Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-20

Is asked OF you is TO live, serve and
die. II need be. as true Americans.
I'VE who are left behind will watch
you and your actions. You men are
our strongest connecting link between
the homes you are leaving and the
service you will be engaged in. Weld
that link stronger by noble deeds.
make us the more proud of you by tho
way you represent your home, your
loved ones and your city. If you do
this, the nation as a whole will also
be proud of you.
The manner in which you have
been selected is called draft | want
to impress upon you men that il Is
not the draft where men are forced to
serve. 1t Is more a selection of those
qualified 10 serve. and in being chosen
as one qualified, no higher tribute
could be paid you. You are in the bes,
OF health, in the best of spirits and in
the best of hands. The government
you are serving is prepared to receive
you. You will want for nothing that
the government can procure for you,
and millions have been spent in this
preparation.
Where Best Qualified.
"On reaching your mobilization
camp you will find that you are not
all to be placed in the same branch
of the service. The army has pro-
vided that the drafted men are to be
selected for the branch of the service
in which they will be of the most
service. You men are leaving good
positions, positions of responsibility,
but | repeat that you will be placed
In positions of equal responsibilities.
Acquit yourself with the same credit IL
these new positions as you have in
the ones you are leaving.
The heart and the thots of Tulsa
are with you now and will continue
with you and you men must not let
this thot escape you. You are loyal
Americans. the only class that Tulsa
can supply"
The men. after they had answered
the roll call yesterday afternoon, were
dismissed with instructions to report
at : o'clock for retreat call at the
city hall, at which time they were
instructed to report this morning at
1890 o'clock at the city hall. From
there they will be placed in charge
of three Officers and will be
marched to the railway station to
await their departure for Texas and
the army
The names OF those who failed to
report yesterday afternoon will be
pldCtN III llle VI lHc OlliNtu
States marshal and they will be ar
rested as deserters from the army.
The police also will be instructed to
arrest them and they will be either
Imprisoned or sent on to the mobiliza-
ton camp and their cases taken over
by the military authorities there.
County Sent Eighty-fivc.
The invasion of the county clerks
office by the IS men, who are being
sent by the county board to Camp
Travis to9ay, was effected yesterday
evening without loss Of life. Lewis
Cline, clerk, asked for a truce as soon
as the invasion started. The men,
filling the room, seemed veritable
army in themselves.
There were no tears and no visible
signs of sorrow. All the men seemed
anxious to leave and several ex-
pressed their disappointment when
Mr.. Cline informed them they would
not leave before noon today by spec
ial train. They were ordered tt
come back at 10 o'clock this morning
The designation of man to have
charge Of the consignment is the only
business vet to be attended to, Mr.
Cline said last night.