New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-18
,,olicants in New York
Have Doubled Since
troops Crossed Border.
oAIIY AVERAGE JUMPS
FROM FIVE TO TEN
o,ausburg Camp tor Business
usn Not AbaEdoned-School-
bows Mobilize To-day.

p,.rni;inr fo- the regular army in
4. vsv YORK district has more than
l.b,ed The average number Of men
.r..,i at the twenty-five static: IN
"a .bort New York City daily for the
-. thirteen days OF this month was
We Beginning with last TUESDAY.
-ssp the invasion Of Mexico by United
,.,.es troops was made certain b. the
-,..proesl agreement with Cerranza,
a. daily averag. number Of enlist
-.,.s jumped 60 ten and quarter.
4, even greater increase was noted
be- .ts recru...nc officers ia the ratio
ine. aho applied for enlistment, hut
.,3,o be- rejected for various reasons.
-..r. ~. Ten recruiting stations On
IS. East side. nine on the West Side,
.-ee 70 Erooslyn, two in jersey City
.,i ono in Hoboken. The increase in
.,iv.,y in al these districts has been
bon. equal.
Rigid Tes. for Recruits.
q, account Of the prospect that the
~.- enlisted may be needed for actual
la operations. the enlistment re-
.-i,,nen.s were being enforced with
r,..,er s,ringency. For instance, yes
.,isv a specially sharp lookout was
zen, against men whose patriotism was
,,pirea chiefly by spirits in liquid
.,-r Another change in the routine
,,ps-snt a, the stations was the strict
observation Of the army rule against
,vine out Information.
All INQUIRIES were referred 20 the Of
s,e- ~ Command Of the district, whose
rf,--s..or suck closely 20 the record.
m dimes when there was no war or ru-
10Y q war recruiting officers have
20, - O ru.o rather loquacious about
-sppenings IN thoir Offices, OF the gen
.-,l theory tina. al sorts Of publicity
AS good press acenting for recruiting
Tbs question as 20 whether the
p,a-tsburg military training camp for
5.,ne-s men VIII be held this summer
vas SCI q. rest. for the present at
EAST. bv a definite statement issued At
General Leonard Woods headquarters
o. Governor Island that there had
zen no changes made in the plan by
he War Department. That the camp
ssa been called Of because of the Mex
esr situation vas asserted recently,
.n5ssa result General Wood sent this
slssrsm % Washington:
Plattsburg Camp stays.
HReouest denial as far as this de-
ar.nent IS concerned Of alleged War
Dspertmen' s.atement that no military
Instruction camp would be held TINS
rear.
The report affects nearly 1000 men
already signed for camps in this de-
psr.ment and il causing confusion and
Inquiries. This department n entirely
prepared and expects 70 carry on pro-
posed camps within its limits"
In reply General Wood got this yes
,srisy from Adjutsnt General II. ?.
Mccain: NO statement given out that
.sining camps would not be held. Mat
.sr entirely iD hands OF department
,ornanders. and War Department will
assist in every way possible"
General John F. Organ. commander
q .he New York National Guard, had
70. returned yesterday from Washing
'9n. where he went me first Of the
week 20 attend 20 matters Of national
preparedness Major Allan L. Reagan,
acting adjutant. said that the primary
esuse % Genera. Organs trip was 20
sslp boost the Hay bin in the House
AID TIE Chamberlain bill in the SEN
sx
/: was thought that General Organ
so1id also bring back with him some
.stnite information as 70 the prospects
''r calling ou. state troops in the Mex
~ situation.