Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-05
NEW COMPANIES
PART OF MILITIA
General Order Calls Attention
to Locations of Machine
Gun Troops


These units were organized last year,
most of them after the troops went to
the border and are now integral
parts of regiments"
1t is stated that "a reasonable time
will be allowed for these companies to
be reorganized with regard to the loca-
tion of their personnel" and that men,
bers cannot receive credit for drills
unless they attend. The headquarters
company or troop will be located at
one station, the band section to be
located at station other than its
company. as may battalion sergeants-
major, horseshoers and saddlers. The
supply company, which includes the
wagons, will have its personnel located
at one station, except wagoners, horse
shoers and saddlers, who may be To-
Gated at another station, provided, as
in the case of the headquarters COM
pany, there are no horses issued.
There are no exceptions to a machine
gun company. The order says these
units are no longer provisional organ
izations, but are complete within them
selves, and subject to the same rules
and regulations as lettered companies,
troops or batteries.
The order also prescribes methods
for accounting for federal property in
order to avoid tho difficulty encoun-
tered at the recent mobilization"
Butler to Answer.-Commissio of
Fisheries Butler will likely submit his
answer to the House of Representa-
tives in the McCall's Ferry dam matter
within a week. He has been assem-
bling data.
Making Surveys. State Highway
Department engineers are making sur
veys in the vicinity of Philadelphia to
link up some roads and for further
improvements in Carbon county.
Did Not Pay Anything.-The COM
mission to select the site for the new
Western State Insane Hospital is said
their travelling expenses. 1t establishes
a record.
Inspections Under rWay.-Inspection
are being made in National Guard
armories of organizations which re-
turned from the border last year. The
Fourth Regiment inspections start late
this month. So will that of the First
Cavalry.
Directors arc Coming.-State school
directors will have their annual meet
ing here this week. State school Of
ficials will make addresses.
To Give IIearing.-A hearing will
be held by Attorney General Francis
Skunk Brown on Wednesday in the
case against William Reed, of Scran-
ton, who was elected mine inspector
of Columbia county district to show
cause why he should not be ousted
from office. 1t is contended by the
complainant. j. A. O'Donnell, former
inspector, who was defeated by Reed
in November last at the polls, that
Reed had not passed an examination.
Hearing on Code.-The State Indus
trial Board will meet in Philadelphia
tomorrow to take action on the pro-
posed code to govern the paint indus
try in Pennsylvania.
Mfr. Munson Here.-C. LaRue Mum
son, the Williamsport lawyer ap-
peared to-day before the Public Serv-
ice Commission in the argument for
reopening the Ringtown borough wa
ter plant case in which the Commits
sion gave the town the right to estab-
lish its own plant because of insult
ficient service by the local water COM
pany.
Legislators Ready For Duty.-in
the event of a call for the National
Guard to take the field, Senator w. C.
Mckee, Pittsburgh, colonel of the
First artillery, and Representative
Samuel a. Whitaker, Phoenixville,
captain of Battery B of that regiment,
would abandon legislative duties. The
former is chairman of the Senate
Military Committee and the latter of
the House Manufactures Committee.