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BUT NOT THE REGULAR ARMYONE, LAREDO PARTY OFFERS TO RAISE COMPANY HERE.But as Volunteer Army Not Called For, They Are Adviserf to Enlist . in the Regular Army.+3]From opinions heard expressed on the streets o£ Laredo, there are-quite a., few- young men of this city who are 'willing to become defenders of Old Glory and fight to sustain, the honor, of their country, hut there appears an aversion to joining tbe.mil-Itla. • or' the regular army because they do not care to have their enlistment'extended beyond the period of the. war—do not want to take the oath that will make them three years a soldier in service and four years a reserve., /; ....it appears . certain,, that, the moment h Vqiunteer. army is called for Laredo will pome forward with her fuli quota of men and a company or two organized here among the young men of the city. A number of good riders, composed, of cowboys and others, are already contemplating joining one of the several regiments of cavalry being formed in this part of Texas, principally those of Judge Timon of Corpus Christ! or Sam Robertson of San Benito, this city to be represented by a complete troop of cavalry. F. I-L Ligarde of this city, who is ex-postmaster, volunteered to raise a, company Df infantry or a troop of cavalry here, but the response received from the adjutant general’s department was to the effect that volunteers were not yet called for except to enlist in the national guard or United States army to bring those organizations up to acombined war strength oT 500,000 men. This is one of the Laredo organizations that will be formed with the first call for “vohmterB.”There aro also several men in and arouDd Laredo who are planning to enter the division being assembled preparatory to a call by Colonel Roosevelt, and as that indomitable patriot has expressed himself as determined to set Into the fight” with hl« division of volunteers there will probably be quite a number from this Bed ion of the slate seeking admission to Urn army division under Roosevelt, these Including several t/ i the men who served In the HpanMi* American war with him at. San Juan Hill and who reside in ii»* Laredo section.While Laredo already ha3 a militia company at the »ute mobilisation camp, there will he a still further reprcRehtatiojj of this city and sw tlou in a volunteer army, but somehow or other very few enlistments have been made by others outside the MU too Rifles for probable aer* vfee with the regular army of (he coda try,I11 C
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Laredo Times
Laredo, Texas, US
Sun, Apr 15, 1917
Page 11
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