The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-09-20


be proud OF himself. And II Is
necessary to have superior men In
the army, for more than ordinary
physical and mental stamina are
required to chase Apaches over the
thirsty deserts Of Arizona. trail bandits
through the thorny chaparral OF Texas.
fight the willy Sioux in the biting cold
Of a Dakota winter and anon stand
firm and silent before the taunts and
missiles Of a bowling mob Of strikers.
our army OF $4,000 men requires
about 5000 recruits annually TO keep
II up to full strength. There have been
great changes lately In the method OF
obtaining these men. and more are con-
templated by Secretary Lamont For
many years II was the custom to collect
recruits olllsiod In the large cities az
what were known as "dopota." located
in New York llnrbor. Columbus. Ohio.
aud st. Louis. There they were kept
under instruction three or four months,
when they were forwarded In dctach-.
monis OF 40 or 80 TO regiments. This
plan resulted In Keeping about 800
men constantly out Of the ranks. a very
serious loss. considering the amnllncss
OF the army as q whole.
Whom the regiments began to nova
east they were made 20 recruit for
themselves. and the system proved n
success from the outset a better class
OF men were secured. and they Joined
their companies at once. over half
Tire recruits enlisted last year were OBJ
tained this way. The dopots have been
Discontinued as such. and garrisoned
with regiments brought from the from
tier. Only small dctachmcnts OF re-
cruits are now kept at each one. and
these are sent west just as quickly as
enough are assembled to make Il worth
while. In addition TO all this. the num-
Der Of recruiting stations In the large
cities 10 being reduced 90 fast as pos
slblc, half a dozen having been dlscon-
tlnucd during the past year.
There are some thirty Of these sta
lions now. Three are In Chicago. two
In New York. ono each In Philadelphia.
81. Louis. Cincinnati aud 81. Paul. and
the remainder In cities OF large 6ize
throughout the country. Every one 10
In charge OF an officer. who Is assisted
by picked party OF non-commlaaioncd
officers and prlvatcn. outside the stars
and stripes noat gracefully over the
door, while a trim orderly PAGES TO and
fro, hIa belt marvel Of polish and his
gloves OF Immaculate white. Il IL his
duty TO answer questions and exclude
any person who may be- Objectionable.
Inside are the ONCE. the examination
room aud the quarters FOR the party
and such recruits as are waiting trans
portation elsewhere. Men are fur
niahed uniform the moment they
enlist and from that moment also are
paid and cared for by the government.
At every station stream OF appll-
cants. good. bad and indifferent Is
constantly coming and going, Hut those
who are In the slightest degree lntox-
icatcd. or who present any visible dis.
qualification. never get past the order
~. That individual has the keen glance
OF detective. lie has seen hundreds
OF men come and 20 In the army. and
has very accurate idea OF the kind
that are wanted.
once before the recruiting officer. the
candidate IL asked a long string OF
questions. the answers to which are re-
corded and signed by him. This record
Is filed In the War Department. and II
at any subsequent time the man Is
proved to have used deception to OBJ
tain enlistment. he Is tried by court
martial ana dismissed. In addition TO
having a good physical record. he must
be not under 81 or over 30 years OF age.
unmarried, able to speak, write and
read the English language. ana be
youched for by some responsible party.
lie must also be a citizen OF the United
States. or at least have taken out hts
naturalization papers. Failure TO COM
,,Iv with any ~ fhaaa rauuirnmanfa IL