Evening star., 1916-07-22
EXPECTED, WHILE IN CITY,
TO ROUND UP RECRUITS
Officers Are Not Pessimistic and Are
Confident Of Getting Away
Soon to Border.


other half will be permitted to go to
the city on a full day pass. Hereto
fore only 10 per cent of troop have
been permitted to be out of camp on
pass at any one time.
Col Glendie B. Young, commanding
the Sd Infantry, said this morning
that the troops of the District have
been working very hard during their
month in camp. and he thought that
they were entitled to period of recre-
alton. 1t was then decided to use to-
day and tomorrow to give them this
rest In view of the fact that half of
the campers will be absent. there will
be little work for those remaining to
do. so that it will be a real day of
rest for those who have to remain in
camp to await their turn.
Expected to Get Recruits.
While the troops will be permitted to
use the time as they please while they
are in the city, every man who goes
out will be urged to use some of the
time in making an effort to obtain re-
cruits. so that the Sd Infantry can be
reported ready to entrain for the bor-
der to join the other District troops
now at Bisbee. Every man is expected
to do something in the way of obtain
ing recruits.
The officers believe that letting the
troops out in this manner ought to re-
suit in bringing into camp by tomor-
row night at least a hundred men, sew
eral more than are needed to bring the
regiment up to peace strength. This
would be at the rate of about one re-
cruit to every ten men now in the
service.
The enlisted men have been hampered
somewhat in their efforts to obtain re-
crufts because they did not have the
funds with which to go after them.
Many of the men say that they know
men In various parts of the city, but a
soldiers pay is small. and some of them
have lots to do with the little pay they
get: Therefore. they cannot pay for
while in the city looking for recruits.
$2 for Each Recruit.
To assist in paying this expense and
to encourage the men to obtain re-
cruits, the officers of the Sd Infantry,
at a meeting this morning. decided to
pay $2 to each soldief who brings in a
recruit who is finally accepted by the
medical officers and enlisted. This Is
not in any way to be considered prize
money or bonus. according to the
officers. but little more than pays the
expenses of the man who obtains the
recruit.
With the knowledge that they will be
reimbursed for money spent in their
efforts to obtain recruits, the enlisted
men Of the camp are expected to do
everything possible to add to their
ranks
There is opportunity for various spe-
cial branch men in the National Guard,
The Sd Infantry is in ned Of eight cooks
and assistant cooks. who receive $50 a
month; six wagoners for the supply
company at $21 a month: twelve mu-
sicians, with pay from s24 to $36 a
month. and six mounted orderlies for
the headquartefs company of the Sd
Infantry
Those who enlist early and are quail
ified for these special branches will
get the appointments. according to the
fill these vacancies first. The cooks,
particularly. are needed, and men who
can put up the army ration in a taste
full manner will make themselves very
ranfes to which they will be assigned
Officers Not Pessimistic.
All the morning there was a long
line Of recruits outside the recruiting Off
GERS quarters waiting to have their pa
pers made out. examined and be sworn in.
The camp officers are not inclined to
be pessimistic over the situation, and
they believe that they will be out of
this camp within a short time
The list Of recruits yesterday follows:
Third Infantry-Allan n. Harrison,
John D. Moyo, John P. Neymeyer and
Jacob S. Wall.
Battery A-Edwin j. Blush.
Battery B-Thomas Ingle, Joseph H.
Russell and Joseph c. Snyder
First Separate Battalion-Frank
Campbell. Mahlon J. Diggs. Charles
Narrow. Willie A. Smith, James Turner
and John r. White.
The officers of the organized militia
Of the District and the officers of the
I'd United States Cavalry gave their
second dance since the encampment in
the administration building at Fort
Myer last night.
Running the guard is not to be
laughed at any moro, as 1t has been in the
past This Is realized by one soldier
who sought to go through the lines
near Hatfield last night. The sentry
called to him three times to halt and
the soldier kept going. Then the SEN
try leveled his rife and fired. The
soldier decided to stop. He is in the
guardhouse.
The sentries. who are now equfpped
with guard cartridges, have instruc-
tions TO challenge three times and il
they get no response to fire