Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 277, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 November 1916 — TROOPS WILL LEAVE ABOUT DECEMBER [ARTICLE]

TROOPS WILL LEAVE ABOUT DECEMBER

Telegram Received By Major Healey From Lieut. Tuteur Says Troops Are Starting On Hike.

That the members of Company M will not arrive in Rensselaer before another month at least was the news furnished today by Lieut. C. Arthur Tuteur, through a telegram sent to Major George H. Healey here. Lieut. Tuteur stated that the regiment, which has been ordered home, was just ready to start on a two weeks’ hike and that this would be gone through with as per schedule; consequently the troops would not get to leave Llano Grande for Fort Harrison for about three weeks yet. They are to leave immediately after the completion of the hike, but another week will have been consumed before they reach the Fort at Indianapolis. At least another week would be necessary in checking them up and preparing to send them to their homes, so it may easily be*seen that it will be after the middle of December before the Rensselaer boys are home. Lieut. Tuteur says that everyone is happy over the prospect of their return to Rensselaer and that everything was fine and dandy. The regiment, commanded by Col. Aubrey L. ’Kuhlman, of Auburn,..lnd.', has been on the border since July 12 and since that time they have gone through military training which has made of them a strong organization, well prepared for a campaign o£ active service. * The Third Indiana has been sent home because it was the first Indiana organization to reach the border.