Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-07-01
Thousands View Trainloads
Bound for the War
Zone.
WRITER'S ALONG, TOO
Tulsa Gives Troopers Plenty
to Smoke During Stay
in This City.

TULSA bade godspeed yesterday,
l. last night and early this morn
ing to three thousand national
guardsmen- the Fighting <Ninth" Of
Massachusetts and the New York
Twelfth. the celebrated "red-legged
devils' of Civil war renown. Trains
are still arriving, and It is predicted
that sections will pass through the
city all during the day.
Those who expected the clash of
arms the blare of trumpets and the
marital airs OF a military band were
disappointed.
1t was a quiet affair. Beginning
at 1915 o'clock yesterday morning,
moro than q thousand people. called
from their slumbers by the indus
trious fire whistle, were disappointed
at seeing the first train go through
ten miles an hour. lights out. and
without so much as a cheer. The sec
ond section passed at $3.50 O'Clock in
similar manner.
The first train to stop was the
third section of tho Ninth Massa
chusetts. which arrived here at 5:85
o'clock. Officers and newspaper
at a nearby cafe while the militiamen
chatted with citizens. No privates
were allowed to detraln.
Asked Lots OF Questions.
what state is thls?"
what town."
Say. II it cost cents for paper.
how much would they charge for n
shave2"
These were only a few OF the
queries propounded TO admiring Tul-
sans by the happy go-lucky defenders
while the trains were held here.
There were II cars in this section.
II OF which were chair cars contain
ing troops The prvates used the
chair cars for berth. dining car. OBJ
servation car. reading room. Four
men were allowed two seats, giving
them room to lie across aisles. They
entrained at Comp birmingham,
Mass, last Monday.
The regiment is from Boston and
many Of its members are leading citi-
Zens i'm the Hub city Colonel Edward
l.. Logan was In command Of tho
regiment and Leroy S. Sweetser,
hrigadier- general in command OF all
Massachusetts, guardsmen. was on the
section. Both of these plen are
prominent Judges. Major Barry is a
district superintendent Of the Boston
postoffice. Major Casey Is In charge
OF tho Boston municipal printing
plant in private life. while Major
Began was II member OF the school
committee of Boston befo-e doffing
citizens clothes A great man. Of tho
priyates and officers were students
and alumnae OF Harvard university
Special Writers Along.
Six special correspondents OF Bos-
ton newspaper accompanied the bd-
TALON, enjoying the same privileges
% s.ff haVF grs4T lta.H In M
form similar to that OF officers. The
correspondents were Eddie Dunn Of
the Boston Post. O. c. Draper OF tbs
Boston journal, Herbert Nurklin Of
the Boston Traveller. George Walton
OF the Boston Post. Bert Ford OF the
American. Tad Clark Of the Herald.
Winfield NJ Thompson of the Boston,
Globe and Gertrude Stevenson Of the
Boston Journal.
Miss Stevenson is said 10 be the first
woman to elect the job OF war CORE,
spondent. She was dressed in mill
tary dress.
81 shall go just as far into Mexico
as / am allowed At any rate / shall,
always go where the Fighting Ninth
goes" said Miss Stevenson.
She admitted that her presence OH
the train had attracted a great dea,
Of interest, but refused to admit thar
she was doing anything out OF the
ordinary.
Why Not Woman?
81 can't see anything unusual about
my being with the Ninth. l have been
on the regular staff Of the journal for
many years and can do this just as
well as other things. | have hau
many adventures with the regiment,
having been sent with It several times
when II WAS called out on emergen-
cies."
Miss Stevenson was particularly inI- |
pressed with the hospitality OF the |
west, declaring that the welcome |
along the line had been enlightening |
to the Customers.
The reception given uo has been |
In every state but one |
since we loft Boston We have encoun-
tered a continuous ovation"