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encroachments of the European monarch can no longer be tolerated. He had no quarrel with the German people, but the kaiser must be 'lieked,' and he advo- cated the plan of America sending men to Europe to see that it was done right.
"Postmaster J. H. Grosvenor, speaking for Uncle Sam, told the audience that it might appear strange to them to have a man in the civil service of the gov- ernment talking to them of prospective war, but when it was known that the government had enlisted the service of all first, second and third class postmasters in making the actual enlistment and other preparations for war, they would bet- ter understand why he had been chosen to talk."
AURORA COMPANY ACCEPTED
Major O. M. Newman was commissioned by the Adjutant General to recruit a company of men for service with the Nebraska National Guard during the war with Germany, received word in April from the department that the Hamilton county company had been accepted and Major Newman was ordered to recruit to the war strength of one hundred. The company was assigned to service with the Fifth Nebraska regiment-the old Second regiment-which had been the wish of officers and men. Up to eleven o'clock of April 12th there had been sev- enty-six enlistments, and more coming steadily. The roster of men who eventually became members of this company showed the names of the following :
Levi Anderson, Aurora; Hugh A. Arnold, Aurora; T. Ambrose, Ravenna ; G. L. Ambrose, Ravenna; R. L. Brill, Broken Bow; Everett Barnes, Aurora; Arthur Bearnth, Aurora; Ivan M. Bengston, ITordville; Otto Bomholt, Aurora; Park E. Brigham, Aurora; Louis Brown, Aurora; William Brown, Waterloo, lowa ; Albert L. Budler, Hampton ; Chester Burt, Aurora ; Elgie C. Bute, Hamp- ton ; W. A. Burris, Broken Bow ; T. A. Chamberlain, Merna ; Lawrence Carlson, Aurora ; Dewey Chaney, Giltner; Roy Clayn, Giltner; Arthur M. Conser, Hamp- ton; Lafayette Cook, Aurora; Ralph E. Cox, Hampton ; Allen Randall Cozier, University Place; Lester L. Croxen, Aurora; W. E. Dorland, Aurora; Eldred Duesenberry, Aurora; R. G. Day, Aurora; N. Dishman, Merna; P. R. Deboer, Ravenna; E. Frazier, Ravenna; William Faber, Aurora ; Sidney A. Faith, Aurora; Fay Foster, Hampton; Andrew Fowler, Aurora; Fred L. Florea, Aurora; C. V. Graves, Merna; Roy H. Gard- ner, Aurora ; Bryan Genoways, Phillips; Maynard R. Gilbert, Phillips ; Earl Gould, Aurora; Lloyd I. Grosvenor, Aurora; M. Y. Guard, Aurora; Jesse O. Guard, Aurora; Warren Hare, Albion; Homer C. Hack, Hampton; Orville P. Haek, Hampton ; Albert H. Hahn, Hordville; Edwin E. Hansen, Hampton ; Jesse S. Hansen, Hampton; John Hansen, Hampton; Irl Hickman, Aurora; F. R. Hoekenbary, Hampton ; Arthur M. Hare, Aurora; Chas. P. Harrison. Aurora; Bruce S. Huffman, Aurora ; Harlan D. Hull, Aurora; Allen W. Hutsell, Hamp- ton ; Harold A. Hansen, Hampton; Geo. J. ITart, Pleasanton ; Arnold Isaacson, Aurora; R. II. Jaeks, Aurora; C. A. Jones, Aurora ; John D. Johnson, Aurora; Roy Johnson, Aurora; Neils E. Jensen, Marquette; Soren C. Jensen, Marquette ; Jas. S. Johnston, Aurora; W. G. Kaylor, Aurora; Carlton Kemper, Aurora; Walter Kenney, Aurora; Paul R. Kingston, Crete; Leslie Kettenring, Phillips; B. A. Kirkpatrick, Phillips; Gilbert Laurie, Aurora; Robert J. Laurie, Stoekham; Arthur E. Leyrer, Hampton; I. R. Lefever, Aurora; J. Long, Aurora; O. J. Liedtke, Ilampton; J. L. Lehman; Orval L. Marlow, Ilampton; II. B. Max-
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field, Aurora: John L. McGuire, Hampton; Clarence Moss, Aurora; R. H. Meltvedt, Aurora; L. G. Margritz, Ravenna; O. M. Newman, Aurora; Cabel C. Newman, Hampton; John R. Norris, Kansas City; Frederick C. Nowack, Phillips; John J. Nordgren, Aurora; Geo. F. Orendorff, Aurora; E. P. Olson, Marquette; Abel K. Porter, Broken Bow; J. G. Perry, Aurora; Howard R. Peterson, Aurora ; William F. Powers, Hampton ; W. Pinkelman, Hampton; C. G. Petty, Grant ; R. A. Plummer, Aurora; J. L. Rupp, Ravenna ; John H. Reed, Hampton; Robert E. Reed, Hampton; Clarence Reed, Aurora ; Ross Ronan, Aurora ; William E. Ronan, Aurora; N. E. Robinson, St. Michael ; B. C. Reese, Ravenna; Mila P. Sehisler, Anrora; Joseph A. Schneider, Hampton; Harold M. Schoonover, Aurora ; Hardy W. Scott, Aurora ; John Shull, Aurora ; Mason W. Snyder, Aurora; Frederick Sorensen, Hampton; John R. Steele, Aurora; Her- man Strong, Aurora; Kenneth W. Strong, Aurora; Lester Strong, Aurora; Carl G. Swanson, Aurora; Osear Lee Swanson, Aurora; William G. Seott, Aurora; Dewey Stradley, Aurora; Ora S. Stokesbary, Aurora; George L. Sar- gent, Aurora ; William A. Sears, Aurora; John R. Salmond, Stockham; L. M. Shultz, Merna; W. A. Street, Merna; Elwin Titman, Aurora; Glenn Tunison, Aurora; C. O. Thomas, Hampton; G. O. Tibbetts, Ravenna ; G. A. Vanderveen, Broken Bow; Leonard C. Wallin, Hordville; Sturl Wallin, Hordville; Ray War- ing, Aurora; Elmer L. Wessman, Aurora ; Loren White, Aurora ; Clyde F. Wida- man, Aurora ; Clifford Willis, Aurora ; Earle M. Wilmot, Hampton ; Carl R. Wil- son, Aurora ; Chriss S. F. Willadson, Hampton ; Verne O. Wolff, Aurora ; M. R. Westlake, Ravenna; John G. Smith, Aurora.
A second great patriotic meeting was described in great detail by the Aurora Sun, as follows :
"On Tuesday evening of this week there was held at the district court room the most memorable meeting in the history of Hamilton county-having its origin in the most unusual situation which ever confronted the American republie- the entrance into a world war, upon which the nation had looked for nearly three years in the capacity of a great peace loving and neutral power, ready and willing to lend utmost aid toward bringing the war maddened hordes of Europe back to their senses and to peace; then to be brought into the dark and seething maelstrom of ruthless plunder and destruction ourselves.
"It was not until Sunday morning that Major Newman, former commander of old company H, of the Second regiment, received his authority for recruiting a company of Hamilton county men for service in this great war, which now in- volves three-fourths of the entire world. Following the return of the Fifth regimenft from the Mexican border there became a vacancy in the regiment and Major Newman procured the necessary authority, through Adjutant General Hall and Colonel Paul, to proceed. From that moment no time was lost. The meeting of Tuesday night was called for the purpose of giving the publie all acquired information and to take the initial step toward organizing the company.
The response upon the part of the young men of the county has been more than generous. Without hesitation they have stepped forward and affixed their names to the enlistment rolls, in the true American spirit, that spirit which has ever been tolerant, ever considerate, ever kindly, yet which roused by a manly
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sense of duty shrinks at no personal sacrifice nor is covered by any menacing foe. Many of these young meu are holding places of responsibility and trust, and most of them will be leaving good homes, where they have never known of strife and turmoil and war. They are of the best the country affords-those clear skinned, clear eyed and clear minded young fellows whom the god of war first seeks. Theirs is a voluntary sacrifice, such as the men of the colonies made, such as the men of the 'sixties made, such as the real men of all time have made when honor, right and liberty has been trampled on.
At the meeting of Tuesday night patriotic addresses were made by Dr. J. D. M. Buckner, Clark Perkins, George L. Burr and John A. Whitmore. Mayor James M. Woodard presided at the meeting and it was opened with prayer by Dr. Salsbury, of the Presbyterian church. Dr. Newman, in the uniform of major. explained the plan of enlistment, its purpose so far as could now be known. the qualifications required by the government and many of the details which were of interest to the prospective volunteer.
At the men's meeting of the Y. M. C. A., the second Sunday afternoon in April, a movement was started looking toward the organization of a community committee in Aurora to look after the interests of the militia company which was shortly to leave for some mobilization center. It was decided to organize a com- mittee composed of one representative from every organization in the city, includ- ing the churches, the Commercial Club, the Y. M. C. A., the city council, the school board, and lodges which desired membership.
A committee composed of F. E. Edgerton, J. H. Grosvenor and L. D. Jones was appointed to present the matter to the various organizations.
The men's meeting Sunday, April 15, was the last of a very successful series of meetings held by the Y. M. C. A. during the winter. In all, twenty- eight meetings were held and all kinds of subjects were discussed by well quali- fied speakers.
The program consisted of the following :
Hymn. Coronation Prayer
What are we here for? Lee Ullery
Our Boys, F. E. Edgerton
Song, America Our Country, J. II. Grosvenor
Our Churches, Rev. C. C. Dobbs Our Duty to Our God, Rev. J. D. M. Buckner Hymn, Battle Hymn of the Republic Benediction
ORGANIZATION OF RED CROSS SOCIETY IN AURORA
As a result of some weeks of agitation and work among the citizens of Aurora an organization of the American Red Cross was effected at the M. E. Church on April 22d. Mayor Chas. G. Ryan of Grand Island, gave a very lucid outline of the work and why Hamilton County needed a Red Cross. He said that the forces must be organized at home as well as on the fighting line and that if the
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United States went into a big battle, we only had surgical dressing, etc., to last us ten days.
Nominations for the temporary organization brought in the names of Mrs. A. G. Peterson for president ; Mrs. E. A. Steenburg, vice-president; Mrs. W. R. Webber, secretary; Mrs. F. C. Mather, treasurer.
DURING THE SUMMER
During the Third week in May, people of Hamilton County poured out their expression of appreciation to the young men who had volunteered their service to their country. And during that week special services, dinners and receptions were in order throughout the entire community. The United Brethren church gave a dinner and reception to its boys who were in Company H. The Presby- terian church held a special service for the sixteen soldier boys of its congregation, and the Methodist church held a special service with some fifty boys sitting in the place of honor.
The Housekeepers class of the Presbyterian church, the Swedish Mission congregation and the community of Hordville also held special occasions. In the fourth week of May, Company H passed its first federal inspection and elected officers.
Upon the election of officers for Company II, a good vote was polled, and although a number of the men were absent from the county on leave and the five Hordville members did not vote, there were eighty-five ballots cast. A separate election was held at Hampton for the convenience of the large number of men there. Sixty-five of the votes were east at Aurora and twenty at Hampton. At nine o'clock Sunday night the polls closed and the tellers counted the vote. The result of the election for First Lieutenant was Hare 19, Dorland 66. Mr. Hare was absent from the county at the time of the election, but there was but little campaigning by any of the candidates. For Second Lieutenant the result was very close. C. F. Widaman received 44 of the 85 votes and Elgie Bute received 41. HIare and Bute, were lined up for appointment as Sergeants.
JUNE 5TH REGISTRATION.
Acting under instructions from the government, Sheriff Howard, County Clerk Klumh and County Physician J. M. Woodard selected the following regis- tration officers for the various precincts of Hamilton county to serve at the June 5th registration :
Farmers Valley-Perry Reed, clerk ; Walter Rollo, registrar.
Beaver-L. D. Camp, clerk; Mark Condon, registrar.
Orville-R. L. Laurie, clerk ; S. H. Riker, registrar.
Union-John Wulstein, elerk ; Nels Lebaron, registrar.
Scoville-Ed Snider, clerk ; M. Pressler, registrar. Aurora-Frank Rundle, clerk : Sam Otto, registrar.
IIamilton-Guy Huffman, clerk; William Sims, registrar.
Deepwell-David Carlson, Clerk; E. W. Curtain, registrar.
Valley-Charles Feelhaver, clerk ; A. L. Gausman, registrar.
Grant-Gust Peterson, clerk; W. W. Foss, registrar.
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Monroe-Henry Berggren, clerk ; Theodore Nordgren, registrar.
Phillips-Emmett Arnett, clerk; Reverend Johnson, registrar.
Otis-Ira Bush, clerk; Ike Lampshire, registrar.
South Platte-A. B. Cowley, clerk ; J. J. Refshauge, registrar.
Bluff-Aaron Blomquist, clerk ; Charles Campbell, registrar.
Aurora City, First Ward-Richard Hogg, clerk; Henry Leymaster registrar.
Second Ward-Rev. J. H. Salsbury, clerk; Rev. A. S. Beshore, registrar.
Third Ward-F. A. Burt, clerk; Rev. C. C. Dobbs, registrar.
Registration for Hamilton county on June 5th, by precinets was as follows:
PRECINCTS
GRAND TOTAL
Farmers Valley
54
Orville
65
Union
78
Scoville
46
Beaver
68
Aurora
58
Hamilton
66
Deepwell
59
Valley
101
Grant
62
Monroe
79
Phillips
49
Otis
71
South Platte
112
Bluff
70
Aurora 1st ward
76
Aurora 2nd ward
78
Aurora 3rd ward
49
Totals 1.241
RED CROSS FULLY ORGANIZED
At a called meeting for the purpose of perfecting a permanent organization of the Red Cross Society held May 17th at the Court-house in Aurora, the follow- ing officers were elected : Mrs. A. G. Peterson, president; Mrs. E. A. Steenburg, vice-president ; Mrs. W. I. Farley, secretary; Mrs. C. F. Mather, treasurer.
Following are the names of the directors chosen at this meeting : J. A. Isaman, Aurora; T. B. Johnson, Aurora; D. A. Johnson, Aurora; Senator J. M. Cox, Ilampton; C. L. Rieker, Stockham; Aaron Bloomquist, Hordville; J. J. Refs- hauge, Marquette; Geo. Horn, Phillips; M. A. Isaakson, Murphy.
THE RED CROSS CHAPTERS
The County was divided into sub districts to seenre uniform and effective work for the Red Cross.
At the meeting of the Aurora Chapter held June 10th, it was decided to
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organize seven auxiliary chapters to secure membership. Following is a list of the several auxiliaries with the territory assigned to each :
AURORA : Aurora City, Aurora Precinct, Hamilton Precinct; Secs. 1-2-11- 12-13-14-23-24-25-26-35-36. Grant Precinct, Secs. 7-36.
HORDVILLE AUXILIARY : Bluff Precinct, Otis Precinct ; Secs. 1-12.
MARQUETTE AUXILIARY : South Platte Precinct, North Monroe, Monroe Precinct; Secs. 1-5. Grant Precinct, Secs. 1-6. Otis Precinet, Secs. 12-36.
PHILLIPS AUXILIARY : Phillips Precinct, Deepwell precinct ; Secs. 1-30.
GILTNER AUXILIARY : Scoville Precinct, Union Precinct, IIamilton Pre- cinct ; Secs. 27-34.
MURPHY AUXILIARY : Monroe Precinct; Secs. 6-36; Hamilton Precinct, Secs. 2-27.
STOCKHAM AUXILIARY : Orville Precinct, Farmers Valley Precinct. HAMPTON AUXILIARY : Beaver Precinct, Valley Precinct.
DR. J. M. WOODARD FIRST TO Go
In May Dr. James M. Woodard decided to offer his services to the government, in the medical corps, and following that decision went to Lincoln early the next week to take the physical and mental examinations. He enlisted subject to the call of the United States surgeon general.
The Aurora press quoted the following at the time of his departure: "Dr. James Woodard is one of the best known young physicians in this section of the state and has a wide practice, which has been acquired through close application to the work of his profession and keeping abreast of the times. He was graduated from the University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 1907 and has actively engaged in the work ever since, being associated with his father, Dr. D. S. Woodard.
He served with the Nebraska Guard, in the Fifth Regiment, ten years, having enlisted as a private and retiring from the service with the rank of Captain."
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
The Hamilton County council of defense was organized in the district court room on May 26th, at a meeting with some seventy-five or eighty people present. John A. Whitmore was elected president and vice-chairman and committeemen were elected from the various precincts, the name of the vice-chairman appear- ing first: Bluff: Aaron Blomquist, Ernest W. Hahn; Otis: Ira Bush, Edwin H. Sayles; South Platte : W. O. Eichelberger, D. E. Seiver; Monroe : Theo. Nord- gren, A. Lewis; Grant : Gust Peterson, W. W. Foss ; Valley : S. C. Honghton, Jno. M. Peterson ; Phillips : D. Sorenson, Arthur Peterson ; Deepwell : Jno. R. Cooper, Geo. Dixon ; Hamilton : Warren Jeffers, Lee Garrett ; Aurora : Frank Rundle, 1. L. Entrekin; Beaver : L. D. Camp, M. ('. Condon ; Farmers Valley : Perry Recd, Wm. Dodds; Orville : Robt. Laurie, Andrew Grosshans; I'nion : Charles Wagner, Charles Thompson; Scoville: M. Pressler, Elliott Snider. Aurora City: (a) First Ward, Geo. L. Burr, Emil Jolinson. (b) Second Ward. M. F. Stanley, Harry Toof, (c) Third Ward, (. M. Grosvenor, C. C. Dobbs.
Arthur S. Nelson was elected secretary by unanimous vote upon motion of C. M. Grosvenor.
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The names of C. W. Wood, Chas. S. Brown, Geo. Wanek and T. R. Work were proposed for treasurer. The balloting resulted : Wood, 19, Brown, 10; Wanek, 1 ; Work, 3. Mr. Wood was declared elected treasurer.
A big patriotic meeting was held in Aurora on Saturday, June 30th. The order of march in the parade and the program were as follows:
Uncle Sam himself was impersonated by G. P. Hagerman of Ravenna, a Civil War Veteran of the 20th New York regiment.
Burkett Drum Corps from Grand Island Soldiers Home; The Boy Scouts; Veterans of the G. A. R .; Woman's Relief Corps and Ladies of the G. A. R. ; The Speakers and Escort; City and County Officials; Hamilton County Council of Defense ; Men's Union Chorus in Patriotic Songs; Company H, Fifth Nebraska Regiment; Hamilton County Chapter Red Cross; Automobile Section-Citizens Requested to Decorate Cars.
At the close of the parade the crowd assembled in the court house park, where the following program was rendered, Hon. John A. Whitmore presiding : Music, Burkett Drum Corps; Music, Men's Union Chorus; Invocation, Rev. A. S. Beshore; Music, Men's Union Chorus; Address, Hon. R. M. Switzer of Omaha; Collection for Council of Defense; Music, Burkett Drum Corps; Music, Men's Union Chorus; Address, Mr. Donnell Gilliam, of Tarboro of North Carolina, son-in-law of W. I. Farley; Call for Volunteers ; Music, Burkett Drum Corps.
On July 12, 1917, The Sun announced that Company H had reached War Strength, and commented as follows upon this remarkable response of prompt- ness and loyalty :
"Hamilton county has just reason to be proud this morning as her people read on the company bulletin board the names of the One-hundred-fifty accepted young men who have volunteered to engage in this work for the perpetuation of democracy. She has special reason to be proud of the fact that the number of men who have volunteered is double the number that would have been required of the county under the conscription act. Added to the One-hundred-fifty names of patriotic young men who are to go with this company, is the long list of those who have entered the service with other companies, other regiments, in the artillery, the aviation corps, the officers' reserve and the few in the navy. Never did a county have a pronder record to be entered upon the pages of its history, and if full credit is to be given the county for this grand total of volunteer enlistments even a second call under the conseription act would not affect this community. It is a remarkable record and excelled by no county in the state, if in the United States, population considered. These young men come from every avenue of trade, vocation and business-from the farm, from the bank, the school-room, the store, the office, the railway service, the professions and the ranks of common labor. They are of the active, energetic and trustworthy young men who help to build communities and who are ever ready to answer the call of duty.
Late last week first lieutenant Clyde Widaman made a trip to Ravenna and other places in that vicinity in quest of men to complete the company roster. Although the town of Ravenna had already furnished a large number of its young men, Lieutenant Wildaman found others who without urging enlisted. A few men from other points nearby brought the company to 148 men, or within two of the goal. These were secured Tuesday and Hamilton county's
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first great response to the call of her country had been made. The names added to the company roster and not heretofore published are as follows: J. Long, A. Plummer, C. A. Jones, B. A. Kirkpatrick, L. M. Shultz, J. A. Chamberlin, J. Ambrose, L. Margritz, J. Rupp, E. Frasier, R. H. Jacks, George Tibbetts, C. V. Graves, W. A. Street, N. Dishman, M. R. Westlake, L. J. Ambrose, B. C. Reese, N. Robinson, E. P. Olson, P. R. Deboer.
HAMILTON COUNTY LEADS THEM ALL.
The Sun proudly recounted Hamilton County's response in more detail as follows: "Time and again during the past six weeks the Sun has called attention to the fact that Hamilton county was enlisting more men for military service than any other county in the state of anything like its population. This newspaper has felt assured all of the time that this county was in the lead of all others, basing our belief upon the reports that came from other sections of the state from day to day and our certain knowledge of the steady march of our young men into the ranks of duty. It has been known all of the time that Hamilton county was furnishing two men to one as compared with many of the counties of double its population and four or five to one as compared with some of them. Until today, however, there have been no actual figures obtainable in the matter. Now that the figures are made public, showing that we have furnished more than our quota of men in all the departments of service, and that Hamilton county is to be exempt from the first call under the conscription act, we can pause and review the great and splendidly patriotic record with pardonable pride and justifiable enthusiasism.
Governor Keith Neville was the first to disclose this remarkable record and apprise the public of what Hamilton county has done. That the Governor was not looking for any such record in the state is shown by the fact that his accoun- tants were making up the draft apportionment for the various counties and had Ilamilton county in the list until the discovery was made that we had furnished more men than the quota allotted to us under the draft. This necessitated a revision of all the figures, after eliminating Hamilton county, and caused some delay in finishing the work, since the figures of the other counties have to be changed. Here is the story that the daily press carried out to the people of the United States yesterday morning. This story on the wings of the press, was carried to millions of people everywhere. This is the first time in its history that Hamilton county has been called upon to respond with an army in time of war. It is one of the epoch marking periods in the history of the county, and this morning the people all over the land know how proudly we have given an account of ourselves. Read the story, then raise your hat proudly and rever- ently in recognition of the record of the best county in Nebraska-Hamilton county, "first in peace, first in war" and first in all of our hearts this morning.
Hamilton county, Nebraska, enjoys the unique distinction of having already furnished more men for the military service of the United States, including the regular army, the national guard, and officers' training camps than it is required to furnish under the selective draft law.
It is the one county in the state where voluntary enlistments and applications
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for reserve officers' commissions exceed in number the quota allotted to it by the war department.
The selective draft apportionment fixes Hamilton county's apportionment at One-hundred-forty-five men and a fraction. There have been already enlisted or otherwise volunteered from that county one hundred fifty-one men. The County thus has a credit for 5.54 men over and above the draft requirement.
This means that in making the draft Hamilton county will not be included. The exact surplus of 5.54 men will be credited on a decimal fraction basis to the other counties, and in half a dozen cases they will be called upon to furnish one less man than otherwise.
The gross quota for Nebraska, as originally fixed, is 13,900. It happened, however, that the Hawaiian Islands enlisted 1,990 more men than their selective draft quota, and out of that number Nebraska gets a credit of twenty-four. The number of men enlisted in the army and the national guard from Nebraska is 5,691. Deducting these two items, the net quota of 8,185 remains."
It is believed that even these remarkable figures do not give Hamilton county its full credit. A number of young men have gone to other states for enlistments, several having joined the coast artillery service and other branches of the service at distant points. The total number of these is not known at this time, but there are several such. In addition to all those eredited there were several volunteer enlistments, under the first call, of young men who for different reasons could not be accepted and are not in service. While for military purposes these enlist- ments do not count, yet they were tendered by young men in just as good faith and with the same motives that prompted those who were accepted, and in that degree are to be credited to Hamilton county. As the Sun has said before, the total of enlistments for this county will exceed 175."
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