The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-17
27 Boys Enlist
From One House;
Some MOntdnQi1S
Hamilton Lads Among Group
From Remarkable Little
Boarding Place.

Washington, Sept. 1s.-(Special.p-Al
modest boarding house In this city
conducted by Mrs. Mary NJ. Gardner.
at 1902 l. street, northwest. mas con-
tributed n remarkably large quota OF
Young men to the military and naval
service of the United States. Nearly
all Of the young men held good posi-
lions in the civil service Of the gov
eminent. relinluishing them for the
more hazardous and uncertain expert
encc of army or naval life. Several
MOntanans are among those who en-
listed from this home.
A list Of the boys Is as follows:
"Jimmy" Higgins in France.
James II. Higgins. medical unit. an
employe of the United States senate.
and a graduate OF Georgetown law
school in 1917; former home, Hamilton.
Mont. He Is now in France.
George r. Toolc. medical unit. for
merly an employc in the office Of Sem
ator Myers. chairman Of the senate
public lands committee. He was a
member of the 1919 law class OF
Georgetown university. His former
home was Hamilton, Mont. and he Is
now in France
Ray O'Hara and James O'Hara.
brothers. medical unit. Roth from
Wisconsin.
Thomas Coughlin. Red Cross unit
former residence. New York city.
Roy Yeivcrton. Red cross unit. for
mer home North Carolina.
Walter D. Rooney, medical unit. his
home. Washington.
John A. Boston. dental corps. for
mer residence. Virginia.
John p. Sweeney Maryland national
guard. former resident Of Maryland.
John Myers. Rhode Island national
guard. former residence. Rhode Island
/! Bert Sands. United States naval re-
serve. former resident Of Nebraska.
| John A. McShane. marine corps. for
mer resident OF Omaha. Young Nc
Shane is one Of six brothers now in
! the military service of the United
| States.
Alexander Scott Hamilton, United
| states marine corps. a resident of Nir-
ginia.
! Peter Pung United States navy
| citizen Of Minnesota.
| Philip Breasoan. marine corps, resi-
dent Of Brnckton. Mass.
hamilton Man Lieutenant.
| Lieutenant j. r. Crutchfield. L. s. r.
| formerly residing at Hamilton. Mont.
graduated from tho first training cam
at Fort Myer and now stationed al
Petersburg. Va.
Clarence T. Sadler. aviation corps.
resident of Carson City. Nevada.
James .JcffeTies. United States army
former resident of Warrenton. Va.
Leo Hildensperger. army field clerk
| formerly n resident of Montana. an
employed In the treasury department
He Is now on duty in France.
Al Sulyer, army field clerk, residen
: Of Indiana.
p. Bouve. army field clerk. forme
resident of Illinois.
John A. Riley. District Of Columbi
cavalry. resident Of Massachusetts.
Captain Paschoslli. District of CO
lumbia infantry. resident Of Pennsyl
vania.
Lieutencnt Mculcr United State
medical corps. resident of New York.
Lieutenant Saterlee, medical corp
resident Of New York.
, Charles c. Carter L. S. army. resi-
dent of Tennessee.
! Ben Biggs. Quartermaster corp
graduate OF Princeton university.
House Deserves Fame.
All of these young men, q in mum
: her. were hoarders ut Mrs. Gardner
. home. and her house instead OF bearin
the inscription. "A man from tn
house has enlisted in the Eovernmer
service" could bear the Inscription
, Twenty seven men from this nous
8 have enlisted in the government ser,
ice"
TWO AMERICANS WOUNDED.
r Paris. Sept. 16.-Paul BENTLEY