Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-02-22

rear of the train on which machine
| guns were mounted.
There was grave apprehension ex-
perienced by many of the prominent
men of the state as to what our recep-
ton would be in Butte and most every
one felt that we would meet with re-
sistance when we reached there.
The troops arrived In Butte and de-
trained on the hills west Of the city
at $50 p. M, going into camp near the
School of Mines. The next morning
they marched into the city and took
up quarters in the courthouse. Here q
large number Of men, who were unable
to Join their companies before they
left their home stations Joined the reg
iment, bringing its strength up to 730
officers and men.
Not a Shot Fired
Martial law was proclaimed and with
the aid Of the soldiers the ringleadeTS
in the trouble were rounded up and
lodged in jail Through the prompt &C
ton of Major Dan j. Donahue, who
commanded the troops, the situation
was well in hand and order was pre-
served without the necessity Of firing .
shot or using bayonet From the
date Of the arrival until the 18th Of
November when the troops left the
city, there was no disorder. During this
operation the national guard proved it.
self TO be a well disciplined body Of
men. They undertook difficult task
and one that was fraught with danger,
one that could easily have developed
into strife and bloodshed, had not the
cool, businesslike and gentlemanly
manner in which the troops conducted
themselves convinced the lawless ele-
ment that they were dealing with a
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situation Thus through the ability Of
Major Donahue and the splendid dis
cipline of the soldiers Of the Second
infantry, an incident came to a peace |
full close that many Of our leading men
feared would be a repetition OF the /
horrors Of Cripple Greek and Ludlow. /
Colo.
Called to Border
The next two years passed unevent- /
fully for the guard, but on June 10, /
1915, came the call of the president for /
the national guard to aid in the border
situation Again the mobilization was
effected in remarkably short time, al
though, owing to the flood conditions
1T the time and the fact that many /
bridges were out, some of the COM
oanies in the northern part Of the
state had to make long marches, the
was modified at Fort Harri-
'on by June %.
On July l the regiment passed In
'eview before the governor and on July
entrained for Douglas, Arizona, with
Is officers and e13 men. On the border
,ur regiment made an excellent rec
,rd. We were complimented again and
gain by regular officers and civil
ans and by border papers, for our
model camp and the physical and SOL
lierly appearance Of our men.
On Oct IS the regiment left its camp
lear Douglas enroute for Fort Har-
ison, where II was mustered out on
Iov. 3, after four and a half months Of
he hardest kind Of service IN the
eserts Of Arizona. Helena gave the :
roopS grand reception and feast aft
lain street. It was a day OF Joy for
hose who returned, but they did not ,
II come back. Private Kenneth Pig
OF Of Headquarters company, and !
corporal Donald A. Smith Of d COM I
any, died on the border and Private
rnest McA6ahan Of Company A, died
BON after his muster out.
In addition to the Second regiment : ,
infantry, q troop Of cavalry was
uthorized by the war department, and !
as mustered into federal service at :
Ott 61hlLASOu aug u ucp1E Ting the :
ext day for the border with three Of :
GERS and So men, Capt Paul McCor-
lick Of Billings, commanding. These
oops remained on the border when !
lie regiment came home and was not !
ustered out until Feb. 10. 1917. !,
ugle Sounds Again v
The members Of the Second infan- d
y were just beginning 10 feel nat c
al in civies again when the bugle
unded once more. On March IS, 1917, o
Ie president called out q portion Of a
le national guard including the Mon o
ma regiment. as a precautionary o
easure prior 20 the declaration Of h
Ar with Germany. Orders we're issued 9
lat each company assemble as Ca