Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-24
Guardsmen and Band Awai|
Word to Entrain for II
Mobilizing Point
RAILROAD SAYS
SUNDAY OR MONDAY|
Burlington Gets Notice y
Troop Movement; Many
New Enlistments

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the local guardsmen and cavalry bat
nave been received by Capt. q. 4
ocnamp OF Cog or Cleveland DaytoG
leader OF the First Cavalry band TIT
iar. ou the prevailing opinion 10 thafI
the guardsmen and probably both on
ganlzatlons will leave here Sunday cgs1
Monday over the Burlington.
Both armor1es are scenes OF CAM
life today with members Of tho two o.
ganizations either busy at some occ,zS
patton or lounging about with th13
usual quota Of civilian visitors amonGS
whom were young men seeking enlist
ment In the ranks. The receipt Of M
limited number of the blanks frouSS
Des Moines enabled the oficers to tak2S
In more recruits and this morning haIfS
dozen lads took the oath Of onlis6
ment. Drilling Of the company ana
the customary mess call three times VI
day are some Of the activities. &; ThoS
preparation Of the equipment " tlS6H
corporals and numerous other little g.
tails necessary In making ready to-
the start keep number Of lads en-
gagged.
Enllstrent Resvmss.
A new, though somewhat limited &
supply OF enlistment blanks has arr1yss
ed at the armory and Capt. SchampSS
and Lieut.. Younkin have been busy
swearing in the new members today.
There have been good many applESS
cations during the past few days but
they were compelled to be held up nm
til the arrival Of the papers from DeaS!
Moines. As the company IL to recruit
up to full war strength Of 141 many
more are needed.
New names added to the roster thins
morning are:
Edgar A. Lowe, 2s years old. laboror.'
Victor Olson, 1S years old, clerk.
Henry Frost, 20 years old, assistant
manager Of Swift q Co.
Riley Hudson, 20 years old, railroad
Roy Robinson, 21 years old, ma8
chinist.
The departure Of Co. q and the bal.
ance Of the Third infantry for the
mobilization camp near Des Moines
will take place Sunday or Monday.
This information was given the local
Burlington officials by Division Pas-a
henger Agent M. M. Reno who IL Ata
Des Moines looking after the troop
movements that are to be handled by
the Burlington. n
Preparation for the removal OF the
Ottumwa guardsmen to Camp Dodge
have been underway by the Burlington
and Thursday orders were received TO-
have three coaches and baggage car
in readiness at Ottumwa for the trans
portation Of Co. G. to Des Moines TO-
day The change in the time for leav.
ing is believed to be due to the fact
that two companies of the Third In
fantry, Villisca and Winterset troops.
have not been recruited to their full
peace strength. The instructions giy.9
en- by Mr.. Reno to the local ohicialsa
regarding the movement rot the local
guard was to the effect that Sunday or
Monday Co. G of Ottumwa and Co. p
Of Centerville would be moved to D0s
Mo1nes. The local lads will be joined
by the Centerville guardsmen at Abba
and proceed to Des Moines.
The schedule for the movement o.
other guard troops that has been thus
far received here by the Burlington
is that of Co. OF Burlington and Co.
M Of Fairfield will be moved to Des
Moines Saturday. The company VIII
have a train of three coaches and
baggage car leaving Burlington at $40
a. M, June "a, picking up the Fair
field company en- route and arriving IT.
Des Moines at 1915 noon the same
day.
creston Takes q Men.
The Burlington road will be hit hard
In the mobilization of troops from q
number of the places along the line,
because of the number Of the roads
employees that are enlisted In the serv.i
ice Ottumwa is not one Of the places
taking many Of the employees. but ~
Creston the guard company numbers
some twenty Burlington route en-
ployes. They include men from the
various departments Of the company's
terminal being dispatchers, ofilce men,
roundhouse and shop men, etc. Tho
seniority rights of all Of these as we'll
as the holding Of their positions for
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