Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-07-01
RECRUITING GUARD
TO WAR STRENGTH
Commanders Push Work of En-
rolling 1000 More Men.
PREPARE FOR ACTIVE WORK
Rockies" Given Stiff Training While
Awaiting Orders to Move to
the Mexican Bor-
Ger.

oer.
Madison. While recruiting was
being pushed at all the home sta
tons in an effort to bring all com
panies of the Wisconsin National
Guard up to full war strength, the old
members of the guard and those re-
cruits who had been added after the
call for mobilization was issued, were
mustered into the federal service,
preparatory to moving on to the Mexi-
can border.
According to the latest dispatches
from Washington, Wisconsin troops
will be among the first TO 90 to the
Mexican border. With the militia of
Kansas and Missouri they will be sent
just as soon as mobilization is com
plete.
The 1900 men who comprised the
| TROOPS which first assembled at Camp
Douglas in response to the presidents
| call, have been steadily augmented by
| the arrival Of fresh recruits. The
| task before the commanding officers
| has been to add 500 men TO each regi-
ment. This means the recruiting of
| 1000 additional men, bringing the to-
| tai strength of the units assembled
| at Camp Douglas up to more than s.
600 men. The rush to the recruiting
| offices of the various companies, how
ever, early showed that this would be
| accomplished without difficulty.
All the old members of the guard
were fully equipped upon their arrival
| in camp and the Lew recruits have
been supplied with equipment soon
| after their arrival.
Each Company Brings Recruits.
Each company had a biz squad Of
recruits trailing along when it ar
| rived in camp and the number has
| been steadily increased. Company X,
| Milwaukee, made the best showing on
its arrival, having lat men enrolled.
A Fond du Lac company brought 53
new recruits along.
! Special attention has been given to
| the instruction Of the recruits. Many
of them had never handled firearms
| and for these the first training con-
sisted of target practice Military
tactics and signals We're also drilled
into the new men with feverish haste
in order to get them into shape before
moving to the front.
Rev. Gustav Stearns, chaplain Of
| the First regiment, with the rank of
captain, has been one Of the busiest
men In camp for several days. Ii is
| his duty TO handle the mail.
Three Brothers in Company
Company +. Milwaukee, has three
brothers in its ranks. They are Frank,
George and Raymond Paul, 40 Wal
nut street. Another brother, Clyde,
is in the United States marine corps.
in Company L. Bel0it, there is a
dog who has been to camp eight
times. Her name is Betty and she
is owned by Capt. Charles Buck.
Before Company / left for Camp
| Douglas more than $1,000 was col
lected among citizens for the use of
the men in buying delicacies.
That second brigade of Wiscon-
sin troops will be organized at Camp
Douglas after the departure of the
| men now in camp for the front is be-
lieved to be certain 1t was expected
that Gen. Orlando Holloway, who il
had been announced would remain be-
hind when the troops went TO the Dor
der, would undertake the organization
of the new brigade 1t has been the
belief that after the first detachments
are sent to the border a long conflict
may result aud more forces may be
needed before the trouble Is over.
Scouts have been sent all over Wis
consin in search IF horses fer the
Guard. A conference Of officers was
held at the headquarters of Maj. c. r.
Williams. when suggestions from them
as 10 where horses might be purchased
were received. Several hundred more
steeds are needed by the Guard.
Private CASTOR Engel, clerk in
Judge Holdings court, has been APP
pointed company clerk for the first
supply cc;apany.
The men are being supplied with ex-
cellent rations and there has not been
grumble in camp. Maj. Edwin I.
Markle Of the quartermaster corps
gave the following figures on the
amount Of food necessary to feed the
men for three days:
Fresh beef, I05Oo pounds; bacon. 8
500 pounds potatoes, 1900 pounds
soft bread. 1880 pounds; coffee, 1,O0J
pounds. In addition there is half an
cunce of butter for each man each
day; prunes. peaches, rice. beans, To-
matoes ana other smaller items.
Mai Gilbert +. Seaman, chief SUR
Son of the hospital troop. stated that
every man in tha- body has been
equipped with every thing down 20 the
smallest detail
The medical supplies are plentiful
fer the present" said Major Seaman
There are twenty medical men here
TO cope with any emergency that may
arise. There are 150 enlisted men in
the medical force"
Phillip +. Whitehead. son Of former
Senator John NJ Whitehead of james
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