Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-03-29
PRESIDENT CALLS
NATIONAL GUARD Of
| WESTERN STATES
Twenty Additional Regiments Or
dered to Mobilize.
WILL PREVENT DISORDER
troops VIII Be Used to Protect Postal,
Commercial and Military Channels
Illinois, iowa, Wisconsin, In
diana and Michigan Militia
men Among Those Or
dered Out.

dered Out.
Washington. March 27-Twantv od-
dftiOnal complete infantry regiments
ana i've additional separate battaIions
OF National Guard troops have hnen
ordered into the federal service for tbe
protection of property in the event Of
possible internal disorder. The troons
nave been called out in Is western and
nllddIe western states not included in
the list OF similar orders made pubIic
on Monday.
War Bureau Statement.
The war departments statement fol-
lows:
Following additional National
Guard organizations have been called
into the federal service for general
purposes of police protection against
possible interference with the postal
commercial and military channels and
inStrumentalities:
illinois, First, Fifth and Sixth regi-
ments of infantry.
Indiana, Second regiment infantry.
Iowa, First regiment infantry.
missouri First and Third regiments
infantry.
Nebraska, Fourth regiment infan-
try.
Michigan. Thirty third regiment in
fantry
wisconsin Third regiment infantry.
South Dakota. Third battalion of
Fourth regiment Infantry.
Colorado. First and Second separate
battaliOns infantry.
Wyoming, Second separate bat
TALON infantry.
ohio, Third and Sixth regiments
infantry.
washington, Second regiment infan-
try.
Oregon, Third regiment infantry.
california, Second. Fifth and Sew
enth regiments infantry.
Idaho, Second regiment infantry.
Montana. Second regiment infantry.
"Of these organizations the following
are already in the federal service. and
in consequence will not be mustered
out as originally planned:
Michigan, Thirty-third infantry
Colorado, First and Second separate
battalions; Ohio, Third and Sixth regi-
ments.
1T is requested that no details of To-
cality be carried in the press with re-
gard to further distribution of these
troops unless given out by the war de-
partment.'
The new order makes a total of 80
National Guard infantry regiments
called into the federal service for po-
lice purposes. supplemented by six
separate battaliOnS and several de-
tached battaliOnS and several detached
companies. They will be assigned to
posts in connection with their police
work by the commanders of the mill
tary departments acting under instruc-
tons from the war department.
Naval recruiting officers throughout
the country under orders from PreSi-
dent Wilson redOubled their efforts to
bring the navy up to its full author
lied strength of 81 900 enlisted men.
Arrangements also were being made
to create on May l two new military
departments on the Atlantic coast.
All three steps were in accordance
with orders issued by the president to
put the nation on a war footing.
Illinois Troops Answer Gail.
Chicago, March 27.-Adjt Gen.
Frank S. Dickson of the Illinois Ma
.tOnal Guard ordered all troops in the
state to prepare for mobilization.
After comforting with Gen. Thomas
II. Barry, commander of the central
war department. at the Federal build
ng, Adjutant General Dickson an
nounced the state wide order which
military men said was fraught with
significance.
The mobilization camp will be in
Springfield" said Adiutant General
Dickson. 'if all the troops are called
out, and not at Fort Sheridan. Spring
field is the more accessible point for
most regiments, and the facilities are
as good as those at the fort"
Adiutant General Dickson confirmed
the fulllof tidl tne IIlfee regiments
First of Chicago. Fifth centering at
Quincy, and the Sixth with headquar-
ters at GeneseO-were ordered to
guard munitiOn depOts, lines of com
and strategic points in the
state. The locale of these points was
kept secret.
Orders We're received by the COM
mander of each regiment in the state
to recruit to full war strength Imme-
diately call for men was sent out all
over the state.
FIND MISSING CHICAGO GIRL