The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-01
81 Leave Last Night for Camp Nichols;
Three Former GEidirOn Stars in LisI;
All Fighters
WALLACE PLACED IN
CHARGE OF OUTFIT
One Lad Says Town Folks Must Tend His
COlIOl Crop; Red Cross is
On Job

Cheered on by a h;s gathering of
friends and relatives, 81 Grady coun-
ty men in charge of Looney Wallace,
set sail last night at 1:4O for Camp
Nichols, New Orleans, La, to go into
training for service with Uncle Sam S
national army. All were from the
northern division of the county and
every man carried himself as a fight
er
Three we'll known and justly fa-
nous stars of Chickasha high school
football teams of three different pc
riods of operations were among the
91nad, and II thev buck the German
iines In the manner in which they
helped smash the c. II. S. colors to
victory on many a CORY field, there
will be something going on when the
trio goes over the top.
They were Looney Wallace Erwin
Pool and Ed Freeman. OF the trio,
the activity of Ed Freeman comes
first He was a member Of the local
gridiron squad In the old days when
the battles were fought at the old
fairgrounds north of town Wallace
began his activity as regular along
about 1911 served with the team
three years and having been elected
captain his fourth year, was put out
Of the running when ais ankle was
crushed in a motorcycle accident.
POOLS star began to shine about the
time Looney"was put out of commits
sion. or the three, Pool was by far
the speediest, the other two being
constructed for work in the line. It
is probable that no raster man than
Pool ever circled an end on the local
field.
While the other lads getting away
last night do not share like football
honors it is no Indication that they
viii not make soldiers on a par with
anyone. II their spirit could be taken
as evidence, they were as anxious TO
get going as any body of men who
ever left the local station 81 would
have been in the fight a long time
ago, only had to stay at home and
plant lot of cotton" said one boy
81 have 100 acres planted and grow
ing. i reckon it is going to be up to
you fellows in town to help tend it.
It's there and a good stand"
The Red Cross was on the job as
usual with the customary comfort
kits, presenting every man with a
complete outfit Adrian Melton in
short talk yesterday afternoon, eX-
planned to the men the work of the
Home Service section of the Red
Cross with regard to the government
Insurance, allotments, and the care
OF the families of drafted men. Many
Inquiries were made at the Home
Service section following the talk.
Al the depot last night a collection
OF considerable proportions was taken
ND and devoted to the tobacco fund
o. the increment. Following is the
official list of the men leaving last
night:
Elton Paris, Peter V. Nishwonger,
Claude c. Nishwonger Earl Pasham,
Samuel Leroy Reed, William Jantz,
John Looney Wallace, Orville Orvan
Oliver. Clarence Eisenhour, S. II.
Knowles, Ernest Hinton. Alexander
Messer, William Dewitt Lewis, Clar-
ence Niles, Coleman c. Scott, An
drew 7. Hogan, Grover Suddith, VIII.
lie Doebli. Frank Russell, Floyd
Niles. James Edwin Freeman, Lewis
Renda, Mark Ed Randall, Louis Pete