The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-25
.RASK GETS
ELEVEN
RECRUITS
For the United States Marine Ser
vice, Who We're Taken to Pitts
r burgh Tuesday Afternoon.
MARINES ARE DISTINGUISHING
Themselves in China-Recruits APP
pear to Prefer the Marine Corps
to the Regular Army.

b. DO. d . ! "
Eleven men were enlisted yesterday
afternoon by Lieutenant o. H. Rask. OF
the United States Marine Corps. at thu
local recruiting Office, in til. Reilly
block. To an Intelligencer reporter
Lieutenant. Rask said yesterday after
noon:
y am very agreeably surprised 1T tie
way we are getting men in wheeling.
They are coming In steadily from ali
around the country. AMI they are a
splendid LOT OF men The trouble in
China is attracting many men who AT,
anxious to experience active service,
II was in New York las; Sunday and
saw the Fifth battalion OF marines set
off They we're 4 flns lot OF men. There
were four companies OF 125 ulen each.
They viii probably land in China.
Among them were some men enlisted
by me here at Wheeling.
True to their old record. the marines
have distinguished themselves in ChIna
already. the latest feat being the Storm
Ing OF a fort and the capture OF thirteen
large guns. rites and ammunition by a
mere haudfulsot ten American marines
and twenty Welsh. FuSiliers under the
United States Marina Corps.
~ am now hack at my old station In
Pittsburgh, Colonel Russell. having re.
lIeved me at Philadelphia. This Will
enable me to visit Wheeling twice Z
week. Besides may have offices at
Youngstown, O., and Cleveland. O., as
those places have bean recommended
by Colonel Russell.
Many Recruits.
Recruits are coming in very fast.
During the past ten days have enlist
ed rinaty-two men. Our service Is very
popular with the people. In the towns
whore Their. are army recruiting offices.
we always get more men than the
army.
The Marine Corps Is fast being filed
up. The full strength Is about 5000
men and We now need only about 80 TO
I'LL the full quota
There are rumors around Washing
ton to the effect that 1000 more marines
will be sent to China soon. The reason
for this is that the marine is so adapta-
bic TO the service there. He is Just as
much ut home on sea as he Is on lard
and he can be used as an infantry man
OF artillery man. He Is an expert Ia
signalling and does not look dubious
when set to work as a sapper. As
Rudyard Kipling has It:
There Isn't a thing on the face O. the
earth the beggar don't know nor do:
You can leave I'm ut night on n bald
mans cad to paddle is own canoe.
Since he has been hare last. Lieut..
Rask has been promoted to first lieu
tenancy. This was brought about By a
recert order of the secretary OF the
navy, which promoted ,wanty-four frs,
lieu,enants to captains and forty second
lieutenants to first lieutenants.
The men enlisted yesterday were sen;
away to the navy yard a, Philadelphia
at once.
Those Who Listed"
The eleven who have enlisted in thc
Marine Corps Al the local recruiting
office. and departed for Pittsburgh with
Lieutenant Rask yesterday afternoon
at O'Clock. are the following:
William Sherman Penn. OF Hendrys
burg. Ohio.
Frank Mahan Russell, of Pittsburgh.
Pa.
Alvin H. McMastars, OF Bellaire. O.
Harry S. Ferguson. OF Wheeling.
William A. Crawford, OF Clifton, ".
Va.
George Morris Young. OF Wheeling.
Charles Mason Con!ey. OF B.cler Sta
tlon. W. Va. late OF the First West vIr-
ginla Volunteers.
Thomas II. Raymond. OF San Monica,
California.
Daniel Conklln.1 OF Harrisburg, Pa.
Elmer Denham. OF Barton. Ohio.
John, Albach.. OF Summerton, Pa,
These were pronounced rs fine a lot
Of men as the recruiting officers had
ever secured. both Lieutenant Rask and
Corporal Boyer Joining In this estimate.
They were recruited here between July
Is and %.
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