NEWS: Bedford County Soldiers, August 9, 1918, Bedford County, PA

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BEDFORD SOLDIERS LEAVE FOR TRAINING	
County's Quota of Draftees Left Yesterday for Camp Wadsworth, S. C.

Special to the Tribune
  Bedford, Aug. 8 - Bedford county's quota of draftees left this morning for 
Camp Wadsworth, Spartansburg, S. C., to enter training.  They were: George E. 
Martin, Artemas; David E. Thomas, Defiance; Wm. Weinsickle, Rt. 4, Bedford; 
Samuel E. Kelley and Archibald Miller, Saxton; Karl Luther Besser, Cypher; 
Herman Roy Northcraft, Flintstone, Md.; Edward H. Price, Rt. 3, Bedford; 
Edgar Roy O'Neal, Chaneysville; Jos. Scott Croyle, Schellsburg; Harry W. 
Bloom, Cessna; Harry F. Koontz, Lutzville, Rt. 1; Earl Lorenzo Hoopengardner, 
Bedford; Jas. Augustus Miller, Cumberland Valley, Carl A. Markle, Clearville; 
Alva Lewis Sowers, Artemas; Martin J. Seifert, Schellsburg; Ross Roses, 
Imler; Harvey S. Oldham, Claysburg; Guy Vissel Mock, Baker's Summit; Roy 
Bennett, Rt. 3, Everett; Harry H. Dibert, Bedford, the latter being in 
command of the company.  A dinner was served the men at the canteen and the 
usual send-off was accorded them.

Altoona Tribune, Friday morning, August 9, 1918, page 9