Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 122, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1917 — St. Peter Enlisted. [ARTICLE]

St. Peter Enlisted.

Washington, June 6.—Adding one more name to the list of versatile fighting men, St. Peter became a member of the United States Marine Corps today. St. Peter, whose modern prefix happens to be Leroy Williams, dropped in from Chicago to enlist, and is said to be physically perfect with the exception of a slight varicocele in his left leg, caused by a fall. Other .new recruits, who promise to be excellent warriors if names count for anything, are George Washington, Grant, Sheridan, Sherman, Tommy Atkins, Jesse James and Julius Caesar. „ ~ Oaesar, who hails from Brooklyn, is so young that it was necessary to get his mother’s consent before he could enlist in the Marine Corps. Despite his extreme youth, Julius may yet prove to be “The noblest Roman of them all.”