The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-09-01
Wayne County's Soldiers Would
Haze Filled Out a Battalion

Indications are that between 25'
and 800 Wayne county young men art
now in the military service Of Uncl.
Sam, having enlisted in the regular
army anG navy.
With the 353 men that will soon en-
ter the service in the new conscrip
ton army, Wayne county's share O
the country's fighting forces will be
almost 600 men, full battalion undel
the. old formation of the army.
Following are the names of "our sol
dier boys" sent to this office:
Paul Knoll, 10 years DID, son of Mr.
and Mrs. w A. Knoll, II Southwest
Fifth street, is a corporal of company
B, Sind Infantry and is stationed al
Chickamauga park. Georgia.
DeIbert r. Martin, 21 years old, sor
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Martin, of Cor
bin, KY, enlisted in the United States
cavalry last April and is now a mem
Der of troop H II, and is stationed al
Columbus, n. M.
Samuel Rogers Smith, 20 years old
son of Dr. and Mrs. S. e. Smith. oi
Easthaven, enlisted last April in In
diana Field Hospital Number one
while student at Indiana university
and after three months training at
Fort Benjamin Harrison. Indianapolis
left on August % for Camp Shelby
Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
Emmett r. Barrett, % years old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Barrett, FIT
Wayne avenue, enlisted in the U. S
Hospital corps on May 5, and is now
in a base hospital at Camp Macarthur
Waco, Texas.
Wilbur S. Ball, % years old, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George C. Ball. 12S South
Fifteenth street, entered the Officers
Training camp at Indianapolis on May
9, and after three months training re-
ceived commission of second lieuten-
ant in the field artillery. He is now
stationed at Louisville, KY.
Bert Connor, of Centerville, a tele-
graph operator, enlisted in the signal
corps last spring and is now stationed
at FIT. Bliss, Tex.
Charles Doherty, son of Henry Do
herty, Centerville, enlisted early last
spring and is now member of F troop
18th cavalry and is stationed at Col
umbus, N NJ. He expects to be sent to
the battle fields of France in the near
future.
BENJAMIN Lauehiin, son of John
Laughlin, Olive Hill, Ind, is now cor
poral in 23rd company, stationed at
jefferson Barracks. Mo. He has seen
many years of service, having first
served as private in company D, 4th
U. S. Infantry in 1898, and in Company
D, 9th Infantry from 1910 to 1913. He
re-enlisted in the infantry on May %,
1917.
Frederick E. Ashnger. 21 years old,
son of o. G. Ashinger, enlisted last
April on the day of the patriotic pa
rade, in the coast artillery, and is now
a member of Company L, 8th regi-
ment, and is stationed at F't. Adams, R.
L He expects to leave soon for France.
Lester Frame, Is years old, whose
mother lives at 1873 South Twelfth
street, is serving in the coast artillery
stationed at Fort Totten, n. Y.
Carl Cook, son of John Cook living
northeast of Richmond is serving in
the medical corps staytioned at Col
umbus, o. He enlisted last October.
Chester Jack, is serving in G Troop
18th cavalry stationed at Naco, Ariz.
He is 25 years old and a son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Levi Jack, living in Center
vile. He has been in the service for
the last sixteen months and has seen
service on the Mexican border.
Amos e. jenkins, son of Mrs. Mar