The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-20
Recruits in Seattle Certain to Be
Sent Abroad.
LOCAL OFFICES KEPT BUSY,
Many Applications for Enlistment
Follow the Prospect of Prolonged
War I'm the Far Esst-six Hum
dred Marines From New York
VIII he Joined By Recruits Now
at Bremerton-May Embark Here.

Local Indications are ample that the
United States government IL actively pre-
pairing for important participation In the
Chinese troubles. The Post-Intellgencer
has already mentioned the efforts being
made TO secure additional vessels for the
transport service, presumably to convey
troops and supplies TO Chinese ports, ana
now instructions have been sent out to
all Western recruiting offices to press
their work and secure as many new men
for the various branches OF the military
and naval service as ia possible within
the next few weeks.
Onlcers In charge OF the local recruit
ing offices for the army and the marine
corps are not In position 10 admit that
any rush orders have been received.
but X 10 easily noticeable that extra ac-
ffvfty prevails at both offices and ro-
cruits are being enlisted In unusually
large numbers.
40 reported In tho Post-Intelligencer
washington dispatches Wednesday morn
ing. Gen. Haywood. commanding the ma
rfne corps. was called into the cabinet SEES
sion Tuesday. II was shown that the
copoD b still 1000 men short Of tho num-
bev allowed by congress. and Gen. Hay
wood was ordered TO recruit to the full
allowance. This order was transmitted
Wednesday TO the various recruiting sta
tlonA and those on the Pacific Coast were
urged to special activity.
Seattle Recruiting once.
The Seattle recruiting office. IN charge
OF Captain II. X. Cole. has been one OF
tho most active in the service since Its
establishment. Under the pressure OF
Wednesdays orders II IL expected that
snlistments will rapidly incf ease. There
are now eighty marines, recruited at this
office. In barracks at Bremerton. Last
week SIX men were sent to the battle
ship iowa and nine to the cruiser Phila-
deiphia.
At the recruiting offics for the army.
In the Pioneer building. eighteen men
have been enlisted since July !. These
have already been distributed as follows:
Two to the infantry In Alnska; three Tor
cavalry and seven for infantry In the
Philippines; two for tho signal corps and
one each 10 Boise barracks. Camp Os-
barn. Idaho. Vancouver barracks and
Fort Flngier
cfutfing offices there have been scores
OF Applications for enlistment since July
= pvt tho great majority OF applicants
insisted on some assurance that they
would be sent TO China, the motive for
enliatmsnt being either real patriotism
o.. the desire for. hazardous adventure.
OF course at neither office has II been
possabls for such service to be eiaran-
tsed. and so many Of the would-be land
and sea fighters have been deferred from
nee wsYd es e sr,n
them TO the front again. The hope OF
foreign service IL the greatest possible
attraction to tho majority who offer
themselves for enlistment In this the
marine corps recruiting office has some
what Of an advantage over the army Of
fca. The SEA soldiers arc almost GER
tain OF being sent abroad. II not TO night.
cspt for Philippine service the army can
give no assurance beyond the dull rou-
tine OF garrison duty at home
In tho present circumstances. however,
while no positive guarantee can be- made
" Is reasonably certain that a recruit at
either office Will have the opportunity
o. actively defending the honor OF Old
Glory In the Far East The marines are
TO have the FIRST chance and 600 OF them
are now under orders TO start from New
York for emharkation either at Seattle
or San Francisco. at whichever port
transportation can be most quickly made
available,
Marines at Bremerton, Too.
To this number. II IL said. the marines
now at Bremterton will be added Tho
transports Rosecrans, Jawton and Egg
bert. now In Northern waters. could DO
prepared 90 sail from Seattle to Chinese
ports In short order. after returning from
Nome. The Athenian. now here. will
probably be held ia service: and the PAX
Ling and klntuck are now en- route to
this port, With the big rush OF passen-
ger traffic 20 Nome quleted down haif
a dozen other vessels are doubtless avail
ahic. Local officials are not advised. or
assiiae TO state. 20 what Pacific Coast
ordered. but In view ~ tho fact THAT so
many vessels are maslty accessible nj Sc.
attic. q Is thought tho detachment will
Hut white tho marines are given the
ntst chance ~ Chinese service tho army
viii not hn far behind. unless peaceful
sonton ~ the problem should quickly be
found And when the army moves there
u every reason to believe that troous now
at Pacific Coast stations will he In ,ha
van these WIN include all recruits taken