Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-02
Fifty-Three Leave Sauk County
for Camp Grant to Train for the
the War
ADDRESS Is GIVEN
BY LIEUTENANT RIESER
Tells Young Soldiers They viii
Have the Best Of Care---WOrd
From A. S. Kingsford

Today the nation observed Liberty
Day
In Baraboo the stores closed. in the
afternoon, the schools at 10 o'clock,
and forty-eight young men left for
war training at Camp Grant, Rockford.
Many flags floated from the business
section of the city and from the
homes in keeping with the day. The
crowd in town was very large. The
exercises for the young men were
held north of the courthouse in order
to protect the lawn in front.
THE EXERCISES
Mayor G. T. Thuerer had charge of
the exercises and Rev. G. E. Maves
invoked the divine blessing. The prin-
cipal speaker was Lieutenant Robert
M. Rieser, who recently returned
with his commission from Camp
Dodge, Des Moines, Ia. He gave some
thing of a picture of the work before
the fifty-three young men who stood
before him. He said that a doctor
would constantly look into their bar
racks. that their food would be con-
stantIv Inspected and that their camp
would be clean If there ar" any
wants for a soldier they will be looked
after.
He assured them thov would be
taught all along that the men in the
United States army are II led, not
driven. (Cheers.) He told of an in
stance at the front where mass OF
Germans marched upon P1 American
trench. but the boys did not wait for
them to come close a. hand before
coming forth The spirit jumped
right out of the trenches and drove
the enemy to flight. (Cheers.) In the
camp where he received his training
all we're more than willing, in fact,
anxious to go.
He urged those before them to write
often to their mothers. One of the
things that will be thrown at them all
the time will he cooperation. They
will go into a fight as a unit, and each
will stand bv the other. He urged
each to cultivate the friendship OF his
bunk mate. They will work together,
march together and fight together.
He said those from the country will
have the advantage of the city young
men in that they can stand more, es-
peciallv 1T the beginning.
He regarded this as great Oppor-
tunity. Freedom has been given us
and now there is given an opportunity
to fight for that freedom. (Applause)
SORRY HE COULD NOT GO
A. S. Kingsford said he was sorry
he could not wear a uniform, and as
sured the forty-eight that thase pres
ent and all America are back of them.
He spoke of this nation being in dire
peril. and said that not only are the
men in the army to do their might,
but it was for those at home to pur-
chase liberty bonds. He spoke Of the
fine spirit of enthusiasm that is grow
ing in the county.
NEARLY 500 GONE
MavOr Thuerer said that with the
So going today, 237 men had marched
away from the courthouse as these
were doing today. Those who went
with Company A and Company | bring
the grand total to about 500 men from
this county He dwelt upon the serl-
BUSINESS of the situation, and hoped
the day would soon arrive when all of
the little band before him would re-
turn to their homes in the county.
The company then marched to the
railway station, the order being as
follows:
Baraboo Marine band.
Boy Scouts.
Grand Army of the Republic.
Exemption Board and Citizens.
Pupils of the Public Schools.
The crowd at the station filled q
large area.
Of the 53 who went, 4S were in the
regular class, were transients and
specially inducted, i. e., they volun
C00r6Q anu dShSu W gu Will InS 10
The list follows:
John HOoseman. Reedsburg.
Willie Gehrke, Baraboo.
Arthur A Page, North Freedom.
Richard M. Gassen, La Valle.
Walter VIM. Klein. North Freedom
Edward Krueger, Reedsburg.