Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 145, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 June 1916 — Soldiers of 1898 Offer 250,000 As Reserve Army [ARTICLE]

Soldiers of 1898 Offer 250,000 As Reserve Army

Chicago, June 16-Followingscenes of intense enthusiasm the delegates of the thirteenth (annual state encampment of the United Spanish War Veterans yesterday perfected plans for a muster campaign to form at least six regiments of former service men in Illinois under the janner of the newly created United States Veterans legion an auxiliary organization. Formal resolutions were adopted pledging the support of the department to the moverfient, which is na-tion-wide, land which the Boys of ’9B aver will produce a force of not less than 250,000 troops available in war. B. F. Bliss, of Sipringfield, who is expected to be -lected senior vice commander at the election today, spoke in favor jf "a preparedness that prepares.”