The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-04-17
TO RECOGNIZE
BATTERY WHEN
100 men join
Gen. Wood Will Give First
Opportunity To Local
Organization
CAPT. PARSONS TO
GIVE INSTRUCTION
Artillery Service Is Safest
And Yet Is Most
Effective

AS soon as the proposed battery OF
field artillery in this city, which al
ready numbers SO recruits, can be
brought to footing OF 1O0 it will re-
ceive formal recognition on the part
of Adjutant General Herbert E. Wood
and an officer will be detailed to this
city.
This information was gained in Co
lumbus Thursday by Representative
Julius w. Headington who called on
the adjutant general and had an ex-
tended conversation with him. The
latter had just returned from Wash.
ingter, ID. c., where he received in
structions from the war department
to continue recruiting Ohio units to
bring the war strength up to $4,000.
General Wood stated to Representa-
tive Headlngton that batteries are be-
ing organizer at Hiram college and
Ohio Wesleyan university. He said,
however, that in view of the former
training and the excellent spirit which
existed in Battery B, he would give
the first opportunity for a new bat
terry in Ohio to the Knox county men
He said that he would send an ofii-
Ger here to organize the local battery
as soon as 100 recruits are obtained.
Z Those active in the proposed bat
Cto
Commerce hall for Wednesday and
Saturday evenings until an organiza-
tion has been effected There will
be meeting Saturday night of this
week at o'clock when there will be
general instruction and listing of new
men. All men now listed are urged
to attend this meeting and bring
new recruit, so that the desired num-
Der may be reached.
Wednesday evenings will be given
over to recruiting and drill in foot
and arm movements under Captain
Lanning Parsons of this city, re-
tired u. S. army officer. All recruits
are expected to attend these meet
ings.
In view of the fact that So per cent
of the casualties of present day war
fare are inflicted by artillery fire and
occur in the infantry and cavalry
leaving Is per cent to be divided
among aviation, hospital and signal
corps and the artillery, this service is
considered the safest and, at the
same time, the most useful in estab-
fishing victories.
1t Is pointed out that it is far more
pleasant for young men of Knox coun-
ty to affiliate themselves with COM
pany Of home boys than be assigned
by conscription or necessity by the
war department to serve among
strangers. All men Joining the local
battery are, in simple words, offering
their services in volunteer battery
of artillery and will finally be dis
charged at the close of the war.
Men must be 1S years of age to
enlist without the consent of their
parents. Those in charge of the To-
cal organization will insist that all
applicants be of good moral character
and habits.
Hopes run high that the battery
may be brought up to the required
strength within weeks time.
The following is list of new men,
bers:
A. B. Butterfield, G. Yarman, A. L.
Majors, L. A. Worley, Glenn Beach,
Faye Strang, Arthur Matthews, John
McLarnan, Elton Faddis, Samuel Ray.
mond, John Nelson, William B. Gwinn,
Jack B. Kepple, Carl Shields. Milo
Hadley, Alfred Garad and 8. P. Up
ham.
The spirit and enthusiasm shown
in the military training recently in,
stalled in the high school for the boys
has not Jagged bit since the organ
ization of the company. Thursday
afternoon, after the close of school
112 students went to Riverside park
and drilled under Profs. Hendrix and
Roseboom. Several new pupils have
joined the company and it shows signs
of more enlargement
The faculty of the high school is
rather dissatisfied with the training
camps" location on account of its
being so far from the school building
However, no other place nearer thar
Riverside park is available and the
drilling will continue at the park.