Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-05
OTTAWA MEMBERS OF
NEW ARMY LEAVE
WITH C0L0RS FLYING



go There are others standing around
here anxious to take the place of any
of them should they be taken sick
or unexpectedly detained. That shows
YOU the spirit prevailing in this Sc.
lection.
They are the flowers of our coun.
try and OF our community They are
amqng are best Mentally and physi-
cally they rank far above the average.
Turning to the boys Or. Petit gave
a few words of professional advice
and some good cheer Of a personal
nature. Il do not believe personally
that you will ever get away from
Camp Dodge to sec actual lighting,
but ii you do You can rest assured that
we at homo arc praying for you with
heart and soul. knowing that when
yen face the enemy you will give a
good accounting of yourself and make
Cnyiable records in the service of
your country This is not only
duty, II is a great opportunity for
you. You will be among the first to
arrive in camp. You will have
chance to come under the personal
supervision of your officers and get
acquainted with them before the 9th
ers arrive. This will bring You into
the lime-lighi and give you fine
chances for advancement The army
Will does one Of two things, it either
makes fine men out Of you or spoil
you. Lead clean lives. Our govern.
ment fortunately has done more for
you than it did we of the civil war.
II has drawn taughtened lines to pro-
tcet you against vices that crop out
in the army Keep away from them
and you will come back better men
than you even are now, and you will
be important factors in our communi.
ty life.
He then explained provisions for
their comfort while cnroute to Camp
Dodge. Every care had been taken
to see that they would be well fed
and protected ON the train Bert
Leamy. squad chief, was given all in
structious, and the men were eau
toned to closely follow him and not
get separated from him until they
had been quartercd at the camp.
Mayor Bradford spoke compliment
ingly of the citizen soldiers and told
them that they were not going out to
alone fight our battles but to fight a
fight for all humanity. you are go
b ing to the front" the mayor said that
the world will be made secure for
peace; that peoples of Europe may be
priyiledged to govern themselves as
do we"
Rev Briggs then led in the Star
Spangled Banner, following which the
parade moved ON to the depot
Chicago Men Leave.
Chicago, Sept. 5--Chicagos first
contingent of the new National army
comprising $50 men, left for Rockford
today, there to receive its training ii
the science Of war.
Picturesque TO the eXtXreme was
the group The men had accepted the
advise to wear only such clothes as
could be thrown away on receipt OF
equipment at the camp, but the per.
sonnet was decidedly interesting
Cooks prcdOminated, cooks with inter
national regulations and formerly in
the employ of Chicago's most fash
ionablc hotels or best known famil-
les
In the group were ex-soldiers of
Italy, Canada, England and the emit.
ed States, lawyers, clerks, teamstors.
and IN fact. men representing almost
every walk of life.
Their enc piece of luggage was a
paper bundle, containing tooth brush.
razor comb, towels, handkerchiefs
and underwear. Additional necessary
articles will be provided at the Rock
ford camp,
The men who went today represent
ed the five per cent of the quotas
of the twenty-five city districts and
one county district. Tomorrow five
per cent Of the seventeen districts
will leave for Rockford and so ON for
five days until all the eighty.six chi
"ago districts ana the nine from Cook
county viii have arrived at the biz
camp.