Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-04
FIRST FOR ARMY
CALLED TO C0L0Rs
COUNTY ORDERED TO FURNISH
ELEVEN MEN OF QUOTA WE'D.
NEsDAY MORNING.
FIVE OF THAT NUMBER.
REQUESTED TO BE SENT
Delay in Order Reaching Board Makes
Haste Necessary to Get Men Away
on Morning Train--Aiternates Are
Drawn--Thirty. five More Certified
to Board For Duty.

| OFdWF- NfFky UNS iVofe Se'HitSN
to Board For Duty.
The first men for the new national
army have been called to the colars,
This morning an order came from Ad-
| jutant General Guy F. Logan, " Mar
! shalf>county, to supply eleven men
Wednesday. The numOsv wanted is a
| little less than per cent OF the
hurry up order received than the ma
chinery of the local exemption hoard
was set N motion to furnish the men.
Despite the fact that no longer than
twenty-four hours notice was given
the board expected 10 send its first
contingent 10 Des Moines on time
Wednesday. They were being ordered
today by telephone, or other quick
means of reaching them. 10 report at
the court house early "Wednesday
morning. 1t rs believed by this means
that the quota will be gotten away on
time.
The First To Go.
With the receipt Of the order of the
eleven who will have the honor Of be-
ing the first to represent Marshall
county in the first army OF its kind the
nation has recruited in sixty years
steps were taken to select them.
Among the first 10 go will be I'VE
who may be termed honor men. All but
one asked some time ago to be sent in
the first contingent. These five are:
Clifford E. Demo-y, 40S South Third
street. city.
Nathan A Talbot, 104 Marion street.
city.
Ralph L. Robinson, 1la Marion street
city.
Edwin F. Kallenherg. Laurel.
John w. Perrin. 1894 West Linn
street, city.
The others were taken in the order
in which they Were certified by the
district BOARD at Des Aoines as being
subject to selection: They are:
Henry c. Spoo. col South Third ave-
nue.. city.
Clarence E. Cathcar. I'll South
Third street, city.
/ Floyd F. DeButts, Melbourne,
William a. kennehan, Iot West New
/ ada street, city.
! Matthias soukup, s1a South Fifth
avenue. city.
| Hans K Nielsen. l07 South Seventh
/ avenue, city.
/ In case any Of the eleven named
above were not found. or were out Of
/ the city, or for other good reason might
not be able TO go on such short notice,
| three alternates were chosen 10 ill any
vacancies. These alternates were:
Lyle A. Moler 407 North Third ave-
nue.. city.
Harry D. Hitsman. 7l3 South Third
| street, city.
Clarence I. FFscus, Clemens.
Will Leave At 1905.
/ Notices being sent 10 the fourteen
| men listed above are that they shall
; report TO the office OF he county audi
tor in the court house at s o'clock
Wednesday morning. If there are no
vacancies none Of the alternates will
be sent, but they have been summoned
TO report the same as the others.
The instructions Of the adjutant gen.
eral are that the men must be mob
/ il5zed in this city and that they must
Il depart on the Chicago Great Western
L passenger train leaving for Des Moines
al 1895 II the morning The train ar
/ -ives at Des MONIES at Elk and the
1 nea will take the interurban leaving
| Des Moires al l o'clock and arrive at
! Camp Dodge at 1:39 p. N.
Can Take Little Baggage.
| From the hour of receiving orders to
report 10 the local board the men so
| notified are in the military service of
their country and subject TO its orders.
Failure 10 report is a grave military Of
Tense punishable By court martial
The men will not be permitted to take
with them on the train anything but
hand baggage. They will not need
! bedding or change of clothing except
AS listed below. They may take with
them only the following articles: Soap,
I shaving accessories, comb and brush,
/ tooth brush and tooth powder, towels.
F.! Undertaking and socks. and if they
desire. changes Of collars and shirts.
| The collars and shirts, however, will
not De needed as soon as they reach
camp.
Because they will not be allowed to
retain any trunks after they reach the
should be tied in small bundle. Civil
ian clothes worn to the camp can be
expressed or mailed home, but If it is
desired not to do this the men should
wear Old clothes they can throw away
az soon as they get into uniforms.
Thirty-Five Certified.
The~district exemption board has GER
tiled to the local exemption board
tf7irty-fve more men for the national
army. who passed the physical exam
nation and who either did not file
claims with either board or whose
claims were not allowed. This list.
which follows, makes a total Of 181
that have been so certified, the pre-
yious three lists certified containing al.
Matthias Seukup, city.
Harry D. Hitsman, city.
Clarence I. Fiscus, Clemens.
Archer H Walton, city.
J. G. Schmidt, city.
August A. Wolken, Dillon.
John T. Robinson, R. F. D., city.
Clifford B. Demory, city.
David r. Welker, city.
John B. Machin, LeGrand.
| Elgin r. Hite, Gilman.
Charles J. Bishop, State Center.
Roy f. Wallace, city.
Alvin c. Crawford, Melbourne.
J. M. Ball, city.
Edward T. Worden, city.
Frank 8. Mittlestadt, r. F. D., city.
| Victor j. Lien, city.