Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-07-09
MORE MARATHON COUNTY
SELECTS DEPARTED
THIS MORNING
Given Usual Patriotic Send Off-Left
For Columbus Barracks

|
men departed from Wausau this morn
ing, numbering ninety-six in all. They
gathered at the court house yester-
day, where they were received into
the service of their country, answered
to roll call, photographed by w. I,
LaCerte, and excused until nine O'Clock
this morning.
This forenoon they assembled at the
court house again at the hour stated
| above, receiving their final inStruc-
lions for entraining for Columbus
Barracks, Ohio. The usual patriotic
exercises were held in the circuit court
room. Fred Genrich delivered a beau
tiful patriotic speech to the selects.
telling them in a few chosen words
the purpose for their departure from
this community. Mr.. Genrich said:
You go to preserve the splendid in
/ situations and this wonderful country
OF ours, its liberty and freedom. I
| see wet eyes aH1ong the mothers. sis
tiers, sweethearts, fathers and broth
| ers, but it is now that we back home
| must show our bravery like the bows
| are doing, who are leaving us. Let
US all cheer them uD as much as we
can and our God-speeG goes with them.
We all pray and hope for your safe
| RETURN, and always remember that we
are continually backing you in this
great cause
| DR.. A. w. Trevitt presented the
selects with a handsome American
flag, donated to the boys by C. Kings
bury, OF this city. DR.. Trevitt said:
| You go away under this banner, and
under this flag you will fight. We
pray that you will bring it back un-
sullied."
While the exercises were going on.
the relatives and friends of the, selects
were gathering on the court house
square, awaiting the appearance of the
boys, so that farewells and God-speed
could be sent with them. The Tenth
Regiment band made their first ap-
pearance in new uniforms, and fur
nished music. The parade was formed
on JEFFERSON street, headed by the
band, followed by Company C, Tenth
infantry, Wisconsin State Guard, the
members OF the Exemption boards,
representatives of the Wausau Chapter
OF the Wisconsin Loyalty Legion, and
the Marathon County Council of De-
tense, followed by relatives and
friends. There was large crowd out
to see the boys off. At, the depot
Wausaus Regimental band played sew
eral selections and the large gather
ing waited to see the boys get on the
1O:42 st. Paul train, and staid on the
grounds until the train was out of
view.
The boys were presented with
Smiieage Books" and Housewives"
The librarian supplied the fellows with
lots OF good reading material in the
shape OF magazines and books. Neal
Bullion, boys secretary at the Y. M. c..
A., accompanied the selects as far as
Chicago, as q representative of the
"Y' distributing reading matter also.
FROM Chicago Mr.. Bullion will go to
Lake Geneva, where he will enter the
Boys summer camp under the direc-
ton OF the "Y" A large tobacco fund
was also collected in a flag by enter
prls1ng citizens here for the selects.
On Monday July Is, four men from
each district are to be sent to Chi
cago for special mechanical training.
On the 18th of July large conting-
ent will leave again, including fifty
men from each district. The selects
will go TO Columbus Barracks, Ohio.
Following is the list of BOYS leay-
ing Wausau this morning:
FIRST DISTRICT
Frank Szemborski, Marathon.
Charles Decker, Stratford.
r. A. o. Hanenkrat, Edgar.
Gustav H. Pickruhn, Hamburg.
Paul Bach, Marshfield.
JOhp n
John w. Krees, Rozellyilla.
Leo Schelb, Stratford
Arthur Hintz, Wausau.
Leo Wisnewski, Edgar.
Geo. A. Kruger, Athens.
Frank Schweighofer, Stratford.
Henry A. Mattick, Abbotsford.
Arthur Foltz, Milan.
Otto Grebe, Wausau.
Anton Wirkus, Edgar:
Fred c. Lillge, Stratford.
Wally Bry, Mosinee.
George Deiler, Dancy.
Herman Adams, Athens.
Peter Fischer, Mosinee.
Fred b. Passow, Mosinee.
Jos. Kubisiak, Mosinee.
Leo j. Stoekheimer, Rockville.
Joseph A. Hayes, Stratford.
Joe Jahnes, Athens.
Jacob Nickolai, Rockville.
John j. Knetter, Edgar.
John Lemanski, Edgar.
Harry Hanowitz, Mosinee.
Roman ]. Stieber, Marathon.
Raymond Novicke, Edgar.
Roland Prehn, Spencer.
Peter Weyer, Mosinee.
Thomas Brenton, March.
Leland B. Smith, Unity.
Edward Brushaber, Athens.
Jos. A. Peter, Athens.
Fred j. Fenhaus, Marathon.
Mike Fischer, Edgar.
Adolph Gerlach, Milan.
William Goetsch, Marshfield.
Anton Rinquist, Spencer,
Emil Kraft, Hamburg.
Paul Zettler, Stratford.
Edwin Maahs, Merrill.
Henry Sulzer, Marathon.
Geo. j. Oppman, Rockville.
John Teresinski, Athens.
Fred Becker, Athens.
Robert Hoeft, Naugart.
Eric A. Zepp, Edgar.
William Stemler, Stratford.s
c. NJ. Wedeking, Abbotsford.
Joseph Wisnewski, Edgar.
|. Edgar A. Coerper, Mosinee.
Robert A. Hahn, Marshfield.
Christ A. Busche, March.
SECOND DISTRICT
George R. Bennett, 529 Jackson st,
Andrew Verciniak, Knowlton.
Alfred l.. Leannis, POI Seymour st.
Paul G. Kruger, 124 4th. Ave. S.
Leo Zastrow, Wausau.
Arthur W. DuChaine, Wausau.
John Koziczkowski, Galloway.
Harry f. Kinzell, 2409 Sixth ST.