The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-03

Seattle will have an oppor-
tunlty 10 see the % men who
make up the first contingent
from the city ard county TO the
national army before they
leave Wednesday morning for
American lake.
The automobiles donated by
patriotic citizens Will assemble
at the oounty-eity building a.
. q. m. and the select service
men Will be taken from there
for . tour about the city be-
fore leaving for Camp Lewis.
The Policemen's and kfremon's
bands will precede tho procession
In a big automobile and will &C
company the caravan to the lake.
Take Civilian shoes
The men already have received
orders as to wha, to take and wha,
not 10 take 10 the camp. Addition.
al instructions issued by the adiu.
tant generals office permit the
men 10 fake with them a pair 90
civilian shoes.
Tho camp VIII b. ready for the
men when they arrive. according
to Maj Gen. Greene. In command
OF the camp
Examine Men Aqsin
The men first will be given =
thoro physical examination and
then yaccinated against smallpox
and innoculated against typhoid.
Then their equipment will be 10
sued and the work OF the camp be
gun.
The men selected from tho vari.
Gus divisions 10 make up the first
quota for the most part are men OF
previous military training and are
honor men"
Deserters Face Court
From the moment the drafted
man receives this notice he f. actu-
ally IN the military service OF the
United States. Posting of lists
and mailing OF notices TO each man
called up constitutes legal notice.
and II the man doesn't get II and
fails 10 report. he must answer DO
fore a military court II the local
board 20 directs.
Notify Alternates
Following receipt Of strict orders
from the government that the fun
quota OF each board must entra'n
for camp September 5 II possible.
each board is notifying five alter.
mates TO report with the drafted
group.
These five men" said the off.
clal order. ARE intended 20 serve
In case any OF the men notified
fan to report"
Report az Camp
None OF the alternates held in
reserve at local board headduar.
ters are present to be drafted into
the military service Of the United
States until he Is actually put in
the place OF an absentee.
The police will be notified OF the
ahsaatee's failure TO report, and II
II appears that his delinquency was
deliberate. he will he arrested AS
n deserter from the United States
army and delivered 20 the nearest
station ns q prisoner.
If any of the group started from
headquarters OF the local board fail
10 reach the cantonment camp and
report. and there appears to be no
good reason why they should have
20 failed. they Will be hunted down
and arrested AZ deserters and sent
10 the nearest military center as
prisoners.
The list OF honor men" have not
all yet been selected.
The five honor men" from d.
vision 3 will be chosen at 3 D. m.
Monday, NJ Densmore station.
Chairman Dan Landon has request
ed the entire quota OF 81 men to
report then. when the five mon to
leave first will be selected. Light
refreshments will be served by Mrs.
j. r. Paysse and Mrs w. J. Landon.
The other honor men" so far
chosen follow:
Division John Moore Dunn william
Coon0n, James Henry HAYES. Bert Hen
derson. Joseph walter LineherR. Joseph
r. Vargas Richard Maloomh Kirk and
chnrles Homer Harper Altsrnatss
Joseph Martin Tinlin ana Frank Wilson.