The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-01

The men who are being enlisted al
most daily at the United States army
recruiting station on Wyoming ave-
nue. are in the majority of cases as
signed to regiments which are under
orders for active service. These regi-
mcnts are the Fifth infantry at Fort
Sheridan, Illinois. and the First in
fantry at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
one battalion of the Fifth has been
stationed at Fort Sheridan for some
time, while another passed through
this city n few days ago on it's way
from Cuba.
The Fifth is not under orders for
services in China. but it is the next
thing to it. That is, 4 has been or
dered to the Philippines, but accom-
panying this order is another direct
ing that n stop be made at Nagasaki,
Japan, for further orders.
This is taken to mean that the fur
ther orders will be to proceed to
China across the China sea.
The First infantry is under orders
for service in the Philippines without
any stopovers on the way. The local
recruiting officers report that a great
tion and say they will enlist If they
can receive positive assurance that
they will be sent to China. AS this
cannot be done many go away.
Nevertheless the officers are more
than pleased with their success in
this city. Twenty-one enlistments
We're received during July, which is
| accounted very good average. Since
the station was established on April
1, seventy-seven men have been re-
ceIved into the army. The station
will be continued here until October
at any rate and perhaps longer.
The regiments to which the crook
| les" are being sent have nearly the
| full quota of men in all instances,
| there being perhaps an average Of
| about ten men required to fill up each
! company to the necessary war
| strength of 128 men. The addition OF
such a small percentage of new men
| does not therefore materially affect
the strength of the regiment and the
mixing of the new recruits with SO
| many veterans gives them a more
| than unusually excellent chance tC
| "Catch on"
The names of the men from this
vicinity who enlisted during July, and
where they were assigned, were as
| follows:
| THOSE WHO ENLISTED.
Harry f. Brobst. 1851 Penn avenue, unassigned
| infantry, Fort Siocum.
Frank Maddigan, Scranton, Fifth infantry, al
| Fort Sheridan.
Walter Daley, Clark's Summit, Third cavalry
at Fort Myers.
Lewis 5. Benjamin, Clark's Summit, Fifth cav
| airy, at Jefferson Barracks.
] William r. Mcmahon, 1922 Reynolds street
| Fifth infantry, at Fort Sheridan.
| Taylor Dalton, Old Forge, Second artillery, al
| Fort Monroe.
| Elvin j. Sampson, Of Carbondale, Second artil
| lcry, at Fort Monroe.
Harry r. Van Ripper, 0O3 Mulberry street, Sec
| ond artillery, at Fort Monroe.
Thomas Brown, Of Forest City, unassigned
| infantry, at Fort Slocum.
Evan Phillips, unassigned infantry, at Fort
Slocum.
| Robert f. Morning, of 926 South Washington
| avenue, Fifth infantry, at Fort Sheridan.
John Delaney, Of Pittston, Fifth infantry, al
| Fort Sheridan.
John Freeman, OF Throop, Fifth infantry, at
| Fort Sheridan.
Robert L. Cannon, 4l3 Linden street, First in,
! fantry, at Fort Leavcnworth.
Boyd Keenan,, of Scranton, First infantry, a,
Fort Leavenworth
John j. Stutz Of lIawcy, First infantry, al
| Fort Leavenworth.
The men as soon as enlisted are
given their transportation to which
ever army post they are assigned and
are allowed to journey off unaccom-
panied. 1t Is very seldom, so the re-
cruiting officers say, that the man
doesn't turn up all right at the bar
racks.