Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-27
III JO|N THE RANKS
GET THE HUN SPIRIT
PREVAILS AS BOYS
GO INTO SERVICE
ONE lDlER--FRRNk M'NAMhRA
JOINS HIS CID FRIENDS
THRONGS CHEER FIGHTERS ON
THEIR WAY TO BERLIN

Ottawa turned out 5000 strong this
morning to send its fighting boys
into the army with true "getthe-hun"
spirit. The city closed up shop that
everybody could participate in the
G0dspeed- participate they did
Notable among the great concourse
gathered a, the depot was the absence
Of youth bioomed to manhood Con
trasted with this absence was the
great number Of that non-exempted
class who tried bravely to send their
sons, their brothers. and. in some
cases, their husbands, away with
smile. The effort was plainly eyi
dent. but in the main the womer
bravely held up to the credit OF them
selves an dtheIr departing folks.
The downtown streets were lined
five and six deep with handwavine
people who looked upon the parting
with patriotic fefeor flashing from
their eyes, while every line of coun.
ienanee denoted pride in the heroic
young men who SO freely were gly-
ing up their all to follow Old Glory
into Berlin The procession was :,
turning out OF men who represented
all classes No more positive proof
was needed OF the boast the army Is
the greatest eVeler known to hu
mainly Men in oyerals marched be
side the banker and both of them
were burned proud 10 be side by side
IN II great common cause
There were one hundred and sew
cn;een smiling. cheering honor men
who entraned for Camp Gordon Ga
at 9;52 on the Rock Island The men
We're taken as far as La Sale on two
special cars and al al Sale changed
to Il special train on the Illinois Cen
iral for Georgia.
The Godspeed this morning to see
the boys off was larger than any other
farewell gathering with thu exception
Of The crowd that gathered to see
the boys in Company G leave last
summer The honor boys laughed and
joked with their friends. each ono
feeling certain that he was starting
off to play an important part in the
worlds fight for democracy glad
of the fact that he had been chosen
for this honor.
The procession left the armory
shortly after 8 o'clocf, in the bright
sunshine and moved thru the bust
ness district with an escort OF six
hundred. including the Heinrich Mil
itary band the city fire department
and police officers, the members "
the Chamber OF Commerce, and sew.
eral hundred patriotic citizens who
fell in line on foot and in automobiles
The veterans Of the civil war proudly
carried their handsome flag and acted
IA escort Of honor, and the members
Of the high school cadets acted as
military escort
All along the way of the line OF
march people were lined along the
edge of the sidewalks five and six
deep, cheering the boys along. and ad
miring them az they marched proudly
on their first lep towards victory.
The flag of Italy was proudly ear.
ried in the p0rade by one of the Sc.
lecis who claimed that country for
his home before becoming an Amer
lean He Is now going 70 fight for his
native land as well as for the country
Of his cnoice.
over fifty Of the selects entrain.
Ing today were Ottawa men, and one
man, Frank Mcnamara. formerly OF
Chicago. was transferred to Ottawa
from Chicago. making a total of one
hundred and seventeen.
Upon their arrival at the station
The boys were quickly loaded into tive
special cars on d sidctrack aud theii
hundreds Of friends passed along tn,
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