Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-24
BOARDS PPERARt I'D SEND LAST Of
 FIRST DRAFT MEN
Both Offices Busy Prepar- ing for Entertainment of
 Nearly 300 Negroes.

The offices of both the local ex- emption boards have been humming for the past several days with prep arations for the entraining of nearly 300 negroes for Camp Pike Wednes- day morning. The sending of these men entails an enormous amount of filled out for each individual, records work, as numerous forms have to be of the board have to be prepared and all arrangements for the care of these men, their subsistence and quarters while in the city, have to be attended to by the board officers. However, all arrangements are now complete and 300 sturdy colored citizens of Jeffer- son county will board the train Wednes day morning to serve their country.
 Some trouble has been experienced, and board officials fearthat some of their registrants may suffer from a rumor that has gained wide circula- tion to the effect that the call had been postponed and that the men need not report. This rumor is emphati- cally denied by the officials and a warning is issued to all called to re- port without fail, as the penalty for not doing so is very severe-running to capital punishment in extreme cases.
 The following instructions are is- sued by the authorities for the guid- ance of men called:
 Failure to report promptly at the hour and on the dav named is grave military offense for which you may 11A ,%; 1ol N;11f,,1 e.; 4. report awith an intent to evade mili- tary service constitutes desertion from the army ofthe United States, which, in time of war, is a capital offense.
 "Upon reporting to your local board you will not need, and you should not bring with you, anything except hand bapoage. You will not be permitted to- take trunks Or boxes with you on the train. You should take only the following articles: A pair of strong comfortable shoes to relieve your feet from your new regulation marching shoes; not to exceed four extra suits of underclothing; not to exceed six ex- tra pairs of socks; four face and two bath towels; comb, a brush, a toothbrush, soap, tooth powder, raz- or, and shaving soap. It will add to your comfort to bring one woolen blanket, preferably of dark or neu- tral color. This blanket should be tightly rolled, the ends of the roll should be securely bound together and the loop of the blanket thus form ed slung from your left shoulder to your right hip.
 ''You should wear rough, strong clothing and a flannel shirt, preferably an olive-drab shirt of the kind issued to soldiers"
 Men called to report for militoary duty, February 26th. 1918, p. m., by board No. 1.
 Fred Thomas, Everett Leon Ram- sey, Will Williams, Charley Rogers, Timothy Walter Sutton, Zack Palmer. Frank Malone. Willie Street, Garland Jones, Johnnie Holmes, Will Morgan, Will Smith, Rubin Jacks, Monroe Lew is Johnson, James Buster Billups, Walter Primer; Ben Harris, Fred Washington, Charles Mobley. Charley Hutchinson, Alonzo Matthias, Henry Harris Howard Mitchell, Will Porter, Ed Brown, Joe Oliver, Charley Flaw kins, Eugene Quinn, Henry Patterson, Dave Thomas, Jesse Atwood, Harrison Rose. Geo. w. Sinclair, Arthur Gate wood, George Allen, Sam Russell, Nose James, Riley Gardner, George w. Mullen, Sigismon Coakley, Zack Brad Corprue. Chas. Hill, Asa Arrant, Rob- ley, Gabe Dewalt, Edgar Harris, Ed. ert Turner, Will Davis, George Will Hams, Charley Robinson, Edward Branch, John Schuler, Frank Reeves, Will Burnes, Will Brandon, Wiley Jackson, Curtis Edgar Fluker, James Jones, Jr., Joe Neeley, Timothy Ker- naghan, Frederick L. Lyles, Eddie c. Jones, James Wallace Hill, Andrew Jackson, Monroe Shepherd, Dave Will Hams, Aaron Bennett, Melvin Dun can, Cleveland More, Homer Johnson, John Brown, Edward Johnson, Oscar Eugene Williams.
 Alternates.
 Joe Shavers, Sam Ewings, Louie Ed dington, Lewis Walker, Albert Elliott, Clifton Cooke, Henry Thomas, Jule Morris, Ezra Mckinney, Marvin Mead Devall, James Johnson, Nathaniel ows, Joe Byrd, Robert Jackson, Ben Patterson, Steve Ferguson, Willie Turner, James Armstrong, Willie Mackel, Joshua Johnson, James Wall- CT.