The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-19
HERE'SIOWA'STAS
|Nb00ST|NG GUARD.
Under Provisions Of New Law, e,7s4
Mon Must be Added to
the State
Militia.
ARRANGED IN DISTRICTS
Over 5000 Must be Secured In Eleven
Precincts In Order to Sc
cure 10000
Total.
ARRANGED IN DISTRICTS

Six thousand, seven hundred and
eighty-four additional members of the
national guard must be enlisted in
Iowa to bring this state up to its
full quota under the new army bill.
In this state there are $4,000 men
of military age. The following sum-
mary shows the military strength Of
each congressional district, the num-
Der of men already enlisted In the
guard by districts and the number
of additional men needed to bring
each district up to its proportion OF
the total, and the number of guards
men each district will have when the
reorganization is completed:
First district-Strength 20,550; en-
listed in guard, 293; to be enlisted.
81, ultimate total, 664.
Second district-Strength, 24,4S2;
enlisted in guard, 677; to be enlisted,
113; ultimate total, $780,
Third district-Strength, 34,950; en-
listed in guard, 375; to be enlisted,
1854; ultimate total, 1,129.
Fourth district-Strength, 31.623;
, enlisted in guard. 223; to be enlisted.
| 1898; ultimate total, 1,021.
Fifth Enthusiastically 3,70S; en-
listed in guard, 240 to be enlisted,
526; ultimate total, 1865.
Sixth district-Strength 25,522;
enlisted in guard, 255; to be enlisted,
$40; ultimate total, 1926.
| Seventh district-Strength, $4,000;
enlisted in guard, 1894; to be enlisted,
1871; ultimate total, 1,031.
Eighth district-Strength. 25,2so;
enlisted in guard, 2S8; to be enlisted,
52S; ultimate total, SIG.
+, Ninth district-Strength, 24,946;
/ enlisted in guard, ESQ; to be enlisted,
546; ultimate total, SOC.
| Tenth district-Strength, 42.160; en-
listed in guard, ESQ; to be enlisted,
1,102; ultimate total, 1852.
Eleventh .district-Strength, $3.50;
enlisted in guard, 449; to be enlisted,
1888; ultimate total, 1,1SS.
Total-Strength of state, $4,000;
enlisted in guard 1914; to be enlist
ed, 6.7s4; ultimate total, 1O.39S.
The law does not require that this
proportion be adhered to. 1t is only
compulsory that the state raise the
total of 10,39S in period of five
years.
In actual practice, a larger pro-
portion will be gwen to the congress
sional distric = having many cities
capable Of supporting companies.
The seventh district comes under
the terms of tie reorganization as
follows, according to military popula-
ton:
Dallas county-Strength, 1915; en-
listed in guard, none; to be enlisted,
us; ultimate fetal, lis.
Madison coInty-Strength, 2,22O;
enlisted in guaro IS; to be enlisted,
8; ultimate total, II.
Marion couIy-Strength, 1850; en-
listed in guard, none; to be enlisted,
ia; ultimate total, ia.
Polk county Strength. 1880: en-
listed in guard, 1854; to be enlisted,
1854; ultimate total. 52S.
Story county-Strength, 1856; en-
listed in guard. IS; to be enlisted,
81; ultimate .tsl, 167.
Warren county-Strength. 1870;
enlisted in guard, none; to be enlist
ed, IS; ultimate total, 76.
The suggested organization for Des
Moines consists Of:
Men.
Infantry battalion .26O
Field artillery ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 133
Machine gun company. ......-.... so
Hospital corps for infantry. ...... Is
Type A signal corps. IS
IOtdl ....-......... -561
While the raising Of this force will
prove something of task. guard Off
Gals believe it will become COMPARE.
lively easy after it is thoroughly I'M
derstood that guardsmen will in the
future receive liberal pay from the