The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-27
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TO FILL Up RANKS
Two Additional Recruiting o.
fees Opened and House-to.
House Canvass Begins.

The most strenuous recruiting cam
paign In the history of the District tc
fiil up the ranks OF the District troopr
was started today by Col. r. ID. Simmr
and national guard officers under hir
command.
But three companies of the Third In
fantry have enough men. These men
must be obtained before the companier
can 70 into the Federal service.
For the last week the recruiting ofi-
GERS have been organizing this cam
paign and they made ready to exert
their best efforts today.
The Washington Times and the other
Washington newspapers threw open
their advertising columns to the re-
cruiting officers. and beginning today
heavy display advertisements will be
published.
BY this afternoon two additional re-
cruiting offices will be opened. and the
house to house campaign of enlisted
details from the troops in camp will
begin.
Two New Officers.
The new offices to be opened this
Afternoon will be located In Ninth street
between d and f streets and In N
street near Wisconsin avenue. In
Georgetown. Special details OF enlisted
men from Fort Myer will assist the re-
crulting officers assigned to each OF
these stations.
The main recruiting station IL now
at 1926 Pennsylvania avenue and the re-
cruits there are being examined and
sent Immediately 10 Fort Myer,
People can help us materially by
spreading the n. news OF the location q
automobiles" said Lieut.. Col. Clarence
V, Sayer, In command Of the Pennsyl-
vania avenue station.
We have, had two automobiles on
duty ever since we opened the office.
They have been supplied by Harry
Gladmon, OF 3O6 Pennsylvania avenue
southeast and Charles Terhinger,. OF
because we are sending men out every
hour-as soon as we get them,
"One citizen came in here this morn
ing and told us he could not let US
have his machine, but that he would
other mans machine, We want more
people of that sort"
Too Much EmbOnpoint,
The recruiting office has witnessed
some interesting scenes during the
day,
Charles CotteriIi, the newspaper man
and advertising expert, was one OF
the first persons to offer himself fol-
enlistment this morning.
vToo much embonpoint," declared the
recruiting officer after looking Cot.
Do little training and get down
and maybe something can be done fol
When Capt. Alfred McGonegal, SEQ.
ond In charge of the Pennsylvania ave.
nue. station, went to open the office this
morning he found gerat hulkng col
ored man sound asleep against the door
He had great trouble moving the man
When the obstruction was finally ami.
mated the captain asked him what he
was doing asleep at that place.
"Ah'm hyah to unlist. such"
In Time for Breakfast.
He was sent to the First Separate
Battalion armory at Twelfth and L
street, and was enlisted. He reached
Fort Aiyer In time to get "sumpin' tub
eat" for breakfast,
Lieutenant Colonel sayer found let
ter on his desk at the recruiting offic,
addressed to the commanding Officer
The letter was from a youth named
Lawson Venable and enclosed a STAMP
FOR an Immediate reply. 1t read:
Commanding officer:
! desire to enlist IN the District Column,
age and an orphah; J. can give m,
guardians written permission to enlist
So I will appreciate 1t II you will sent
me an enlistment blank at your earliest
convenience and obligs ,,un,,,r
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