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iiMORE THAN \ II SI A ItIN WEEK TO rORT WRK.HT.onlt;* of Tree. urc sfaf * patriots leadin the nTf»trm recruiting# population considered—Another big «latat nrm headquarters.Montana sent more men. population considered, to Fort Wright in Spokane than any other state in the West, according to figures received last nightfrom Fort Wright by Recruiting Officer Harlan. More than 100 Montana young men appeared at the fort dur Ing the week ending Sunday to he assigned places in the regular tirmy. Eastern Washington and Idaho werefar under ih* Montana showingThe follow ing men left Butte lastnight for the Spokane barracks: OlafCaesar. Charles Mctlreal. J. A. Emlev. Alfred A R**uset Ralph A. Oilman,Harold B II oft man. J. Lyman Harrington. Cheater Willis. Thomas Ryan, David Batten, William Oliver. Aaron Steadman. Tallasium Johns, Frank C. Skedd. Ralph Steele, Frank J. Weir. David M. Thompson. Julius W. Mathews, Carle!on S M iclt; v, Arthur W Baron, A. D. McCallum, Qlen Green, I Jesse Working. Manuel E. Merilith, Arthur L trooper. Harold K. Martin, Max K Sobol, Sherwood W. Roach. James Cummings, John 8 Dudley and J. P. Hester.Each night a large crowd of friends and relatives gathers at the station tosay the final farewells. Where the men will be In a few weeks no one* knows, not even the recruiting officer, and there are mothers in the crowd, which forms every night, who feelthey may be saying gnod-by to their sons for the last time. There are no Jubilant scenes when the train pullsout. unless it be when some care-free miner receiving good wishes, said in a Jovial way. from a group of fellow Workers, or some young boy, imbued with the Joy of a new* experience, who sees only a life of thrills ahead, waveto their friends as the train pulls outTo these mothers and close relativesrealization of war has been brought home keenly.
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Anaconda Standard
Anaconda, Montana, US
Thu, May 31, 1917
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