IOWA SOLDIERS CALLED Akron Register-Tribune, Aug. 23, 1917 Contributed by Linda Ziemann

Akron Register-Tribune, dated 23 Aug 1917

IOWA SOLDIERS CALLED

The great war is brought closer home to Iowa people by the recent order
creating the Third Iowa Infantry for early duty on the fighting line in
France and filling its ranks from the various national guard units now in
temporary camp in the state.  These men were ordered to report in DesMoines
on Monday of this week and a certain percent of men were drawn from each
company.  Four Akron men and two Westfield men were included in this
selection-Philip Maxon, Albert Hoschler and Carl Barr, of Company K, LeMars;
Chas. M. Swift, of Company L, Sioux City.  The Westfield men were Leo V.
Pike and Leslie E. Pope, of Company L, Sioux City.  Sixty-eight out of 123
men were taken from Co. K., of LeMars, and at Sioux City 68 from Co. L.  The
Third Iowa infantry will be consolidated with the 168th United States
infantry and these troops will receive final training at Camp Mills, near
Hempstead, N.Y., before being sent to the fighting front in France.  Both at
LeMars and Sioux City great ovations were given the soldier boys Monday
morning upon their departure for their new duties to begin at DesMoines.  It
is believed the remaining men in the Second Iowa infantry may be started for
the big training camp at Deming, New Mexico, by the first of next week.

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