The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-02-23
Leave This Morning for Camp Travis 10
Learn Art of War; Turner and
Alexander in Charge
EVERY MAN ON JOB
IS REARING TO GO
Good Spirits Feature Entire Squad; Red
Cross Give Comfort Bags; Advise
Men on Insurance

Said Kaiser Bill to Won Hindsn
burg, Swampy,' this thing is get
ting more serious every day set
by the papers that another bunch ol
boys from Grady county, Oklahoma
u. S. A., are on our trail"
Said Won Hindenpurg to Kaiser
Bill: you are right at that, Bill
! may have to modify my statement
that will be in Paris by April
first"
"T3ut these Grady county boys just
lea ing for their cantonment can't
stop you by April first argued Bill.
q know that answered Won Hin
denburg. But listen Bill; there are
numbers OF Grady county boys over
here right now. They will know
that another bunch of their pals is
in training, getting ready to help
them and take II that that will
make them pretty nasty outfit to
handle. Not only that but the
thousands of Americans in France
will be reminded again that they
have backing at home. l think Bill
that it would be well to say no more
about that little Paris trip"
And "Swampy' was right.
Rearing to Go.
This morning the last increment
of the first call of men from Grady
county set sail for Camp Travis,
where they win be put through the
preliminary PAGES, in preparation to
going over and helping the rest of
The gang clean out Berlin They are
rearing to go. Make no mistake
about that. In fact, some of the
laen that were not called at this
time. pleaded with the exemption
board to be allowed to accompany
the squad to Texas
AS an example of this desire to be
up and doing, Glenn Hall has been
hanging around the office of the ex-
emption board, off and on, principal
ly on. for several days, pleading with
the board members to get his case
Strengthened out so that he can get
busy. Hall is registered in Washing
ton state. Through a ball up on the
part of the Washington board, per-
mission to join the Grady county
troop had not been received. Hall
waxed impatient and yesterday af-
ternoon was moping around like a i
chicken with the pip.
Half an hour before the men were
assembled for roll CALL the thing
was Strengthened out, and Hall was
told if he would get his physical ex-
animation passed he could go. They
slipped him a blank and he was off
10 the medical. advisory board on
run. He did not get back to the Of
flee until the roll had been called.
Am l too late?" he anxiously
asked Mr.. Holloway, member of the
board.
"No. l guess we can get you in all
right" said Mr.. Holloway.
Alta boy. / passed that physical
exam fine and dandy. Here's the
papers," Hall replied. He hurried
away to the troop from the southern
district of the county, where he was
made a corporal and placed in
charge of a squad of eight men.
Wanted Home Leave.
Several applications were made to
the board for the men to spend the
night at home. This was granted as
far as possible. Owing to the early
hour at which the train left Mr..
Durbin, chairman of the board,
thought it best not to allow the men
to leave the city. Henry Stevenson,
who lives three miles from Chicka-
sha applied for night leave, explain.
ing where he lived.
DO you thirk you can get back by