White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-28
"The Girl | Left Behind Me"
Will be in Evidence When
Recruits Entrain Today
ETLNTEs OFF TO FIGHT FRITZ
Council of Defense and Sheriff's
Force Assist in Rounding Up
laggard tiigibles

Al this time the appended
list is available of recruits who have
volunteered during the past week for
army service. There will probably
Be additional last-minnte names a.
the campaign for recruits was under
way last night and was TO be con-
tlnued 10 the last possible minute
This unusual showing is the result of
the campaign conducted In the dis
trict by Sergeant Manuel Jeffrey.
Corporal Sidney T. Shoemaker and
Corporal Frank Ryder OF the regu-
lar army.
Wednesday evening there vas a
patriotic meeting in .Bijo hall, james
N. Lookhart presiding. and with adj
dresses BY b. l. Quayle, Sergeant
Jeffrey and Corporal Shoemaker.
There was also an interesting exhi-
bltion OF military calisthenics by
Corporal Ryder and songs by four
young ladies from Lund. Miss Addie
Kondns. Miss Eva Peterson, Miss
onita Myrup and Miss Neva Morley.
The Union band gave zest To the
meeting. the concert including a
couple OF songs by Thomas Wilbur
With band accompaniment.
The campaign which commenced
Tuesday was continued during the
week, and the mines and McGill have
contributed to the list of rercuits.
The recruiting officers have been as
sisted in their work by committee
from the County Council of Defense,
consisting of l.. II. Murdoek. chair
man. b. l.. Quayle. James M. Lock
ham. Anthony Zurich and N. H.
cfhpin. The entire sheriff's force In
the district has also taken hand,
and while many OF the volunteers
have come forward of their own free
will and shown their patriotic spirit
bv enlisting for service. a concerted
effort has been made and with GOOD
results to round up all who have not
heretofore been engaged In any use
ful or productive occupations.
Only men between the ages OF is
and 81 years and men between the
agez of 81 and Al years have been
accepted. as the Officers had no au-
ihority to Interfere in any way Win
the draft
Last night the volunteers were
given a free dance in Bio hail. ana
the night was a merry one. fester-
day. James NJ Collins and James
Mcnonough were busy soliciting easn
contributions and a generous sum
was guaranteed to be turned over 'o
The recruits for spending money and
personal expenses on the trip 70 san
Francisco The boys viii entraip
this morning and be escorted 10 the
Tlv station bv the Els Citizens Re-
serve and the Union band and mere
. viii be big crowd besides ol
friends and relatives At the station
when the company leaves tor inc
preliminary journey 70 San Fran
cisco.
The volunteers viii be IN chaite
OF the recruiting officers, ana she'.
IN Mclean viii also accompany tH'
party to San Francisco
Harry Nelson, weil-known ioo"i
character. refused to enlist, ana was
placed under arrest and locked up
pending further action by the federo'
authorities
A number who volunteered were
not accepted because of physical uls'
ability. While such disability keep
them out of the army, those ehu
barred win no doubt be able 70 iln'
some other way in which to serve th'
general good during the continuatioi
OF the war.
The list as provided includes tn'
following names: r,
July 23-John Studer' 9onn
o'Brien. Antoine NJ. Pnlyan'
July Wilma Martella, Charie'
Bullcnick. George Adams, Hugh NC
Pherson. Oryille l.. Henderson, sam
-sel B. Kanell. Harry II. Push'