Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-07-18
i. s. MUST DROP
WEAKER RECRUITS
Only Fittest Are Fit to 90
Out and Fight Uncle
Sans Battles.
BY COL, BEN G. WHITEHEAD
Especial STAFF COrr,sr,,n1antN


Especial STAR CorrcspcndenD
FORT SILL. July 17.-The list OF
rejected men tells it's own story hera
in camp and at home. 1t shows that
the present mode OF living brings
forth weaker men, produces inferior
physiques. To-day I saw fifty mon
pass where | sat with Major Boiend.
the greatest field hospital man In
America, the man who ia at the head
of the health movement for Oklahoma
soldiers and whose great field hos
pital may accompany the first infan-
try all the way, though the regular
army is making hard fight to get It.
AS the bunch of army candidates
passed he turned to me and said
-Four OF that bunch will pass. Not
more than that anyway"
lie Knew the Trouble
He knew at glance what the trou-
bic was. The list of men rejected by
the army surgeons seemed appalling,
but the examinations were made
strictly according to army rules. We
must have strong men. We can't af =
ford TO take men who can't keep uI.
1t Is fighting we are in for, and none
but strong men can go through the
long, hard campaign. Colonel Hoff-
mans regiment, it is believed, viii he
the flower of the army. The culls
are all gone. Every soldier will
count. We hated to see some OF these
fine fellows so back home rejected 10y
their government but there was LETT
us a fine bunch Of fighting Cen and
they will show well.
They have "A commanding Officer
whose name will mean much In the
story of this conflict that is edging
toward us day by day. he is really a
La.
acter and culture AID he IS going TO
have regiment which will bear the
hrunt of anything required,
The following ~ list Of The re-
iected ones The boys who bade us
goodby and ii cost many a tea. to
see them go. They wanted TO fight
for tho stars and stripes They
wanted to give their all for their
country's cause and their country
couldn't use them:
A complete list of the men rejected
on physical examination the past
week. with the exception Of Company
World. follows:
Company B Chandler.
Roy G. Sanders, Ross J. Sharp Jerome
CESS, Jonas +. Chappell, Jess Frank Cleve
land, William X. COombs Henry Dunn
Harry b. Gideon Earl Henderson. Rober,
Ierninnes, Emmett NJ Johnson. william Kel
James NJ Pope, John Eichnrtson Pau
G.. Wass David II. Shaver
Company A, Clinton.
R. c. Landfain. Carl o. Stinnett John C
Parks, Bernoy p. Humphrey. Charles X
Hall Ben Downey Russ Lancaster. stacy
Turner, Cheslcy. W. Hudson. Charles II
IHgNV. tIAV 7. ,,lt
Glenn, F. sanders, Clarence Fall Bull. John X
McDill, John W. Moss Virgil c. Estes
Charles G. Clary.
Company L. Anters.
Carl Matthias, John Ricketts,, Clifton Hun
ley, Malcolm D. Wade, Burrell Stone, J. T
Crownover, I. Crownover. b. d. Dallas. X
Earhart J. Frazier B. Loyel F. MeAdams
+. Middelton, p. Morris, c. + Murray, A. f
Osborn, c. Pacsnett, o. Rice, c. 4. Rodgers
a. Taylor. j. Terry.
Troop A.
3. V. Short, ]. II. Nelson L. Smith. J
Davis, L. NJ Ball +. Beaver, j. CbrisholR ;llh n
=. Collie, J. y. Rose, g. Thomas Is. YaI
Troop B.
W II. Thompson. A. ]. Abramson, w
Br9}Sekway G. Wiw6iish' W. r, Crogeroft
Langford, G " New, T. b. McCiendon' y
Martin. ?. 9. Morey r. II. Penney. L
Reeves, L. Stealey, s. A. Todd, e. samara
Company II. Durant
Albert s. Parker ia mes b. Hamblin. John
L. Cater Porter. A. Kernel, William II
4. Blue, Charles ". Camp. Walker Cater
Robert Dunn, Harvey R. Earnest, Clarence
Elliott. Joe p. Floyd, Charles L. Henley
Fred D. Howell Edward John, solomon
Ipuag Sim /. I.xlaa Waltar all
Mofield, Carl Rcdgell, Howard Ramba. Rob.
ert Springs, Elmer y. Snider, Eden Slaughter
Will Wilds, Albert Worthy, Dave Weaver
Clifton Walker, Virgil c. Williams.
Regimental InfsrrnAry.
Dec Mason. lanes Mcfarland Hadan
Harmon, William Harmon.
Company M Oklahoma City.
S Palard, A X. Tilloason. Frank L.
Binda, G. R. Abbott. Waldo J. Bashaw. Cecil
Bates, Clarerce H. Bosch. RAYMOND A
Breed, Alvin Cannon, +. J. Chopp, John Con.
nell, Henely Crawford, Marshall Cresson
Bryan Foster. Floyd A. Poster. Devol =.
Green, Rupert fiallcy. Harvey Hamilton,
Roy T. Henry, Raymond Hodges, Roy y.
Ivy. Sylvester B. Jacobs, .. H; Larry {. V.
McMillen, James c. Melrose. Claud r. Mohr
Irving c. Morrison. Walter Nundorff. Lee
Palmer, Leo w. REED, Henry p Richardson.
W X. Robb, Denny Roman, Claude A. Smith,
Gilbert c. Stuart, Allie T. Stripping. Chester
G. Suhlett, John Sullivan, John W Tarter
Richard c. Trelford, Alton Wsrlick, Georgs
Welch.
Company I, saltwater.
William A. Stockwell, Virgil f. Caldwell
Paul II. Clark. Guy H. Randle William r.
Barney. Leslie l. Swim, Norris H. Barnes.
Robert NJ. Barlow. Pau. Bennett, Dennis r.
Brown. James X. Cole iohn ! Collier. Rob.
ert T.. Davis Ernest K. Dawson, FELTON, Fol
lowell, William Z. French, Earl W. Hanson.
Floyd =. Heurick, Forest Y. Hoefier David
j. Houck, William NJ. Howell William l..
Johns. John ID. Mcbride. Reuben b. Robert
son. Leslie Y. Stewart. Lee Wade, Luke X
Williams, Nalgie Il. Windsor.
Company X, Enid.
G.. Hennett. A. d. Reynolds, q Ken;, r.
Rea H. ID. Anthony W Rsnton, w. X bly,