The evening world., 1916-05-15
CIGARETTES BAR
ASPIRING YOUTHS
FROM ENLISTMENT
Hundreds Rejected Because of
Weak Hearts Engendered
by Smoking.
FLAT FEET IN THE WAY.
Noe One in a Group of
14o Succeeds in Quail
flying.

It IL not lack of patriotism that
makes Uncle SANS task OF recruiting
big army a difficult one. 1t V nat
feet and weak hearts. Despite pros
perity there are thousands of young
men, who. under the stimulus Of pre-
paredness campaigns, have been and
are offering their serv1ces to the
country; but few are accepted.
The Preparedness Parade Of Sat-
urday 10 already having its effect.
Thousands Of inquiries came into tho
recruiting stations to-day by mail.
telephone and by applicants In person.
II only fatfootedness and weak
hearts could be eliminated there
would be no dinicuty in getting all
the men necessary. The natfooted-
ness IL due In q largo respect to the
carelessness Of most men In selecting
proper shoes. The poor heart showing
Is due In q large measure, the recruit
ing ofiicers say. to the increased num-
Der Of cigarette smokers.
A an instance Of the severity Of
the physical examination. the report
of Capt Frank e. Evans. recruiting
oficer for tho Marine Corps. may be
cited. Capt. Evans has six recruiting
stations-five IN New York and one in
Newark. During the first eleven days
| of May there were 149 applicants for
enlistment and of this number there
| was not a single man who qualified.
The majority OF these men were re-
jected for poor hearts. Among the
| others we're many suffering from nat
| footedness. For the Marine Corps.
however, only fully qualified citizens
are accepted. In the other branches
Of the service a man may enlist on
his first papers. The Marine corps
also requires that It's men shall be NJ
least Ave feet Ave inches In height, an
inch more than Is required in the
| army.
The Marine Corps will be in need
Of men II the present army blu goes
through, for It increases the corps
by 5000. The corps In the past has
been limited to 10000 men and Is al
most at full strength. It is attrac-
tive in that l. PERMITS men in the
ranks to get commissions. Under
| the new bill two new grades, one Of
Marine Gunner and another Of Quar-
| termaSterS clerk, Will Do Croatcu
with ranks OF warrant officers.
Col. r. d. Walsh, recruiting ohi-
Ger for the army. expects that the
parade Of Saturday will have bis
eject on recruiting within the week
Last Saturday thirteen men qualified
for enlistment. Saturday Is regard
ed AZ the worst recruiting day Of
the week. The men who are enlist
ing arc not coming from the rank
Of the unemployed. but are usual,
young men occupying positions
Most Of the younger applicants, Col
Walsh saye. want to go into the cav
airy branch. The older applicants
prefer the infantry or the coast ar
tillery.
II is the National Guard that ex
poets to reap the greater harves
from Saturdays patriotic display
The New York guard IL seeking I
increase its ranks by 5000 in thirt
days. Since the FIRST OF the month
. up to last Friday, 757 men have en-
listed. Liuet. Col. Edward Olmsted
Division Adjutant, said that the nigh
parade of Saturday. in which the Ma
/, .ional Guard regiments participated
will have great effect.
TT Is a question of psychology,
) said Col Olmsted, land within a fe,
| days the results should be known
, We expect that thousands of youn
: men, who heretofore took no tntcres
in matters military, will be' inspire
by Saturday nights showing TO max
, INQUIRIES and come into the Guard.