Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 186, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 August 1917 — NATIONAL GUARD MAY MOBILIZE VERY SOON [ARTICLE]

NATIONAL GUARD MAY MOBILIZE VERY SOON

Rushville Company Has Reached Hattiesburg to Help Prepare Camp For Others. Indianapolis, Aug. 22.—The Indiana national guard will be mobilized at Fort Benjamin Harrison soon. Tentage And other equipment for the first regiment was sent directly to Fort Harrison and other equipment is expected soon. It is possible additional units will go directly to Hattiesburg from their home stations. Field Hospital No. 1 and Ambulance Company No. 1 have orders to proceed at once to Hattiesburg. Both have been at Fort Harrison several weeks. Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Miss., Aug. 22. —Company B, Fourth Indi ana Infantry, of Rushville, reached camp here today, the first to go into permanent camp at this cantonmerit. They traveled in one standard Pullman train and one tourist sleeper. They will prepare the camp for other Indiana troops.