The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-01-13
$4,000 JOINED
!. THE MILITARY
IN MINNESOTA
REPORT ISSUED
General Rhinow Gives Details
of States War Activities n
" to the Legislature
HOME GUARD AND MOTOR
CORPS WORK is PRAISED
Recommends Continuance of
Both Units for Coming
Biennial Period

/. st. Paul, Jan. 13.-History Of the
operation OF the selective service act
in Minnesota is given to the public
for the first time by Adjutant Gen.
eral W. r. Rhinow, In q report made
to the governor and the legislature.
The report Ia In two volumes, the
first volume being devoted to the
activities Of the adjutant generals
department while the second gives a
list OF $4,000 names of Minnesota
men who went into branches of mill
tary activity. The report is dedicated
to 1.-The memory Of those men from
Minnesota who made the supreme
sacrifice during the great war OF
1914-19lS in order that civilization
might live"
The first section of the first volume
deals entirely with the operation of
the selective service In Minnesota.
The entire report, exclusive of statis-
tical matter. Is written in narrative
style. "The Draft Section" gives a
chronological history of the applica-
tion of the draft regulation.
All Registrations Shown.
The next section gives statistics OF
each local draft board In the state.
For the first time the status of every
man In each local board is shown tiif
statistical form. The various regis
trations of June s, 1917: June T.,
1918; August "a. 1913. and Septem-
Der 70, 1915, are shown with the
assifications into classes one two.
three, four and five.
Each member of the selective sery-
Ice boards. both local and district. IN
the state. ID listed together with tho
position he occupied.
The former national guard. now IN
service, occupies. the third section,
and the naval natlitia of the state Ia
given an exclusive section. =.
HoniesGaarda Praised.
A special section is given the home
guard and 'high praise is given tho
members of home defense for their
efficient work and maintaining the
morale of the home folks. and taking
part in patriotic demonstrations and
other war activities.
Motor CORPS Given Credit.
1.-THE Motor Corps and Home
Guard occupy the next section, to-
gether with a brief history of the
organization and list Of the COM
miasioned personnel.
Credit for the work Of the motor
corps Is given.
A brigade report of the military
organizations Of the state also is
given. This report shows n grand
total OF 1862 officers and enlisted
men In state forces. For the three
regiments OF the national guard
total OF 10 officers and 1886 en-
listed men is given. For the 23 bat
taliona of the Minnesota home guard
Il total of 334 officers and 7.039 en-
listed men Is given. For the motor
corps, 10 battalions, total Of I43
officers, 2,440 enlisted men.
Recommendation Made.
General orders issued by the adju-
tant generals office pertaining TO
matters military are given.
Recommendation of the adjutant
general for the coming biennial
period call for continuance Of the
home guard. motor corps and national
guard
A financial report covering the two
years from August l. 1915. to July
81, 1918, Is the closing section. This
financial report In summary shows
that the expenditures OF this depart
ment for that period were $780,
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