The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-09-27

from Manitowoc county Saturday
morning for the great national army
cantonment near Battle Creek, Michi-
gan, officially known as Camp Custer.
An advance guard Of 5 per cent of the
county's quota, Is men, had gone for
ward about two weeks before. They
had departed at 5 A. M. on rainy
morning aud did not have a very big
send-off. This big new contingency
left at S25 A. M. on special train
with what seemed to be half the peo-
pie of the county down to bid them
goodbye. The boys had been ordered
to report Friday afternoon at the court
house. They were all present, 10, at
the same time about the same number
of the second district were gathering
at Two Rivers. The crowd at the
court house we're carefully instructed
in their duties en- route by L. w. Led
vina of the local exemption board. FL
mer Kieselnorst was appointed to
command on the journey and Edward
Gerl, Fred Rahr, Ava Mohr and
Burtt Markham were named as assist
ants to each have charge of squad.
The men were told to take no clothing
not worn except a change of under
wear. Saturday morning they march
ed from the court house TO the depot
preceded by the Marine band and big
crowd The Two Rivers men came
| down in Two coaches and there were
two more for the 70 first district men
waiting on Franklin street. The boys
were checked onto the train and the
crowd pressed around filing the street
for long distance. The crowd was
conservatively estimated at 6000 The
band played patriotic airs and the
young men leaned out the windows
| giving last good Dyes. 1t was an uu-
demonstrative gathering. There was
but little joking and hardly any APP
| plause or cheering.
Here and there a woman was weep
Ing and men could be observed swal-
| lowing hard but as whole there was
hardly any grief apparent. Rather
was it a solemn crowd imbued with the
seriousness Of the occasion. 1t was
quiet until the train began to move
when the tension was broken by
roaring goodbye that lasted until the
boys we're out of hearing The train
picked up additions 9; it went along,
Hundreds joind at rtilwai kee. AT
Chicago they were all marched to the
Michigan Central depot and arrived at
the big camp without mishap.
In common with every city IN Amer
ica Manitowoc is being canvassed this
week by horde of lady brigands seek
ing funds for the libaries to be estab-
lished at each of the great army nation
al army camps. The city's share is
$3.50. The total 10 be raised is 81, ,000,-
000
James Salay of Hartford, Wis, en-
ployed by A. o, Anderson was taken
into custody last week as deserter
from the Fifth Wisconsin,, National
Guard. Salay claims to be an Austri
an subject and that he supposed he was
ineligible.
Everett Long of Little Rock, Ar.
kansas, was arrested at Maribel and
taken back to the training station at
Great Lakes, H., last week from
which he had deserted.
Five members of the Manitowoc
Company, H., 2nd Reg't., at Camp
Douglas left without permission last
week. They beat their way by rail to
Milwaukee aud we're there spied by
! Lieat. Goetz, Sergeant Dueno and II
squad of s men looking for them,
Lieut.. Goetz brought them to Manito-
voc for over Sunday which the 5 spent
in Jail. They were taken back TO
Camp Douglas Monday. Not having
been gone 9 days they are not technc-
ally deserters but they are guilty of
military offense carrying a maximum
penalty of a year and half imprison-
ment. Officers say that the men are
routine sick and would have returned
before departure for the South next
Friday when the regiment pulls out.
There are reports that l20 ships
will leave the Great Lakes this fall
under government requisition and rum
or has among them some of the local
Goodrich fleet.
The submarine chaser building at
the Burger yards for the U. S. govern
ment was launched Monday. The boat
n is 10, feet long and will have speed
of 20 miles per hour. 1t is expected
that she will be ready TO leave for her
deep water home next week.
Major Walter Abel came home
Monday from Camp Douglas TO spend
few days before the departure of his
regiment, the 9th, for winter quarters
at Waco, Texas. They leave to-day,
the day before his old regiment the
2n,l. lie says the camp will be bare
by Sunday.
Mantowoc has sent to the national
army canronment at Camp Custer 5&
and 40% of its quota, a total OF I6l
men, 1t was planned to send the re