South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-23

calls for volunteers.
Tonight they will be in camp at
Louisville. KY. and for the first time
IN many Of their lives they viii hear
the clarion call of assembly and
'reveiue" AT sun up Wednesday.
They Will be an embryonic lot to-
morrow but three months from now,
should the Hun last that long, the
boys from here steel helmeted and
with -he Stars and Stripes and Tri-
color leading, will 20 over the top
and give em hell with a prayer i'm
their hearts and the Yankee yell on
their lips
10000 Bid Farewell.
Probably 10000 persons, mothers,
fathers. wives and sWeethearts bade
them God speed this morning. They
left at o'clock just as the toilers
i'm the factories. where the steel that
awes the Hun is being moulded into
the many triukets cherished 10y
Mars, were stripping for action.
Even nature smiled this morning
when the $50 went away. A breeze
whipped the Colors" straight out
toward the young men who follow
ed. and the measured tread of the
home guards set the pace for the
future defenders. while the national
anthem and tie stirring revolution
AIRY hymn of France rendered by
EIbels' and the Is. OF r. bands in
spired the thousands who thrOnged
the streets with the true spirit for
which America is attempting 90 up
hold throughout the world
Tears were shed Some mothers
tainted and many young wives were
ptiful m their frail dependence up
ON the hero who was leaving. But
there was no misery. Pride alternat-
lug with "reminiscences of the time he
was little fellow when peace
smiled upon the nation and the
thoughts Of his arrival home again
perhaps prompted the tears.
Others smiled and they kept smil-
ing until the train steamed away.
rhiS vas the war spirit which some
have alrca-y learned better than
others. one mother who has sent
one boy 90 the navy and the other
.uI las- this morning. waved ner
hand iu reinsurance and answered
the proud grin of her boy from the
momeut he climbed aboard.
Although it was the largest con-
.mseut that south Bend has sent or
may send to tine front. The sacrifice
If many families had It's effect i'm
VARIETY OF ways EuIisJments i'm
creased az the army navy and
marine recruiting stations today. AT
.he office OF board 40. 1 Noah
EIadstrcet OF This city appeared this
morning with his mother whom ne
aas been supporting and waived his
,IaIm of exemption His mother de
ided 20 gee along -ome way with
out him and iu typical American
phraseoIogy he was rchled to
Ee8th Go co.
oliver Not iu City.
Joseph ID oliver. Jr. -ou ut the
.rcI pillow manufacture and chair
man of the state War Savings COM
llttee and the county council OF de
.nsc did not appear iu his home
.t> today To- leave with the CON
r-tnt fu fact board so Off
rsf- -t...ea to-day that thcy were un-
abb, to -ct auy satisfaction from the
.ssrI al Washington. u e. where
Young oliver has been employed.
Either oliver mas not presented
himself for examination AT Wash
.nston. pursuant 20 our instructions.
er the board there has not given him
Lac examination" said one official
81 the local board Oliver wired the
.oeaI board for his Induction papers
.u4t he mieht go 90 Camp Meade.
MARYLAND Before he does that it is
aeee--ar, that The Washington
.aard si,t him au examination and
r.pof. back 20 this board No queries
snt washington have been respond
ld to. thus far
WooI,crton VIII be There.
Hush Woolyerton. son Of Jacob
NooIt ertou 90 the 81 Joseph Coun-
3 a. savings bans. ON the other