The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-20
STATE MILITIA IN
FEDERAL SERVICE
NEARLY 4,15o MEMBERS OF MIN.
NESOTA GUARD INCLUDED IN
TRANSFER.
TO GO SOUTH TO TRAIN SOON
Second and Third Regiments, Hos
pital and Ambulance Corps Az
fected-List of Commanders
and Stats Announced.


Nearly ALSO men, members of va.
rlous branches of the Minnesota Ma.
tlonal guard, have just been mustered
lnto 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 1t up to its war strength
of 2,002 men.
The Hospital corps has a compile
ment OF rs men and six officers, while
the Ambulance company has $50 men
and five officers. According to a teIe-
gram received by Captain Rhinow
from the Central department in Chi
cago, each company, after assembling
at Its 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 15 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-.
bic 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.
pan1es, Captain Rhinow 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
nave been given batteries. Battery A
is stationed at Albert Lea, Battery B
at Waseca, Battery C at st. James.
Battery D at Marshall, Battery r at
FERGUS Falls and Battery F at Moor.
head.
Albert Lea in Lead.
Albert Lea is in the lead Colonial
Murphy said. At war strength each
Dattery Is composed Of 100 men and
i've ohcers. Colonel Murphy ex-
pressed the belief that all batteries
VIII have enlisted 125 men, the min.
lmum number shortly, and that the
entire regiment would be ready for
AAooIC1iAS III TWO weeks.
Inc field staff, commanding officers
and the home camps of the various
companies in the Second and Third in
fantry which were mustered:
Second Infantry.
Earibault; Major Myron W. Mi ingieH.
Floodwood; Major Nj j. Brown. 6Ws.s
son 6 Ad5utant Captain Harold S. Nell
~. MlnnaanOliS. 90
William F. Brandt, Winona: First
Lieut.. Herbert G. Hubbard. Excelsior;
Eirst Tieuf GE sr1 E Mealia Faribault;
SupPiy company, Owatonna = Capt.
6opert J. Deininger; Second Lieut..
Robert II. Sieme. Faribault
Capt B; Chase. Faribauit; First Lieut..
Tuy thompson, Minneapolis; Second
Lieut.. Arthur M. Simpson, Faribault;
second Lieut.. August Marschner, WI
transferred to .LuverneSCapt. Robert
han; Second Lieut. e. c. Deik. 400
First aftIIia eut. Malcol NV E.
SINE me-, Second Lieut.. Robert w, Craig.
D. stubstad; First Lieut.. r@-- al GU
noW Rpah D feImerl Ers Of N9%rtheld
Lieut. Ralph M. Graen.
!. Company E, Acknowledgment Will
IIa r. Boyce; First Lieut.. Fred L
H9S9ver; Second Lieut.; William G: Ellis.
Charles b. Boyd; First Lieut.. John J.
Lieb, Faribault; Second Lieut.. John
Company G., Austin = Capt. Alfred
Page; First Lieut.. Olaf B. Damn; Sec
'nd Lieut.. George A. Damn.
Company II, Mankato-Capt Herbert
VI Houck; First. Lieut.. Cyril B. Spicer;
H..
Company 1, Owatonna-Captain Her
pert F. Lueres; First Lieut.. Burton F.
HOOD pod, Second Lieut. SEVERN Stevenson.
". Cosgrove; First Lieut. =; Second
Lieut.. Charles NJ. Kelehan.
Company l. Redwood Falls - Capt.
W: Burrill, Clement; Second Lieut..
J ohm w. Laugerbaor.
Ro GEmRsnK n First Han vt P PtSe
Second Lieut.. Gerald c. Dale.
Third Infantry.
Field Staff.Col. II. Y. Eva, Duluth;
Lieut.; Col A: F. Pratt, Anoka; Maj.
frank Gasn W. Maat na., st Paul; Maj Oscar
Adj. Capt: Walter o. Flo
gin, Duluth; Chaplain, First Lieut. ARA
7. Keeler. Minneapolis; First Lieut.. E.
Thomas L. Chisholm, Duluth: Second
Lieut.. Garfield H. Wildman, Duluth.
Anto4 e. gen e9mpMany
Lieut.. Charles McLennon, Duluth; Sec
1nd Lieut. William L. Brisley, Duluth;
second Lieut.. James McCrudden. Ro-
chester.
Company A, Duluth-Capt. Elmer w.
McDeyitt; First Lieut.: John w. Finger;
SECOND Lieut.: Daniel Mcdonald.
at rst Lieut. EdwaadP B. Eac cut Hy
Thief River Falls; Second Lieut.. Ed.
gar j. Goodrich.
:, Nelson; First Lieut.. Milton N 4. GaIa
up; Second Lieut.. Albert w. Casper.
Company D, Zumbrota-Capt Charles
:, pMesset b;,n First Lieut. Eugene G.
bert ]. Coleman, Eveleth.
Company 70. Duluth-Capt. George w.
stiles; First Lieut.. John J. Harrison;
Company F.. Eveleth-Capt. John H.
rrux; First Lieut.. Charles Reath; Sec
md Lieut.. Herbert A. Patterson.
First pF hsa9 Alfred Mos
on; Second Lieut.. Robert r. Uric.
Company H., Olivia-Capt William
Brown; First Lieut.. Lawrence La
liant = n, Anoka; Second Lieut.. Lawrence
Company /, Crookston-Capt. Alfred
Rossberg; First Lieut.. Carl e. Soder-
1Soim, Red Wing; Second Lieut.. John A.
Company K. stillwater-capt. Chess
;er S. Wilson; First Lieut. Alfred OFT:
second Lieut.. Budolgh L. Gaalaas;
Suebke; First Lieut.. Harvey Johnson;
Company NJ, Hibbing- David
,. Williams; First Lieut.. Earl e.
Marsh, Hibbing; Second Lieut.. Percy
Gaalaas. Saltwater.
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