The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-06-29
LOCAL COMPANY
NOW At JACKSON
COLUMBUS RIFLEMEN MO-
Billed AT CAMP
SWEP TAYLOR.
WILL SOON GO TO
MEXICAN BORDER
Health of Soldiers Good, and
All Are Eagerly Awaiting
Orders to Move Forward.

Together with other commands
forming component units OF the
Mississippi National Guard, the Co
lombus Riflemen and the Caledonia
delegation which left with them over
the Southern Railway in Mississippi
last Saturday night, are now biv-
ouaked at Camp Swep Taylor in
jackson, and are said to be eagerly
awaiting orders to move forward to
the Mexican border. Jackson papers
state that all of the boys are in good
health and are in every way ready
to undertake the hard campaign
which lies before them.
That local interest in the Mexican
fight is very keen is evinced by the
fact that twenty-four young men
have expressed desire to join the
volunteer company which Capt. T.
H. Sharp and Mr.. J. G.. Weatherly
have announced their intentions OF
c. game here. No attempt to Sc
cure recruits has been made, those
who have signified their willingness
to Join the command having done so
Voluntarily, and Capt. Sharp and Mr.
Weatherly believe they will have no
trouble in organizing company of
i50 men.
The following have signified their
intention of joining the company:
Messrs. Leo Flynn, DR.. J. W. Cox,
John Oliver, Jr., Frank Belts, S. NJ.
Rainey. J.. r. Miller, w. E. Ramsey,
Hoo1ss gAt, y. -sis .ssis, Haiden
Brooks. H. M. Young, Rowan Dash
iell, F. E. Armstrong, W. c. Ste
phenson, L. F. Swoope, Jr., M. c.
Jenson, Penn, Miss; j. H. Harper
Steens, Jesse A. Lollar, H. F. d.,
city; Dud Scholar, R. F. d., city;
Josephus Woods, John Sykes Mar
shall, Paul Zwingle, Nelson Beard
and Robert Lipsey.
Now that the young men of Mis-
sissippi are enlisting as soldiers
their friends and relatives unfamil-
lar with military details will read
with interest the kind Of oath they
take when they enlist. Following is
the regulation oath of enlistment
which all of the boys must sign. be-
fore they are mustered into service
| do hereby acknowledge to have
voluntarily enlisted this day of
191, as a soldier in ths
National Guard of the United States
and the State of Mississippi, for the
period of three years in service and
three years in the reserve, under
the conditions prescribed by law
unless sooner discharged by proper
authority.
And | do solmenly swear that
will bear true faith and allegiance
to the United States of America anC
TO the State of Mississippi, and
will serve them honestly and faith
fully against all their enemies
whomsoever, and that | will ODE!
the orders of the President of thu
United States and of the Governo
of the State of Mississippi, and o
the officers appointed over me ac
cording to law and the rules and ar
ticles of war.
Credit taken on this enlistmen
for the period of time from ----
191 to date.
signature ------------ ------.
Date ---------- -------- ----
Signed and sworn before me a
----t this the day o
Credit given this enlistment fo
the period of time from -191-
to date.
Rank ------
Consent of Parent or Guardian.
l,--------- 49, parent OF leg;
guardian of the above e-
do hereby give my consent to h
enlistment in the National Guard {
the United States and the State {
Mississippi.
CiUpatura
N0TE.-This form will be file
out in duplicate, one copy to be 3
tanned by the company or organiz
tifn commander, and one to be fo
warded to the adjutant generf
Consent of parent or guardian +,
the enlistment of recruits un8er Il
age of twenty-one will, in all case
be secured in above space.
Mr.. Marion j. Wise, OF Mool
assistant to General Manager R.
Taylor. of the M. and o. R. R., W