The Detroit times., 1914-04-23
DETROIT LAD .
TO SEE WAR AS
DRUMMER BOY
Reinhardt +. Each, Not Yet 10,
Accepted BY Marines and
Leaves At Once
CIVIL WAR VETERAN
is ANXIOUS TO ENLIST
Col" Harry f. Howard Writes
President That He's Ready
for Service Again

Fluttering guidons before the re-
cruiting office or the marines. on Mon.
roe-aye., attracted crowd OF yeung
men, all Thursday morning. but the
business OF the office, upstairs, amount
ed TO very little.
Reinhardt Fred Each, born May "a
1898, and therefore few days UNDER
10 years OF age. took the first opport
tunity presented in the course OF his,
lie TO see real war. He was &C.
cepted by the marines Office Thurs
day, AS a drummer boy. and viii leave
at once for Washington. He Is the
son or William Each, No III Eliot.st
Lieut. Ross 5. Culp in charge OF the
navy recruiting station, in the Hall
building, says that the Mexican trou.
bic has caused an increase of only
about 10 per cent in the number of APP
Picants for enlistment Most OF the
applicants have been turned down at
IA glance, because OF physical defects.
The naval standard is 50 high that
very few men are being found who are
capable of enlistment
The army recruiting office reported
nothing doing Detroit Is regarded
as an unpatriotic town. because appar7
emily IL is taking more interest in
'bnilding operations than III is in KILL
k1n. .ffesfcaas l11t> - proportion
of foreign-born. is blamed for sie ack,
of excitement
Harry t. Howard. the dfummer>
boy OF the Potomac who ran away
from his home in Springfield Mass.
in 1861 10 enlist as a drummer IN the q.
Civil war. has written TO President
Wilson that he wants To enlist as a
bugler, if there is TO be real fighting
in Mexico Howard. little, gray-hair-
ed man heavily armored with medals.
is appearing with four other buglers
in the National theater. They call
him Col" Howard, but that's merely
stage title. as Mr.. Howard admits.
For he could scarcely have become
colonel, when he was mustered out
al the age OF 16.
Mr. Howard says he saw some real
lighting in the Civil war. as drummer
boy In Go. A. Fourteenth United
States infantry He was in the Seven
Days fight. Fredericksburg, Chancel-
lorsville, Second Manassas, Gettys-
burg and several minor engagements.
He was captured by the Confederates
and sent 10 Belle island, thence to An
dersonyille. and later to Savannah.
There, with four navy men, he tun-
neled under the board fence used for
stockade, burrowing % feet, and es-
capped Weak from scurvy he sought
refuge in a swamp. Bloodhounds rail-
ed TO find the trail Deserted by his
companions. he was succored by Ne
groes until he was well enoungh 10
make his way out OF the district.
rice boat on which he tried to es-
cape. with several companions, was
swamped and two OF the men were
drowned: but Howard came through
and managed to make the fedora
lines.
Howard tried To enlist in the Span.
ish-American war, but he says that
Gen O. O. Howard spotted him and
told the commanderin-chief. or some
body. that he ought not 10 be allowed
to serve. as he had had enough war
So the colonel" continued 70 play
the bugle about the country. He ap-
reared i'm Detroit. 10 years ago, he
says. but ne can't remember wnat
building ne played in, or where IL
stood