River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-08-30
NEW PROMOTIONS SIGNED BY
GOVERNOR BURNQUIST ARE
MADE PUBLIC BY MAJOR
SEEBACH.
ORGANIZER TO TRAINING CAMP
Seebach Goes to Fort Smelling and Is
Succeeded by Captain w. r.
RhinoW, Military Secre-
tary to Governor
Burnquist.

Commissions for 45 officers in the
Minnesota Home Guard have been
signed by Governor Burnquist and
made public by Major Oscar Seebach,
Home Guard organizer of the State
Public Safety commission. The list
follows:
Duluth-D company, Third bat
talon: Second lieutenant, Donald
Med. Westbrook.
Hibbing-B company, Fourth bat
talon: First lieutenant, George d.
Healy, second lieutenant, Albert st.
Vincent.
Grand Rapids-D company, Fourth
battalion: Captain, Hubert D. Pow
ers; first lieutenant, Edward J. Lu-
Their; second lieutenant, Carl J. Biler.
International Falls = E company,
Fourth battalion: Captain, Joseph ],
Lloyd; first lieutenant, Allison G. Cor
ham; second lieutenant, Thomas L.
McMananin.
Fourth battalion: First lieutenant
and Surgeon, DIR. JOINER P Chance of
International Falls.
Red Wing-A company, Fifth bat,
talon: First lieutenant, Carl J. Heg,
lund; second lieutenant, Alfred G.
Render.
Fairmont-B company, Sixth battal-
ions First lieutenant, Earnest N.
Chute; second lieutenant, Emil c. Be-
lima.
WOrthington-D company, Sixth bat.
talon: First lieutenant, David o.
Trip; second lieutenant, James G.
Mott.
Northfield-A company, Seventh bat
talon: First lieutenant, Edwin H.
Vollner; second lieutenant, Isaac F.
Seeley.
Faribault-B company, Seventh bat1
talon: Second lieutenant, John tt
Wall
Austin-C company, Seventh bat.
talon: First lieutenant, George E.
Anderson; second lieutenant, John E.
Detwiler.
Gilbert-B company, Eighth bat
talon: Captain, Richard T. Dukelow;
first lieutenant, Amos H. Weigle; sec
ond lieutenant, Samuel B. Roller.
Ely-D company, Eighth battalion:
Captain, George T. Ayres; first lieu
tenant, William A. McCurdy; second
lieutenant, William D. Gallagher.
Morris-A company, Ninth battal-
ion: First lieutenant, Nicolai Vinje;
second lieutenant, William H. Cherry.
Breckenridge-B company, Ninth
battalion: First lieutenant, William H.
Bentley; second lieutenant, Clarence
P. Rice.
Moorhead-C company, Ninth bat.
talon: First lieutenant, Ralph Tor
son; second lieutenant, Oscar W. Rus.
tad.
st. C1oud-D company, Ninth bat
talon: First lieutenant, Frederick A.
Compton; second lieutenant, John w.
Carter.
Crosby-Ironton-E company, Ninth
battalion: Captain, Edward M. Prin
die; first lieutenant, Clyde M. Pierce;
second lieutenant, William G. Deering
Ninth battalion: First lieutenant
and surgeon, DR.. Harry E. Sutton OF
st. Cloud.
Crookston-A company, Tenth bat.
talon: First lieutenant, Gustave John
son; second lieutenant, John F. Four.
net.
East Grand Forks-B company,
Tenth battalion: First lieutenant,
John c. Sherlock; second lieutenant,
James E. O'Leary.
Thief River Falls-C company,
Tenth battalion: First lieutenant,
Henry z. Mitchell; second lieutenant,
Oscar Sponheim.
Bemidji-D company, Tenth bat
talon: First lieutenant, Roy w.
Leibsle; second lieutenant, Werner A.
Stewart.
Major Seebach will enter the sec.
ond training camp for officers at Fort
Smelling and will be succeeded as
Home Guard organizer by Captain w.
F. Rhinow, military secretary to Cover.
nor Burnquist.
Uniforms for Guard.
Uniforms for privates in the Home
Guard will consist of overcoats, blouse
and breeches of drab wool suiting,
canvas leggings and campaign hats.
They will be ready within the next
two weeks.
Country Faces Gasoline Shortage.