The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-05
GUARD SHORTAGE
UP TO GOVERNMENT
RHINOW SENT TO WASHINGTON
IN EFFORT TO SAVE STATES
$4,000 ALLOTMENT.
DENIED THE USE OF UNIFORM
Minnesota Home Guard Companies Hit
by New War Department Ruling
Outfits Purchased at Individual
Expense.

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| St. Paul
! In an effort to save for the Mime
sofa National guard the $4,000 allot
ted by the federal government which
is being held up because of unex
planned shortages here, Capt. w. F.
Rhinow, acting adjutant general, has
been sent to Washington.
| Captain Rhinow will place before
Brig. Gen. w. M. Mann, chief Of the
militia bureau, the exact situation
here, presenting his reports showing
more than $4,000 and unpaid bills
amounting to $4,000.
Nothing further will be done in re-
quiring an accounting from Adjt. Gen.
Fred B. Wood until Captain Rhinow
returns. according to Governor Burn
quist. The War department officials
will be asked to advise the state al-
thorities as to the steps to be taken.
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Ruling Hits Home Guards.
The Minnesota home guard is denied
| permission to wear the regulation
army uniform, under a new ruling by
| the War department, Adjutant Gener-
al H. T. Mccain, Washington, has ad-
vised Major Oscar Seebach, home
guard organizer of the State Public
Safety Commission.
Major Seebach said the order prob
ably will compel members Of the cit
liens auxiliary companies to discon-
tinue wearing the uniforms they have
purchased at individual expense.
The military commissioner of the
state war board is in Washington and
he may be requested to attempt to
prevail on the War department to mod
ify it's order, the major said.
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To Relieve Crowded AsyIums.
Planning to relieve overcrowded
conditions in state insane hospitals
and asylums, the State Board of Con-
troll has opened bids to finish third
floor dormitory space in four cottages
at the Hastings asylum. The room
is expected to accommodate 80 pa
tents. The proposal received from
P. o. Nasvik was the lowest and the
contract probably will be awarded. Be-
cause of condition in the hospitals,
numbers of patients are forced to sleep
in corridors.
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ArtiIIerymen at Fort Smelling.
Immediate mastering into federal
service of the First Minnesota Field
| ,,fi1 n.
vices received from Washington by
military officers at the state capitol.
Because of the large number of men
in the batteries hard training will be
instituted at once. Approximately ESQ
gumers have just had their first ex'
perience in drill work and camp life.
4 X 4
Todd County Educator Suspended.
Suspension of Victor S. Knutson
Todd county superintendent of schools,
has been ordered by Governor Burn
quist, pending investigation of charges
of nonfeasance and malfeasance on
which members of the board of coun
ty commissioners are demanding the
superintendent permanent removal
from office.
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Third Short of War Strength.
The Third Minnesota regiment is
700 men short of full war strength
Full war strength is 2,002. Colonel
Eva of Duluth says recruits are com
ing fast and he is confident the regi
ment will be up to it's full war strength
when the call comes.
ToTest War Boards Power.
An action which will indirectly test
the power of the Minnesota Public
Safety commission and will directly
determine property rights valued al
several hundred thousand dollars in
volved by acts of the commission has
been filed in Minneapolis.
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Second Near War Strength.
The Second Minnesota infantry is
in better condition than it has been
for years, according to Colonel w. T
Mollison of Faribault. There are now
more than 1900 accepted and ready
for service, with 317 recruits not ex
amined.
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Crop Prospects Encouraging.
Farm census returns to the Mime
sofa Public Safety commission are en-
couraging, Secretary John Pardee
says. Increased acreages as we'll as
prospective big yields are shown. The
crop estimates are to be made public
soon.
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Dynamite Near Guard Camp.
Ninety sticks of dynamite packed III
a beer case have been found hall
buried 800 yards east Of the camp OF
the First Minnesota infantry at For;
Smelling by two guards. The discov
cry was made after Sergeant Clyde NJ
Waterman of the First infantry anC
Private Joe Darlington, headquarters
company of the Thirty-sixth infantry
saw a suspicious looking man crawl
ing on hands and knees in the grass
near where the explosive afterwarl