Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-24
LEAVE TOMORROW
AOJUrANr GENERAL REvlSES
PREPARATIONS FOR ENTRAIN.
ING SELECTS TO JEFFERSON
BARRACkS--MiSTAkE MADE IN
DATe-SHOULD HAVE BEEN
MAY q.

Ottawa's plans for honoring twenty
flve selects with q suitable parade
. and send-on prior to their entraipment
for Jefferson barracks at 3.o5 this
afternoon, were thrown into turmoil
late last night when the local exemp.
tion board received deferred orders
to hold the increment back and in
stead OF sending them as originally
planned to move them out of town
Saturday morning
The orders. responsibility for which
Is traced to the adjutant generals
ONCE. originally called for entrain.
ment April cath. In the revised man.
date the adjutan' general command.
ed that the men be held until the 25th
His word being law in this regard all
Ottawa's preparations for fit,lngly
Godspeeding the boys on their way
were given temporary So, back
Hundreds of people came down town
~
to participate in the farewells Crea,
disappointment was expressed when
the crowds learned that the belated
ruling had seriously switched the or.
der of things
Responsibility for the confusion is
placed on the authorities at Sprjne
held by the local board The adm
tant geQera's Office in clarifying IFS
position in the matter blames the tele. |
graph Office. 1t does nof matter
where the blame lies The twenty.
hve brave young men will benefit I'M
der the order They gel An additional |
afternoon and night to spent with |
their families before going into train
ing.
According to the adiutant generals |
stan the Original order should have
called for entrainment on April q |
Streator and La Sale both sent con |
tingents out on that day The order
which was received here fixing the
date for sending the local increment
on May 18th. Considering their word
official, the board proceeded with its
details, compiled the list and gave on,
the announcement that March "a had
been named the date for sending the
second May call into service.
Then came inquiries from Spring.
field as to why Ottawa had not sent
its men on. Explanations were made
In accordance with the word received
here. Followed allegations from
Springfield that the telegraph com
pany, either here or at tn. state capi
tai had erred and sent out an incor
rect message, The telegram plainly
shows May Gath" on its face.
The inability TO make proper con
hections for st. Louis. at Aurora
compelled a revision of the plans for
this reason the increment was held
back until tomorrow morning. at
which time all the preparations for
giving the boys rousing send.oe
VIII be carried ou, as though nothing
had happened to interfere with the
arrangements made for today.
Mobilize Today.
; The men were modified this morn.
ing at o'clock in the armory, and
after they were inducted into th,
service, and given their instructions
they we're allowed to go on their wa,
until 6;30 O'Clock tomorrow morning
when they will report at the armory.
Twenty.six men reported One man
Lorenzo J. I.ockhart. pf Lincoln. was ,
transferred here frow the Lincoln
board
r. ]. Kelly will he the squar chief ,
In charge of the increment. and the =,
three lieutenants will be Samuel w
Raymond. John w l'eehan and Gil
bert j Ward. \
The revised list of twent, six men
for service will be. q
Lorens J Iochhart. Lincoln.
Charles A Ru,ledge Decatur.
Ole Peterson DAYTON. I