The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-06-25
.PREUS MILITARY RECORD
WAS PHYSICALLY UNFIT
FOR ARMY SERVICE
Letter Written BY Adjutant
General w. +. RhinoW Ex-
plains Situation

The following letter relative to the
military record of ]. A. o. Preus are
self explanatory:
Hennepin County Republican Com
mittee, 2O4 Transportation Building,
Second Avenue, South and Fourth
Street. Minneapolis, May p. 1920
Adjutant General w. F. Rhinow, St.
Paul, Mimi, Dear Sir: If it is in
consistent, / would thank you to
kindly Inform me, from your official
records, what the military record OF
State Auditor, ]. A o. Preus, was in
the late war and prior thereto. l de-
sire to learn whether or not there is
any truth In the recent statement oil
w. F. Schilling or Mortified, Mimi,
which statement was made in a let
ter of withdrawal of his candidacy
for the Republican nomination for
governor In this letter, he charged
that Mr.. .Preus had a record of fail
ing to respond to his country's mill
tary call"
Approaching your early reply and
thanking you for the trouble in my
behalf, remain, Very truly yours,
F. A. Dickoy, Chairman, Fourth
The following is the reply of Ad-
jutant General Rhinow:
State OF Minnesota, Adjutant Cen
erals Office. st. Paul, June /. 1920
Mr.. F. A. Dickoy. 72S First National
Bank Building, 500 Line Building,
Minneapolis. Mimi, My Dear Mr.
Dickoy: Responsive to your request
contained in letter under date of May
~, submit herewith the military
Preus.
In accordance with the records of
these headquarters, Mr.. ]. A. o.
Preus was commissioned a captain In
the Quartermaster corps of the Min
nesota national guard January IA,
1915. Per telegraphic instructions
from the war department, Washing
ton, d. c. Captain Preus was called
into the United States service, July
rs, 1917, and ordered to report to
Colonel Geo. H. Morgan, United
States cavalry. (War department re-
preventative stationed in the State
Capitol, ST. Paul at that time) for
further instructions. Colonel Nor
sent himself to the United States
army medical officer for the pre-
scribed physical examination, as re-
quired by army regulations; said
medical officer pronounced Captain
Preus physically unfit for military
service" advising Colonel Morgan to
render report of such circumstance
to Washington. In response the war
department advised Colonel Morgan
that inasmuch as examination found
Captain Preus disqualified physically
he would of course, not be acceptable
for military service, and he was or
dered released from futher military
duty.
The following Is copy of Special
Orders No. f05, on record in the files
OF the adjutant general of Minnesota,
pertaining to Captain Preus:
August 2, 1917.
Special Orders No. l05
The following officers of the Quar-.
termaster Corps Minnesota National
Guard, having been found physically
disqualified for the United States
Service, they are honorably discharg-
ed from the military service Of the
State, to date from July 80, 1917:
Captain Jacob A. o. Preus. w. F.
RhinOw. Military Secretary"
I trust Mr.. Dickoy that this infor-
-. nation covers thoroughly your re-
quest. and assure you that l am glad
to cooperate with you in this con-
nection.
Should It occur to you can be of
other service, please do not hesitate
to call upon me. Very truly yours.
W. F. Rhinow. the adjutant general