The Detroit times., 1917-04-28
DENNY OFF
TO SERVE
UNCLE SAM
Leaves For Port Royal
With Nine Other
Marines
WILL SAIL FOR
EUROPE SOON
Friends Go To Wrong
Depot and Farewell
Is Spoiled

Edwin DENLY and nino other re-
cTuits boarded a Pere Marquette
train unostentatiously Saturday
morning at e.lo o'clock and started
for Port Royal, 9 c.. the marine
c0fps training station, where. after
three months OF intensive training.
or quite likely much less. they will
BE- put upon ships and sent to
France 10 carry the Gag into bat.
tie. They are assured thst they
VIII be among the first contingent
20 actually get into he war
This little group OF adyenturers
will reach Port Royal Monday morn
ing. From Detroit theg went 20
Toledo over the Pere Marquette,
then 10 Cincinnati on the c. H. &
j.. and from Cincinnati TO Atlanta
Ga. on the Cincinnati. New Orleans.
Texas Pacific q Southern railway
Al Atlanta there viii be a wait OF
several hours, after which the re-
',crlits viii proceed 10 the training
station
There was practically no demon.
Ftration az the station Many friends
OF the young men who were going 20
war had been informed that the dc
tachment would leave from the
Michigan Central station Several
friends OF Mr. DENLY journeyed 20
that terminal 70 give Detroit's most
noted private a scnd.or. but we're
disappointed No member OF Mr.
Denhvs family was az the train 20
see him on
Harry n Fisher. Of 40. Sc Beres-
ford-st vas the only one ~ the
crew who had friends a, The station
40 wish him Godspeed ,1sher's
mother and three sisters were there.
just before the train pulled out
Fisher walked over to where Mr.
DENLY was standing and asked him
20 say goodbye 70 hts family. with
whom the Denbys are acquainted
The four women began 20 weep and
DENLY led the young man 10 the
train smiling and Joking with the
broken-hearted relatives
AS DENNY led young Fisher away.
Mrs Fisher sobbed openly and
clutching az her sons sleeves. cried
continually
BE a good boy. son and be
brave"
When the gates changed after the
young man both he and his mother
were on the verge OF collapse
Another OF those who went away
was Thomas A Wamego, full
blooded Pottawatomie Indian re
r. % years old and a star athlete
OF Haskell Institute. Lawrence. Kan.
lie distinguished himself on the base
ball and foot bail teams OK that in
stitute. Recently he has been en-
ployed AZ the Cadillac Motor Car
plant here with a olsss-mAte OF
his, who also tried to enlist. but was
rejected for physical reasons. the
two made up ono OF the greatest
athletic teams the institute ever
bOasted Both received military IN
struction in the schools NVemego's
friend was broken hearted that he
could not go
Edward PTsCeds OF Chicago. WIS
another OF the Hardy crew. PrBceda
was not prepared 10 have little
thing ike a toe stand In hts way OF
doing his bit for the country When
he hrst offered himself he was re-
jected because he had an over
running toe on bis lef foot when
told that was ali that stood IN the
way OF his acceptance be went up
60 Grace hospital and had the toe
taken OF
The complete list OF those who
left Saturday morning in charge OF
Mr DENLY. IT, Edwin DENLY, Jos
eph Biel. Harold r. Riley, David A.
Fairfield. Edward Praceda, Oscar
Mccain. Thomas ]. WameFo. Leo
Nowak. Thomas NJ Fannln. Harry
n. Fisher