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FIRST TWO DRAFTED MEN TO LEAVE GOSHEN FOR NEW NATIONAL ARMYTRAINING CAMP AT LOUISVILLE.aII3's-tsDONALD F. STIVER.WALTER L. PROBST.:omThe first two drafted Goshen resi-dents, to leave this city for the new national army training-camp at Louisville, Ky.f (Camp Zachary Taylor), left here this morning on the 8:27 Big Four train and will report at the cantonment tomorrow. They are Donald F. Stiver and Walter L. Probst. Others who have been drafted into mili-' tary service of the United States areilreIno-tdleC.alscheduled to depart as follows: Howard L. Pelfley of Goshen, tomorrow; Alvin J. L. Stiver of Millersburg nd Charles V* Bonfield of Goshen Friday; and Paul Zollinger and Gleun W. Ju-| day of Goshen Saturday.Mr. Stiver, who will be 23 years of age Sept. 22, is a sou of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Stiver of No. 506 South Fifth r- j street and was born at Leesburg, Ind. n- j When live years of age he came tq Go-j slien with his parents. After graduating from the Goshen city schools' in 1912 he entered the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, graduating from the law department of that institution in 1916. Soon after he began reading law In the office of Edward' B. Zigler at Elkhart where he was located when the conscription act went into effect. Mr. Stiver registered in Goshen. His number was drawn early. He passed the physical tests and did not enter claim for exemption.In his school days here Mr. Stiver was a Democrat carrier boy.Walter L. Probst is 24 years old and the son of John Probst, jr., of White Pigeon, Mich. About a year ago he came to Goshen as traveling salesman for Armour Co., Chicago packers, j and has made his headquarters here, residing at the Crescent cafe. Prior to locating in Goshen Mr. Probst work-FISreis-ofISieised out of South Bend, where his sister, Mrs. Clarence Goheen, lives at No. 811 LaSalle avenue. Complying with the army draft law Mr. Probst registered in Goshen. In the lottery his number was drawn early. He reported to the Goshen district exemption board for examination, was given a clean bill of health and did not ask exemption. Armour Co. have assured him employment equal to that he has been compelled to give up whenever be is discharged from military service.As members of the new national army. which is being trained for sendee in Europe, Mr. Stiver and Mr. Probst, as privates, will be paid $30 per month.Drafted men of the first five per cent contingent in leaving for the mobilization camps were directed in regulations Issued yesterday to take a minimum of civilian clothing and personal belongings. Toilet articles, towels and handkerchiefs were recommended and no objection was made to two changes of underclothing but other articles were frowned upon.Attention was called to the fact that civilian clothing will be discarded when cramp is reached and to those not desiring to send such apparel back home, it was suggested that clothing not worth keeping be worn. The men were allowed to carry only light hand baggage on the train and as suit cases and baud bags were not allowed for permanent use in camp articles were packed in bundles.Before reporting to the local board, drafted men should have their hair cut very short, should be bathed and wear clean clothing. To insure quick com-muuication with his family each recruit is advised to provide himself with post cards or stamped envelopes.
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Goshen Democrat
Goshen, Indiana, US
Fri, Sep 07, 1917
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