The Tomahawk., 1917-07-26
STATE MILITIA IN
FEDERAL SERVICE
NEARLY ALSO MEMBERS OF MIN
NESOTA GUARD INCLUDED IN
TRANSFER.
TO GO SOUTH TO TRAIN SOON
Second and Third Regiments, Hos
pitaI and Ambulance Corps A.
fected-List of Commanders
and Stats Announced.

and Stars Announced.
Nearly ALSO men, members of va.
rious branches of the Minnesota Ma
tional guard, have just been mustered
into Federal service as a result of
President Wilson's proclamation of
July 3.
The branches Of service affected are
the Second infantry, Third infantry,
Hospital corps and Ambulance com.
pany. Capt. Walter F. Rhinow esti-
mated 100 men are needed by each
unit to bring. it up to it's war strength
of 1902 men.
The Hospital corps has a compile.
ment of 76 men and six officers, while
the Ambulance company has $50 men
and five officers. According to Il tele-
gram received by Captain Rhinow
from the Central department in Chi.
cago, each company, after assembling
at it's home camp, has the privilege OF
remaining there for IS days or re.
questing removal to some other camp,
possibly Fort Smelling. At the end
of Is days time the entire Mime.
sofa guard probably will go south for
training.
Majority Opinion to Prevail.
. Captain. RhinoW did not announce
whether the troops would all assem-.
BILE at Fort Smelling to be equipped
and receive clothing before going to
their southern training camps.
The question of remaining at home
or removal to another camp will lie
put to vote of the various com.
panies, Captain Rhinowe said, and the
majority opinion will prevail.
Colonel w. j. Murphy, commanding
the Second Artillery, now being organ
lied, said he was receiving encourag-
ing reports from the six cities which
have been given batteries. Battery A
is stationed at Albert Lea,- Battery B
at Waseca, Battery C at St. James,
Battery D at Marshall, Battery E at
Fergus Falls and Battery F at Moor
head.
Albert Lea in Lead.
Albert Lea is in the lead, Colonel
Murphy said. At war strength each
battery is composed Of 100 men and
five officers. Colonel Murphy ex-
pressed the belief that all batteries
will have enlisted 1875 men, the min
1mum number shortly, and that the
entire regiment would be ready for
mastering in two weeks.
and the home camps of the various
companies in the Second and Third in
fantry which were mustered:
Field stad%Gol: W. 4. Mo11ison,
Enrj6aulti M AZ or Myr9n "; Hingley.
tonna; Adjutant Captain Harold S. Mel
son, 0watonna; Chaplain. Major Ezra
% nlnmafs H Hrnndf Wnd msut F GoI
lieut. Herbert G$ Gubb @'ao9 Excel EoS;
First Lieut.. Carl F. Bierman, Rochester,.
Robert H. sieme Faribauit.
capt & cbs gan F Earib1T
Guy Thompson. Minneapolis; Second
Second Lieut. August l Mar'schn ae'H WI.
mona.
G0npany A. New Tlm
4; Grant, san3nd FirSt ,, tieut Jesse S. Kelle-
SSmendy F Rsat Maitol W.
me; SeGond LiSTt Robert w craig
o. ,stubstad; First Lieut.. --:
now ochester-Capt Fred G. ormond;;
Lieut.. Ralph NJ. Graen.
liam R: eBoyee; First hieut: Fred 1.
I. -. s..
Company F, :Worthington - Captaii
Efisb, FaSibau}t;' Second Lieut.: John
%ryt e Aus 6af cfp A1 fred
ond Lieut.. George A. Damn.
NJ Houek First Il; Eieut cyriE B. spicer:
Second Lieut.. -.
Company I, owatonna-Captain Her
Hood; Second Lieut.. SEVERN Stevenson:
Company K, st. Peter-Capt. Bertram
NJ: Cosgrove; First Lieut.. -; Second
Company L, Redwood Falls - Capt.
Joseph D. Burk, Winona; First Lieut..
W: Burrill, CT ment; Second Lieut..
Ronninge4; First Lieut.. ". Pic Pick /;
Second Lieut.. Gerald c. Dale.
Third Infantry.
Efld st P T. E Enaka Dul Nth;
Frank W. w. Matson St. ra Paul. n MAJ osear
4: Caswe1i, An9ka; MAJ. E. G. Weay,er.
B. Keller, Minneapolis; First Lieut.. e.
J. Waterworth, Duluth.
LIEUT. H.A CARRIED II. Wiildman, duluth.
Machine gun company, Duluth-Gapt;
Lieut.. Charles McLennon, Duluth; Seq
ond Lieut.. William L. Brisley,. Duluth;
Second Lieut.. James McCrudden, Ro-
Company A, Duluth-Capt Elmer w.
Second Lieut.: Daniel Mcdonald:
Company B, Anoka-Capt. Earl Hy-
att; First Lieut.. Edward 3. Cutter,
Thief River Falls; Second Lieut.. Ed
gar J. Goodrich. :.
Company C, Duluth-Capt. Reginald
c. Nelson; First Lieut.. Milton A. CAL
1up; Second Lieut.: Albert "; Casper;
W. Nesseth; First Lieut.. Eugene. c.
Ka1kman, Princeton; Second Lieut.. Her.
bert J. Coleman, Eveleth.
Company E, Duluth-Capt George w.
Stiles; First Lieut.. John J. Harrison;
Second Lieut. Thor Harris.
Company F, Eveleth--Capt. John H.
Trux; First Lieut.. Charles Reath; Sec
ond Lieut. Herbert A. Patterson.
Company G, Princeton--Capt. Alfred
H. Johnson: First Lieut.. Claude s: Nor
ton; Second Lieut.. Robert r. Uric.
Company II, Olivia-Capt. William
A. Brown; First Lieut.: Lawrence La
Plant, Anoka: Second Lieut.. Lawrence
" Company /, Crookston-Capt. Alfred
Rossberg: First Lieut.. Carl e. Sober
holm Red Wing; Second Lieut.. John A.
" Company K, stillwater-Capt. Ches-
ter S. Wilson; First Lieut.: Alfred OFT;
Second Lieut. Rudolph l.. GaalaaS.