Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-09-04

Perth Amboy's first contingent for
the new national or draft army will
leave this city tomorrow morning for
Camp Dix, at Wrightstown. Seven
men will go tomorrow, seven on
Thursday, six on Friday and six on
Saturday. These men will volunteer
for service, as the first to go, and will
cantonment, where, when the other
troops begin to arrive they will act as
leaders
The men who leave tomorrow are
James M. Crowell, Richard II. Martin,
Patrolman Thomas It. Toolan, Pa
troiD1an Edward w. Franzblau, John
v. Hunt John i. BulIwinlsle ana
James p. Kenney.
Volunteers to go off for the rest of
the week, with the contingents being
sent off then may offer their services
to Mayor TenBroeck, and the local
board, and they will be sent off each
day. In about two weeks forty pes
cent of the city's quota will follow the
first lot, In body.
The first list to be certified from
the district board to the local board
was received today, and includes the
names OF the following: Nathan Mar
gnretten, ThoryaId Rasmussen, Ed
pDld - tel
Ink PIoviS,
ll1oC6rmick, Patrick J..
HillHI lif1ly John v. Hunt, Mike
Michael Kennedy, David Kelsey, Jo-
scph slkripecky, George Raboc, Ed
ward Ray White.
The above named have been certi-
fed to local board of this city by the
district board, Of the third division Of
the state. that they have been Sc
lected for military service. Notice to
that effect was mailed today to these
men to hold themselves in readiness
to report for duty and notice has also
been posted at City Hall to that effect.
Notices were mailed to men today
that they are to hold themselves In
readiness to report for military SER
vice at the office of the local board at
a time to be specified by notice posted
at the office Of the board In the near
future. Notice will be mailed to the
notice at city hall is sufficient
From the time the men receive their
notices they will be in the military
service of the United States and sub
ject to military law. From the date
a man Is notified he is subject to mill
itary law, and failure to report or un-
punctuality are considered grave Of
lenses, punishable by court marshal.
Wilful failure to report with intention
to eyade military service constitutes
desertinn, which Is a capital offense in
time of war. Men are warned to pres
ent themselves at the specified hour,
that they may begin their military SER
vice with clean record.
The men, after they report. will be
held under the orders of the board un-
til the departure of their train. Dur
ing this period, the board will supply
food and lodging for the men, except
that permission will be granted upon
request to men who desire to eat and
elcep at home.
Men who leave will not be permitted
to take anything with them except
hand baggage. They do not need bed
ding or changes Of clothing. They may
take the following articles. in a hand
bag; soap, shaving accessories. comb
and brush, toothbrush and tooth powd-
er, towels. underolothing and socks.
Men will not be permitted to retain
any trunks after their arrival at the
railroad s-ation. and IL they desire
they mey make arrangement to express
back ~Sfie clothing which they wear to
6e environments. but they are advis-
Nd to wear clothing which they will
discard upon arrival at the camp.
The men who are to go tomorrow,
will report tonight at $3.50 o'clock to
The local board when the roll will be
called. The men will then be excused,
II they so desire, to report tomorrow,
to entrain on the 1:43 Pennsylvania
train. at the Central Railroad for
Wrightstown.
Tonight, John F. Bullwinkle. man
ager of a local theatre, will entertain
the first seven men, In which his son
Is included. In a box party at the thea
tire tonight
The same conditions will hold for the
other three contingents which are to