Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-05

At 6 o'clock this morning two clear
faced bright-eyed, erect-shouldered
men, one 81 years of age, the other
rs years of age. walked aboard the
Frisco train. and under orders from
the war department of the United
States. will proceed with all possible
haste to the military cantonment camp
at Camp Travis, San Antonio, Texas.
the first OF Tulsa's quota to the ma
tional draft army which Is to take
3O7 men from among the young men
OF this city.
Each Wants TO Be First.
Both OF these men. Clyde Greer
Woolbright and William Claud Will
iamson. have repeatedly asked men,
bers OF thu local exemption board to
be among the first sent from this city
to the cantonment selected for a
mobilization OF Oklahoma's drafted
men. The orders from the war de-
partment to the local board members
asked that men with previous mill
tary experience be given this honor.
and on learning this both W lliamson
and Woolbright took up military drill
that they might qualify. as ne,her
had ever been in any branch OF the
military service OF the country.
Clyde Greer Woolbright, who was
the one designated byt the local board
members as the first to be selected. is
the younger OF the two. He was born
In Atlanta. Ga, on April 26. 1896, and
for the past several years has been
employed by the Frisco railway sys-
TEN. recently holding the position OF
record clerk in the West Tulsa offices.
He gave no reasons for claiming ex-
emption on his registration cards, is
single and his master serial number
was 60l6
Williamson From Kansas.
The other man to be in Tulsas iirs,
offering to the draft army. William c.
Williamson, has been employed by
the oklahoma State OIL company for
the past several months. He was born
in Buffalo, Kan, on November 10.
1892. and his master serial number
was 4420. He declared yesterday when
he called at the office of the local ex-
emption board to secure his final pa
pers. that he was anxious to be en-
route for the camp. He declared he
felt he had been honored and that
the quicker he was placed in uni
form, given n gun and ordered to ad-
vance the better he would feel
The first part of the trip will be
made over the Frisco system, IA
change being necessary to the South
ern Pacific at Dallas. The men have
been provided with transportation and
meal tickets which entitle them to
meals at the Harvey eating houses
en- route, and they will be given finai
instructions at the station this MORN
ing by members OF the exemption
board, who are instructed by the war
department to he present on such oc-
casions
An announcements OF importance
was made yesterday by members %.
the board. which, 1t Is hoped. will
have as its result the elimination Of a
great deal of work on the part of the
board members and the men who aro
to go to Camp Travis as Tulsa's first
per cent of the net quota of 307.
Must Report Day Earlier.
Red cards have been mailed to tnc
first 16 men to be selected from Tulsa
to be ordered to Camp Travis. Tnesc
calls bear time stamp mark at
which hour the men are ordered to
appear at the office of the board for
instructions. This time is In reality
the time when the men are expected
to entrain. and all men who have been
ordered to report for transportation
as part of the first 16 men selected
are ordered to appear on the day pre-
ceding the day specified on the REQ
card. As an illustration, Secretary
Kenton cites the case of lsadore Mo-
gill. who was ordered to report at 10
o'clock on a certain day of this week.
This man and all others are ordered
to appear on the day preceding that
specified on their card" declared Sec
retary Kenton. "They must come 10
our office for final instructions and
the time specified on their cards Is
the time they are expected to Ell
train"
Sixteen Have Been Named.
Sixteen is Tulsas first percentage
OF the quota which will be sent to
Camp Travis during the next five
days after which 1t is probable that
the next As per cent will be ordered
to report and entrain en- masse and
later the remaining so per cent vii,
follow. The first 16 selected. how
ever, by the local board members In :
clude the following:
Clyde Greer Woolbright, William
Claud Williamson. IsadOre Mogill,
John w. McGinnis, Leo Hiatt, Roy
Oris Compton. James Cecil Hill. B.
George Leland. Grover G. Pelton.
owen w. Bland, John w. Clark, Her
bert Robertson, VIII Lee Pankey. Jo-
seph T.. Kayakjian, Henry Robert
Horak and Thomas Andrew Ezzell.