The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-09-06
LOCAL ARMY NEWS.

Eighteen young men left Manitowoc
yesterday morning for Camp Custer at
Battle Creek, Michigan, being the first
men OF the new army to leave home in
Manitowoc County. The rule required
each local beard to send forward 5%
of the districts quota on September
5th. This was nine men from each OF
the two Manitowoc County Districts.
The Boards called for volunteers to
be in the first squads and sufficient
number were secured in that way.
The squad from the first district CON-
prising the city OF Manitowoc and the
six southern towns was composed
of the following men:-Harvey Volien-
dorf, Harry Stretch, Harold Hanson,
Lester Dedricks, Ed Nelson, William
Schade, Herbert Schroeder, son OF
Mayor and Mrs. John Schroeder OF
this city, Roland Frazier and Victor
Kruger Lester Dedricks was ap.
pointed to have charge of this squad
and they are in his care until they
report to the authorities at the canton
ment at Battle Creek. The squad of
the second district comprising the rest
of the county was composed OF the
following young men:-Milton Sontag,
Wenzel Parma, Adolph j. Cha!poupka,
Paul f. Stangl, Archie Last, Joseph
Wand John Nehring, Charles
Ruzek, Arthur j. Wihlsman. These
young men were in charge OF Milton
Sontag of Two Rivers. The men were
ordered to report al O'Clock yesterday
morning and they were all on hand.
The train pulled out at 4:55 taking the
eighteen young embryo soldiers, and
there was surprisingly large gather
ing of people to see them of. Their
orders were to carry no grips or extra
clothing and minimum OF civilian
clothing and personal belongings.
Their entire uniforms are waiting
their arrival at camp and they will be
required to send back or give away
their civilian clothing upon their ar
rival at camp. They were due to ar
rive at Battle Creek at O'Clock yes
terday afternoon. These eighteen
young men are part of the first 200, 900
recruits who left their homes yesterday
to loin the mobilization camps in various
parts of the country. 1t is believed
that considerable percentage of the
men coming to the camps will be re-
iscted on physical grounds because
when the local boards were in doubt as
to mans physical fitness they resolv-
ed the doubts in favor of the govern
ment. Another SO will move toward
on September 10Th or sooner.
Up to the end of last week the local
board had certified l5l names from
the First district to the district board
at Oshkosh. OF these l5l names the
district board sent notices to 81 that
they had been definitely decided upon
by the said district board as liable
for military service
The District Attorney has been
notified to make appeals on behalf OF
the government in all cases of exemp-
tion by the local board but it is not
expected that the government will
contest many, If any, of the decisions
of the local board in making exemp-
tions. Following is list OF the 81 L.
cided upon:
Clarence j. Krieser, Joseph Strzy-
zewsky, William Brachmann, Ed.
Gallagher, Joseph Frank Pekel, Hugo
Kawalle, Edward j. Weber, Frederick
w. Rahr, Edgar G. Hansen, Anton Du.
fek, Charles Muench, John f. Slupin.
ski, Charles Schweigal, Roland Fra
zier, Frank S. Gapinsky, John Osiezca-
mex, Harry Stretch, Ava Il. Mchr,
Robert Goff, Edward Auermiller, Her.
bert Schroeder, Frederick Mahnke-
Manitowoc City; Reinhold Peters,
Elmer Butterfield, Valders, Wis;
Frank Ahl, r. f. d. 3, Cleveland,
Wis; John Schaller, X. F. D. 2, Val
ders, Wis; George Ketter, r. F. d. l,
Vslders, Wis; Herbert " Kretsch,
II. f. D. l, Cleveland, Wis; Nicholas
| Bonde, II, +, ID, 3, Manitowoc, Wis.