The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-13
RECRUITING OFFICE
RESUMES ENLlSTlNG
Lieutenant wndsvorth Receives Orders
to Accept New Men for United
Suites Navy.
MANY WILL GO FROM RICHMOND
Expected That Marine Corps VIII Soon
Open Ranks for Enlistment of Addf-
tiOnnl Men for Foreign Service.

Orders were transmitted Yesterday
from IN. Navy Department 70 Lieutcn-
for the United States Navy. instructing
him TO resume enlistment work. The
tull complement OF the navy, 5i.5oQ
men, was nllcd two weeks ago. and
further cnlistments were then not re-
quired. Lieutenant Wadsworth is not
Informed as TO tho reason that moro
is already filled. but he Will proceed
to-day with tho work of recruiting
more men.
The complement OF tho United States
Marine Corps, which mustcrs 10000
men at full strength. is also filed. and
the recruiting officer. Sergeant F.. q.
take no more men unless they are APP
plicants for re-enlistment or. rs re-
cruir.. are absolutely perfect specimens
OF humanity. The physical and mental
standards required OF applicants for
the Marine Corps are far stricter and
more rigid than those required OF APP
However, II is regarded as proba bic
among local military men that the
order to accept no moro recruits. eX-
ccpt under the strictest regulations.
Tor the Marine Corps VIII he rcscinded.
and that the recruiting Offices viii be
thrown oren to the public again.
The navy recruiting station. at tho
corner OF Eighth ana Main Streets. VIII
be opened again this morning. Orders
ton shall be transferred TO Newport.
instead OF to Norfolk. as has been done
formerly.
| Lieutenant Wadsworth received
! thirty eight applications during the
lions last, week. The names OF all
VIII be notified at once to prepHr.
s"ienast W Gs S'"h has been n'"f ia
charge OF the local recruiting Office
OF these $50 have been accepted and en-
listed In the service. The requirements
! are that the applicant shall he an
Amcrican citizen: that ho must he able
t" read and write. and know the rudi-
menia OF a general education. and that
ho must be- able I" pass The physical
examlmation that is required. Rich
mOnd applicants are examined here.
and If accepted. arc sworn In here and
Tor the Marine Corps arc subjected
| Cnly 10 the mental examination here
The physical examination is made At
| tho point 10 which they are sent
| In the last six months 100 men have
| been onlinted In the Marine Corps from
Richmond, though there were several
times that number OF applicants IS
ncnt for the Marine Corps VIII he re-
sumcd ut an early date. Postmaster
Thornton received n few days ago IL
"eau OF the United states Marine Corps.
asking him To get into touch with de.
s'rahie young men. who may desire to
enter the service of their country"
The letter states that There are now
more than 5000 marines in Mexico:
more arc needed for service there. The
marines are leading the American
troops In this campaign, and are daily
adding more honor and glory to the
to the American colors which they are
serving 80 faithfully" The letter goes
on to say that the bureau desires to
get into touch with young men between
the ages OF eighteen and twenty two
who are unmarried and have no one
dependent upon them for, support Of
\ nod 4,
/ engage In ah honorable profession and
| serve their country.
OF the three lighting arms OF tho
United states. the Marine Corps is the
most attractive and nIluring. 1t is the
marine who is first TO step into the
in some foreign field. the first TO lay
down his life in his countrys honor.
The whole world is his home: he may
swing himself to sleep in n hammock
on deck or lie down on some desert
strand. lie has seen service In the
Arctic and in Africa,s heather lands.
in nearly every country on the globe.
and IL has been always his duty. to
blaze the way for the army. Seldom
where abroad.
The United States Marine Corps was
of the Continental Congress on No
vembcr 10. 1875, and served calamity
throughout the Revolutionary War. 1t
was disbanded at the close Of that
war. hut. on popular demand. was
reorganlzed and permanently ~stab-
lished on July II, 1898. Since then it
has been recognized arm of the fight
ing service of the country, and the
! adventurous life OF the corps explains
why it's complement Is so readily filled
/ 1t was Kipling who first described
| the marine as he is. or him the poet
| says:
AN after met I'm all over the world.
| a-doin' all kinds OF things,
Like landin' ITSELF with n Gatlln' gun,
! to talk to them 'eathen kings;
! &c sleeps In an 'ammack instead OF n
| cot. an &c drills with the deck
ON slew:
| There isn't job on top OF tho earth
| the beggar don't know or do.
| You can leave I'm at night OH a bald
| mans cad to paddle is own
/ canoe;
Els sort Of blooming cosmopolousc-
soldier and sailor. too"