Weekly journal-miner., 1918-05-29
(From Tuesdays Dailv.)

One of the biggest demonstrations 10 take place in Prescott since the days of twenty years ago when Buckley O'Neill and his Rough Rid CTS left the city to participate in the toy war of 1898 occurred here yes tcrday, the occasion for the hilarious and at the same time pathetic gath ering of the citizens being the de- parturc of l23 of Yavapai's finest young Americans for the cantonment at Deming, N NJ. This was the first contingent of the draft men to take its departure during daylight hours, and the city made holiday of the lcave-taking. the residents turning out en masse to give the boys a heartfelt and tear-stained farewell. Accompanying the Yavapai lads were l9 other young fellows who accom- panied the local contingent upon transfers issued by other boards, the entire number of boys entrained reaching 142 The contingent got away at one o'clock p. m., four coaches making up the special train which hauled them to Phoenix.
 5000 People at Depot
 Fully 5000 persons gathered at the Santa Fe station to see the rockies leave. The newly-formed Prescott band was on hand and the cheering and noisy farewells were interspersed with martial strains, strains which blended happily into the spirit of the gathering, and brought tears to a large number of the feminine specta- tors, and caused most of ihe men in the gathering to sincerely wish that they, too, were aboard the special setting out on the long and uncer- lain journey to the war-ridden areas of France and Belgium.
 In Fine Fettle
 If any of the lads aboard the train were heavy-hearted, they succeeded in camouhaging the fact from the populace in a manner most admir- able Cheers and the typical yells ! of the COW country were the notes that predominated the vocal efforts of the boys aboard the train. One young cowpuncher, clad in the habiliments of the range land, climbed to the top of one of the | coaches and let the world know that he wasn't bit down-hearted at the prospects of getting across the At lantic and having an opportunity to rope or hog-tie a kaiser, an emperor, | crown prince, or most any other crowned head which wasn't in sym pathy with the big job Uncle Sam has on hand just now.
 Goodbye Yavapai, Hello France"
 The train got away just at one o'clock, and as the engine whistle -hrieked its farewell and the band played Goodbye Broadway, Hello France" the waving and cheering nome folks got their final look at the last of the Yavapai county Class IA youths, who, when they next appear in Prescott, will be the )ronzed and toughened veterans who will have all the glory and honor on .heir shoulders which will attend hem for having had an actual and perhaps none too pleasant hand in he gigantic task of beating the Huns back into the very confines Of the ,ity of Berlin. Some of the bunch may return to Prescott after having been eye-witnesses of the ceremonies which will be incident to the hoisting )f the grand old flag on the tallest lag pole in the kaiser's capital, just Is some of the Rough Riders in SoS came back after they had seen he Spaniard put to flight and the Stars and Stripes raised high over he ramparts of Santiago de Cuba. The starry banner is going to Der in just as certainly as it went to Havana and Santiago, although per Iaps the job will not be accomplished