Weekly journal-miner., 1918-05-01
(From Sundays Dally)

world all remnants of kaISeriSm, H
 iard-ilusclcd youths having started
 on the tourney to the training camp at Ft. Riley, Kans. The lads who left
 the city last night amid the cheers and lachrymose farewells of their relatives, friends and sweethearts, comprised the county's fifth contin- gent which has been sent forward
 since September last, and like the boys who have gone before, they will be put through course of intensive
 military training and rushed across the iorpcdo-infested Atlantic to that lan,l shrouded in mystery, drenched
 in blood and commonly referred to as somewhere in France"
 The young Americans to whom the
 city bdde a fond farewell last night at the Sarta Fc station were a happy burch of boys as the north-bound passenger train hauled their Pullman
 cut of the railroad yards and started them on their eastward journey. Not
 orc of them but had a smile upon his face and laughingly promised his friends that he would send them souvenir postal cards after he reached Pottsdam or Berlin, the lads women
 relatives and friends being the only ones who gave outward signs of any grief which might have been gripping their heart at this parting. The city had given the boys rousing fare we'll party, all thoughts of their busi.
 ness cares had been eliminated and nothing lay ahead of them but one of i the greatest adventures which any Of them had ever been called upon to participate in, an adventure which meant a trip to France eventually, and then after that the much-to-be- desired change of loading up the old Springfield or Enfield, drawing a bead on Boche head, pulling the trigger and sending a sin-Staincd soul down into the coal bunkers of His Satanic
 Majesty where it rightly belonged. And the boys were far from being down-heartcd over the prospect of this particular form of amusement, a kind of happiness which is denied the women, the older men and the kids. The boys reported to the local board at 10 o'clock in the morning. The first event upon the entertain mcnt program which had been pro- vided was the banquet served at the Owl at 5:30, to members of the ex- cmption board, a number of returned soldiers and several other speakers as well as the draftccS. Robert l.. Morrison acted as toastmastcr and. following the serving of an elaborate
 Ginner, the boys listened to a num- Der of short talks on varied and in tcrcsting topics Ralph Bell of Camp Verde responded to the toasts on be- half of the boys. w. w. Hush, hcld representative of the Red Cross, NJ.
 E. Hazeltinc, Dr. R. \. Looncy, Dr.
 Joseph Morhodgc and Lieutenant
 Yacgcr were among the guests who
 responded with fvc-minute talks.
 Shortly after the conclusion of the
 dinner party, the boys attended a theatre party as guests of the man agemcnt of the Elks' theatre. At the
 conclusion of the picture program, they listened to the lecture given in that theatre by Dr. Morhodgc. Two special numbers which had beeu pro- y:dcd for the entertainment of the boys. solos by Mrs Helen Boyle Uaworth and Miss Juanita Morrison. were greatly enjoyed, and at the con clusion of the program, the lads re- ported to the board in the United States court room. The roll was again called. and. the announcement made that Norman (. French had been chosen as captain for the trip to i the cantonmcnt, and that the boys would be under his command while on inc train. Six lcutcnants were selected to aid Capt. French in hand | ling the contingent, these officers be- i ing the following-namcd: William ].
 O'Bricn. Ralph Bell, Robert ]. Smith,
 lake Thcobold, Ralph Bishop and
 Harold (. Bodinc. The new troopers
 marched to the railroad yards where Pullman awaited them. At Ash i Fork the Pullman was picked up by
 special troop train which was being run east to carry part of the South
 crn California quota as we'll as the boys from Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado. It was said that by the time the special reached Camp Fun
 ston, it would be hauling at least 600 men. all of whom were a part of the
 second contingent to the second draft.
 The men who were chosen to make
 the trip to Camp Funston were se- lcctcd by the board members during
 ,hc morning, and the remainder of
 the men who had been called to re- port yesterday were told that they
 should conc in again on May 10 and | take another chance on being selected ' for the trip 10 the cautonmcnt. The men selected yesterday were repre-
 scntativcs of great number of trades and orruDatiOuS \ larnC number of