Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 217, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 September 1917 — THIRD LEFT FORT TODAY [ARTICLE]

THIRD LEFT FORT TODAY

CO. M AMONG 14,000 WHO DEPARTED FOR HATTIESBURG, MISS., TODAY.

“All aboard of Hattiesburg.” These were the joyful words which reached the ears of some 14,000 men, members of the Third Indiana, this Friday morning. It was music to their ears to hear the commands from their officers to entrain for Hattiesburg, Miss., which is toi be their training-camp, for they know not how long. Among these men were some 130 making up Company M, of this city, headed by Captain Jerry B. Garland. And like their fellowmen, they were just as happy and tickled as the men representing the remainder of the Third rgiment. Of course, there was some regret, occasioned by the leaving of their relatives and friends behind, but the oy of being allowed to depart for the southern cantonment and prepare to whip the Kaiser, overcame the unhappiness of their departure. The Third was under the command of Colonel George W. Freyermuth, one of the most popular officers in Indiana. The regiment, which has a long record of achievements behind it, is composed of companies from the northern counties of Indiana. The Third was organized in 1879 and one of the first commanders was Col. R. West Mcßride, of Indianapolis. It was afterward commanded by Col. George Haste, of Valparaiso, and James K. Gore. Col. Geo M. Studebaker commanded it in 1897 and during the Spanish-Ameri-can war, when the regiment served as the 157th Indiana Volunteers, Col. Studebaker retired in 1914 and was succeeded by Edwin P. Thayer, vfho led the regiment until 1912. It was then successively under the command of Cols. Theodore Lowdemund A. L. Kuhlman. Col. Freyermuth last spring assumed command of the regiment, with which he has been con-

nected since 1894. The letter companies which left are A of Albion, Capt. G. L. Foote; B of Angola, Capt. Jesse O. Covell; C of Monticello, Capt. A. B. Cray; D of Kendallville, Capt. Clark R. Carson; E of Elkhart, Capt. Otto E. Deal; G of Portland, Capt. Ralph Ewry; H of Warsaw, Capt. Lester Boggs; I of Plymouth, Capt. J. Frank Thomas; K. of Auburn, Capt. Walter D. Stump, who is ill at his home and will not accompany the regiment; L of Valparaiso, Capt. Ernest W. Thralls, and M of Rensselaer, Capt. Jerry B. Garland. In all, 1,400 men and forty-nine officers left with the regiment. All day Thursday, despite the drizzling rain .the men were busy loading the freight cars, and all was in readiness for a quick departure. The regiment is traveling in day coaches.