The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-29
ARDMORE COMPANY
TO CAMP BOWIE
SPECIAL TRAIN TAKES LOCAL
UNIT OF I11TH ENGINEERS TO
FORT WORTH.
ALL IN GOOD SPIRITS
Large Crowd at Station To Bid Depart
ing Soldiers GOd-Speed-"0n to Paint
Berlin Red" Car Streamer Reads.
Reaches Fort Worth at Noon.

Company +, l11th regiment, formerly
Company H. Oklahoma Engineers, left
on special train at S:35 o'clock this
morning for Camp Bowie. Fort Worth
Texas. A large crowd Of Ardmore peo-
pie went to the train to bid their friends
l and relatives farewell, and to give en-
couraging words to the soldier boys who
were members Of he Ardmore company,
but whose homes are elsewhere. The
special train of four coaches and one
baggage car left over the Santa I'e and
arived in Fort Worth at noon.
From the time that members Of the
company were drawn up in line on Cad.
do street, just east Of the Wilmington
hotel until the train left the union sta
ton, fathers. mothers, wives, sisters,
brothers and sweethpatts crowded
around the young soldiers. From Cad
do street the engineers marched to the
Santa Fe-Rock Island union station
where the men answered roll call, after
which another opportunity was given
the friends OF the departing soldiers to
talk with them.
a rousing cheer marked the depart
ure of the train. The members of the
company We're in the best of spirits
and bore with them little gifts and
mementoes presented 10 them just be-
fore entraining. Several Ardmore girls
made it point to see that men who
live in Ardmore and had host Of ac-
quaintances were not the only ones %
be remembered on the eve of their leav
ing. but cheered and chatted with those
who had been in Ardmore only a few
days
we are on our way" These were ne
parting words Of Captain r. w. Patter-
son. IAN Ardmore men. Company f.,
nth Regiment, to Camp Bowie, Texas A"
were the words Of a big red lettered
streamer which hung from the sides of
one of the cars On either side OF the
inscription was a skull and cross bones
with the words Kaiser Bill" above and
the date 1918 and the words, ION to
paint Berlin red" below
The Ardmore men were assigned and
they will begin active training immc
iately. II is not known how long they
viii remain in camp before being sent
to France.
Besides Captain l.. L. Inman. of the
Oklahoma medical corps, Oklahoma Ma.
tional Guard. no other officers aside
those Of the Ardmore company. were on
the train.
Roster of COmnanV T.
a complete roster Of the company fol.
lows;
Commissioned officers:
Captain. r. W. Patterson
First leutenants II. II. Sayre and C.
E. Glove.
Z Second lieutenant. Tom l.. Coleman.
First sergeant, James T. King.
, Sergeants. firSt.class: George n. Otey
Jack +. Hammond and Jack W. Rid
- path
Supply sergeant. Samuel NJ. Newman
Mess sergeant Darrell f.. Whtehurst
Stable sergeant, Roy T.. Clark.
Sergeants: Paul II. Hart, Arthur L
Fuess Buford NJ. Parker. Emmett Er
! win, William Mccain. James f. War
zen, John b. Wheeler. William b. An
trews
Corporals: Joseph c. Helbach, HarrI
son r. r. Lynch, Adlai $. Baker. HaI
. mon II. Cloughley Jesse b. Jones' Ber
!, iamin ~ Newman Howard " PatteI
:, son, Aller l. Evans. Noah o. Spykei
: Albert II. oliver, Dave Black. Reub
: Paine. George w. c. Cox, James I
Frame Burdette o. Wise William I
Thatcher, Alonzo r. McCracken an
Gordon L Gano
a Lance Corporal. Harry l.. Bcane.
" Horseshoer. James c. Luttreli
n Cooks Rex c. Murray. John
" Payne and Frank C. Hardin.
- Buglers: Cecil T. Livingston and c,
: Gil G.. Graham
Alfred, Ernest, Cornish.
- Andrews, William b.. Arlmore.
Baker. Adlai s.. New Wilson
y Baker. Walter T.. Ardmore.
D. Beane, Benjamin f.. Baum.
Beane. Harry L.. Ardmore.
IT Beggs, Oscar, Lone Grove.
Benton, Ralph d., Madlll.
htlidihs tioMdIu - 1Ididuls
Bishop. Willie f., Ardmore.
~ Black. Dave, Ardmore.
~ Bradfield, Roger e. Ardmore.
IL Bracheen. Clarence L.. Writ.
Brazelton, Clarence W.. Ardmore.
'u Brookshier. Ovid w. Ardmore.
IL Burns, William H.. Marietta.
Burris. Harry A.. Ardmore.
IN Burris, Charles w, Ardmore
NJ Butts Andrew j., Ardmore
is cariker, James G., ATdmore.
81 Carpenter. Elton j.. Ardmore.
Carroll. Oliver Brock.
Cannon. Oscar, Graham.
Cathey. Alvis f.. Ardmore.
Clark, Roy E., Byars.
Cleek. Frank s.. Ardmore.
u" Cloughley, Harmon r., Ringing
Coffman. Willie. Glenn.
~ Cox. George w. c.. Ardmore.
Davie. Frederick ~. Rocky.
In Davis, Thompson f.. Davis.
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