Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-26
First, Fifth and Sixth Are
Ordered TO Service by
War Department.
Action Is to Prevent Inter
ference With Postal and
Other Systems,

Springfield, I'LL. March So
Three regiments of the national
guard Of liiinois-the First. Fifth
and efXtb-were ordered into serY-
ice today If the call of the ma
tonal government for protection
against interference with postal.
commercial and military instru-
mentaIities in the state
Assembling Of the three regiments
began before daylight and the order
Tor the mobilization is expected to be
Issued today. The call for the Illinois
men came i'm message TO Governor
LoWden from Secretary of War Baker.
shortly after . O'Clock this morning
and within an hour Colonel RicHiugs
j. Shaad, commanding officer in the
absence of the adiutaDt general Frank
S. Dickson, had communicated with
the commanders OF the three regi-
menrs and orders TO comply with Sec
rotary Bakers message had been
given.
I'm compliance with instructions
from the secretary OF war, you VIII as
aemhle your commands forthwith and
await further Instructions BY COM
mand of the governor. Signed. Frank
S. Dickson. the adjutant general. was
Tle order sent by Colonel Saaud TO
Colonel Joseph b. Sanboru. command
ing the First regiment which is COM
posed entirely Of Chicago companies.
AWAIT Mobilization Order.
81 luIlar orders, bat specifying the
ccH nands were to be gathered at
their home stations until further in
s'FleI0n5 we're sent the commanders
of the Filth and Sixth The distinr-
uoH meant that the men would be held
in company units in their home cities
u-tN the mobilization order was is
sued
No General Movement.
indications that there would be no
general mobilization Of the First
Fifth and Sixth regiment but that the
companies would be assigned 10 duty
direct from home stations were seen
in message today from General
Barry commander of the central de-
partmcnt OF the United States army.
TO General LoWden
Fl have conferred with General
Dickson as to She First Fifth and
Sixth regiments" General Barry
taIaErapbed-
They viii be assembled at their
respective home stations. after which
the companies WIFI be assigned at
points throughout Illinois where it is
deemed necessary. General Dickson
viii inform further"
"glIiu0is Is Ready
illinois is ready" was the response
by Governor L0wdeu in am immediate
reply 10 Secretary Baker. presidents
orders received. Await instructions
commanding general central depart
meut, Chicago
Headquarters of the Fifth regiment
are at Quincy and Frank S. Woods ifs
the colonel in command The Sixth
infantry headquarters are at Geneseo
and Colonel Charles g. Davis is the
commanding officer. The companies
composing these regiments are located
as follows
Companies and Stations.
Fifth infantry Company A, Pekin
b. Jacksonville: G., Springfield: ID.
Bloomington. T.. AIacomb z. Quincy
C. Peoria. H. Peoria. I. Darvflle. <.
DeIaFan, l., Decatur NJ, Canton. ma
chine gun company Quincy.
Sixth infantry Rock Island, z
Aledo, g.. GaiesburE. u, Oak Par
h. Sterling, +, Moline. @. Dixon: II,
Monmouth. Z. Morrison. k. hewanees /
L. F'reeport. n Galena-
The order for mobilization is ez-
pected 10 be issued today after Gen .
eral Dickson s conference with Gen
erai Barry. At the state house id
was thought the three regiments would F..
be ordered to Springfield
Secretary Bakers order is taken 90
mean that. for the present al least. the /
Illinois regiments VIII not be used tor /
services outside of the state.
There are eight infantry regiments /
IN the Illinois guard and all would be
ready tn respond To a call for service 4
within IS hours. Colonel Shand said
Fifth Getting Ready.
Quincy, Ill, March 26.-Orders were
received here early today by com 4
handing officers of the Fifth regi- /
nent Z. n. c., TO place the regiment /