The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-01
Government Authorizes More
Recruits in Kansas.
Total Number of Soldiers on
Hand Is 2,4O0 Today.
SHERIFF IN CALL FOR HELP
Crawford County Official SAYS
Conditions Serious.
Governor Sends Out Appeal for
Ex-Seryice Men.

Four companies of national ruard
cavalry have been ordered snobiIfzed
Tor service in the Crawford -Cherokee
county coal fields. Almost imnie-
oiateiy Following issuance of this order
from the adjutant generals office.
came authority from the war depart-
ment Tor the mobilization of a new
guard regiment Equipment for the
new regiment is expected to be issued
Immediately.
ter Abilene, lola and CoffeyyiiIe viii
be sent to the coal fields for protec-
tion or mine workers. These units In
clude 500 men and are independent of
LOO members of the Fourth rept-
ment and 500 regulars already sent TO
tne fieids- The cavalry will reach the
mining camps tonight or Tuesday
!, morning.
Troops Now Number z,4OO.
Totals of troops and special police
sent to the fields numbered 2,4OO this
afternoon when Governor Allen di-
rected 800 former service men to the
mining camps. These men will serve
| as special deputy sheriffs and will aid
IN protecting mining property and per-
forming police duty in the mining
towns. All of the men called under
order OF the governor today will re-
| port to Col P. M. Hoisington.
War department orders for a new
4
| was regarded as especially sfgnifi-
can't today by state house officials.
| The order provides for the oreaniza-
ton of units totalling nearly l. 900
men. Included in the regiment will be
a fun headquarters brigade infantry.
brigade organization and a battalion of
infantry which may be converted into
machine gun battalion.
Call for Service Men.
! The rail- fay uractaJ
men was made by Governor Allen
! when Sheriff G. Clint Webb of Craw-
! ford county seemingly went into con-
yention assembled and adopted resolu-
| tions to the effect that conditions are
serious Webb didn't state Just what
he wanted further than he wanted
| help. And Governor Allen promptly
! gave 1t to him.
The sheriff seems to have coun-
seled with his fears and passed reso-
I lutions," Governor Allen said today.
II do not know what forces are nee
essary to relieve his fears, but II any
| disorder arises, / will also relieve that
| thru men with more limited imagina-
tions."
| The governor then said that a num-
per OF former service men would
reach the fields Tuesday and would
! act as special deputy sheriffs.
1 Webbs telegram was unique in its
expression of the fear that seems to
have seized some of the officials of
Crawford county. 1t read:
Whereas, last night there were efforts
made to damage and injure railroad tracks
, in Crawford county by the use OF ex-
! plosfyes and by burning. and
| "Whereas. In my opinion there is fmmf-
! nent danger of breach of the peace In
said county, and
Whereas, there is in my opinion danger
OF injury to property in said county and
Whereas, !. the undersigned sheriff Of
CrawIord county: am unable to cope with
and handle the situation. i
Therefore. respectfully request aid FROM
you and request that you give such aid and
assistance as is necessary"
The bit of humor which Sheriff weba
innocentiy injected into the serious coal
situation caused Governor Allen to relieve
the sheriffs feelings by telegram stating
that he would send as many special
deputies as might be needed. Until today
webb had taken no action to place speciai
| men on his staff.