The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-21

encountered by the militia VIII be IN
eQufpping them with horses and
mules. This leads to the belief that
the New York and Illinois regiments
Will be the first to move as they are
ALREADY well supplied vita animals.
Mftfeia Tabtotds.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Juno r.
Senator Wadsworth Of New York. re-
signed hts heutenancy In the First
cavalry. New York. ". G., holding his
services as q legislator paramount
The First cavalry is under orders.
NEW YORK, juno 2L-Max ].
Klein, who charges he was excluded
from the militia because he was q
Jew, announced he was forming q
company of Jewish-Ameriean citizens
to go to the front.
PATERSON, N. J., June 21.-PYt-
vate William n. Smith, refused to re-
spond to the can to the colors and
was arrested as q deserter. he faces
q maximum penalty Of eight months
imprisonment II found guilty.
NEW YORK, June 21.-The Aero
Club of America cabled American
aviators with the French flying corps
to learn whether they would return
to serve the United States in case
of war with Mexico.
CHICAGO, June 21.-Danny Good
man. lightweight boxer. donned bis
khaki today and prepared to leave for
camp as a member of the First imam
try machine gun battalion.
URBANA. Ill.,, June 21.-The pros
pectiye departure of Bern Halstrom.
star full back on the university eleven
last year, with the University battery
for the front, was viewed with un-
easiness here today. Halstrom was
looked upon as successor to Clark
and Pogue as a ground gamer
NEW YORK, June H-Cau TO the
colors has resulted in scores Of khaki
weddings here. Most of the war
bands goodbye as they hurried to the
armaries.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 21.--Pri- |
Yates John and Robert, Lieut.. J. c..
and Sergt. David L. Gilliland are
brothers. All four are mem bers Of |
an engineer corps and will see SER
vice together.
CHICAGO, June 31-Char1es s..
Jacksons threat to join the United !
States army cost him the love of his |
wife, he alleges in an alienation suit
for $4,000 filed against Mrs. Jack
sons brother-in.faw and sister.
CHICAGO, June 21.-Roger Busch,
six. after walking four miles to en-
list in the q. S. army, learned that I
he would have to wait to grow up |
befire he could become a soldier"
Illinois Recruits.
CHICAGO, June 21.-The total |
strength Of Chicago militia commands |
ordered to Springfield, was raised to |
6,O26 today by the addition of 1918 |
recruits. The Second infantry en-.
ro1lment now totals 1,317 and the
Seventh, 1,11S.
Horses for TIE Soldiers.
CHICAGO, June 21.-Thousands cfi
horses originally intended for Bu-
ropean armies were brought out ford
inspection by U. 8. army officers atj
local markets today The Illinois
cavalry took options on nearly 1,D00 |
dealers here determined to give the |
United States first crack at ALI horses
Patriotic Mother. T
TOLEDO. Ohio, June 21.-Mrs-i
Anna Senark, who led her sons, Ollie |
and Forest to the recruiting Office of
the Sixth regiment, o. n. G., here,
ing the company to war strength,
Mrs. Semark has induced several
Toledo mothers to permit their sons
to enlist. She led neighbours boy
to the recruiting Office today.
Negro ,Mifftlamen-
DANVJBLE. ILL, June Eth an et-i
fort to avoid military service. four
colored members Of Company La
Eighth Infantry, Illinois colored regi-
ment, jumped from the second story,
window of the arnory here early to-
day. All were injured.
James Bell was the most seriously
hurt. Both legs were broken and I'll
may be necessary to amputate one.
During a quarrel over the leaving
of the negro company, Mrs. William
Thurman shot James Day. -bartend-
er. Day may die.
Bidding Good Bye,
NEW YORK, June 21.-IThe nation
was bidding goodbye today to its
boys" It wasn't farewell as the
boys" are first going to camp to
learn more about how to be soldiers.
But it was goodbye everywhere
throughout the United States with
tears that lay but lightly under smiles
of goodlnck. Nowhere was q. mother,
wife, sister or sweetheart but who
had vague forsbodings in the bright
ness of tho banners. the lifting
marshes of the bands, the happy go
lluckiness of the boys" themselves
that there might be evil days to