Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-06-23
LOCAL CO. ORDERED
TO RECRUIT $50 men
An Open Letter Urges Men to
Come Forward Stand for Them
selves and Not Let Others
Fight for Them.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
The Issue Of This Campaign Lies With
Men Of Annapolis They
Betray Their Trust.
tCommunicated.)
q it May Concern:


The companies of the Maryland Ma
uonal Guard have been ordered to re-
cruit up to their full war strength of
100 men. In pursuance of this the
commanders of the various units have
dispatched recruiting parties to the
home stations to accomplish this pur-
pose. These parties will launch cam
paign at once to ill the ranks and it
is up to the men of the State TO come
forward and meet their duty as men.
What answer will the men of this
city give to this call? Company M, of
the First Regiment. Infantry. nj. n G..
needs 80 more men to reach its war
strength and she must have them. The
Machine Gun Company attached to the
same regiment, needs 20 men and its
need is equally as urgent. Already
Annapolis has given 125 of its citi-
zens to the colors, and it behooves
those who remained home at the first
call to come forward at this crisis
and help reinforce their comrades at
the front No man who is a true
American or man will stay at home and
let another do his fighting for him.
That fact alone should be sufficient
to bring the necessary number immed-
lately. 1t is not enough to say that
you will await the call for volunteers.
That call has come. We need yolun-
teers now as badly as we will ever need
them and those who answer the call
now will receive additional training
and will stand a far better chance for
promotion later on.
Aside from every other consideration
1t is of the greatest personal benefit
for any individual to enlist If war is
declared the Government will, if it cant
volunteer enough, draft at once. The
drafter receives but scant consideration
in military circles, and every humliat-
ing. disagreeable and hazardous duty
is given them.
The men who go under such compul-
sion are all green men, who do not
know the first principles of camp sani-
tation, personal hygiene, field service,
etc, and who are far more susceptible
to the diseases and the perils of the
field than the trained soldier. Those
who go with the National Guard and
who respond to this call will receive
every consideration that welfare al
lows. They will receive an intensive
military training and will be hardened
and fit to take the field of service in
fine physical and military condition.
If war is not declared and the Guard
does not leave the mobilization camp
the companies will return to their
home stations and those over the peace
strength of 65 men will be mustered
out of the service.
In view of the above, the man who
goes now will, in case of war, go per-
fectly trained, will escape a possible
draft and will have met his duty to
his country as true American. From
every point of view he is the gamer
IL war is not declared and the com.
: panies of the militia are mustered out
he will return home, with nothing lost
knowing he has done his part and with
an enlistment of three years in the
National Guard to work out. which only
requires one drill night each week. II
he does not want to continue his en-.
listment he may apply for his honorary
discharge from the service
Now men of Annapolis. the issue o.
our campign lies in your hands. Are
you going to make it a success? The
National Guard companies of this city
have written their names high on tn,
roll of honor in every war in which tn,
country has embarked, and they viii
continue to do so.
We nede recruits, and we must Sc
cure them. so join tonight and b.
among the first to come forward in an
swer to the Presidents call You
country calls for your service. Yol
have been enjoying the results of ;
| government brought about by the sac
rifices of your ancestors who perform
ed their duty and performed it lik,
men on a stricken field to make th'
United States the country she is today
Are we to betray such trust and let /
be said that we failed and that the de
scendants could not maintain tn
standard set by their ancestors. TIL
government has given you her protec
tion for years and now she asks yol
to give her yours. Will you ring true
Meet this emergency and answe
your President and Governors call
Let Maryland again show her colors
as she has in days gone past, in tn
forefront of her country's defenders.
You have been admiring the spirit Q
the warning countries of Europe. No,
show the spirit that wrested the colo
MES from the grasp of England an
put the Republic among the powers c
the world.
(Signed) HAMMOND ELLIOTT.
Co. M First Regiment, NJ. " c.. DE