The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-26
al SeIeClmeEn nrOute to Join National
Army; Big Crowd Gives Boys
Proper SendOf
RED CROSS GIVES
MEN COMFORT BAGS
MCWhOrter, Dismukes, Eldred, Amdal
are in Charge Of Troops; ChiCkasha
Band Furnishes Music

They're off in a bunch, those Al
men, and true, bound for Camp Tray.
is to go into training for service
with Uncle Sans army which organ
i2ation must hand a knockout wallop
to Hindenburg and the kaiser. Thir-
ty-eight Of the men are from Grady
county, while six of the increment
are transferred here from other
boards.
There was the usual crowd at the
federal building yesterday when the
boys answered their first roll call,
and in every act of that crowd the
appreciation for what the boys are
doing was shown. The selectmen
came into their own last night when
they assembled as guests of the
Chickasha band at the big street
dance on Sixth street between Chick
asha and Kansas avenues
Taking it by and large, this bunch
appears to be fully the equal if not
more 50, Of any increment that has
gone forward from Chickasha. They
are fighters and want to fight All
are anxious to get busy with their
training, get "oyer there" and have
this thing wound up as quickly as
possible, il the conversation of the
lads can be taken as an Indication
81 have never been classed as a
fighter" said one lad. 81 mean,
have never been around looking for
trouble, but have been able to take
care of myself when somebody start.
ed something. That's just the way
figure this war. Uncle Sam didn't
start it, but he sure is going to be
there at the finish and the quicker
we get over there, the quicker we
are going to get the kaiser's goat"
The men assembled this afternoon
at the Federal building at $3.50, an
swered roll call and led by the
Chickasha band marched to the
Rock Island depot where they en-
trained for the camp. Chickasha as
a whole either marched with them
in the street or along the sidewalk,
keeping pace with the lads who are
going to round up Hindenburg and
brand him with big U. S.
The Red Cross, ever on the job
where there is something in connec.
ton with Uncle Sans army to be
done, was strongly in evidence. This
organization gave comfort bags
filled with the necessary articles, to
the men.
AS the men assembled on the plat
fern at the station waiting to clam
Der aboard, hundreds crowded around
them shaking their hands, wishing
them luck and congratulating them
on the chance to get lick at the
Huns. AS the train pulled away,
Grady county boy, leaning out of a
coach window, spied friend and
waving his hand yelled, Good bye,
Bill; I'll bring you lock of the kai-
scr's hair"
Henry c. McWhorter, George Dis
mukes and Adelbert Eldred are the
officers in charge of the troop, their
job being to keep them straight and
deliver them to the commanding Of
ficer Of the camp. Owen A. Amdall
was placed in charge Of the squad
from the southern board.
The list of men leaving here today
is as follows:
Division No. 1-Edd Burroughs,
Joseph P. Bryan, c. p. Idle, Henry
c. McWhorter, James NJ. Doris,
James P. Derichson, Robert Daniel
Ketner, George Dismukes, otie New
ton Turner, James Robert Riley, Jack
Bingham, Robert Irwin Odoms, Clyde