Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-05-05
MARTINSBURG MEN
ARE RELIEVED FROM
FURTHER SERVICE
MANY MEMBERS OF COMPANY r
ARE DISCHARGED AND WILL
RETURN HOME
LOCAL COMPANY UNDERWENT
COMPLETE REoReANIzA.
TON ON TUESDAY
LIEUTENANT WHITMoRE WILL
RETURN HOME SUNDAY FOR
MORE RECRUITS

CAMP CoRNwELL, Fairmont w
Va, May 2.-slowly, because large
bodies always move slowly. the First
Regiment is being whipped into
shape. to one who has been away
from the regiment decided change
Is noticeable. and now that the
course of anti-typhoid SCREEN has
been completed and vaccination sor.
,es are rapidly healing, with nothing
to interfere the regiment will soon
be as efficient as any in the field.
A complete reorganization took
place in Company "F'' on the morn.
ing of May first when all the non,
commissioned officers who are to
be discharged under the recent or.
der from the War Department dis.
charging all who have dependant rel
atives, were reduced to ranks and
the following promotions made. TO
be sergeants, l., ID. Gerhardt, C. II.
Neville, G. G. chamberlain. w. ID.
Driver. II. e, Whiteman and ]. w.
Ford. TO be corporals w j. Miller,
l.. G.. Wallace, Fl. r. Weigand, M. ID
Lillar, G.. S. Underhill, M. l.. Bane
and Marvin Sheets.
When this order goes into effect,
which will be In a few days at most,
we will loose many of our best men
and, while we are glad to see them
get back to their families. we will
miss them in the company more than
we can realize until they are gone.
Just as the above was finished an
order was received discharging the
following men: I. X. Anderson G. s.
Palmer, II. r. Ritenour, ID. A. Myers,
Thomas Shipper, Earl Kirkhoff, Geo.
Hood. These men will be home in
d. Shipper. e. j. Weigle and A. A.
a day or two. and will be followed
in few days by q large number OF
others whose applications was later
getting off. The loss of these men
will reduce the strength OF the com
pany far below the required number
and 1t will be necessary to take steps
to recruit up to war strength at once.
Lieutenant Whltmore expects to
spend Sunday in Martinsburg and
upon his return to camp, he will
bring with him any men who may
wish to enlist and get into the sarv-
ice with hcme company and escape
the impending draft the result of
which may put them into an organi-
zation where there will be entire
strangers TO both their mess mates
and their officers. There are many
young men in Martinsburg who will
have to go and 1t is but good bust
ness to get into compaHy where
their friends are and whers there
is someone at home who will look
after their welfare, thing which
will be impossible in the co1scriot
regiments.
Remember there will be NO oppo,
tunity to volunteer except into the
National Guard or the Regular Army,
and act at once before the draft
starts. Anyone desiring to take adj
vantage OF this opportunity may
communicate with l.. Dew. Gerhardt
or with or report to Lieut. Whitmore
at his residence, 72O West John
street before noon on Sunday.
Lieutenant Whitmore has been re-
lieyed from duty with Second batal-
lion headquarters at Grafton and as
signed to duty with headquarters
with the company here. Captain View
err has accumulated a new dog OF
the Airdale persuasion, and has
christened him Tip" IL he lives to
grow he will be OF valuable assist
ance chasing Germans when we get
to the front.