Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-01

RECRUITS TO TRAIN
IN HOME ARMORIES
Governor Harding Orders the
Guardsmen Not in Service on
Border to Take Up Work
at Once.
tFrom a Staff Correspondent

Des Moines, June 2o.-(SpeciaD-
Iowa militiamen who were not in
the service on the Mexican border
will be ordered by Governor Harding
to go into training at their home
armories July |. 1t is the plan to have
the guard go through intensive train
ing in order for them to get into the
best possible condition before being
called out. The governor believes
that the Iowa troops will see service
in France next spring. The federal
call to go into training is expected
July IS, at which time the regulars
will probably join the recruits.
More Guardsmen Arrive. J
Some 500 more National guards
men reached Fort Des Moines yester-
day to be mustered into federal serv-
ice. The units were Company A OF
Iowa City, engineers; the three bat
teries of artillery from Davenport,
Clinton and Muscatine and others.
The engineers may go to Camp
Dodge.
Appointments Pending.
Governor Harding has not yet an
nounced his appointments to the Of
flee of state veterinarian or assist
ant veterinarians or chief oil inspec-
tor and assistants. DR.. J. /. Gibson,
present state veterinarian, and John
P. Risley, state oil inspector, will
probably be reappointed. Their
terms expire Saturday of this week.
There are thirteen assistant oil i'll
spectors to be appointed and l69 as
sistant veterinarians.
Major Polk Escapes Bandit.
Major H. H. Polk of Des Mones
now of Fort Smelling, had a brush
with a bandit near the camp few
nights ago. He was returning in his
automobile about II o'clock when
near the camp of the First Mime
sofa a masked man stepped out into
the road and ordered him to halt. Ma
jor Polk refused and got away in his
Car.
Law Board Appointments.
The supreme court has reappointed
James A. Davitt of Oskaloosa and
Charles w. Leggett of Fairfield tc
membership on the state board Of law
examiners. Their present terms ex'
| pire July q.
Will Hold Freight Hearing.
AT a meeting to be held next Mon.
day the State Railroad commission
will fix date for hearing from ship
pers on the proposed increase in
| freight rates and also for a date fol
the shippers side of the express hear.
ing. 1t is probable these dates will be
fixed for the latter part of August OF
early in September.
State Agents Make Raids.
Liquor raids were made yesterday
by state agents at McGregor and a
Charles City and large quantities o
liquor were conhscated. At McGregor
which is just across the river from
Prairie du Chem, Wis, sixty men wer'
arrested, including the mayor of Nc
Gregor. Sixty auto loads Of booz,
were taken, which had been brough
across in ferries. Four ferryboats
were also seized at McGregor.
At Charles City two drug store.
were raided and four drayloads o
liquors taken. John B. Hammond wa
in charge of the Charles City raids
At McGregor James Risden ant
Henry Carroll, assisted by local po
lice officers. made the raid.
Enjoins Cigaret Tax.
A Temporary injunction was granted
yesteday afternoon by Judge Scott M
Ladd of the Iowa supreme court t.
restain County Auditor F. J. Abe
from certifying the cigaret mulct ia,
which the state is trying to collec
under the recent raids of local ciga
stores. A $4,000 bond was required
by the court from the cigar men
The injunction will hold pending tn,
decision in the cigarette case by thu
supreme court, which will probabl,
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