Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 259, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 November 1917 — Consider Question of New Indiana National Guard. [ARTICLE]

Consider Question of New Indiana National Guard.

Questions relating to the organization of the new Indiana national guard and to the person who is to succeed Brig.-Gen. ,E. M, Lewis as comcander of the Indiana brigade of the national guard were discussed with various war department officials this week by Harry B. Smith, adjutant general of Indiana, and Richard Lieber, representing Governor Goodrich. The proposal is to organize twelve companies of the national guard containing 100 men each, eight of these companies to. be in Indianapolis, Ft. Wayne, South Bend, Hammond, Logansport, Evansville and Richmond. Four others would be formed with one or two of them to be organized in Indianapolis if possible. General Smith said that these organizations could be secured easily but that the question was of uniforms and various kinds of necessary equipment. Although some of this equipment is in possession of the state, much of it would have to be obtained through the government. The war department badly needs all of the equipment' it can get and is loathe to give up any of it to the states, but General Smith was hopeful of obtaining some cast-off equipment.