The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-05
YOUTHS JOINING
army HERE ARE
ON HONOR ROLL
Times Breaks News 10 Folks
at Home Of Casualties,

Three Oklahoma boys were among
the twenty acuAliies resulting from the
successful German trench raid against
a salient held BY some Of BLACK Jack
pershing's men on the French front
SATURDAY
Here ia Oklahoma's hcnor roll IN the
first trench warfare in which the enited
States has participated In Europe
Private George L. Box, Altus,
wounded.
Corp Edwin II, Hainss, Wood
ward, missing; probably captured.
Private Vernon M. Kendall, Roll,
missing probably captured,
All three bays left their work on the
farms and volunteered last spring,
passed through Oklahoma City to Fort
Logan, Col, and from that point were
sent to Join the unNs that went to
France with the first expeditionary
force
Tlmsa Broke News 10 Folks.
The Times told the parents Of all OF
these boys Of the news issued last night
by the war department
Mrs. T.. HA,nes, who lives on farm
several miles from Woodward, is the
mother Of the missing Corporal Haihes.
She made a trip TO answer long dis
lance telephone and TO hear that her
youngest son is missing, perhaps
wounded, or worse--probsbly pris.
oner.
Missing, you say" came the voice
over the telephone Then they don't
know whether he's dead, or a prisoner
Or what" she went on "lf We only
knew exactly what has happened 10
him, she went on,
"God viii Watch Him"
The explanation that "rissing" prob
ably meant that her son is a prisoner
OF war soothed the mother and she
said, "All we can do is to hope that
God will take care OF him, wherever he
iS."
Private Vernon NJ, Kendall reported,
missing, probably prisoner, is the son
OF Sam Kendall. a farmer at Roll III
we only knew Vernon is prisoner and
alive. he's probably better OF out OF 1t
with a whole skin Kendall said
The boy is Just pass 20 years old
Enlisted in May,
lie enlisted in Oklahoma City May
Q and went on to Fort Logan After
leaving grade school, young Kendall
worked on the farm until he enlisted
He has six brothers and three sisters.
None OF his brothers are in the army
I'm glad he's doing his Bit ! know
he isn't badly hurt and will be fighting
EN- again in three weeks" That is the
sporty way in which James L, Box Of
Altus took the news that his son,
George. had been wounded George en-
listed at Altus on May ~, was exam
ined at Oklahoma City and passed on to
Fort Logan in Colorado He was y
years old in October
He's the Baby.
Box has five Older brothers and four
sisters. None OF his brothers are in the
army George is the baby boy" Of the
family Tie left the farm to carry a
gun.
A A Box, a motorman IN the employ
Of the Oklahoma Railway company who
lives at 1907 West Fifth street is a
brother
How the War Came to Woodward "
might we'll be the title oi little drama
enacted in all oi the three Oklahoma
towns when the news that home town
boy" had been wounded or captured by
the Germans was circulated
First Touch OF War
People gathered on the street cor
nerS and felt the reality Of the Great
War for The first time, according to. re
port, received by telephone from Wood
ward Altus and Roll
What strange thing that tate
should have given Oklahoma three cas-
ualticS out OF the first list from the
United States forces in France" said
Mayor Ovcrholscr. 1T seems like big
force is al work to disprocy the slander
heard soem time ago in the east that
| Oklahoma is Stacker state"