Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 223, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1916 — ALL TROOPS MAY RETURN IN MONTH [ARTICLE]

ALL TROOPS MAY RETURN IN MONTH

War Department Expects Withdrawal of Guardsmen From border Some Time in October.

Washington, Sept. 14. —Senators and representatives who have conferred with Secretary of Waj Baker since the recent session of the congress came to an end are confident that before the end of this month the war department will announce its intention to order all the national guard troops on the Mexican border to their home stations. If the expectations of the secretary of war are attained the homeward movement will begin early in October and will be completed before election day. It is probable that not all of the troops will be mustered out of the federal service on their return home. This will depend on the outlook for peace and quiet in Mexico. It will be no surprise if the final decfsion is to hold at least 25,000 men under arms at their home stations for two or three months after the return home. So confident .are the war department officials that the troops will be returned to their home stations next month that many inquiries with reference to the discharge of individual soldiers are being answered to the effect that all these questions, it is believed, would be solved shortly by the return of the troops. The war department is rather proud of the national*, guard that has been built up within three months. The official reports from the various national guard camps along the border to the department here assert that the guard of most of the state now compares favorably with the regular army troops. Mr. and Mrs. Nat Heuson went to Waynetown today to visit their son, George and family for a few days. ■ —i Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Neal returned to their ohme in Indianapolis today after visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Laßue. ' Chicago, Detroit and Boston mainatined an even pace yesterday when they each won their respective games. Brooklyn advanced a half game in the National, while the Phils and Boston were idle. Monday, October 9th, is registration day and cleiks are being appointed for the various registration places. Registration should be an easy task this year as those who registered two years ago will not be required to register again this year, ill new voters in the precincts phether through change of residence or through becoming of age will have to register on October 9th before they can vote in November.