St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-08-31
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SEPTEMBER
| AND 5
81 To Go To Camp Bowie
and IS Go To Camp
Beauregard.
EFFORT MADE TO
CAPTURE DESERTERS
John Willie Jumps From
Train and Captures
Negro Deserter.

NeSIO O0o0A WI.
Clerk Guy A. Smith of the local
board reports the following delin-
auent men and deserters:
Deserter under assumed name OF
Van May. Correct name, Roy John
son. Registered at Columbia, Miss.
Captured by Toney Gabriel and John
Willie. Jumped from train while
travelling to Covington from Folsom.
Will be sent to Jackson Barracks.
Had a notice in his possession from
Adjutant General of Mississippi to
report for entrainment on Sept. 20,
1917.
Joe Abbot Foster, delinquent of
local board Franklin parish. Wins
boro. La, was entrained and sent to
Camp Pike August 20. He had been
working for a saloon in Pearl River
when he was reported to the local
board as a draft dodger.
The following men have recently
been sent to camp as deserters for
failing to submit QuestiOnnaires or
appear for examination: VIM. ia
cob, Pearl River, sent to Camp Beau
regard; fate Varnado, Pete Cutrer,
Ramsay, sent to Camp Pike; Will
Hardy, slidell, Eddie Rollins, Ram
say, sent to Jackson Barracks; Jack
Martin, Slidell, sent to Camp Lewis,
Washington; Free Anderson, Ram
say, sent to Camp Pike.
Mr.. Smith is now working ON five
other cases of deserters. When they
are apprehended they will be sent to
their camps.
In the case of Roy johnson, when
he jumped through the window OF
the moving train Deputy John Willie
Immediately jumped after him, land
ing in a ditch of water. He gave
chase and finally recaptured his man.
He did a brave and clever piece OF
work.
Under call No. 1903 the following
white men are called for Limited
Military Service, to 60 to Camp
Bowie, Ft. Worth, Texas. and will
report on Monday. Sept. 2, at 2 p: M,
and depart Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 1855
.. M, via N. o. G.. N:
William H. Smith, Pearl River.
Richard Lacroix, Covington.
Martin Smith, Pearl River.
Frederick s. Nehls, Slidell.
Oliver ]. Hebert, Covington.
r. s. Stocker, Pascagoula, Miss.
Ebert v. King. Covington.
Theo. Koepp, SlideN.
Enoch A. Blackwell, Pearl River.
Bert Stafford, Pearl River.
Lucian Brevard, Natchez, Miss.
Jas. ]. Innerarity, Slidell.
Barkley NJ. Smith, Covington.
G. 8. Mitchell. New Orleans.
Ellie A. Talley, Sun.
]. Wallace Fassman, Vaudeville.
Tim Burnthorn. Folsom.
Norman D. Smith, Vaudeville.
Shalbert Moore. Madisonville.
Arthur Hunt, Blond.
Alvin M. Smith, Covington.
| Percy Herrin, Talisheek.
Samuel r. Young, Derby. Miss.
James M. Hunt, Sun.
Fred p. Lessing, Vaudeville.
Wilber NJ. Hogan, Slidell.
Howard Huddleston. CovingtOn.
Call No. 1898, for the following
white men to 60 to Camp Beaure-
gard, La, to report Wednesday, Sept.
4, 1918, at 10 q. m, depart Thurs
day, Sept. 5, at q. m, via Y. 4
M. v. Railroad:
Robt. E. Blackwell, Folsom.
Geo. E. Thompson. Onvil.
Wade Burns, Covington.
Walter Meyers, Madisonville.
N. A. Blackwell, Folsom.
Frederick B. Williams, Bush.
Eldridge, Crawford, Bush.
Frank Toney, Folsom.
Houston wilkins, Blond.
Leo Louis Tujague, Madisonville
VIM. r. Landry, Houltonville.
James l. Williams. Covington.
Jos. r. Garcia, Slidell.
VIM. Stevens, Madisonville.
VIM. Young Thomas, Madisonville
John J. Davis, Lacombe.
Andrew Joiner, Loranger.
Jos. Berry Moore, Pearl River.
Lavel w. Stockstill, Slidell.
Thomas A. Bilbo, Pearl River.
Amos Joseph Ragan, Covington.
Joseph Frederick, Slidell.
Sebastian George ]. Rausch, Abtta
Eddie l. Booker, Madisonville.
J. B. Duckworth, Mt. Olive, Miss.
Ralph N. Crawford. Pearl River.
Edwin L. Faciane, Sildell.
John Robt. Lloyd, Ramsay.
Horace p. Arabi. New Orleans-
Gus Miller, Vaudeville.
Edgar Myers, Madisonville.
George H. Koepp, Slidell.
VIM. Luther Lloyd. Ramsay.
Hobart REVERE, LAcombe.
Otto Leo Ballard, Springfield.
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Mas Ethel Robinson, daughter o1
Mrs. v. z. Young, who has finished
~. lse in physical culture at Nat
| chitoches, left for Battle Creek
Mich, last Saturday, to take a post
graduate course In the Physical Col
lege of Education. Mr.. and Mrs
Young accompanied her a. far q
New Orleans.