New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-23
MILITIA BOYS ARE
TAKING DUEL OATH.
COMPANY A FAST RECRUITING
TO WAR STRENGTH, SAYS
KLAUSE.

8 NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS ARE
TO BE CALLED OUT ABOUT
JULY Is.
Captain Adolph Klause of Company
"A, has received telegram from the War
Department ordering him to immediate
Ely recruit the company to war strength,
the maximum of which is 140 men. I'm
less the company is filled at once the
CONSUMPTION method will be resorted to.
From Minneapolis comes the information
that those who do not take the dual
oath will probably be conscripted. That
being the case there is but little use for
the present members of the National
Gurad to refuse to subscribe to the re-
quired oath, as they will most likely be
obliged tr( do so whether they wish it or
not. " ~
With the new members that have been
recruited, Captain Klause says, some
thing over twenty have already taken
the oath, and more are coming in daily.
The National Guard will be called
into service July Is. ~ '-z "
Interest in Plans for Guard.
Interest in Minnesota and other
Northwestern states in the War Offices
plans attaches to the disposition of the
guardsmen from these states, as we'll as
plans for registering, mobilizing and
training the men from the Northwest,
who are to be raised by selective con-
] scription. The plan also is interesting
as showing the part Fort Smelling is to
{ play in the training of Uncle Sans big
Narmy. -.
= The forces first to be found will COM
prise seven divisions of regulars, four of
which will be available for mobile duty
in continental United States, supple
mented by 16 national guard divisions
and later by 16 selective army divisions.
Behind this force second call on the
selective forces, provided for in the bill,
will add 16 additional divisions.
National Guard Called Out.
The second step taken by the War
department in creating a big armed
force is the announcement that the
national guard of the United States is
to be caEed into federal service beginning
July 1FAfd the order that all national
>.guard III tents now in or out of federal
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men are the state troops, but are subject
to call of the United States in case Of
war.
Virtually none of the national guard
regiments of the United States is re-
cruited up to war strength, which in
cludes an enlisted personnel of 1902
men and 81 officers. Many of the nation
al guard regiments are below maximum
peace strength. In many instances
these regiments will have to recruit
double their present strength to obtain
.Ehe full,war strength ordered by the War
department.
All Regiments Below Strength.
The status of the National Guard
differs, some already being in the federal
service, while others are still under
orders from the state All of the
members of the First Infantry took the
dual oath while on the Mexican border
last summer. 1t is said the regiment
lacks $50 men. =
The other guard regiments, the Second
and Third Infantry, and the First Field
Artillery, have also received their orders
to recruit to war strength. All these
regiments are far below the maximum
peace strength and will require from
800 to 1000 recruits each to reach full
war strength.
States whose national guard regiments
are 10 Ue LlOUllAeu Ju1y - lliCluue
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North and
South Dakota, Nebraska, Michigan,
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and
West Virginia. These states are in the
Central and Eastern departments. In
Minnesota the national guard units
probably will be modified at Fort
Smelling, but it is. doubtful il, the guard
regiments will do any training there.
The present plan contemplates the ma
- tional guard units being sent to points
y in the Southern, Southeastern and West
ern departments for training some time
in August. Minnesota guardsmen will
be trained in the Southern department.
The guard mobilization in Minnesota
with begin in July, according to war
office announcements. This would give
the guard units plenty of time to recruit
the extra men needed for war strength
obtain the additional equipment which
will be required and perfect their organi-
cations. 1t is no state secret that the
national guard of Minnesota is lacking
in much Of the equipment that would be
needed for service campaign.
Guardsmen Ready in Six Weeks.
Virtually all OF. the national guard
regiments have had considerable train
ing, and where the enlisted personnel
= has not been allowed TO dWlnQle TO
I mere handful it should not be difficult
to whip the guard regiments into shape.
It is estimated some regiments can be
ready for the battle front after six weeks
Of training, Others will require two
months. The Minnesota regiments
& ststack up better than the average
guard regiments in efficiency.
The national guard at war strength
will add 100000 men to Uncle Sans
army. but in some states it may be
difficult to recruit to this strength. 1t
Is possible that members of the national
uard reserve will be added to the guard
,giments to aid in bringing them up to
strength. The national guard re-
s!Zrve includes men who formerly served
in the guard and on completing their
period Of service with the guard colors
~ tras1ferred to the guard reserve in