Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-07-02 | Page 20 | Dying Mor Sends Son to Colors

Dying Mother Sends Son to the Colors BUFFALO July 1 Tn In In compliance with his his' mothers mother's deathbed request Willis Braitman 19 has enlisted in company F F. F Third Infantry at Medina The mother when told by a physician physician cian clan she was dying called the youth to her and bade him enlist and return to her in uniform This he did h having ving obtained a leave of absence for two days when he explained the circum circum- stances An uncle of the boy whose name he refuses to give for personal reasons is high in United States army circles he asserts Since the lads lad's action has been made public at Medina other youths have flocked to enlist