The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-27
KANSAS READY
TO RESPOND TO
ANY WAR CALL
Will Tender More Men Than
Can Be Equipped.
Colonel Rain Wants Only 49,
Hour Notice.
TO FORM A THIRD REGIMENT
Belief That Adjutant General
Martin Has New Plan.
Office Flooded With Requests
for More Companies.
TO FORM A THIRD REGIMENT

kansas will within AS hours respond
to any call to the colors which Pres
ident Wilson and congress may make
on this state. That was the statement
TODAY of Colonel K. Neil Rahn'
assistant adjutant general, who de-
clared the state would follow war
call with a tender of more thah coulu
be equipped for service. -.
Every detailed plan has been WORK
ed out for response under uecliI
zion of war, mobilization OF the Ma
tional guards and a call Tor Nolun ,-
teers There is little belief in army
circles in the state house that the
kansas guardsmen will be called untll
naxt week. Persons who have kept IN
close touch with conditions, however,
believe the call will probably come
with the special session OF coilsi 80 80
next week and action on PRESIDENT
wilson's special message. All OF the
s.55a f's companies have announced
their readiness to respond promptly
For n Third Regiment.
That Kansas will next week begin
the enlistment of a regiment OF arll-
lery is an established theory IN ma
tional guard circles. One report To-Day
indicated that Charles 1. Martin, ad-
1utant general, will return from New
York in a few days with plans Tor the
formal orga nization of the Third KAN
sas regiment. The first call after
bringing the First and Second regi-
ments to war strength would be to fill
the ranks of the regiment of artillery
The adjutant generals office was to-
day flooded with requests for permls-
sion to organize new companies 1or
government service in event or an
open declaration of war on Germany
An enthusiastic and patriotic Column
bus man today sent General Martin
telegram declaring four companies OF
troops could be enlisted in the Chero-
kee county town in 4 s hours.
Il don't know how many of these
letters and kilograms have come to
the office" said Col Rain. Yet there
is no doubt but that the tenders made
for enlistment of men would far eX-
coed any equipment allotment that
would be made the state. You can
put this down for certain, tho. Kansas
will within forty-eight hours after a
call meet any demand made by the
federal government. L really believe
that if equipment were available the
state would offer sufficient men to
equip six or eight regiments in event
of war. These regiments could be
raised in a week, if our correspon-
dence is an evidence of the sentiment
of the state"
Not all of the requests for service
have gone to the adjutant generals
office Today Governor Capper re-
ceived 2 telegram from F. O'Harra
Miller of Independence. Miller is at
tel ding a conference of commissioned
officers of the cOlored Knights of
Pythias. Not only did Miller offer
t. lead a company of colored troops,
but offered to organize an entire bat
talon among the colored men. A bat
talon consists of four companies of
infantry Governor Capper answered
Miller in a telegram expressing APP
probation of the loyalty and patriot
ism of the colOred members of the
order. Final action. however, is in
tie hands of the state military board,
which meets next month.