. Illinois in the World War; an illustrated record prepared with the coöperation and under the direction of the leaders in the state's military and civilian organizations. few days in August, 1908,when it was on duty during race riots at Springfield. When trouble with INIexico seemed certain, in 1916, the First was calledout by the federal government and sent to Fort Sam Houston, Texas, forborder duty. There it received intensive training with results which wonthe highest commendation of regular army officers—a training which wasto prove of great value in the World War. During these pre-war ye
. Illinois in the World War; an illustrated record prepared with the coöperation and under the direction of the leaders in the state's military and civilian organizations. few days in August, 1908,when it was on duty during race riots at Springfield. When trouble with INIexico seemed certain, in 1916, the First was calledout by the federal government and sent to Fort Sam Houston, Texas, forborder duty. There it received intensive training with results which wonthe highest commendation of regular army officers—a training which wasto prove of great value in the World War. During these pre-war years the regiments duties were not altogetherof a belligerent nature. The Dandy First represented Illinois on two exten-sive pleasure trips through the southern states, helping to cement a newbond of friendship between the North and the South. It paraded and ex-hibited at four worlds expositions and at the Pan-American exposition inSan Diego. The regiment made a western trip in 1915, remaining severalweeks at the Worlds Fair, San Francisco, where its perfect drilling wonhigh praise. It escorted four presidents—Grover Cleveland, William Mc- THE 131ST INFANTRY 211. LIEUTENANT COLONEL JAMES M. EDDY Kinley, William Howard Taft andTheodore Roosevelt. Trophies ofits athletic prowess, its marks-manship and its tactical superi-ority in those pre-war days hangbeside its war relics in the regi-mental armory. Such was the record of Illi-nois oldest regiment in March,1917, when it was called to thecolors by the federal governmentfor service that was to win it newand greater fame. The call to arms was issuedby Governor Lowden to the FirstRegiment on March 26, 1917. At5:26 a. m. Colonel Joseph B. San-born received the order to re-port with your regiment to thecommanding general of the Cen-tral Department, U. S. A,, for duty. At I p. m. he reported with 47 officers and 725 men of a total of50 officers and 874 men in the regiment. With the exception of a few whowere ill or out of the city,
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