Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-04-02
News Of Our Soldier BOYS.

been serving in the army as CAPTAIN
has been promoted, having been hon
ored with commission as Major a
few days ago. He is a West Point
graduate and son of Mrs. Minnie
Briscoe, formerly of this county.
DR.. l.. N. Allen, of Gaylord, Clarke
county, Va, has gone to Fort Ogle-
thorpe, Ga. Several months ago he
offered his services to the government
and last week was ordered to report
for duty at the Georgia fort.
Samuel H. Baker grandson of Col.
S. H. Higginbotham, of Wheatland,
this county, and brother of Henry S.
ing gone over with the Washington
and Lee University hospital unit, has
finally gotten into the army service,
after three unsuccessful attempts
Mr.. Baker, who is just 81 years of
age, has been connected with the civil
engineering department of the Penn
sylvania Railroad at Brownsville, Pa,
and he is now going to Camp Grant,
Rockford, ILL.,, to join the engineer
corps of the army.
Mr.. Baker volunteered his services
last fall, but was rejected because of
a slight defect of the eyesight. He
made two other attempts to enlist,
but was again rejected.
Recently he went to Washington,
where he passed an excellent physical
examination, and the defect in his eye
sight was found to be so slight that
it was waived, and he was admitted
into the service.
Wager Brown. son of Mrs 6
Howell Brown, formerly Of Charles
Town, is in the infantry, and is in
training at Camp Logan, Houston,
Texas. The Advocate has a letter
from him giving his experience in
camp, and this will later be published
John P. Lee who has held a posi-
ton as an electrician with the North
ern Virginia Power Company, is now
at Camp Lee awaiting orders to go
to France. He will qualify as an cleo
trical expert with the Overseas forces.
Mr.. Lee volunteered fer service last
summer, but was accepted only about
amonth ago when he was ordered to
Camp Lee.
The fourteen Jefferson County men
who will answer the emergency call
on Tuesday evening next will go to
Camp Lee. Their cantonment was not
made known when the call was first
issued, but has been announced since.
Sergeant Ira Lowe, who left Shep-
herdstown last fall with the National
recruits at Camp Lee, some time ago
volunteered in the tank section of the
army and was sent to Camp Meade
for further instruction, and it is be-
lleved that he is now or will be soon
in France.
First Lieutenant John P. Bishop,
who has been in training at Camp
Taylor, Louisville, KY, since last fall.
will leave in a few days for northern
Italy.
Another Jefferson cosnty boy has
reached France without any discom-
future from the submarines. He is
Joseph Thompson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles H. Thompson, of Mill
vile. Joe enlisted in the marine corps
on December 10 in Washington. I'm
mediately afterward he was sent to
Paris Island, South Carolina for train
ing. The finish was put to his pre-
paration for marine service at Guam
tico, Va. From there he was sent to
the land of Lafayette.
General Cronkhite, commandment at
Camp Lee, Virginia, says that if pos
sible every officer and enlisted man in
the 80th division who desires it will
be given five-day furlough before
leaving for France. This includes
practically all of the soldiers from this
section who were in the first draft and
who have been in training at Camp
Lee.
Two colored registrants, George
Franklin King and Charles Good,
neither of whom had returned his
QUESTIONABLE were sent to Camp Lee
yesterday morning. King had been
out of the county, and said he had not
received his QUESTIONABLE, nor had he
any kind of notice that he was wanted.
Good, however, although he sent in no
QUESTIONABLE, voluntarily came for
physical examination.
William White, Jr., a colored sea-
man, who has been on an American
transport in the Atlantic service since
the declaration of war against Ger
many a year ago is at his old home at
Halltewn for a short furlough. Since
his enlistment he has travelled $4,000
miles, including two voyages to
France. His boat has been attacked
on several occasions without sustain
ing serious damage. None of his crew
has been injured.