Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 211, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 September 1915 — Sixteen Hundred Guardsmen At Indianapolis Speedway. [ARTICLE]

Sixteen Hundred Guardsmen At Indianapolis Speedway.

Sixteen hundred men, representing every branch of the Indiana National Guard, are in bivouac on the infield of the Indianapolis speedway, for the spectacular “War in Indiana” being held today. Culver’s Black Horse troopers, 50 strong, are there ready to participate in the battle today. Troop B, of the Fifth U. S. cavalry, which passed through Rensselaer a few weeks ago, are also taking part in the performance. Companies from northern and central Indiana arrived throughout the day Sunday, and by evening every company in the state had reported. The third infantry took their position behind the trenches which they are to defend as the Red Army, while the second infantry and the separate battalions were pitched in the middle of the field directly opposite grandstand A. Frank Kastory, a Hungarian, gave a short exhibition flight in his aeroplane Sunday. In addition to acting as an aerial scout for the defense in the battle today, he will give a series of spectacular dips and spirals.