The Washington herald., 1917-08-11
WASHINGTON SCRIBES
ANSWER ARMY CALL
Score of Writers and Editors Have
Donned Uniform.

About a score OF washington news
paper men have already enlisted or
been commissioned in the army and
navy, while perhaps a dozen more
will answer the call to the colors
at the second Officers Reserve Camp,
at Fort Myer,. when the national
army Is mobilized September T. OF
all the members of the fourth
estate who have taken up arms to
protect the honor of the nation on
the battle front In France, there is
not one today but is anxious and
ready to follow his country's flag into
the thickest OF the fight.
The Herald Is represented in the
ranks Of the fighters of the nation
by five of its stan. They include:
Raymond Fendrick, of Troop b of
the District Cavalry Squadron: Car
roll Smith, OF the Third Regiment
District Guard; T. Howard Kelly,
now at the Officers Training Camp
at Chattanooga; Robert Kemberg.
who has enlisted in the Marine Corps;
Louis Keemle, who has enlisted in
the Medical Corps of the regular
army and is now at Columbus Bar
racks, Ohio, and Victor Olmsted, for
merly of The Herald, but now of the
Times.
Answer Call to CoIors.
Four newspaper men were among
the siXty-two Washingtonians who
passed entrance examination and
have been summoned for the second
training camp for officers at Fort
Myer. They are:
William Corcoran, of the Post,
and well-known Washington horse
L H.L~. "a
ing editor OF the Times: Newbold
Noyes, of the Star, and Thomas r.
Darden, of the st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
William d. Hassett, of the Inter
national News. passed the entrance
examination in Washington. but
was assigned to the Plattsburg
camp as one of the quota of YER
mont, where he has maintained a
legal residence.
Washington newspaper men will
also go to make up the national
army Among those called in the
first draft and passed are Charles
McCann, of the United Press, and
Frank Connolly. of the Washington
bureau of the New York World.
They were well represented at
the first Officers Reserve Camp, too.
Benjamin Weissblatt, formerly of
the Times; steve" Early, of the As
sociated Press: Benjamin Nickel
way, of the Times; William Weis-
singer, and George Holmes, both of
the International News Service,
were among those who trained
there.
Out-Of-Town Men Join.
Robert Bastien Bermann, of the
Times, has enlisted in the marines.
Robert E. Winters and Milton Eglin,
OF the International News Service,
have enlisted in the Signal Corps.
Roderick Thomas. of the Times and
Alfred Stern, of the Post, have en-
listed in the Medical Corps.
John Keller, OF the Post, is in the
District Coast Artillery.
Nelson Sheppard, of the Central
News, was the first Washington news
paper man to answer the call to the
colors. He enlisted in the marines,
and is already in France.
Charles Hurner. Washington corre-
spondent for the Wall Street Journal,
has Joined the Ambulance Corps.
Gerald Egan. formerly of the New
York Tribune bureau here, is a first
lieutenant in the reserve.
Commissioner Newman. who has
been made a major, was also a news
paper man and worked on the Times.
This list does not include the men in
the mechanical departments of the
various papers who have gone into the
service. Every composing room and
pressroom in town has furnished its
quota.