Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-04
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Philadelphia, and the Thirteenth. of
Scranton. All have been given the
following instructions:
'.All acts of violence inspired by dis
loyalty or sedition are to be sternly
repressed and dealt with at once.
Upon the occurrence of any such incl
dent a prompt and vigorous assertion
of the Federal power should be made"
The First Regiment, commanded by
Lieutenant-Colonel NJ. d. Brown, has
been assigned to the southeastern por-
ton OF the state, the section extending
from Harrisburg to Columbia, and
from there to Reading, east of the
Susquehanna river, and south to Wago
Junction, on the west shore. Lieuten-
ant-Colonel Brown will maintain his
headquarters at Philadelphia until
other companies are sent out. The
machine gun company, supply COM
pany and detachments from G and l.
Companies will remain with him for
the present. Other companies from
the First Infantry are doing duty as
follows:
A Company, Captain Walter NJ.
Gearty, is guarding railroad property
near Neshaminy and Yardley.
b Company Captain Felix r. Cam
punano, is guarding the railroad bridge
between Morrisville, Pa, and Trenton,
n. J. Squads from the company are
also stationed at Croydon, Morrisville
and Frankford.
C Company, Captain John Gentner
is in barracks at the Schuylkill ar
senal, Philadelphia.
ID Company, Captain Harry B. Will
hanson, guarding bridges, tunnels and
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of the Schuylkill river in and about
Philadelphia.
F Company, Captain Charles A.
Blumhard, is at Coatesville to guard
railroads and factories.
G Company, Captain Charles +.
Risler, is at Reading.
II Company, Captain William c.
Williams, is guarding railroad lines
near Norristown and Phoenixville, with
headquarters at PhoeniXVille.
I Company. Captain Robert Atwood;
l. Company, Captain William L. Roun-
tree, and NJ Company, Captain George
Wanger, under command of Major e.
A. Hollenback, with headquarters in
this city, are on the western flank of
the regiment / Company is at Rock
Vile, guarding the big railroad bridge
at that noint. X Company is at Island
Park, guarding the Cumberland VAL
ley Railroad bridge and Lemoyne
yards, and NJ Company is performing
the same service at Rutherford yards
and at Hummelstown.
l. Company, with it's headquarters at
Philadelphia, has part of its force
guarding the railroad lines between
Philadelphia and Chester. Captain j.
b. Cousart is in command.
The Third Regiment Colonel George
T.. Kemp in command. is located in
the western part of the state, with
headquarters at Altoona. The COM
panies are located as follows
A, Johnstown: b. Greensburg; G.,
Bairsville; ID, Confluence; f, Lock
Haven; f, Johnsonburg and Warren;
II. Lewistown; I. Ellwood City; K,
Pittsburgh, and NJ. Washington.
G. Company will be retained at regi-
mental headquarters and used to guard
the big shops of the Pennsylvania
Railroad and other factories at AL
toona. The machine gun company is
sent to Lincoln Place, Mifflin township,
with K, l. and M Companies.
Battalion commanders are located
as follows: Major Blair, Johnstown;
Major Meyers, Clearfield. and Major
Foos. Pittsburgh.
The Thirteenth Regiment. out of
Scranton, has been distributed over
northern territory, The companies are
| located as follows:
r. Company, Lackawaxen; I Com
pany, Sunbury; A Company, Pottsville;
Il Company. Hazleton; d Company
Williamsport.
Another battalion has been sent to
Allentown. other regiments will be
assigned to duty as soon as called out.