Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-02
COCRESE COUNTY BOYS ARE MAKING GOOD IN
 UNITED STATES ARMY
Out of Nineteen Given Com missions from the Officers Training Camp at Camp Funston, Three Are from Bisbee and One from Doug las.

ElnlIee 10. 1Odhunl' James MOT1eO, Richard R. Smith and George w. Sheerer of Douglas will leave in the morning for Camp Funston to resume their duties in the army of the United States, after spending a fifteen day furlough in the county. All of them have recently passed an examination at the officers training camp at Fun ston on the S9th division and are now Aiglble for commissions as second lieu tenants and will be carried on the list of eligiDles and will be commissioned as suitable vacancies occur and if is the general impression that their com. missions will be waiting for them mon their arrival at Camp Funston next Monday. When the youths left on their furlouehs they were called up be- lore Colonel Wood. who gave them a heart to heart talk and shook each one Of them by the hand and wished them nleasant vacation.
 Emile Yoakum. is the son of Mir and Mrs. Jesse Yoakum. of Warren and has been a resident of the district for 2 number of years. He attended inc University at Tucson for some time and the experience that he gained th7re was of a material benefit tn him He left here with fhe first contignent rom the county. His DromeSion will he pleasing news to his many friends in the district.
 James Moffeo. another one of fha bays. was raised in the Warren Die. trict. and has made his own way in the world. His father died while be was a voungster and he worked around the miDes and smelters in the die trlct and then went 10 the University on money that he had earned. He has been spending several days at the Uni Versltv thz Dast week on a visit to his old classmates and has been the recipi ent Of many congratulations from them on his success. It was the. oninion of all that knew him when he left here with the first contingent he would make good. He was in charge of one of the squads of that contingent when they left this city last September
 Richard R. Smith, was another mem- Der of the first contingent that has made good and has received his com mission. He was resident of the dis trict for some time and he has not disappointed his friends in their esti-
 
 mate of his making good.
 George Sheerer, who is given in the list of eligibles below, as being from Prescott. is Cochise youth and spent all of the early days of his life in the county. He was born in the SuI- phur Springs Valley and is the son of George Sheerer and wife Of Douglas His father at one time was g. mem- nf hn a~I r,F county. George also went to the Uni versity and became farming expert there at the time of the. first call. and went with that contingent. He was one of the officers in charge of the cadets at the University while he was there. He was in the city a few days ago. on a short visit to his friends.
 Another young man whose name is listed below as being eligible for a commission also spent considerable time in the district He is Harry L. Chambers and his home is given as Tucson.
 Another Cochise county youth who has also been given a commission is Leslie McComb of Wilcox. He was in that section and for sometime was employed as clerk at the Gadsden Ho- tel He passed through Wilcox a few days ago on his way west. having been assigned to a post of duty inNCali- fornia. He left here in charge Of the third contingent being placed in charge ny Sheriff Wheeler, who had known him every since he was a small child.
 Out of the list below of nineteen that were allowed commissions, four are from Cochise county, which shows that the Cochise county youths are de- termined to uphold the honor of the county and give their country the best that is :n them.
 When they leave tomorrow morning, they will carry with them the best wishes of all the citizens of the county and with the realization that all of them will be heard from again in their efforts to do their duty by the United States.
 Below is given the list of nineteen that were placed on the eligible list at Camp Funston and two from Camp Pike. Arkansas.
 Henry J. E. Ahrens, Chandler, field artillery; Henry S. Ash. Congress