The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-05-24
Be IN FRANCE BY AUTUMN
Local Companies Must Hurry and Secure
Men for War Strength Companies or
Be Left Behind in Big Movement
Of Troops Now Ordered

| With the order of the adjutant gem
eral to be ready for mobilization on
July 18th officers of the National
Guard company in Kenosha today start
ed the work Of speeding up recruiting
and in the next sixty days Kenosha
companies must raise one hundred and
fifty men if the two companies from
Kenosha are to march out with full
war strength in answer to the call of
the President on July 18th
| There is now the possibility of Ke-
nosha companies being left behind if
the men Of the city have not patrio-
tism enough to fill up the ranks. 1t
means service in France. This word
was given out on Friday in connection
with the order to mobilize and before
the snow flies it is expected that Keno
sha troops will be in service some
where. in France. President Wilson
/ has named the Wisconsin National
National Guard as one Of the first units
| of the National Guard to be called for
service. With the National Guard
forces of ten states the Wisconsin
troops will begin gathering at Camp
/ Douglas on July 18th. There will
be only short time for preliminary
training and it is expected that the
| Wisconsin troops will go east by
the first Of August.
| Members of the local cavalry troop
| showed considerable interest with
the announcement that France would
| be the ultimate goal Of the Wisconsin
Guardsmen. The seventy-fve men
who have signed the federal oath are
| just waiting for their equipment to be
ready to move and Captain Coney is
| planning to get out big force of re-
crtiting officers with view of bringing
his company up to the full war strength
Of a hundred and twenty-five men at
once. He does not want his men to be
merged with some other half filled
| company in the state and he is determ-
| ined to lead into service full force of
men under the banner Of Kenosha.
With the retirement Of w. J. Frazier,
| Captain Dayton and Asbury Vale are
leading the forces Of recruiting agents
in bringing the Kenosha infantry com
pany up to fighting strength.
| "We want this company to be made
| up wholly of Kenosha men, . said Cap
tain Dayton this morning. "Of course
| it might be able to get into service
without the full number, but it would
| be the shame of Kenosha to send a
half company off to fight for the ma
| ton when all other cities in Wisconsin
are sending out full companies of fight
| ing men. / hope that the Kenosha men
who are able to do army service will
see their way clear to enlist with us
and enlist at once. -
While the men in charge Of the
volunteer forces were busy seeking re-
cruits, Sheriff Hermann, County Clerk
Jones, Mayor Pfennig and City Clerk
Harrington were getting ready to line
1 up the machinery for selective con.
scription. The sheriff has received the
full supply of blanks for the registra
ton set for June 5th in the proclama-
tion issued by the President on Friday
evening. The regular force Of election
| officials will be called for service in
Kenosha and before the day set for
| registration full statement will be
given out showing just what is expected
| of Kenosha men. All of the men sub
/ ject to army service must be register
ed In the single day. There will be no
second chance to register and men who
fail to make the proper returns will be
subject to arrest and punishment
The blanks for the county are now
in the hands Of the county clerk and
it is expected that similar blanks for
the city will be received by the mayor
within the next two or three days.
/ Or. W. J. Hanley, who has been the
regular doctor assigned to examine in
fantry applicants at Kenosha, received
his commission today as lieutenant
and he will report to officials at once
for service. DR.. Hanley will be part
| of the medical corps and will first re-
port to the Racine hospital.
Probably two recruits were the re-
suit Of yesterdays efforts of Lieut..
Vale. Mike Zeyewski and Frank
Kozlowski are the new recruits, the
latter Of which while temporarily
rejected will probably gain admission
later on.