South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-22
6UAROSMEN LEAVE
FOR HATTIESBURG TO
PUT CAMP IN ORDER
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arations for the getaway. The camp
resembled a circus ground. The men
worked in perfect unison in getting
the tents down and rolled up in
bundles for shipment.
BY 1890 all the tents, including the
officers had been taken down and
piled near the curb on Lafayette st -,
where the big transfer trucks picked
them up and carried them to the
New York Central depot, where they
were put on an express train and
sent in advance so that they would
reach Hattiesburg before the local
boys arrived.
Early In the morning relatives and
friends were at the camp and before
the parade formed thousands of peo-
pie and hundreds Of automobiles
lined the streets in the vicinity of
the grounds.
Every member of the three re-
naming units busted himself in as
sisting Co. F to get all its parapher-
MALTA in readiness.
Mothers fathers, brothers, sisters
and sweethearts of the men about to
leave congregated in little groups
about the camp grounds exchanging
farewell messages. In one portion of
the grounds a quartet of soldiers was
sing ng Good Bye. Good Luck, God
Bless You, and GOOD Bye Every
body.
Capt. Rogers Busy.
Capt Clinton Rogers of Co. F was
the busiest man on the grounds He
had a number of minor details TO
look after and which required his
personal attention. Besides this he
had to stop and give hundreds Of
people the final hand shake.
All of the machine gun trucks
were kept busy taking loads Of camp
material and other small articles to
the train.
Ii was announced late last night
that Lieut.. Deitl OF Co. + had been
given the final oaths and had been
mustered into federal service. Lieut..
Deitl had been rejected on the first
visit of the federal surgeons TO this
city on account of bad teeth, but last
nights message from the federal
mastering officer to Col. George w.
Freyermuth stated that his rejection
had been waived. Capt. Rogers was
elated over the waiver, as Lieut. Deitl
is too valuable a man TO lose at this
time.
Col. Freyermuth wishes u make IL
clear to the people of South Bend
4 I'M l.
ing the machine gun company, the
supply company, and the headquar-
ters company, still encamped in this
city. and that il was CO. + only that
left Wednesday. Col. Freyermuth
stated that a number of people had
come to him and other mem bers still
encamped and gave them a good
bye shake.
Lieut.. Snyder OF Co. A, located at
Albion. Ind, and Capt. Deahl of Co.
II. Elkhart, accompanied the Co. F
10 Hattiesburg These two men were
sent in advance Of their companies
and the other units Of state troops to
prepare the rife range at the new
camps.
At O'Clock sharp the bugle
sounded once more and this was
signal for all men to report TO their
tents and fall in line for the march
TO the depot Every man was on
the lump and little time was lost in
letting the men away from friends
and relatives.
All Have Comfort Kits.
Cant. Rex announced this morn
ing that every member Of Co. + was
supplied with a comfort kit made
bv the women and club mem
hers of the city. The kits were
delivered to the men Wednesday
morning. Each one contained va
rious toilet articles, including shaw
ing soap. tooth paste, and brush and
comb set.
They were greatly appreciated by
all the men and will be a great re-
membrance of the generosity of the
South Bend people" Capt. Rex
stated Wednesday. The remaining
kits for the other units that will
leave within the next 10 days are
expected to be completed by the end
of the week. but Capt Rex is anxious
10 have the persons making the bags
to keep right on the Job as the or
ders to depart may come any day
now.
The men will surely not be hungry
on their first lap of the trip 10 In
dianapolis. as number OF the
Younger girl clubs of the city deliv-
cred several packages of eats TO
the men just before they left, While
mothers and relatives of the men
also supplied them with large lunch