Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 248, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1914 — M’COYSBURG LAD DESERTS REGULAR ARMY [ARTICLE]

M’COYSBURG LAD DESERTS REGULAR ARMY

Ray Heck Finds Army Life Unattractive and Army OfficfMs Now Searching For Him.

Word was received this week at McCoysburg to be on the lookout for Ray Heck, who is wanted by army officials for desertion. A reward is offered for his apprehension. - >

Heck is 24 years of age and is the son of Henry Heck, who moved to McCoysburg some time ago from Fowler.

Young Heck went to the northwest last fall to work in the harvest fields and was induced to enlist in the regular army at St. Paul. He was sent to Vallejo, Cal., and was stationed there when he deserted, not finding army life to his liking. His parents were opposed to his enlistment, but do not approve of his desertion and ure very much worried over the matter.

Joe Eldeocame home from Lafayette, where he has been working for the Atlas Produce Co., this morn4ng, suffering With what seemed to a had ease of appendicitis. He was siezed with a severe pain in the region of the appendix while at his boarding house Monday evening, hut did not call aMoctor. The pain Increased until about 4:30 this morning, whqp a physician was called and pronounced his trouble appendicitis and recommended that he be take„n to his home at once. The doctor accompanied him to the milk train, whieh left Lafayette at about 6 o’clock. HC rode with fair comfort until he reached McCoysburg, wneri he became very much w’orse and he had to be assisted off the train here and later it was decided that an operation would he necessary and he was taken on the next train to Chicago, where he will be operated upon at the Wesley hospital. He was accompanied by his brother, Dave Elder, and by tor. Kresler.