The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-25
WAR TALK AROUSED INTEREST
AT RECRUITING STATIONS.
EAlISTING IN THE NAVY
Many Men Who Have Seen Service
Enlist Aqain-Farms OF the Mid
die West Furnish Biggest
Bunehes Of Recruits.

Washington, July Whatever
the causes, there have recently been
some marked additions to the force
~ enlisted men IN the navy. 1t is
claimed at the department that when
the great fleet sails tor th' Pacific
1t will be with practically rull com
plemeut Of men The recent boom
to the navy is said to be- due to the
war talk and the great movement
of the naval fleet. II rs attracting
the young Americans as no dress
parade" along the Atlantic coast
over could do
More men are entering the navy
at this time than for many months
past Naval officers claim this Is one
of the good results Of the publication
Of the plans TO send the fleet TO tho
Pacific. and the talk Of the possibil-
itics Of war. However much the
government deplorcs any talk sug-
gcsting hostilitics with Japan or any
other country. the fact remains that
the prospect of a fight has led hun
dreds Of men and boys throughout
the country to offer their services
In enlistment the last two weeks.
within the last two weeks particd-
larly this has been noticeable. Al
most every man who has ever served
In the navy, especially those who
helped win against spain, seems TO
have volunteered his service In case
another conflict IL imminent. Reports
that have begun to reach the bureau
of navigation of the navy department
from the recruiting stations show
that many of the old fighters aro
ready to fight again.
Applications for enlistment, accord
ing to an authority in the navigation
bureau. are pouring In from all parts
OF the country Reports from half
n dozen recruiting officers show that
more applications were received by
any one of them last week than by
all of them during any week In June
before the talk OF the fleets going
to the Pacific began.
Young men on the farms OF the
Middle West seem TO have the war
fever badly. and the St Louis re-
cruiting station has been doing big
business since the list OF July Sta
tons I'm Wisconsin. Minnesota, lawo
and all west OF the Mississippi re-
port an unusually number OF applica-
tions. while the stations In Cincin-
natl Dayton, Toledo and Detroit also
have reported unusual business.
Nearly all the recruits inquire first
about the possibility of war and
whether they will be assigned to the
Atlantic fleet They seem 10 look
upon Admiral Evans as second
Dewey. for they are anxious to serve
under Fighting Bob" Many, before
enlisting. want to be assured OF an
opportunity OF fighting Some of them
when they find they have to enter
for term OF years and maybe Will
not see any war after all. decide TO
wait awhile, asking that they be In
formed at once II thore Is n quiet
tip received that war Is on the pro
gramme.
Old sailors. those who have served
their time with credit, arc thr best.
being worth much more than recruits
TO serve. They are picked mp quick
Is. however. wherever opportunity
presents. but many OF them leave
their addresses and say they will
wait 10 see what's doing but hun
drods Of others are actually enlisting
and taling their chances.
While most everyone expresses his
preference for battleship assign
ment. navy officials cant help smil'
ing al the number who say they viii
not go In at all II they can't De as-
signed TO the Dreadnaughts, appar-
emily unaware that the two ships ~
that class will not be ready for ser
vice for two years,
c.ip,uIation vvlthout Irritation