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Show ONLY fFFTEEN JOIN COM ARMY Brickyards and Railroad Tracks Scoured for Recruits for March to Washington. Canton, O., April 17 Fifteen marchers mar-chers made up "General" Jacob S Coxey's army of unemployed when It set out for the village of OsnaKurg. six miles away today. A large crowd saw tiie "General's aides assemble the 'army " to make the start on the sec- j ond leg of tho pilgrimage to Washing- i ton. A corps of five flfers, organized by "Lieutenant" Paul Anderson, follow- ! ed eleven-year-old David Coxey, the "General V son and courier of the "armw", who headed the line of march , on hie pony. Rev. Harry L. Wilson of : Rockdale, Pa, the chaplain, decided not to march to Osnaburg, but took an intemrban ear and promised to meet the "general' in Alliance tonight to-night Lieutenant' Anderson, the' "army" recruiting officer, last night and early today scoured the brick j yards and railroad tracks near Canton in an effort to sign up more recruits He gave out the names of 28 men who had agreed to march today, but only 16 appeared. While the mem hers f the "army" curled up on benches or on the floor i In Socialist hall last night, "General" J Coxey and his son were quartered at a sood hotel. The 'General's" mule was placed In a lhery barn. In spite of the meagre proportions of the "army " Coxey says he has no intention of givinc up the march. rwi |