The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-10-09
Third
Contingent Leaves
BIG DEMONSTRATION HELD AT DEPOT
Exempted Man insists That He Be Included In
PaFty--MOhring Fails TO Appear

Benewah county's third con-
tingent for the national army left
Saturday evening for the training
camp at American Lake, their de-
parture being made the occasion
for a big farewell demonstration
by the local citizens. Twenty-six
men were included in the number
which left at that time for Spo-
kane, there to be joined by the
contingents from Wallace. Mos
COW and Occur d'Alene. From
Spokane they proceeded by special
train over the Northern Pacific
to Camp Lewis.
The demonstration in honor of
the men started at $500 o'clock
by the blowing of all the whistles
in town for five minutes. A par
ade, which was headed by the
ST. Maries band and which in
cluded all the automobiles in the
city, was formed at the Grand
Theatre and escorted the drafted
men to the depot, where short
addresses were delivered by sew
eral citizens. An impromptu re-
ception was held for the men on
the depot platform, which was
crowded with relatives and
friends of the departing soldiers.
The men who left Saturday
evening were w. Paul Davis.
Louis b. Dunson, Claude E. Hal
lead, Frank A. Inman, Dan Car
son, William F. Kalb, Leonard c..
Kays, William j. Phair, Elmer J.
Smith, Glenn II. Irwin, Olof C..
johnson, Chase w. Rapey, Guy E.
Markham, Edward w. Mccormick.
Harry C. Allberry, Alfred Wold.
Jacob Fox, James r. Vanhorn, M.
A. McRae, Guy M. Woodruff, Jay
ID. Kidder, Herman A. Danz, An
drew AjdukOVic, Guy V. B. Tyson,
Joseph w. Thompson, Pasquale
Angelo Esposito. w. Paul Davis
was IN charge of the party, with
LuisO b. DunsOn as lieutenant.
Esposito, who is an Italian
from Tensed, had been granted
exemption by the district board.
When he was first called for ex-
animation he claimed exemption
on the ground that he was sup
porting his widowed mother in
Italy. His claim was rejected by
the local board but when his case
was brought up before the dis
trict board that body reversed the
decision Of the local board and
granted his claim. On Saturday
he was given his exemption
papers and button and telephoned
to friends at Tensed that he
would return in a few days, Thai
evening, just before the Office oi
the local board closed at five
lo'clock, he came running in anC
stated that he wished to go will
the other boys. The members o.
the board explained that th'
quota had already been made NJ
but he insisted that he be included
with them, stating that if he was
not sent he would go over to the
training camp and volunteer anC
his request was finally granted
and he was included in the con-
tingent.
Carl w. Mohring of this cit!
failed to appear to entrain will
the remainder Of the party, anC
will be certified to the adjutan
general as a deeerter. It is re
ported that he left here the da!
before stating that he was goint
to SnOhomish, Wash, to visit hi
parents and would go to th'
training camp from there, Mohr-
ing, when he appeared for exam.
ination before the local board
claimed exemption on the groun'
that he had CONSCIENTIOUS obiec.
ltions against war but his CLAIM
was rejected. It is stated that h.
has served seven years as secon'
Lieutenant of a national guar
company. The authorities ar
lnow engaged in tracing him.