The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-24

Four Organizations Will En-
train for Camp Tomorrow.
Radio and Signal Corps With
Band and Supply Co.
ALL BOUND FOR FORT SILL
"BOys" Busy Today Packing Up
Their Equipment.
viii Load in Quick Time on
Federal Orders.
BATTERY A is NEXT TO GO
BATTERY A is NEXT TO GO
City Will Be Deserted by All
Troops Soon.
Best of Her Young Manhood in
Organizations.

Some time tomorrow morning, some
where in Topeka, the streets will again
resound with the tread of marching.
khaki-clad men. Topeka which has
already seen a goodly number of the
flower Of her young manhood entrain
for training camps or for France, will
say farewell to Radio Company A of
the Kansas Field signal battalion, to
the headquarters company and band of
the Third infantry and to the Supply
company of the Third infantry-20O
men and officers in all BY next we
all Of "opeka's soldiers will have been
called out.
orders for the four units to entrain
for Fort Sil, okla, tomorrow were
received Sunday. All day today the
Third infantry detachments at Ripley
park and the Radio corps at the audi
torium have been getting ready for
final inspection before leaving. Every
thing that viii not be needed over to-
night has been packed and is ready to
load Early tomorrow morning the
sibleys and officers tents will fall
one by one and be folded up and then
ii Will only be matter of a few mo-
ments until Ripley park will be de-
serted. The Ra dio company will not
Rave to break camp, as will the men
at Ripley. The only thing necessary
for tncm to do is to pick up their
equipment, load it on conveyances,
and walk to the station
~ Men in Radio Corps
The Radio corps is comprised of
seventy-seVen I en- and three officers
with capt. Elmer G.. Stahl. command
ing. The other units Cf the Kansas
signal battalion will leave their home
stations tomorrow also.
The supply company of the Third
infantry is comprised of thirty five
men and two officers with Captain j.
F. Going, commanding. Capt. John
j. Haskell commands the Headquar-
terS company and band of the Third
infantry. Combined. the two units,
under the same commander, are COM
prised of about 60 men.
The men who leave tomorrow will
be Topeka's seventh contribution to
the armies of democracy that have
already left the city. The Kansas en-
gineers, the Topeka quartermaster's
corps the field hospital corps the
ambulance corps. the ammunition
train which included a large mum Der
of Topekans, and So men of the draft
quota have already left for their re-
spective mobilization and training
camps
Artillery Units Go. Too.
On the heels of formal announce
ment that the infantry detachments
and the Radio company will leave To-
-. - 90 NOSAeeA GU tOudy ny OI
ficers, both in camp and at the state
house. that the artillery units here
including Battery A. the First field ar
ullery band and the medical corps at
tached to the First field artillery.
will leave for Fort Sill before the
first of next week. No definite or
ders. it was stated, have been receiv-
ed, but ii is planned for the units
to entrain next Friday, Saturday or
Sunday. This will leave Topeka shorn
of the best of its young manhood and
without a military camp in the city
Nearly every fireside in the city will
have a representative in the army or
navy.
The men to whom Topeka will say
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