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Atlanta Moved by Farewell to the National Army Boys
Hundreds Gather to Witness Pa
rade of Selectmen on Way
to Camp.
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They didn’t want to fight, but, if it
was necessary, they could and would
fight valiantly ard to the last.
Men File in Silently.
There was little talking among the
men as they filed up the steep steps,
through the screened door, and to the
desk of the enrolling officer, Each
man carried a small handbag or a
bundle. In these wers the plcture of
mother and sweetheart and a few
trinkets, All their other property
had been left behind., Henseforth,
they will lead the simple life. Their
every need will be supplied by Uncle
Sam.
When the men had registered they
passed through the oppasite door.
Thers four officers for each organiza
tion awaited them beside a sign
marked with the branch of the serv
ice as “artillery” or “infantry.” When
a dozen or more of the men had been
assigned to one regiment or battery,
an officer would march the drafteea
to their regimental headquarters
where the adjutant would assign them
to a company and to quarters, What
ever ever equipment happened to be
availabl ewas given immediately to
the men.
A shower of rain had settled the
dust before the Atlanta contingent ar
rived. The conditions were ideal for
the welcoming of the new army. The
sun beamed warmly, but not exces
sively so. Oeccasional expressions of
astonishment at the size of the camp
were heard from the men as they
strode down the cantonment streets
with their leutenants. Many had seen
the place when it was covered with
corn fields and pine thickets. That
was only three months ago,
Begin Training at Once.
The Atlanta and DeKalb 6 per cent
men will begin their martial training
immediately after they had been as
signed to quarters, Thelr colonels
took command immediately, led them
out on the parade ground and began
teaching the school of the soldier,
“The men who arrtved this morn
ing,” said Colonel Lindsey, of the
325th Infantry, “will be veterans by
“There’s a Rogers Store Near You”
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Take it with you
has caught on big
Conservation of every resource is the keynote every
where. It means the elimination of every possible ex
pense. The patrons of these stores reap the benefit of
our non-delivery system, and the amount thus saved
goes into their pockets.
Choice Selected Full Peck,lslbs33¢c
Irish Potatoes Half Peck, 7 1-21bs 17¢c
Take it with you—save money.
Swift’s Premium Hams, Ih. 2614¢
Take it with you—save money.
California Malaga Grapes, 15¢ value, b, . . . 11¢
T'ake it with you—save money.
Crystal White Soap, 10 cakes, 42¢
Take it with you—save money,
eceived fresh daily
l cremey BUTTER 55 552~ 45 ¢ ‘
Take it with you—save money.
Swift’s Butterine, b. . . . . 30c
Take it with you—save money. ‘
Campbell’s Soups, al varicties, 10c
Take it with you—save money.
Salt Meat,h. . . . . . 23%¢c
Fake it with you—save money.
SUGAR Onm:hd I‘ ")S. & ¥ V) : $1
Take it with you—save money.
N ey ewy dmn Double
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Take # with you—save money.
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" THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
the time the others arrive. They can
learn a whole lot in an afternoon.”
It will be the policy of the officers
to keep the minds of the conscripts
occupied entirely for the first few
days, to prevent them fro languishing
over the memories of tearful fare
wells. As the uniforms will not be
available for several days, the men
will drill in the clothes they wore to
the cantonment,
The work at the offset will be light,
but the men will be expected to learn
everything thoroughly. According to
intelligence, they will be separated in
squads, so that particularly apt pupils
will not be hindered by the slow ones,
First Meal This Evening.
The first meal for the men will be
served at § o'clock this e¢vening when
the mess of each organization will
open. Irish stew and potatoes will
be the main fare for the first meal.
The first new army men to report
at Camp Gordon were the representa
tives of DeKalb, who arrived at 10
o'clock, in two big tourish cars, They
were nine in number. In charge of
this groap were Selection Chairman
J. C. Johnson, and the examining
physician, Dr. W, J. Houston.
’ The first private to come under the
Jurisdiction of the 3,000 officers who
\have been in camp since August 29
was Henry D. Peavey, of Stone Moun
‘ tain.
~ He is a big, rawboned, six-foot
farmer, with a sun-reddened face and
gray eyes. As he assisted in the
building of the war city, Peavey was
'no stranger at the cagnp.
When asked how he felt, Peavey
responded, with a broad smile: “I'm
ready for service. We are going to hit ‘
and hit hard when our time comes,
For myself, | want our men to be the
first to go to France.”
Peavey's number in the great lot
tery was 258, the first drawn, a num
ber which named 4,000 men as soldiers
of freedom. He is a single man and is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Peavey,
of Stone Mountain. When the six
foot infantryman-—he was assigned to
the 325th Infantry-—gets homesick or
weary he can look over toward Stone
Mountain’s rounded top, which keeps
perpetual watch over the cantonment.
How DeKalb Men Were Listed.
Out of the nine who reported from
DeKalb, six were classified as labor
ers, two as barbers, and one as an
engineer. Most of the men were well
dressed and athletic looking, with in
telligent, frank, .boyish faces. The
lineaments of all but one showed that
they were of old American stock,
whose ancestors were the men of
Washington and Marfon, T.ee ana
Jackson. Just as liberty loving and
just as appreciative of his American
citizenship was Russell A. Kline,
whose sires were foreign, but sought
the protection of the land of the free
and the home of the brave.
The names of the DeKalb men as
they reported were: Henry D. Peavey,
Guy W, Queen, 11. E. Christian, J. M.
McClelland, Phil Haushalter, Russell
A. Kline, K. R. livesey, Sam B, Swann
and N. A. Davidson.
Army officers who saw the arriving
conscripts in groups around staff
headquarters expressed hearty ap
proval of the newcomers.
The arriving men had the personal
attention of both General Swift and
his chief of staff, Lieutenant Colonel
Preston Brown, although the heaviest
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A group of Atlanta’s sons who departed Wednesday morning for Camp Gordon, the city’s first contribution to the national army. This picture was taken im
mediately after the luncheon tendered the draftees at the Piedmont Tuesday noon by the Rotary Club. Front row, M. L. Vannerson, T. A. Glover, C. P. Smith, L.
D’Pratt, L. S. Tounsley, J. H. White, B. S. Jones, Charlie Vacallis, J. T. Wells, Jr., E. E. Manning, C. B. Fleming. Second row, standing, E. T. Woodhan, ‘‘Bob”’
Smith, J. F. Huckaby, O. T. Dennard, C. W. Hilton, Willis M. Timmons, Rotarian president; Major General Eben Swift, Mayor Asa G. Candler, J. F. Gay, Robert E.
Cox, R. J. Thompson. Back row, Eugene T. Johnson, E. E. Worley, S. J. Mankin, George 8. Hart, T. D. Warren and J. H. Taylor.
duties fell to Major Thompson, the
divisional adjutant.
Twelve Noncoms Named.
Twelve noncommissioned officers
were appointed by General Swift on
Wednesday. They are the men who
failed to win commisisons at Fort
McPherson, but who were patriotic
enough to enlist on the conditions that
they would be made noncoms. As
they stood in a little group before
headquarters they were looked upon
as martyrs by the regular army offi
cers and the men who were successful
in the training school. Many officers
went up to shake hands with their
former feilow students in the training
camp. A number of instructors at the
camp expressed regret that they had
missed their commissions, but gave
encouragement to them. The non
coms have yet a chance to climb the
ladder of military fame,
The men with the names of their
organizations are as follows: C. A.
S&mith, Birmingham, 3334 Infantry;
C. D. Powell, Jr.,, Rirmingham, 321st
Artillery; E. A. Randall, Atlanta, train
headquarters; H. G. Turner, Calro,
320th Machine Gun Battalion; H, P.
Harper, Columbus, 307th Englneers;
8. P. Mabson, Newnan, 319th Artil
lery; C. D. Bagwell, Atlanta, 327th
Infantry, and H. B. Hodgson, Athens,
328th Infantry; John W. 8. Fousse,
Macon, 319th Machine Gun Battalion;
E. L. Clayton, Woogatock, 321st Ar
tillery, and I. B. Willlams, Washing
ton, 328th Infantry, |
The men were made sergeants. |
New Generg! Headquarters., |
General Swift Wednesday moved
his headquarters into the bullding es- |
pecially designed for him. The car
penters had no sooner announced that
they were through with the house
than Lieutenant E. D. Moran, an aide,
began moving the general's furniture
with a Ford truck.
The general has been rather
cramped for quarters gince his arriv
al at the camp. ‘With his staff he oc
cupied a little three-room farmhouse,
facing the railway tracks. This little
house, when designed, never was in
tended to be the place whence radiat
ed the orders affecting 40,000 men.
The general shared his quarters with
the divisional adjutant and the tele
graph companies.
Henry Francis West, fleld director
of the Red Cross for Camp Gordon,
spent Wednesday at the cantonment
getting ready for his work. As soon
as possible a special Red Cross
headquarters will be erected.
.
Impressive Good-bye
A :
Given Atlanta Boys
Atlanta's first youthful offering to
the great national army was sent
away upon the path of glory Wednes
day morning. But not exactly with
a smile,
In spite of. the band that did its
brave best, in spite of sunshine and
fluttering bunting, In spite of hand
clapping and a stout-hearted cheer
now and then, the departure for Camp
‘Gordon of the first 5 per cent of the
idrutt quota from Atlanta and Fulton
County was the sort of occasion that
‘gets under your shirt and clutches at
your throat.
It wasn't “’Ataboy” the crowd
shouted.
It was "Good luck,” very solemnly
and sincerely,
Or it wasn't anvtaning articulate,
merely & waving of hands or flags. A
striking fact was the preponderance
of women in the crowds that lined
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the streets along the line of march.
And the women didn’t say much.
The boys in the automobiles were
the bravest and cheeriest people in
th¢ whole affair, They sat back
against the cushions and smoked their
cigarettes, their knees crossed con
tentedly, as if they were well pleased
with the job ahead of them. They
were the smiling ones, velling out at
friends in the crowd now and then. |
Go To City Hill. |
The 58 men in the first 5 per cent-- |
44 from the city and 14 from Fulton'l'
County outside the city—gathered at |
the headquarters of their respectlve;
draft boards at 9 o'clock, according |
to orders, and were led by the draft!
officials to the City Hall
Arriving by street car or automo
bile, the little squads came one by
one, but not far apart. They were
beginning early to learn the punc- |
tuality that is expected of a soldier. |
Each man bore the few civilian pos- |
sessions he woul% need in camp.{
wrapped in a pape! bundle or carnted
iln a suitcase that rattled with the!
scantiness of {ts contents. They
were going awayv n light marching
trim-—again accoraing to orders.
At the City Hall they were as
sembled before Mayor Candler, who’
called the roll, congratulated them
all on answering, and told them thel
city was proud of them.
National Airs and Ragtime.
Outside the crowd was gathorgng to
bid them good-bye. The band was
playing the national airs, with now
and then a bit of ragtime to perk
things up a bit. The windows and
porches of the City Hall were jammed
with men and women. In the streets
about the biulding the traffic police
men were beginning to have their
troubles,
Shortly before 10 o'elock the drafted
men were led to the waiting automo
biles. Assembled by a committee of
the Ad Men's Club, the cars had been
given for the occasion by prominent
Atlanta men. They were all decked
with the colors of the United States
and our allies. One car was rigged
up by F. M. Holbrook, an insurance
man, into the semblance of a sloop,
with signal flags of the navy on the
cords suspended from the mast.
The dr&tt limit may be 31 years,
but all the men in the automobiles
seemed vastly younger. They were
nothing more than boys, it seemed,
rather embarrassed by all this hub
bub. In the fey minutes the cars
remalned at the curb on Marietta
street, the mothers and sisters of the
drafted men gathered about them,
talking and holdin& their hands.
Sent Away With Smiles.
Some of*the mothers wanted to ride
with their boys to the camp, but
somehow they understood that the
boys would be braver without {t. Mrs.
L. B, Taylor, the mother of J, H.
Taylor, was one of these. And so
she stood a few feet away on the
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hand now and then in little gestures
of assurance and smiled at-him. As
the line of cars began to move, her,
smile faded. 3
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of mounted policemen, and after
them Wedemeyer’'s band. The first
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Among the men who gave automo
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CHARLESTON, S. C, Sept. 7—
Reports to General W. P. ]?uvall‘s
headquarterg here as to the progress
of mobilization throughout the De
partment of the Southeast are most
gratifying.
The work evidently has gonse for
ward everywhere without a hitch and
with ease and dispatch. Officials in
charge here have watched the prog
ress of events with eager eyes, so
anxiously have they been that every
thing should move off nicely.
The department headquarters has
kept in close and constant touch with
all of the camps and was ready at all
times to lend a hand in expediting
matters should that seem necessary.
But reports have been uniformly good
and there has been little to do here
except to watch the day’s events,
This afternoon the department is
most happy over the situation. Offi
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shape and that within a few months
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MACON, Sept. s—Company E of
the Second Florida Infantry and
Troop C of the First Alabama Cav
alry arrived in Macon today and were
transferred to Camp Wheeler. Other
troops are on the way from Alabama
and are expected today or tomor
row. Reserve officers from Fort Ogle
thorpe assigned to the treops have
taken up their quarters at Camp
Wheeler., Company DD of the First
Florida and the field hospital corps
‘and engineers arrived yesterday.
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