The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-07-26
BOYS LEAVE ON EARLY
TRAIN FOR CAMP DODGE
WEATHER INTERPRETED SOMEWHAT WITH
FAREWELL DEMONSTRATION FOR VALLEY
COUNTY'S QUOTA WHICH LEFT WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR IOWA CANTONMENT.

-, o. One hundred and sixty-fve more
mien m;un nave gone from Valley county to
sM1 sa,S .heir all in the ranks of the
Smo S".ulefs TOR democracy. Sergeant
0ross vi the Canadian recruiting officer
Mho mas seen three years Of service
IN me trenches gave the farewell tall
W lne boys Tuesday afternoon.
Owlng to the brief time allowed
aor ceremonies the program was not
50 elaborate as the ones given here.
tofore. Sergeant Cross is far from
ppeing platform orator, but beinu
lil,iiuI Gai1 OF experiences of the battle.
1elds, ne told the boys of some of The
CANCERS they could expect to meet cot
over there" He spoke of the most
Ia dangerous means of warfare emploved
oy the iHuns-liquid five and mnstard m
gas. The latter is no more Dangerous g
= lnah any other gas if the soldier dons
ms gas mask Immediately, but other
"iss 81 IL is a sure and terrible death
J.. me speaker advised the bows not
~ pe TOO lenlent in their attitude to.
ward the enemy. 1t doesn't nav He
Iited one instance when several hnnl
ureu Germans We're about to surrender
10 the Canadians. The latter wero
saving ammunition and were NOT as
yuiel MI vi as they should have been
When the Boches were near enounl
70 thelr captors they let loose severni
uoZen bombs killing about one hurr.
dred and fifty of the Canadians.
ut isn't so far to Berlin, but the
road is pretty rough" said Sergeant
Cross when someone asked him how
far it was. "The motto Berlin or
Bust is all right" he said, 81 started
out with the same idea, but instead
of Berlin it was bust for me-"
Before and following the speech
the Home Guard band played a few
excellent selections and the contingent
was escorted to the Baptist church by
the members of the Home Guard.
A delicious dinner had been pre-
pared by the ladies of several of
Glasgow's churches and was efficient
ly served by several girls. The ma
tional colors and sweet peas were
used profusely for decorations and
little button hole boquets were given
to each guest of honor.
In the evening another band concert
was given in the street and the Home
Guards gave an exhibition drill for
the benefit of the out Of town guests.
This was prematurely broken ur by
a steady downpour of rain winch
started in about 8 o'clock and lasted
the greater part of the night.
The dance which was to have been
the climax to the days entertainment
could not ge given at the bowery as
had been planned, so the rooms for
merly occupied by The Western Real
ty company We're utilized. The piano
was moved from the bowery and the
Glasgow Orpheum orchestra furnished
their usual good dance music.
At A o'clock Wednesday morning
the Home Guard signal and the
bugle reveile reused the Guard men,
bers-and the rest of the town-from
their peaceful slumbers. The depart
ing boys were awakened and escorted
to their breakfast and the train which
left at 1880 o'clock with the boys
from Valley, Blaine and Sheridan
counties. The train is scheduled to
arrive in Des Mones this afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock.
One important feature of the fare
well was the comfort kits made by the
Red Cross ladies and presented to the
boys. These little khaki bags about
six by twelve inches in size are val
liable addition to the soldiers pos
sessions which must necessarily be
limited, They contain everything
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