The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-16
Entire Body of Agricultural Col
lege Musicians Enlist in
the Marines.
AMONG The FIRST TO FRANCE
Sailor Soldiers Will Precede General
Pershins's Expedition by TWO
Weeks-Has % Members.


American troops to touch the soil of
France. The entire band has enlisted
as unit in the marines. and will be
known as the First Regiment Marine
Band. 1t has left Manhattan for Phila-
delphia.
The marines will have the honor of
being the first troops to go to France.
The marines usually are first in any
scrap any place in the world that
Uncle Sam is concerned in.
Two thousands marines will leave for
the front two weeks ahead of General
Pershing's expedition, it has been an
nounced. The regiment band, twenty
eight strong, preceding the marines,
will be the first to step from the ship.
When a hurry-up call was issued the
other day for a band, Serg. Bril- F.
Adams, in charge of the marine re-
cruiting office, advertised for recruits,
offering to accept an entire band as
a unit
The leader of the Aggies band saw
the news item and Immediately wired
Sergeant Adams, who forwarded the
telegram to st. Louis. AS a result the
leader of the Marine Band, called 1.-THE
Presidents Own" and said to be the
finest band in the United States, Wis
tied Manhattan and enlisted the band
as unit.
The marines are mobilizing at Guam
tico, Va, and will be ready to leave as
soon as joined by the band Col c. A.
Doyen will lead the regiment.
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HaiIstorm Injured ,Crops.-The hail
storm that visited Concordia recently
and swept a territory in Cloud county
ten miles wide and thirty miles long
brought stories of ruined crops, bleed
ing cattle, wrecked barns and out
buildings, houses with all the windows
broken and orchards absolutely strip
ped. 1t is estimated that the damage
will amount to at least $4,000 The
storm reached within three miles of
Lawrence, but the damage was less
severe there, although heavy hail fell
and the wind was high enough to
blow down several trees.
Aid for Andaie.-Great Bend has
raised more than $1,000 for the relief
Of the cyclone sufferers of Andale and
other towns devastated recently. The
money was raised in few hours and
more has been promised.
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Exploded in Miners Hand-James
Dowdy, 60 years old, coal miner, lost
one eye and was otherwise severely |
injured when a stick of dynamite ex-
pleded in his hand near Pittsburg.
kansan Killed in Action.-E. Des-
mond of Clifton is reported among the |
killed in action with Canadian over
seas troops.
Atchison Had a CIoudburst-
c1oudburst in Atchison county recent
ly delayed trains on the Central
Branch several hours. Much corn was
washed out and will have to be re-
planted.
David Ankrum of Atchison Dead
David Ankrum, IS years old, a life
long bachelor, died at the Atchison
hospital recently. He was born in
Ohio and came west with his parents
when six years old.
Would Honor Funston.-The cree
ton of memorial building honoring
General Frederick Funston, Kansas
University man, the building to be
used as an armory suitable for mill
tary training of university students,
has been proposed by J. NJ Challis of
, Atchison.
Play for Soldiers Fund.-Company
D has a 1884 fund for ''luxuries" as
the result of efforts of the Women's
Progressive Literature Club at Nc
Pherson. The women, aided by many
residents, staged an amateur play for
the benefit of the soldiers.
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Shot Himself With Revolver
Maurice Christian, 14-year-old SON OF
Mrs. May Christian, while handling
revolver accidentally shot himself at
Independence through the heart, dy-
ing instantly.
Lawrence to Get Ohio Pastor.-Ross
L. Sanderson Of Sandusky, Ohio, has
been called to become pastor of Ply
mouth Congregational church of Law
renee, oldest Congregational church of
Kansas.
X X X
5000 Hotel for AndaIe- Wichita
capitalists have plans for S25. 900 ho-
tel at Andale to replace the frame
building destroyed in the tornado. The
new structure will be three stories
and of brick. Much rebuilding already
is under way there.
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After More Students.-An agrees
sive campaign to get students from
Kansas high schools to attend the
Kansas University next fall is being
organized Lawrence merchants are
planning TO cooperate with the univer-
sity.
X X
Bride Proves Patriotic.-His bride
OF twenty-four hours, registered for
Harry A. Larrick of Ottawa, young
man vino is within the military age
Larrick is confined in bed with ty-
phoid fever. He was married as he
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