditor General Powell will
take up the matter with the Attorney
General and State Treasurer.
The State will not be handicapped
lOi CASH W pay LOT the InODlllZaIlOn.
An appropriation of half q million dol
lars for emergencies was made to the
Guard and this has been drawn upon
for the Allegheny strike and for emer-
gency repairs to the Thirteenth Regi-
ment armory. Probably 100000 re-
mains. The Federal government will
reimburse the State for its outlay
Among the men who offered services
10 the State was Lie utenant- Colonel L.
Benton Long, of Elk county, a mem
Der of the Governors staff. Several
legislators also saw him about military
companies If more are needed.
Received No Reply
The Governor has not received any
reply from Washington regarding his
request to Secretary Baker that the
call on this State be enlarged so that
the Third Brigade infantry can be in
cluded
At the meeting of the State Board of
Pardons precedence was given to
case in which Senator j. II. Thomp pson,
OF Beaver Falls, was attorney. Sen
ator Thompson is a major in the
Tenth Infantry and desired to get his
case ended so that he could get ready
to mobilize. His request was granted
and he took an early train for home.
Adiutant General Stewart and Cen
eral Clement had several conferences
to-day regarding details of the mo-
bilization. The regimental command
ers will send word as soon as they
start' and when they expect to arrive
at camp.
No Earlier Assembly Orders
Adjutant General Stewart has not
received any request from Washing
ton for earlier mobilization. All ar
rangements are being made with a
view to mobilization on Saturday.
Numerous offers or armored auto
mobiles motor vehicles of var
ious kinds and motorcycles are being
received at the Capitol. There are
also offers to organize machine gun
companies, motorcycle companies and
aviation squads. These letters are
being put on file for consideration
later.
The machine gun companies which
had existed in the Guard were pro-
visional and 1t was stated to-day that
no authority existed under the law
for them or for their eullinmept