Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-24
GUARDSMEN SUMMONED
TO THEIR HOME
STATIONS
UNIFORMS FOR ALL
KING FIELD WILL BE USED AS
DRILL GROUNDS SOLDIERS
WILL BE CHARTERED AND FED
IN ARMORY--WIlL TRAIN AT
HOUSTON, TEXAS.

Ottawa will don its first war mantle
tomorrow morning at o'clock, when
1i2 enlisted members OF Co. {, lllino
Third Regiment, infantry, are mobiliz.
ed at the armory. The anxiousiy
awaited time, July 20, is at hand ana
II will only be a question of shol
the word to move towards cantonmem
camps. Simultaneous with the calling
of the local company to their arinor,,
hundreds of other units thruout the
country are being summoned to their
home stations.
Today the state building presented Il
warlikc appearance, equipment ser.
geants were busted in packing camp
outfits, not carried by the fighting men.
Six new enlistments were received
last evening. They We're; Joseph A.
Johnson Seneca; Floyd l.. Jacobson,
John J. Fennessy Ralph Rutledge,
William Schorr, and Thomas White.
all of Ottawa.
Enlistments for drafted men, youths
eligible for the call to the n; 'ional
army, closed last night. Only men
between the ages of Is and 81 and
over 81 years of age will be received
for enlistments now, according to The
Ralph c. Woodward of Co, c, to a
Free TraderJournal reporter.
Outlines Work.
At eight o'clock tomorrow morning
every member will report at the state
building All of the guardsmen will
be uniformed The day will be spent
in routine work. of Quitting the sol
diers and assigning clothing Newly
recruited men will be assigned to spec
ial squads The completion of the rec
ord service will be made by the com
pany clerks. Camp equipment Will be
packed. II is expected that WedneS-
day night this routine work will be
completed.
Local members of Co. c will be
allowed to eat and sleep at home
Members Of the company from other
towns will be fed and housed in the
armory. 1t will be optional with OF
tawa youths whether or not they wish
to eat at the armory II they do not,
they will not be allowed any money
for their meals. Arrangements have
been made with the S, c. Geigef ca
tering firm to serve the company
while quartered in the armory.
Drill Work Thursday.
Thursday the members of Go. G win
start drill work. King Field Will be
used for the war maneuvers. Wills
hikes in the country, distnce OF sew
eral miles, will be part of the cam
i,agn for condition.
Just how long the guardsmcn will
be confined to their home stations is
not known Militiamen who were
summoned to their armories in WIS
consin and Michigan, have not beer
assigned to cantonment camps yet
Captain Woodward expressed his opn
ion that they would be at the home
station for at least one week.
Equipment Here.
Last evening complete uniforms
were assigned to youths who enlisted
The shirts were purchased Of l.. Scan
lon, local clothier while the remain
dor Of the wearing apparel was bough
thru the Hub in Chicago.
Rifles and other actual war need
will not be given all of the youth
until they reach the cantonmen
camps.
viii Go To Houston.
Houston, Texas, will be the trail
ing place for c. G.. according to th
announcement of Captain Woodward
Ottawas bunch of fighting men hon
to reach the cantonment camp With
the next week, as all are anxious fC
the training that will fit them for sc
vice In France.
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