The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-17
WATERFOWL COMPANY STARTS
FOR CAMP DOUGLAS TODAY
MEMBERS OF COMPANY E GIVEN A ROUSING
FAREWELL when THEY ENTRAIN
THIS MORNING.

Many sad hearts and moist eyes
were in the vast throng Of people who
witnessed the departure of Co. E for
Camp Douglas this morning. The
morning had been devoted to leave TAX
ing, but the last farewells at the de-
pot were affecting. A mother here, a
father, sister and brother there, bid
ding adieu to the lad who joined Uncle
Sans forces for the front, and as the
train steamed out of the station the
band struck up a national air, while
the factory whistles and bells joined
in unison in bidding the boys farewell.
An Immense ThrOng.
All of the city and goodly share of
the country turned out to bid the sol
der boys farewell. Crowds began lin
ing up on the streets in the vicinity of
the Armory long before the hour of de-
parture had arrived. Inside the Armory
the soldier boys were kept busy pack
ing their grips and attending to their
equipment and getting ready for trans
portation the generous share of good
things donated by the people of the
city.
Shortly before 8 a. m. the City band
paraded the streets, led by Mayor
Charles Mulberger and Ex-Mayor H.
Wertheimer The orders to march
came and the company lined up be-.
hind the band, followed by members
of the Red Cross society and thousands
of citizens, who packed every inch of
available space about the depot The
special train pulled in at 9:05 and
carried Co. K and the Machine gun
supply company of Milwaukee, who
were given a rousing reception.
Old Glory Helps.
The Misses Margaret Abele Gather
inc Blair, Ruth Cruger and Helen
Schultz carried an American flag
through the streets, forming a pocket
of it, each girl carrying a corner and
soliciting donations for the mess fund
of Co. E SO that the boys might have
little items added to their daily fare.
The sum of 5000 was collected by the
girls and was wrapped up by them
and given to the treasurer of the COM
pany. The flag in which the money was
collected will go with Co. E as their
5 Watertown flag and will when occasion
permits be shown as an emblem Of
what Watertown and it's people think
of their boys.
Only two Milwaukee companies of
the Fifth went through with Co. E
this morning, Co. K and the Machine
gun supply company. The other Mil
waukee companies belonging to the
Fifth were carried over a different
route as we'll as the other companies
of the regiment.
Co. will be stationed with the Fifth
regiment at the extreme north end of
the artillery range, about two miles
from the town. 1t is expected that they
will remain at Camp Douglas four
weeks but it is probable that they will
remain longer in training there before
transferred to Texas The company
will be equipped with Springfield rifles
for the present, but whether or not
that arm will be taken to France is not
known now.
Pastor Addresses Co. E.
The Rev. H. A. Link, who has ap-
piled for the office of chaplain in the
army, addressed the members of Co.
E on Thursday afternoon. Before
starting he passed out cigars and the
company were "at ease during his
talk, which was short and to the point,
and was on the necessity of religion
in their calling
He urged upon the men the neces-
sity of religion both at camp and in
war.
Well get enough of hell if we get
to Europe and we ought to have some
thought for heaven before we get into
that HE'LL he said, and "the soldier
boys of the United States must show
England and France how the Ameri-
cans live and think. They must show
the Germans that God is with the
United States as he always has been.
They must show the Germans that
their idea of God is all wrong, that
their philosophy is all wrong and that