The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-06
ANXIOUS To ENLIST
Army Recruiting Station Finds
Plenty Of Material
EIGHTEEN HAVE APPLIED
Ten Were Accepted After
Rigid Examination.
EIGHTEEN HAVE APPLIED

rs this where you jine the army?" SAID
2 big, lubberly young man yesterday, a.
he sauntered into the recruiting station
Just opened at 313 East Douglas avenue
The fact that he was so lubberly and un-
calmly as to be unfit for one of Uncle
Sans soldiers was no discredit to his pat
riotism, and he was taken in behind me
ranvas curtains and stripped for the phys
teal ordeal The applicant for enlistment
and honors of soldier, although he proved
10 be a stout, healthy fellow. fell short OF
the requirements in many respects. In the
drst place, he was TOO fat Then there
was a joint somewhere about him that did
not exactly TT, although it had never given
him any trouble. He was a fraction pig
eon-breasted. In fact, by the time the
examining surgeon got through marking
the defects of the fellow ne went out Of
the room almost ashamed Of himself SUCH
x the strictness with which an examina-
ton Of men for the army is conducted,
switch, in great measure, accounts for
The splendid victories in foreign fields.
The recruiting station was opened yes
terday morning by Lieutenant John T.
Haines Of the Fifth cavalry, United States
Army. He is assisted by CorporaIs Denni-
son and DooHng, and Dr. SIusher Of Kan
sas City. Lieutenant Haines was very
much gratified at the way the applicants
came in yesterday, and said be thought
he would get the required number of re-
cruits here without going to Hutchinson.
where he was billed for today. He will
remain in Wichita today and tomorrow,
after which ne will return TO the regular
recruiting station at Kansas City.
There were eighteen applicants yester-
day, eight Of whom were rejected on &C
count Of some deficiency in their makeup
or inability TO stand the tests Of exertion
Those who passed and enlisted are: Roy
l. Smith, James r. Huston, Charles A.
Fulkerson, John r. Heath, James Z.
Long, Jack HASTE, Robert c. Williams,
Calvin P. Titus, Thomas r. Pearce, Frank
Green.
Lieutenant Haines told a reporter for
the Eagle that the demand for new re-
cruits was being filled rapidly and salts
factoriiy all over the country, and said
y
such as 70 call forth admiration. He
hopes to get sufficient number here to fill
his requirements for some time. Those
enlisting here, he said, can take their
choice Of either of the following stations:
Fifth artillery, to serve in New York har-
Dor; First cavalry, stationed in Nebraska;
jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, or they can |
80 at once for service IN the Philippines, |
which latter seems to be the universal |
choice Of the new recruits. Lieutenant |
Eaines is also recruiting for the Twenty |
NTH infantry, colored, stationed at Den
Yer. Colo, and the Tenth cavalry, coIored, |
stationed at Eel Paso. Texas.
The demand for good men IN the army
and more Of them than formerly, has in
duced Adjutant General Corbin to send
cut d new circular Of Instructions regulat-
ing the recruiting and enlisting of men,
from which the following paragraphs are
taken:
Applicants for first enlistment must be
between the ages of IS and 50 years, OF
good character and habits. able-bodied.
free from disease, and must be able to
speak, read and write the English Ian
guage.
Married men will be enlisted only upon
the approval OF a regimentaI commander.
Minors must not be enlisted without
the written consent Of father, only sur
viving parent, or legally appointed guar
dian.
Original enlstments will be confined
10 persons who are citizens OF the United
States or who have made legal declara-
ton of their intention to become citizens
thereof
Applicants will be required 10 satisfy
the recruiting officer regarding age and
character. and should be prepared to fur
l.sh the necessary evidence.
For infantry and artillery the height
must not be less than five feet four inches.
ana weight not less than 10 pounds and
not more than 100 pounds.
For cavalry the height must be not
ess than five feet four inches and not
more than five feet and ten inches, and
weight not to exceed 165 pounds No mini
mum weight is prescribed for cavalry, but
he chest measures must be satisfactory.
Applicants muet defray their own ex-
lenses 20 the place of enlistment. Their
illness for the military service can be
determined only upon examination at
military post, or other recruiting station.
The term OF service is three years.
All soldiers receive from the govern
ueut On addition 10 their paw ra-ions.
..othing. bedding, medicines. and medical
attendance.
The following are the rates OF pay per
month as fixed by law:
'Privates-Cavalry,. artillery and infan-
~, SIS.
Field AT,lsicians--avslry. artillery and
infantry. Sl3. !
WaEoners-Cavalry. $l4
''Artifcers-Fieid artillery and infan.
". SIS. {
Enthusiastically, SIS. E
"Farr.ers and Blscksmiths-Caval-y So.
'Cerporals-Cavalry. artillery and lufan-
~. SIS.
"Cooks-Cavalry, artillery and infan- 3
~. SIS
"Nechsnics-Heavy artillery. SlS