The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-07
RECRUITING
AT WHEELING
UNITED STATES NAVY TRAVEL.
ING CREW NO. 9 THERE
ON MONDAY.

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WHEELING. March ION next
Monday morning travelling Recruit
ing Crew NO 8. Or Inc United States
Navy, win arrive here In Wheeling
for a weeks stay. The crew, which
VIII be IN charge 4 Lieutenant ]. F.
Lands. VIII have rs Headquarters In
room No 1 Oh the old postofice butid.
ing. corner Sistes nth and Market
streets.
The crew is composed Of l.ieuten.
ant I.anaiss Or. II. l.. Brown, medical
examiner II. r. Knowles, chief ma
chinest; j. u croford, fire yoeman; p.
F. cayanaugh, furret captain; H. &.
Reynolds. coxswain; NJ. j. Matthews,
qnartermaster, and o. H. Funk, sec
ond ycenan.
The object of the crews visit to the
city Is TO arouse greater interest
among the young men of wheeling In
the naval department OF the Unltee
States. A biograph OF the young
man in the navy, on land and aaoat''
VIII be- shown with stereopticon views
az the Carroll club auditorium on next
Tuesday evening
Second Yoeman Funk arrived in the
city ON Wednesday morning. When
seen ny d reporter he talked interest.
ingly Of the work of the recruiting
crew Said he: we are just complet.
Ing d tour of the south, in which he
have met with great success. From,
Knoxville we went to Huntington;
from there to Parkersburg: from Par.
kersburs we are, coming to Wheeling,
We We're considerably disappoInt.
ed at Huntington. don't know ex-
actly What was the matter but we got
only few recruits. At Parkcrsburg.
however, we are meeting with more
success We expect to make good
here IN Wheeling. This town looks
good for number or recruits
What the Navy Promises.
Tile attention of the navy depart.
riient having been called to an article,
recently published In large number
of papers containing allegations de-
rogatory TO the navM service especial.
" that the men "lead the dogs life''
that there is no chance for advance.
ment;; that the discipline is too severe
and that the men are bullied by the
officers, the bureau of navigation has
furnished the following Official state.
inert.
THE discipline Of the navy Is not
tlnreasonably strict or onerous, and
there IS less bullying than is to be
found lin civil life; the rights of Off
Gers and men ATE safeguarded by posi-
tive and specific regulations. The
navy department and the officers in
command OF ships do everything in
their power to protect the rights OF
men on board snip or ashore. Bully
ing or naggins, there maybe at times
as Is the. case everywhere, when
nerves and tempers may be unduly
strained, hut the good officers and the
good petty officers Is recognized as the
one who Keeps an even temper and Is
READILY o:ieyei without any resort II
disciplinary proceedings and in any
case of Justice there is always the ap
neal to higher authority. An appeal
will always be heard
AS 70 there being no chance for adj
ancement whatever for the recruit
many Of the enlisted men rise to war
rant rank; q lesser number (there are
vacancies annually are commits
y sioaed in the regular line OF promotion
and advance on exactly the same foot
ing as the officers who have been az
4 pointed to ANNAPOLIS on the special
RECOMMENDATION OF Senators. Repre-
y sentatives and the President"