The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-04
SUNDAY, 1000


be attached to Kansas guard organi-
cations.
Many towns and communities will
hold demonstrations tonight in honor
of the modifying troops. Special dem
onstrations are being staged in al
most every locality affected by the
order mastering the guards into fed
eral service. Final farewells will not
be planned, however, until official no
tice. is received concerning the date
for entertainment to Fort Sill. 1t is
doubtful if this order will be made
public more than three days in ad-
vance of the movement of troops
Arrangements have already been
made with the railroads and equip
ment is available for transportation
OF the guards TO the Fort Sill canton
ments on short notice
Nearly II 900 Men.
In the call of national suArdsmen to
the colors of the nation, Kansas con-
tributes at this time nearly 1900
men included in three regiments of
infantry. one squadron OF cavalry,
one regiment field artillery, a bat
S OF eng1neers' one signal corps
battalion, TWO field hospital organiza-
lions, two ambulance COMPANIES, an
engineer train and an ammunition
train.
Each regiment of infancy consists
of zoos men and Officers each COM
Poiy OCAi6 COiupOSeQ OF 1U0 men,
and three officers at war strength
The infantry companies are stationed
at the following places: First infan-
try, Headquarters COMPANY, Law
renee; machine gun company, Hum
boldt; supply company, Lawrence; A
company, Kansas City. Kan; B COM
pany, Horton; c company Burling-
ton; D company. Paola; F company,
Fredonia; F company, F,awatha; g
company, Fort Scott; company,
Lawrence; I company. Manhattan; K
company, Garrett; L company, Yates
Center; and M company. Lawrence
Second n a n r y-Headquarters
company. Newton; machine gun COM
pany, Hutchinson; supp v company,
Hutchinson; A company, Wichita; B
company, Holton; c company, Great
Bend: d company, Mcpherson; E
company, Hutchinson; F company,
Larned; G company. Minneapolis; H
company, Winfield; company Wich-
ita; K company, Independence; L
company, Emporia; and M company.
Salina.
Third ADMINISTRATORS ters COM
pany, Topeka; machine gun company,
| lola; supply company, Topeka; A
company, Caney; B company. Oska-
loosa; c company. Junction City; D
company. Coffeyville; Il company,
G company, Downs; II company. Abb
lene; I company. Herring IN; K COM
pany. Newton; L company, Yelling
ton; and M company, Marion.
The squadron of cavalry is COM
posed of the following units:
A troop, Eureka: B troop, Wichita
C troop. Dodge City, and D troop, Cof-
feyville. There are 420 men and IL
Officers in the squadron.
| The regiment of field artillery is
| composed of six batteries, each COM
| posed of 1874 men and officers and
: being eQuiDped with four field Dieces
They are stationed as follows: A bat
terry, Topeka; B battery, Lawrence; C
battery, Pittsburg; d and E batteries
Kansas City, and F battery. Wichita.
The battalion of engineers is COM
posed of three companies, each of 1874
men and 4 officers. A company is al
Topeka and B company Kansas City
| The engineer train, composed of the
same number of men as an engineer
company, is stationed at Independence
The battalion of signal corps is CON-
| posed of three companies. rs men and
I 4 officers to each company. com-
/ pany is stationed at Wichita, com
! pany at lola and c company at Wich-
| tia.
Field hospital No. ] is stationed al
Topeka and No. is stationed at Par
sons. Each is composed of S5 men
and officers.
The two ambulance companies are
stationed at Kansas City. Each /.
Hcomposed of $50 men and officers.
il Inc ammunition train, consisting o,
u IL companies, only has recently beer
organized Each company is com
I posed of SIS men and officers. Their,
is a company at Dodge City, one a
haitian, one at Parsons and seven a
Kansas City
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