The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-09-07


 Arthur Slaughter at a. m. Saturday morning, September Sth, the first squad of the army of citizen soldiers furnished by Greenlee county march ed through Hills Addition and in the presence Of large crowd assembled boarded the morning train for Fort Riley, Kansas. With the train ap- preaching Dr. L.. A. w. Burtch call ed the selected men to attention and as each name was called all respond ed. Those who left Saturday morn ing were especially selected men chosen on account of their previous military training, or avocation, which would fit them for immediate duty upon their arrival at the training camp. The National Army boys who left Saturday morning were:
 Fred Manfred Edincott
 Willard MallOy
 Joseph De Felice
 Clifton Dalton Craver
 Ed Petty
 Wm. Stewart Wallace
 Ross Smith
 John Henry Fenwick.
 Fred Edincott is a resident of Mo renci, twenty-eight years of age. He was born in Norris City, Ill.,, and has been in the employ of the A. c. Co. Ltd, as a miner. He is single and his previous military experience consists of six years service in the United States army and was honorably dis charged with the rank of Corporal. Mr. Edincott was designated by Sher- if Slaughter to take charge of the squad en route to Fort Riley.
 Willard Malloy is resident of Cliff ton, aged 29 and is a native of Colo rado He is single and has been deputy sheriff under Sheriff Slaughter for the past year.
 Joseph De Felce of Clifton, aged 25, was born in Hulbertson,- New York. He is barber by profession and has been on duty on the first chair in the Springer barber shop on the East Side for more than a year. Joe" has also seen military service. For five years he was a private in the famous Seventh Cavalry
 Clifton Dalton Craver, aged 23. of Morenci, is native of San Antonio, Texas He is a druggist and has been employed in the drug depart ment of the A. C. Co. store at Mo- renci.
 Ed Petty, the fifth man selected, is from Clifton, aged 30, and was born in May, Teyas. He is single and laborer
 Clifton furnished another man in the person of Win. Stewart Wallace, aged 29. MT. Wallace is the only ma tura lized citizen included in the first squad. He was born in Bou- chester, Scotland. and is % years old. He has been a bridge foreman on the A. t2 N. NJ. Rv. and was member Of the Arizona National Guard for three years.
 Ross Smith is another Texan in the first contingent. He was born in Belton. Texas, 30 years ago and is locomotive fireman being employed until recently on the Morenci South ern Railway and has been making Morenci his home.
 John Henry Fenwick, the last man selected in the first squad of eight, was born in Bowling Green, Ky. He is e7 years of age and for the past four years has been Chief Clerk in the Superintendents office of the A. & N M. By.
 As the train pulled out Saturday morning three cheers and tiger were given by the men, women and child ren Flags were waved, good byes said and Clifton experienced for the first time the realization that we are actually at war and the young men who boarded the train, will soon be in France side by side with the En- glish. Canadian and French soldiers.
 Citizen Soldiers Ball.
 At the High School Auditorium on Friday night the selected men from Greenlee county. the entire quota from all towns, were entertained with dance which was one of the most enjoyable affairs ever given. The af fair was arranged by Pete Riley. E. C. Fitzgerald and W. IT. Moon con- stituting the dance committee of the general committee on entertainment for the citizen soldiers. For the first time, but not the last. the soldier