Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-02
NORWICH AND DANIELSON
 SUB RECRUITING STATIONS
Mai. Payne Will Do Greater Part of His Work at New London.

Arrangements for recruiting in Nor wich by Major Morris B. Payne have not been definitely made, it was said at the state armOry Tuesday night, but recruiting station has been es- tabliShed at the New London armOTy, where Maj. Payne has been stationed to receive applicants and direct the examinations necessary for them to enter the service of Uncle Sam on the Mexican border.
 The establishment Of that recruit ing station is part of an enlistment campaign which has been launched in six other principal cities of the state. The purpose of the campaign is to re- cruit the two Connecticut regiments and the field artillery to full war strength. All three military Organi- zations departed from the Camp HOl- comb at Mantle with a minimum ngth--that is, peace strength. Ap- proXimately 1, 600 recruits are neces- sary to bring the three organizations on war footing.
 The minimum strength of an infan- try company is 65 men and it's maxi mum strength is 142 men. The min imum strength of a battery of field al S1s1ery is 33 against III men when the battery is recruited to war strength All other organizations of the Con- necticut National Guard left the Nian- tic camp with a maximum enlisted strength. No recruiting will take place for any organizations other than the infantry and field artillery.
 Recruits for the infantry will be given a physical examination and en- listed at the recruiting station if their physical test is shown to be satisfac- tory. Immediately afterward they will be assigned to Fort H. G. Wright for preliminary training. A short stay at the local fort will be followed by their taking passage for Nogales, Ariz., there to become a part Of the COnneC- ticut National Guard forces.
 Recruits for the field artillery will be forwarded direct to TObyhanna, Pa, to join the field artillery at that place.
 In connection with the recruiting campaign the state has been divided off into areas, and each of the seven stations has been assigned to cover a certain number of cities, towns and villages. The district assigned to Ma joy Payne is one of the largest in the state, because of it's peculiar location. New London recruiting station will ac- cept applications from all cities, towns and villages east of the line Joining New London and Willimantic
 Norwich and DanielsOn have been designated as sub stations of the lCcal recruiting headquarters and members of New London staff will visit these cities at intervals to answer questions of men desiring to enlist. The state armOries will be utilized as recruiting stations.
 Physical examinations will in all cases be given at New London, except for 9 general examination which does not require special apparatus.
 In addition to having charge of New London recruiting station, Maj. Payne has been designated as senior recruit ipg officer for the entire state and in that capacity will supervise the work being carried on at the six other re- cruiting stations He will also receive reports twice weekly from the other stations at Hartford, Waterbury, Tor Bridgeport, NOrwaIk and New Haven.
 Inasmuch as the recruiting stations have been located in cities where very few men have been drawn in the con tlngertS already on the border, it is. anticipated that the work of recruiting the three Connecticut organizations to full strength will require but a short time
 In every emergency that the country has faced Connecticut has more than supplied it's quota of men and while it may be assumed that the United States is not at the present time in any great danger of being precipitated into a state of war, the Nutmeg state will be showing an excellent example in being prepared.
 Should the Mexican problem be
 
 that the service at the border will be of short duration, but on the other hand if trouble does come Connecticut will have it's full quota of men to throw into the field, as a result of the present recruiting campaign.
 Men who enlist from stations as signed to the local recruiting station will when the organizations are mus tered out, be discharged from the ser vice as it is not the practice to trans fer men from one branch of the ser vice to the other. At present there is no infantry or field artillery organ izations located in the eastern part of Connecticut.
 The physical requirements at pres ent are very strict. Each applicant, to pass the examination, must be in per- feet health, of required height and weight, must have a required number of teeth and his hearing and sight must be up to a required standard. The war department has authorized the enlistment of men between the ages of IS and 21, witt out the consent of parents or guardians