Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17
Recruited To w Srs Strength
$50 Ottumwa Soldiers Are
offto state 81: n lization
Il Center and Then = last for
Overseas Orders.
1850 80 + N5k rs " ~ ltF +
SPECIAL .QuTl OF
STATION J AT Y ITO !: 4 a. N.

The ottumwa RasiSsay 4 Light
Co. will have : nuKfhef IT extra
street cars out on all 'of the lines
tomorrow morning 10 accommo-
date the people Wishing 10 az to
the union station to;fsee the sol
dIers leave. Assistant Supecan-
tendent lsaacson says !. the cars
will be out early and In sufflelent
number to handle the traffic.
g Company, 168th United States in.
fantry, Ottumwa's largest voluntary
contribution to the new national army
Of America. leaves the city atSsS7: 10
q m. tomorrow on a special train over
the Burlington for Des Moines.
Recruited to full war strength Of LOO
men and three commissioned officers,
the local boys will go first to Des
Moines and later with the remainder
OF their regiment to Mineola, N. y,
where they, with the other members OF
the division commanded by Brigadier
General Mann, will await the order to
embark for Europe.
BREAK CAMP QUlcKlY.
While packing has been in progress
FOR several days, in anticipation OF the
moving orders, general call was not
sounded at Camp Andrew north OF the
city, until today.
The boys were up at $50 O'Clock and
mt 10 o'clock, all tents were down and
packed, personal belongings were IN
their boxes, stakes were pulled. streets
were swept, everything was on
tthe dray wagons on its way down town
sHot the baggage car and Camp An
sdrew," the, home of the boys for the
past seven weeks, was no more.
q :. = ga NOME TONIGHT. :
Each man was relieved from duty
sthis afternoon and will stay at home
Tonight.
4 They will assemble at the armory
early tomorrow and march to the union
station to board their train.
Enthusiasm was high when the NOV
sng orders came. Each man Is ready
and spirit runs high for the start.
VETERANS FOR ESCORT.
Soldiers of the sixties will escort
Ottumwa's fighters of 1917 tomorrow
when the latter start on the first stage
pf their Journey to the front. The fol-
lowing order was issued by the local
q. A. r. officials today:
Cloutman Post No. SO will meet
at the court house at $3.50 o'clock
sharp. Friday morning to escort
Company G to the special train at
7:10 o'clock. Tuttle post is cor
daily invited. The drum corps will
fall in with the post.
4 James King, commander.
u B. W. Van der Veer. Adjt.
BAND WILL LEAD CO. g.
Commissioner T. j. Phillips announc-
ed this morning that the boys Of G
company will be escorted to the special
train by the First Cavalry band"
Notwithstanding the fact that the cav
airy band is in Grinnell, there is a big
civil band organization a part of the
regular military band. Many Of those
whose enlistment expired before the
band was taken into federal service,
remain here and are ready to continue
the concerts and other engagements Of
the soldier musicians.
Prof. B. O. Worrell, former leader of
che band. will be director of the civil
organization and enough musicians
who have been veteran members of
fhe band. will be available to perpet-
'uate it while the army musicians are
IN camp at Grinnell.
Mr.. Phillips, who has always been a
gpatron and godfather of the band since
the old days OF the fifty-fourth regi-
'ment. says the soldier lads will have
proper musical escort in the morning
to the train and that weekly concerts
will be continued In the city park.
OTHER TROOPS MOVE.
Companies of Burlington and D Of
Washington. flrst regiment troops, the
hitter having been stationed at Ft.
Madison, passed through here this
morning about $3.50 for Des Moines.
The troops were In a special train Of
twelve cars on the Burlington. These
troops have been called out to guard
Camp Dodge.
The Burlington road will have the
movements of number OF troops to.
morrow. Special trains will leave OF.
Humwa and Creston for Des Moines
bringing the third regiment to the mob.
9iixation camp A special OF six cars
leaves here at 7:10 with G company
and they will be Joined at Abba by the
Centerville troops with six more cars
and proceed to Des Moines in one
train.
Two special trains Of twelve cars
each will leave Creston In the morn
ing for Des Moines with companies Of
She third regiment from Creston, Red
Oak. villisca and Clarinda.
Men To Fill Regiment
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