Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-02
NATL GUARD0F
us. CEASES TO
AUG. FIVE.
LAST OF MILlTiAMEN MUSTER INTO
FEDERAL SERVICE SUNDAY-ALL
BARRIERS TO FOREIGN SER
VICE DONE AWAY WITH.
so FAR As REPORTED NO STEPS ARE
BEING TAKEN TO ORGANIZE
NEW GUARD IN VARIOUS.
STATES.

WASHINGTON, ID. C., Aug. 2-The ma
tional guard of all the states will cease Z,
exist a such after next Sunday, wher
the last of the militiamen will be mustered
into the American army. Already the mi
litia organization Of the most of the states
have been federalized. leaving the forces
of only a few of the Western and South
western states 10 be mustered IN on Aug.
5. Thereafter there will be no constitu-
tional or other legal barrier 10 the trans
portation of the former guards organi-
cations To France.
So far as j. known no steps will be TAX
en- in the different states To form new ma
.tional guard regiments 10 take the place of
those that nave entered the national ser
vice. In some of the states arrangements
are being discussed 10 form reserve bat
talions which will be stationed ut regimen
tai headquarters To care for the military
property OF the state. 10 I'LL gaps in the
ranks of the drafted units and Ia perform
such other military service a may he re
quired.
Although no official statement has been
issued in regards TO the matter. the opin-
ION prevails ia military circles here thai
no time will he wasted IN getting the
national guard~men To the war zone. Many
ct the former militia regiments are n
thoroughly seasoned: n the regular troops.
with whom They shared in service on the
Mexican border. II L. expected tina; many
oi the infantry regiments viii D. turned
into artillery units in Europe. ~ has been
the ease with the British md french
troops.
The transfer at the state militia organ
%izaiionS Ia the federal service has beei
an enormous task owing 10 the mass Of
necessary detail. Much Of the credit for
lis successful accomplishment belongs &c
Brig. Gen. William A. Mann. whose off
cial duties a. chief of the division of mill
tia affairs nave kept him at his desk III
the war department twelve hours a day
or more during the past few weeks.
Gen. Mann j. a Pennsylvania, and har
filled his present important post since the
death of Gen. Albert l.. Mills last year.
He i an officer of wide experience. and
was graduated from the United States
military academy in 1875. when he was
appointed second lieutenant OF the Seven
teenth infantry.
The early service of Gen. Mann was on
the frontier, at Forts Sisseton. Lincoln
Russell, Custer and other military posts
in Montana, Wyoming and the Dakotas.
In lS90-9l he participated IN the Pine
Ridge campaign against the Sioux Indians.
Other subsequent duties included ser
vice in the Cuban campaign Of 1895, in
which he participated in the battle Of ri
Caney. and was in the trenches before
Santiago until the surrender. In 1899 he
went 10 the Philippines. where he was en-
gagged in active operations against insur-
gents in Luzon.
Gen. Mann took part in engagement
with the Filipino insurgents In the Island
of Panay and the Island of Romblon. lie
was Inspector general. Department Of
Nisayas. and supervisor of internal reve-
nue. and served a. adiutant Of the Seven
teenih infantry.
He was assistant chief Of staff. division
Of the Philippines, and afterward went
on duty M the wal college in this city and
NJ the naval war college 1T Newport. III,
was on duty in Havana, Cuba, n assist
ant to the chief of t~aff of the expedition
there in 1905. and was later chief Of stat
Of the army Of Cuban pacifieation. For
time he WA in command Of the Sixth IN
faniry and the post Of Fort William Henri,
~ hi present post aS chief Of the bureau
Of militia affairs he was IN command .
the Second brigade on the Mexican bor
der