The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-13
THE, RECRUITING OFFICE
BY ETedai1ic .. Hask!in

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.at the next session, to dncrease the
humber OF emil sim ents which the navy
lmay legally accept and thus make II
possible to- bring this branch OF the
bseryice up to- its full necessary
Estrength.
Army EnliStnIeMts Increase.
The condition OF the army is not
quite as fortunate as that Of the navy
possibly became Of the superior at
directions in the manner of life and In
travel offered with the deet But, even
iso, the rate of enlistments in the army
have increased some twenty per cent;
since the flag salutlng incident at Tam
ipico. Just as the impetus given by
this occurrence was commencenE 70
die down. the European war begun,
and it brought home the fact that the
United States needed more men Co.
guard It's shores IN case OF conflict.
| This also stimulated enlistment and
idiscouraged desertiOn-the one having
lindreased and the other decreased
materially In the last year: Uncle
Sam does not believe in supporting
huge standing armies, as are favored
abroad, but 1t trains Its men to the
minute and every man who has en-
listed within the last year is in con-
idition to give a good account o. MIN
tselt n the event OF war.
Some years ago the army and navy
were not IN such good shape Win re-
gard to numbers as they are at pres
emit and the authorities at Washtn8 tola
cast about for q means Of stimulating
enlistments To this end they con-
~
all OF whom mentioned the old maxim.
at paws to advertise" So Uncle Sam
entered the ranks Of advertisers. In
newspapers and n aga zines, by means
Of posters and even through the med
sum OF moving pictures, he exhibited
the alluring life Of soldier or sail
or or marine. The results were most
preparation for advertising is still con
siderable.
Good Persuasion.
Gayly colored posters are to be i
found in nearly every Office, de-
p.cting the joys Of a life on the ocean
wave or the fascinatfOns OF a soldiers
career. These posters direct the appli-
cant to the nearest recruiting ONCE,
where he finds officers who tell him
of the duties Of asoldier or sailor, the (
pay they receive, the chances for pro 4
found in Serving the flag. Exclusive Of |
those rejected because Of physical dis
abilities it estimated that fully |
eighty per cent Of the men who SER
iously apply for In formation concern
ing the military service enlist for at \
least one period. All of which speaks
we'll Tor the persuasive abilities Of the /
recruiting officers.
But the recruiting Office is far from
being colorless or without its share /
of the rom ante. Men come there from
all walks OF life-the gay young blood
who has been cast off BY his family I!
and WHO wishes to retrieve his repu-
tation and rebuild his physique by
three years in the service of his coun-
owes at least portion OF his life to
the service OF his lag; the unemployed
who enlists solely Ioecauge he can find
work nowhere else; the disappointed
In love who seek solace from their
heartaches; the man IN trouble who
knows that he can start anew in the |
army or the navy All these and more
from them there flows never-endin.5
stream of human interest, sad or
happy, drab or cocrful.
Consider, Tor example, the story Of
George and Edmund Carson, brothers
who, although not twins. were almost
exactly alike. George, the elder and
the black sheep Of the family. got Into
trouble IN his home town In the
Middle West and3ra away. The only
news OF him that altered back was
some echo of his Wild career in the
submerged tenth OF one Of the bis
leastern cities. He was given up for
lost and the hopes Of the family were
pinned upon Edmund Carson. who was
sent to West Point, whence he gradu7
ated with high honors.
To the Same Post.
Unknown to any Of the members
of his family. George Carson had en-l
listed in the army and the long arm
of coincidence, which causes So
much trouble in real life and the
movies, pulled the strings thai
moved Lieutenant Edmund Carson
to the same army post where his
brother was statlored as 2 private.
The elder Carson recog nized his bro
tl1er almost Immediately. but Ed
1nund saw nothing familiar In the
face Of private who ~ould have
borne a striking resemblance to him
had his features not been lined by
premature age and the life that hel
had LED
Not wishing further to disgrace
his family Inv the rcsSibilitv of dis