The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06

Everybody wanted to talk Thurs
day during the wait for the train
which was to take the third contin-
gent from Ellis County to Camp
Funston for training in the new ma
tional army
The spirit and demeanor of the
people assembled to honor the de-
parture of the boys this week was diff
ferent from a similar demonstration
two weeks ago. There was as much
interest, but the people we're not af-
fcted by it. It meant just as much,
but the changed Ellis county had
been SO united by the pull on its
heartstrings two weeks ago that the
lump was not IN the throat Thursday
morning, and everybody engaged
everybody else in conversation.
Just as many mothers and sweet
hearts fought to keep back the tears
this Thursday, as on that other
Thursday and found that they just
would not stay back. This, thank
God, will always be the case But, If
the world wanted to find evidence of
what we. are fighting for, the demo
cracy of the crowd of that 1000
Thursday morning at Hays, would
democracy sends off its men to make
not only the world safe for demo-
cracy but also to make it safe in the
hearts and souls of its own citizens.
a fellow "milled' around in that
mass of humanity and felt at home.
He felt a brotherly attiture toward
everybody there. He knew that there
was not a person in it but whom he
could grasp by the hand and start
up, not a conversation about the
weather or the crops, but a heart to
heart talk about most anything. And
Just about everyone did this very
thing. To nam2 the personnel of
some of the groups would have as
But from now on such groups will not
occasion even mild surprise. Demo-
cracy in Ellis County is no longer a
name 1t is dynamic fact.
The first indication of the new
spirit was in the eating of the boys
anG their relatives at the Parochial
School where the Knights of Colum-
bus gave the towns parting feast and
Godspeed. It was not very hungry
crowd at either the Methodist church
two weeks ago or at the ParochiaI
School Thursday. The leafs" were
slightly different, perhaps, but just
as appetizing at both places, but
there was an apparent and noticeable
difference in the amount of food left
on the plates this time. This differ
ence would have pleased Hoover, even
if it would not have delighted him.
The American spirit was asserting it
self
Just one more example of the new
spirit: As the train pulled in slowly
a young fellow hurried toward the.
depot to get his small baggage. He
held his sweethearts' arm. Neither
said word. The look in the two pair
nj eyes spoke volumes. The crowd at
the depot door would prohibit her
following. His fingers moved a bit
nervously on her arm. She glanced
up into his face. The train had
now. One of the fellows who
is offering his life, if need be for his
country, inclined his head for the last
kiss. Her head dropped but frac- !
tion of an inch. By that wonderful! |
silent communicative process known |
only to lovers, she said, "Not here, |
now" Two Thursdays ago she would |
have signalled, eyes, please" Every |
One there then would have been as |
distant as a thousand miles, but in !
the crowd this week everyone was |
close up. ID
The details of the parade were per-
naps better worked out this time. 1t /
was an inspiring sight to watch the /
boys come down North Chestnut |
Street between the lines of school |
children. 1t is not necessary to re- |
cord the several separate incidents
which made up the celebration, it is |
today planted deeply in the heart of |
there.
The men who went in this third !
were:
Serial No. Name Address
I095-Eliphalet Henry Hull, Hays.
507-John Hertel, Hays, Kansas.
l236-Ade Brooks, Hays, Kansas.
905-Bonaveut J. Schultz, Victoria. |
Korbe, Munjor.
IO16-Peter- NJ. Younker, Munjor.
356-Sylvester Max Underhill, Ellis. |
I54-Edmund Geibler, Catherine.
3O5-Joe Jerome Kerr, Codeu
r Sitz, Gorham-
NJ. Mock, Hays.
I221-Kenneth J. Moye, Hays.
93-Merle Frederick Crissman, Hays.
DIETRICH, Ellis.
l057-Asa Alva King, Hays.
S0-Jacob Leiker, Hays.
SS6-CliffoFd Smith Russell, Ellis.
Anton Croft, Hays.
Roland Gillham, Ellis.
'42-Peter Joseph Ruder, Hays.
I250-Robert E. Cornell, Hays
l195-Delphus Luck Cooke, Hays
Harrison Guyer, Ellis.
,06-Joseph Lederhos. Gorham.
Appleton Madden, Clays-
vile, Mo.
Gerney, Ellis.
Clay Weedin, Ellis.
Blissner, Ellis.
H. Dreiling, Walker
(Commander.)
I167-Adam Goetz, Hays.
I234-Aloysius Francis Bieker, Hays
J. Penney, Ellis.
091-Ralph Reed, Hays.
Brett, Pfeifer.
The road between Plainville and
he Ellis County line again needs
working badly. The rains and subse-
Iuent travel have put It badly out OF
1t is hoped that the
county commissioners of Rocks and |
ellis get together on the proposition
INC make the Plainville-HayS road a
,cunty road and put IT IN shape. The /
ellis County commissioners at one
ime made their part a county road
,ut have never worked it. County