The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-23
Adjutant General Logan lncIInes to
the Belief That This Branch Of
National Guard VIII be
Called First
IOWA'S MILITARY POWER
Three infantry Regiments, Four Of
Cavalry, Three Batteries Ar
tiilery and Hospital
corpa.

There is a widespread belief that
the expedition after Villa will lead to
war with Mexico, and that in that
| case, the state troops may be called
out for service on the border or with
the armies that will attack the neigh
boring country. And In that case,
, Iowa would again be called upon to
send her national guard and Of course,
she would furnish vast numbers Of
| volunteers.
According to Adtt. Gen. Guy e.
Logan OF the Iowa National Guard,
elorts are being conferred on the field
artillery units rather than other Sec
tons Of the guard in the matter of
preparedness for a possible mobiliza-
ton as a result of recent develop
ments south of the Rio Grande. At
recent conference held at Davenport,
! General Logan told officers Of the state
field artillery units that. in his opin-
ion, should mobilization be ordered,
the war department would first re-
Qulre the services of the field artil-
lery. Accordingly, it was decided to
make every effort at once to increase
the membership of the different artii-
lery corps and to inoculate all men,
beers now enlisted. as well as new re-
ciulLs, with the departments anti
I Iypuu5 vaccine.
Although General Logan Immediate
ly offered the services of the guard
to the war department, he is in re-
ce1pr Of word from Secretary Baker
Lnat 1t will not be necessary to mohil-
lie the Iowa contingent at the pres
ent time. Reports that such mobili-
cation already had been ordered were
strenuously denied by General Logan
who said that no such order had been
issued and that the only preparation
made before mobilization has been in
the form Of suggestion to officers
to hold themselves and their men in
readiness for such a call in case it
should be issued.
Summing UP the resources available
in Iowa, General Logan issued the
following statement:
According to our last report, De-
cember 81, there are at present in
Iowa $500 men enlisted In the ma
uonal guard In all branches. These
are divided into three regiments of
infantry, four troops of cavalry, three
batteries of field artillery. an engi-
neering corps, a field hospital corps
and field ambulance corps. Any or
all Of those units could be mobilized
fully equipped and ready for service
within forty-eight hours.
| AS regards the infantry strength Of
the Iowa National guard. 1t is dis
tributed as follows:
1--WE have one brigade Of foot SOL
diery, that Is to say, three regiments.
The brigade is commanded by Gen.
H. A. Allen of Cedar Rapids. Under
him are Col. J. e. Barclay Of Upton,
Ia, commanding the First regim ent;
Col. NJ. P. Hyatt of Webster City,
commanding the Second regiment,
and Col T.. K. Bennett Of Des Moines,
commanding the Third regiment.
"The four troops Of cavalry are
under the command of Maj. r. L.
Howell Of Iowa City.
MAI. r. o. Whitney Of Clinton, Ia.
has command Of the three batteries
Of field artillery. All these units are
fully equipped as regards arms, am
munition, small arms, uniforms, camp
kits, blankets, tarpaulins, etc.
Capt Clark Of Iowa City is in
command of the engineering corps,
which numbers approximately seven
ty-five men.
There are in the field hospital ap-
proximately fifty men. under Maj.
Duhigg of Des Moines. The equip
ment of this corps includes medicines,
surgical instruments, so-called first
aid kits. and the members thereof are
fully versed in the science OF santa
ton as it applies to war.
1.-THE ambulance division, which is
commanded by Capt f. J. Murphy Of
Sioux City, comprises approximately
eighty men fully drilled. fully equip
ped and ready for service in the field
at any time"