From The Indianapolis Star, Friday, July 28, 1916: “We need 3,000 men,” said Major Jesse T. Johnson, Indiana National Guard inspector general, who is making arrangements to open a recruiting office in downtown Indianapolis. The recruits will enlist for three years active service and three years as reserves. They will go to Ft. Harrison to be outfitted, drilled for a short time and sent directly to the border to join one of the units stationed there. Noncommissioned officers will visit factories and endeavor to interest men in patriotic service for their country. Some employers object to paying absent employees since there is no war and the men are on the border drilling, but Maj. Johnson hopes that businessmen will stand by those men who wish to serve and help bring the Indiana National Guard up to its full war strength.