Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 162, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 July 1916 — COMPANY M NOW ENROUTE TO BORDER [ARTICLE]

COMPANY M NOW ENROUTE TO BORDER

Quit Camp Ralston Friday Night With the Third Infantry—Departure a Joyous One For Soldiers. The Third Indiana infantry, of which Company M of Rensselaer is a part, entrained early Friday evening and started for the Mexican border. The regiment includes 827 men and officers. It is the second unit of the Indian?. National Guard to start for the border. Its destination is believed to be in the neighborhood of Brownsville, Texas. The departure of the third infantry was different from that of the first artillery battalion Thursday night. As the trains pulled out rousing cheers echoed through Camp Ralston Both the departing soldiers and tho?e in Camp Ralston joined in the cheering. There were very tearful farewells, which was in contrast to the artillery battalion. This was due to the faet that practically all of the members of the Third are from cities and towns out of the state, and their friends and relatives could not get into camp in time to see them off. Several hours were spent in installing ranges in the cars of the train and mess was to be served soon after the train started. The sides of the cars bore inscriptions of the names of the corhpany and the regiment. About the only sad men in camp when the second unit left were the former members of the companies who had been told that they could not go along. They were the men who were rejected because of some physical defect, in most cases a minor defect, but of such a nature that the examining physicians decided that they were not fit for service along the border. A number of officers were in the list, among them being Capt. John C. Lochner, quartermaster of the Third, First Lieutenant Arthur Halstead, of the Monticello company, First Lieutenant Leroy V. Bibler, of the Warsaw company, Capt. Wm. L. Richmond, commander of the Portland company, Lieutenant James L. Young, recently assigned as battalion quartermaster, and Gapt. Roy Lige, of Auburn. All haje or will be given an honorable discharge. Speedy preparations for entraining throughout the day were made by the men. Just at noon the bugles gave the signals for the tents to be dropped and in a few minutes not a tent used by the 800 men was left standing. Practically all afternoon was required to pack the tents and equipment in the cars. In addition to that, members of the regiment were assigned to the duty of cleaning up the grounds they had occupied. The regiment is traveling in three sections. Col. A. L. Kuhlman, commander of the regiment, is traveling on the first section with the third battalion under the command of Major Groll. Lieutenant Colonel George L. Freyermuth is on the second battalion, commanded by Major Healey, and the first battalion, commanded by Major Shaughness, is on the last section.