Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-07
FULTON'S SELECTED MEN
Frst Detachment Off For ChillicOthe-FOrty More To
Leave September 10Th Many Married Men Ex-
empted For Present-Three Hundred
More Called For Examination

This week marks the departure of
the first detachment Of the selected
men of Fulton county for Chill;c9the,
where Ohio's contingency of the new
National Army will be trained for
service somewhere in. Europe. Sew
en- fine young fellows left Wauseon
Thursday. There are no finer young
men in the state than Fulton county
sent to Chillcothe this week. They
are Otto E. Funkhouser, Albert l..
Frey, Carl +. Schroeder, Fern DeFor-'
and Robert J. Bissonette. OF the
last named the Tribune speaks ad-
visedly when we say that there is
not a better man with or without
shoulder straps in the new National
Army; for three and half years
Mr.. Bissonette has been the Linotype
operator in this office and we feel
that the war is coming close home
to us in his leaving. These first
seven and every other man that fol-
lows them in the weeks and months
to come is deserving of the respect
and honor of the citize1ry of the
county. They have answered the
call of duty bravely and nobly, they
are preparing to protect and defend
the very principles upon which this
country, which is giving its citizens
the opportunity for all the prosper
ity and happiness which they may en-
Joy, stands and more than that they
are helping to pass on and make
possible these same blessings to the
people of all nations 1t has cost
every man who has gone and it will
cost every man who may go in the
future much of sacrifice and they are
making this sacrifice not for them
selves or there families alone but for
all of us. We dare to hope some
times that they may never be called
into service on the field of battle, but
we know that if they are they will
give good account of themselves and
reflect credit upon the county that
sends them forth. We cannot help
but feel that it is a small and frivo-
lous idea to endeavor to create a dis
tinction between these men who have
stayed at their posts of service in the
community until they we're selected
and called by the government to its
aid, and those who have volunteered
both alike are entitled to the esteem
and honor of their fellow citizens. 1t
is significant that the great Masonic
Fraternity of this country is conferr-
ing gratis the degrees of their order
upon all enlisted or selected men who
desire it. II may be that in so doing
they are sending a living message of
brotherhood to the great Masonic fra
ternities of Europe, but at least they
are conferring the highest honor pos
sible for them to confer upon these
soldier boys of ours, volunteers or Sc
lected.
Mr.. Dirnberger, proprietor of the
Blair Hotel gave a banquet at that
hotel last Tuesday evening to the boys
who we're TO leave on Thursday, mem
bers of the loacl Military Board and
representative, f. II. Reighard were
among the guests at this banquet
which was enjoyed and appreciated by
the boys. Wednesday afternoon at
4 o'clock the seven named in the fore-
going reported to the Military Board
and Thursday morning at 9:09 they
left Wauseon for Chillicothe.
The next detachment will leave
Wauseon on September 10Th and will
consist Of 40 percent of the entire
quota for the county. Under recent
ruling practically all married men are
exempted for the present This rul
ing worked havoc with the lists of the
local board instead of having ovel
fifty more than the required quota o.
142 the list dropped to more thar
thirty below and necessitated the call
ing Of 300 more of the registered mel
for examination. These men are t
report, one hundred each day on Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday of mex
week. Their names are given in tn,
order in which their serial number
were drawn, herewith:
To Report Tuesday Sept. 11th.
1873 Blake, Lloyd Andrew
SO7- King, Simon P.
SGT LAUDER, Elmer
$50 Lusk, Ernest
1856 Brink, Robert ID.
1898 Shaffer, Clyde Harley
265 Clymer, Charles Elmer
2S5 Cook, Ed. Lane
1920 Wyriek, Merrell Daniel
1913 Ryder, Floyd
1892 Vollmer, Walter G.
1119 Onweller, Claire Arthur
1861 Messing, Louis Nicholas
$50 Gleitze, William