The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-02-19
Many Sign
Up For Army
Service
-
Large Number Taken
Care of Easily at
IL Registering Places.
HUMOROUS INCIDENTS
TIGHTEN PROCEEDINGS

TIGHTEN PROCEEDINGS
A total Of aga persons were
registered at the third rcgistra-
ton In Lincoln county; 230 OF
these being from Libby, the
others scattered over the dis
trict.
A large number of World
War | veterans marched up
to the registration places on
Monday throughout the ma
ton and signed up again for
service for Uncle Sam. There
were a number of these
overseas" soldiers who
signed on the dotted line
here in Lincoln county.
There is an element of humor in
this situation Inasmuch as the
United States did not enter the
first World War until in 1917, a.
little figuring will demonstrate
that that was Is years ago this year
Substract that age from the present
limit of As years leaves all World
War veterans ne&v signing up not
over 70 years old at the time of
that great conflict. And an age of
20 years--then as noW-Was too
young to go into the service. There
fore, the boys Of rs years ago plain
ly lied about their ages in order
to get into the great adventure.
And now they are caught again
when much of the first fire Of adj
venturous youth has died out New
ertheless many of them would still
be anxious to shoulder musket in
defense Of their country if Uncle
Sam would take them on.
One Libby man who was required
to register again on last Monday
was A years old on that very same
day Twenty-Five from A shows
that he was 10 years old at the
time the nation went into the first
big fray. He served in France in
the heavy artillery.
A 17-Year-OId Soldier
Another we'll known Libby man
gave his date of birth as the year
1900. Thus he was IL years old
when the clarion call came to him
to join the big push and go over
seas. At that time he said he was
81. He served throughout the war
in France, fighting through many
battles. 1t is said this fellow had
half the records in the court house
opened up in an attempt to prove
the date of his birth In talking mat
tiers over with former buddies, he
was asked what service he would
like to enter now. Dog robber for
a general he replied instantly. For
the benefit of the uninitiated, Dog
robber for general means a gen
erals orderly.
One Of the boys of today, who
was going into service for the first
time, had been looking on the wine
while it was still red in the cup
Just little bit too much of the time
He was determined that he was 60
ing to start out at once for SInga-
pore. That's all there was to it, he
was going to Singapore. AS is al
ways the case, a few of the lads
had been celebrating the big ex-
perience as some always celebrate
such affairs. Refreshments hac
consisted largely of the liquid vari-
ETY.. One remarked he would az
soon be in jail as in the army. HI
was told it was very easy to get lntt
Jail while still in the army. Thi
man will undoubtedly make a goot
soldier. A big majority OF then
will be fighting hell-cats when thu
time comes for them to hold up tn,
traditions of free men.
229 Register in Libby
ID. O. Mount, clerk of the loca
board, said 229 men registered il
Libby including those at the J
Neils camp at Warland who live il
Libby. In this number Of 229, Their
were eleven who were from outsid
counties but who registered here.
Selectees Leave
On this same day, % men fror
the first draft left for Missoula t
undergo final physical examinatio
and induction into the army if &C
cepted. Their names were publishe
last week. On the same day, 81
who had volunteered left for Fol
Lewis.
In Libby, Vernon Crotteau an
Bob Mahar, World War veteran
helped in the registering of tn
men Valuable assistance was ais
given by the county clerk and ri
corder's office, the treasurer's o
flee and by the county attorneys o
flee. This abundance of help mac
1T possible to move the registrar
through with minimum of tin
given to each man.
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