Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-01

information relative to the affairs
Of soldiers still in service or dis
charged. is official and furnished the
Free Trader-Journal by government
recruiting officers, who make 1t their
business to keep themselves we'll
posted on all matters pertaining to
government insurance and other i'm
portant details vital to the interests
Of the men who served with the col
ors during the war with Germany.
Officers From Illinois.
The regular army carries 10000 of
ficers ON its rolls; OF this number,
900, more than one-sixth, rose from
the ranks. Almost one thousand for
mcr privates Of the regular army have
In this respect, Illinois has given one
major general. twenty seven colonels,
forty.fOur lieutenant colOncls, sixteen
majors and many officers of minor
tom as prvates; besides many West
Pointers. Two of the lieutenant col
oncls, William f. W. MacKinley and
Guy y Wyman are Ottawa boys.
In the spring of 1877, congress
made provision for 10000 officers and
instituted the officers training camps,
for the purpose of giving military
education in three months. Then a
nation wide search was made for
good material.
There were few to choose from,
md the OK .soldier who had held rank
as corporal or as sergeant was
picked man with the instructors at
the training camps. Leadership was
% him the most natural thing in the
world, he knew all the details of the
game, he realized the relative import.
ance of every occurrence and of cV-
cry order that came to his attention
for solution and action
The cx soldicr had Travelled half
way round the world: he had mingled
With the allied troops garrisoDed IN
China: he had learned to adapt him
self to a strange climate: and he
loved natures crudest elements just
as much as the home staying youth
fears the open with it's wildness.
The man who knew was ntrust-
ed with the responsibility Of import
ant commands in the field; to him
was given the task of drilling, in
structinE and in other ways Of form
ing the emergency soldier.
Following is list of the regular
army officers from Illinois, all Of
whom rose from the ranks
One major general Iarboard, Jas.
G.
Thirteen colonels- Bell, James f.;
iInusherty, James j.; IIarkcr, Thos.
r. = Hartman, Edward r.; IIigard,
Milosh r.; Johnson Frederick c.;
Keesling, Frederick H.. Sargent, Ar
thur l.; Kcrrick, Harrison s.; Morse,
Arthur W; Wing, Franklin F.; Sea
man, A. Owen; Voris. Alvin c.
Twont. six lieutenant colonels
Barnard. Joseph H.; Campbell Stalev
A. Clark. Charles A. Clarke, Walter
f.; Conway, Wylie r.; Dowell. Cassi-
us; ellis, George s: Graham, Alden
NJ: Gregg. Lavergue H.; Hunsaker,
irwin H.; Johnson, Harold B.; Kusnik,
Joseph v; Lcasure. Shelby c.; +Mac-
kir,ay, William +. w; Megill, Sch
rIns c.; Mueller Albert r.; Robin
tpn Oliver p, Sampson, Odiorne r.;
Schmidt, Charles O.; Scott, Walter j.:
Smith, Kidwin; Stahl, Henry G.;
Stoll, William c.; Trumbo, George
A. f.; Wagner, Alvin H.; *Wyman,
Coy II.
Eleven majors Hecox. Floyd c.;
Jobson, Clarence F.; Livesay, Will
liam; Mcneil, Thomas F.; Pollin,
George A.; Smallcy, Henry X; Ste
Nens, James A.; Terry, Carl c.. Tur-
ncr, Frank A.; Willoughby, Rcxford
f., Wrona, William J.
*Ottawa's allotment of enlisted men
who climbed high in the regular army
service.
This list does not include fourteen
colonies. eighteen lieutenant colonel
and five majors who claim Illinois as
their native state, but who were born
outside Of the United States. These
also rose from the ranks.