South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-16
Men Are Scheduled to Leave
This Afternoon to Begin
Their Training For War
fare at Fl. Thomas.
NAVY SENDS II MEN
AWAY; 8 OTHERS PASS
Company F May Stage a Pub
lie Drill Tonight As a Means
of Bringing Recruits
to the Ranks.

Between so and 40 men were ex-
pected to leave for TT. Thomaa Ky.
from the army recruiting station
this afternoon as a result OF the
work of the Office over the week
end. II all OF the men go IT will
establish a record for the local Of
lice the best previous number being
that OF last Friday when 30 men
were sent away.
Edgar f. Shock. son of Capt. and
Mrs James Shock, 1927 Woodward
av and Charles Wuthrich. son OF
AIr. and Mrs Arthur Wuthrich. 1876
S. Main St, both high school
students and members Of athletic
teams were sent 10 Ft Thomas at
12:47 o'clock this afternoon
Eleven men were sent TO the Great
Lakes trainieg station by the navy
recruiting office this morning. Eleven
others applied for enlistment and
three failed TO pass the physical ex-
animation. The others will enlist
during the week.
The Men Who Left.
The men who left this morning
were. Harold A. Humbel. Leo p.
Johnson. Edward s. Post. all living
on r. r No. 8; Joseph d. Borden,
721 y. 18th St. Merlin ]. Cone. 116
T. sixth ST. AIishawaka; Charles r.
Straub. 2502 Vine ST.: Fred Potts,
I12 r. Ninth ST. Mishawaka: Her
bert p Bertch. 929 Greenlawn av.:
Franklin o. Jones. y. Johnson St:
Harold c. Smith. 111S s. Sixth St.
and Henry @. Woelful, 425 S. Erry
ST
Receipt OF 500 from Charles 3.
Sax 10 be applied TO the company
fund of Co F. was announced at
the armory this morning.
Eleven applications for enlist
ment have been received since sat
urday by the recruiting party at
the armory and but two OF the ap-
plicants were rejected. Five men
were sworn in as members of the
company Sunday They are, Julius
j. Ldp<e. Lester Fenner. Fred w.
Steen. Ralph Nichols and Stefan
Kreczner.
Tonight will be the regular drill
night for the company and If the
weather is favorable, a public drill
will he given. This is expected 10
have an advantageous effect on re-
cruiting.
Plan Patriotic Displays.
Unwilling to close their stores sat
urday afternoon. pleading the con-
,enfence OF the public as a reason.
participation by South Bends retail
merchants will run largely 10 pa
triotic window displays, and permits
sion 10 employees 10 join in the
parade where they so desire. a lib
erai display of enlistment cards Will
be placed in the stores and manu-
featuring esta bHshments OF the city.
The committee on arrangements
is asNng the manufacturers 20 adj
,iSs promptly as possible Of the
number OF men from their plants
who WIN take part in the demonstra-
ton: afse 10 select men TO take
charge OF their divisions. Fraternal
Examinations. turner societies. etc,
also come within this request These
reports should be made 10 Col.
George ". Freyermuth, chairman OF
the parade committee.
A meeting of the recruits OF the
new headquarters company. calling
for 81 men. viii meet tonight at
$50 at the Y. NJ. c. A.
The exact hour Of the parade will
have 10 be announced later, due TO
incomplete returns with reference
20 participants. and viii depend on
the number OF divisions and plans OF
mobilization.