Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 160, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1916 — Company M Ordered to Entrain for Border [ARTICLE]

Company M Ordered to Entrain for Border

Will Leave for Front Friday Morning. Lieut. Watson Finally Passed.

(Special to The Republican) A message from Major George H. Healey, of Fort Harrison, at 12:30 today (Thursday) stated that Company M had been ordered, along with the rest of the Indiana National Guard, to start loading their equipment preparatory to entraining this afternoon and leave for the Mexican border tomorrow morning. There has been a veil of secrecy throughout the camp for the past week and the troopers themselves as well as the public were kept in the

dark concerning the movements of the officials and the suddenness of the order to entrain for the border came as a complete surprise. Major Healey stated in his telegram that Lieutenant Edward L. Watson had medical examination and would be with the troops when they entrained for the border. About fifteen members of the company did not pass the physical test and the Major thought that they would probably arrive in Rensselaer this evening or tomorrow morning.