The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-06
Eighty Units of Kansas Soldiers
in Full Organization.
Eleven Thousand Men in Camp
Over State Today.
MUSTERED IN SERVICE U. S. A.
FOrmality VIII Be Carried Out
Before Night Is Promise.
Delay in Equipment May Post
pOne Move to South.

Eighty units of khaki clad Kansas
national guardsmen-nearly 1000
troopers and extraordinarily went
into camp Sunday morning under or
ders from the federal war department
Before tonight each of the eighty or
CARNATIONS of the state guardsmen
will be mustered into government
service. The guards will spend two
or three weeks encamped at home
stations before entraining for Fort
Sill, Okla, the training grounds for
Kansas guardsmen who are to fight
the kaiser.
Not a hitch occurred in the mobi-
lization of the Kansas troops at home
stations In many of the towns the
local organizations were Augmented
by the enrolment of men enlisted
with troops in other states Under or
ders from the war department men
away from home and unable to join
their local organizations are being en-
rolled with nearest departments of the
military service. A number of Kan
sans in other states will enter foreign
organizations. These attached troop
ers will be transferred by the govern
ment before the units are transported
to Europe.
Lack of Equipment.
kilograms from all departments of
the guard service have indicated that
mobilization plans are being carried
out to the letter. In practically every
town affected by the order, the mill
tary organizations suffered from a
lack of equipment The apportion-
ment of equipment was sufficient for
the men who went to the Mexican
border last summer. Since that time,
though, the strength of the guards
has increased more than SO per cent
Many towns adopted the system fol-
| lowed in Topeka and thru civic organ
| izations provided adequa.s equipment
for the men. Under an order from
Charles 1. Martin, major general in
command of the Kansas troops
sllardnens at homo stations are per-
mitted to spend their nights at home.
This order relieves to a great extent
the immediate demand for cots, blan-
kets and ether equipment.
Delay for Fort Sill.
Delays in the entertainment of troops
| for the Oklahoma concentration camp
| is due to the shortage of equipment
The needed supplies are being rushed
| to Fort Sill from eastern points. Two
or three weeks may elapse. however,
before the necessary equipment is
available.
Rains in many of the towns tended
| to temporarily interfere with the en-
campment of the guards. kilograms
| to General Martin. however, indicated
that no serious trouble has been en-
countered and that all guard units
| were in camp Sunday light. Early
| TINS morning commanding OFFICERS be-
| gan the formal work of mastering the
men into the government service. This
| transfer marks the designation of the
| guardsmen to regular government
service and places them under call by
| the war department for service in this
country or in the trenches in France.
| Practically II 900 men are included
| in the units of the national guards af-
! fected by the order. OF ire 676 To-
| pekans under the call, 1874 are now at
! Fort Riley. They are members of
Company A. engineering corps