Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-27
GUARD IS IMPROVED
Military Organization Is Con
sidered Better Than Before
FACTS ABOUT STATE MILITIA
Reorganization Has Been Effected
During Past Two Years and Iowa
Now Ranks Among the Lead
ero In Army Strength.

Des Moines.-Within the last year
and a half the Iowa national guard
has been recognized so that it is now
more efficient than for many years. 1t
now consists of brigade of infantry,
made up of three regiments, one
squadron or four troops of cavalry,
two batteries of field artillery, one
company of engineers, one field hos
pital and one ambulance company.
This organization is what military
men call tactical unit, that is it is
a unit which can be fitted in with and
become a part of an army, complying
exactly with the regular army organi-
cation.
Brigade headquarters are maintain
ed with the proper staff officers. Ad-
jutant General Logan conceived this
reorganization plan and not only rec
commended 1t to the governor in his
| report of 1914 but wrote to the war
department about it. The war depart
ment replied that this was exactly the
plan which should be followed by all
national guard organizations and was
the plan that 1t was about to recon-
mend to all of the states. Since that
time his plan has been recommended
and Iowa is one Of the few states
which has completed the reorganiza-
ton.
Up to 1915 the organized militia OF
Iowa consisted of one brigade of IN
| fantry, one separate regiment OF in
fantry. one battery Of field artillery,
one medical department and the neces-
sary staff corps and departments to
furnish the required officers and men
for administration and supply.
The brigade headquarters are al
Cedar Rapids. Brigadier Hubert A
Allen Of Cedar Rapids is the COM
handing officer. Major Edwin E. Luc'
as of Des Moines is second in CON-
mand Captain Edgar Ridenour, U. s.
A.. is acting inspector general.
The total membership OF the guard
now is over $500 On December 81,
1915, 1t was exactly 3.503 but num-
Der have enlisted since then. Prac-
| tically all of the companies are up to
| their peace requirements, minimum
of sixty-fve men. The war strength
is $50. The number of persons sub
| ject to military duty in the state is
321,56S as reported by the county aud.
itors in 1914. The 1910 federal cen
sus however gave the total number
| as 475,829. Military officers think the
| a,,di Ala ooI NIL
report. The military age is from
eighteen to forty-five years.
5000 Auto Penalties.
In the first two weeks of April the
| state automobile registration depart
ment collected $4,000 in penalties from
car owners who neglected to register
cars for 1916 before April /.
This represents about 10000 autos
which were not registered in time to
escape the penalty. The average pen
atty is so cents car. After May
1t will double and will increase each
month for the remainder OF the year
Applications for registration are be.
ing received at the office of the sec
rotary of state at the rate of 500 to
700 day. Most of these are new
cars
1t is believed that practically all oil
the 1915 cars have been registered for
this year. About 80 per cent OF the
cars registered from now on will be
new machines, II Is predicted.
Iowa farmers are investing heavily
in machines this year. There is ev.
cry Indication that the state is pros
porous and that investments in cars
will continue. More than 100000 ma
chimes are now registered.
Fail To Send In Reports.
A. L. Urick, state labor commission
err, has experienced considerable de-
lay in getting in manufacturing sta
tistics from over the state. He has
been working for some time on a
manufacturers directory but has not
been able to complete it. He is now
sending out the second notice to man.
ufacturers to send in their reports.
Under the law they are required to
flle their reports within thirty days,
but very few have complied with this
requirement, according to information
from the commissioners office.
Consolidation Popular.
There are now ia consolidated
schools in operation, or to be built
soon, in Iowa.
At Earlham, a large consolidated
district has just been voted. Other
new schools just voted are at Floyd
and at Auburn.
Two consolidated school elections
will be held soon in Story county, and
others at Tingley, Struble and Gard
ner.
Council Dlscards Old Desk.
The executive council table which
did service for the last fifty years at
the state house has been banished.
1t has been replaced by larger ia
BILE which will provide ample room for
the business which comes before the
council. Unlike most tables which
have been in public service for so
many years, there are no marks on
1t, It still has all Of its legs, and 1t
shows no signs of the battles which
have taken place around it. Its only
fault is that it is too small to meet
present demands.
Extra Election Officers Not Required.
The assistant attorney general has
made ruling that one election board
shall handle the primary and special
equal suffrage amendment election on
June 5. He declares that separate