Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-10
and suitable to. our requirements.

EARLY in the autumn there was a
natural difficulty In clothing and equip
ping the newly raised units. Now we
are able to clothe and equip all re-
cruits as they come In. Thus the call
for men is no longer restricted by limf :
tations. such as Il lack of material for
training.
1T Is an axiom that the larger an
army is the greater Is it's need for men
Oh recruitablc age to maintain IL ut full
strength. Yet, at the same time the
supply OF these men is automatically
decreasing. nor must we forget that
the great demand which has arisen for
u supply of munitions and equipment
Tor the armed forces of this country
ana OF our allies. also. as we'll MS the
economic and financial necessity OF
Keeping up the production Of manufac-
turcd goods, involves the retention OF
large numbers of men in the various
trades and manufactures, many OF
whom would otherwise DO available.
The recruiting has been most care
fully and thoroughly carried out The
parliamentary recruiting committee has
done excellent work. but the time has
come when something more Is required
to insure that the demands OF our
forces overseas arc fully met and to
enable the larger reserve OF men i'm
pcratively required for the proper con
duct OF the war to be formed and
trained.
TENDENCY TO OVERLOOK
GREAT NEED OF RESERVES
The public have watched with eager
interest the growth and rapidly ac-
CURED efficiency OF our new armies,
who's" dimensions have already reached
a fEnrc which only Il short while ago
would have been considered unthink-
able, but there Is Il tendency to over
look the fact that these larger armies
require still larger reserves Ia make
good the wastagc at the 'front.'.
our requirements In this respect
VII! be large. continuous and persistent.
our gallant soldiers on the lighting line
ar" occkoning with an urgency. inn
pcrious and pathetic. those of us who
remain AT home to come out and play
their part, too. Recruiting meetings
and recruiting marches will be con-
ttnucd as energeticaily as hitherto but
we must go 4 step further to attract
and attach tho individual who from
shNness or other causes, has not vet
yielded To his own patriotic impulses
The government has asked the Par
lament TO pass "A registration bin for
tn" purpose of ascertaining how many
men ana women in tho country between
tho ages of fifteen and siXtv-nve are
eligible for national service. whether
IN the army or navy. in the nanufac-
,ur" OF munitions or elsewhere When
the registration - completed we will
be able Ia note those men between tho
ages OF nineteen and forty who are not
required for munition or other indus
trial work, and who are available II
they are physically NJ for the hehtinr
line. steps Will be taken to approach.
with view 10 enlistment, all possible
candidates for the army. Unmarried
men viii be preferred as far as may
be.
The work OF completing the regis
trhtion viii extend over some weeks
In the meanwhile, ii is of vital and
paramount Importance that as large a
nunher OF men as possible should press
forward and enlist. so that the men 8
training Will he complete when they
are required for the field