The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
THIRD WISCONSIN
REGIMENT GIVEN
ORDER TO SERVE
BADGER GUARDSMEN ARE INCLu.
OED IN CALL ISSUED BY
WAR DEPARTMENT.
WILL BE ON POLICE DUTY
Adjt. Gen. HoIway Orders Men to Mo-
Billie In Home Cities at Once.
Expect Other Regiments to Be
Called Out Later.

Madison, Wis, March 27-The Third
Wisconsin Infantry regiment is inclu-
ded in an order issued by the war de-
partment at Washington yesterday
which calls into federal service twenty
additional complete infantry regi-
ments and five additional reparate bat
talions of National guard troops. They
will be used for the protection of prop
erty in the event of possible internal
disorder. The troops have been called
out IN eighteen western and middle
western states not included in the list
of similar orders made public on
March 25
The war departments statement fol-
| lows:
Following additional National guard
| organizations have been called into
| the federal service for general purpose
of police protection against possible
interference with the postal, CONNER
cial and military channels and instru-
mentalities:
illinois, First, Fifth and Sixth regi-
| ments infantry; Indiana, Second regi-
| meni infantry; Iowa, First regiment
infantry; Missouri, First and Third
regiments infantry: Nebraska, Fourth
regiment infantry; Minnesota, First
regiment infantry; Michigan, Thirty
third regiment infantry; Wisconsin,
Third regiment infantry; South Dakos
ia, Third battalion of Fourth regiment
infantry: North Dakota, Second bat
talon of First regiment infantry; Col
orado, First and Second separate bat
talions infantry; Wyoming, Second
separate battalion infantry; Ohio,
Third and Sixth regiments infantry;
Washington, Second regiment infan-
try; Oregon, Third regiment infan-
try; California, Second, Fifth and
Seventh regiments infantry; Idaho,
Second regiment infantry; Montana,
Second regiment infantry
''Of these organizations the follow
ing are already in the federal service
and in consequence will not be mus
tered out as originally planned:
Michigan, Thirty-third infantry:
Colorado, First and Second separate
battalions; Ohio, Third and Sixth reg
iments
1T is requested that no details of |
locality be carried in the press with |
regard to further distribution of these |
troops unless given out by the war de- |
partment."
Soldiers to Gather at Once.
Adjt. Gen. Orlando Holway has sent |
notice to the different companies of the |
ND &c syfo
sin National guard, ordering immedi- |
ate mobilization at their home armo- |
ries. |
In a statement yesterday, Adjt. Gen. |
Holway said:
These men will be assembled In |
their home armories and further In |
structions will be issued by George H. |
Barry. Chicago commander for the |
Western department.
'The Third regiment includes band |
section stationed at Viroqua, a non
commissioned staff section stationed at |
Eau Claire, mounted orderly section |
stationed at Viroqua, a machine gun
company stationed at Rice Lake, a
supply company at Superior and three |
battalions of twelve companies sta
toned at La Crosse, Sparta, Tomah,
Menomonie, Eau Claire, Superior, Hud-
son, Neillsville, Portage, Wausau and
Mansion. Companies are ordered to
recruit at war stronghold men,"
Adjt. Gen. Orlando Holway has been
appointed temporary brigadier general,
pending the appointment of a perma-
nent officer to command the Wisconsin |
brigade. Col. Randolph A. Richards of
Sparta commands the Third regiment
and is assisted by Lieut.-Col. John W.
Hommel, Neillsville. Rev. George r.
Longbrake, La Crosse, is chaplain. The
regiment recently returned from duty
on the Mexican border.
To Stay Near Armories.
The men will assemble in their
home armories. Those living in the
city will be allowed to stay at home
nights, the others will be provided
with cots in the armories.
According to the latest reports, it is
unlikely that the remainder of the
Badger troops will be called out until
after congress convenes in special SEES
sion on April 2.