Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 November 1916 — CU. M ORDERED TO RETURN HOME [ARTICLE]

CU. M ORDERED TO RETURN HOME

Sami Order Affects Five National Guard Regiments. TO BE NO CHANGE IN POLICY Officials Say Move Is in Accordance with Funston’s Recommendations to Reduce Border Patrol. Washington, D. C., November 16. —Five national guard regiments were ordered home from the Mexican border today. They are the first regiment of South Carolina, Seventh New •York, Third Indiana, Third Wisconsin and Third Minnesota. In a statement announcing the order, the war department said it was in continuation of the policy, "announced some time ago, to gradually withdraw national guard regiments from the border as conditions permit, and in accordance with the recommendations of General Funston, these regiments have been ordered home.”

War department officials said the order did not Indicate any change in policy or general withdrawal of the guardsmen from the border and had no relation to the proceedings of,the joint conference at Atlantic City. They said that as rapidly as conditions on -any portion of the border are considered by General Funston to justify the withdrawal of the troops, it is the department’s intention to bring -home additional regiments and release them from federal service. Approximately 100,000 national guardsmen will remain on the border when these five regiments, with a total' strength of about 6,000, have been withdrawn. The regiments will start home as soon as transportation facilities will permit and all probably will be at their state muster pointe by Thanksgiving. Indianapolis, November 16. —The Third Indiana Infantry, which has been ordered home from the Mexican border, was the first to entrain at Fort Benjamin Harrison. The regiment is under the command of Colonel Aubrey L. Kuhlman of Auburn. For a time Colonel Kuhlman was in command of the entire Indi- | ana brigade. Lieutenant Colonel George W. Freyermuth of South Bend is second in command. The Rev. Fred F. Thornburg of Decatur is chaplain. The Third regimaat is made up of the following companies: First battalion—B, Angaltß G, Portland; D, Kendallville; K, Auburn. Second battalfoh—C, Monticello; l/, Valparaiso; I, Plymouth; M, Rensselaer. Third battalion—A, Albion; F, South Bend; E, Blkhart, and H, Warsaw’.