Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-07-05
Colonel Hoffman Appeals
for 700 Recruits on In
dependence Day.
WANTS STATE GUARD
UP TO WAR STRENGTH
Recruiting Campaign Hero;
Muskogee Company
Mustered in.
Special To The World

Special to The World
EDR1 SILL Okla, July with an
l. urgent call for recruits to build
Ioklahoma's national guard unit to
war strength deli, cred to every nook
and Granny on Independence day by
Colonel foy Hoffman. commander Of
The state organization, officials to-
night were optimistic over the situo-
ton ana freely expressed the belief
that the response would be Immediate
and complete. AT present the first
regiment Is seven hundred men under
war strength.
TcIcSramS Sent
In connection with the universal
appeal sent broadcast Colonel Clar-
encc Douglas, secretary of the Cham
her or Commerce H. Tulsa. was sent
the following telegram
~"Col. Clarence B Douglas. se,re-
tary Chamber OF Commerce. Tulsa:
Officers and mer now in field appeal
TO patriotism and pride of home pco-
pie Ia recruit First regiment to war
strength. Need seven hundred single
men. oklahoma has name of being
most progressive state. Make her first
IN patriotism and preparedness I'm
commander in CHIEF. Cor transporta-
ton. Roy V. Hoffman. colonel COM
Imanding.'
In reply to the above telegram
Colonel Douglas responded with the
following telegram, addressed to
Colonel Hoffman:
"Will put up recruiting tent with
bugles, flags. etc, If you will supply
blanks ard designate recrHitmC oli-
q Al xtfin FuY
nlsh more men Immediately. Clarence
j. Douglas"
Colonel Hoffman REPLIED 20 Secre-
tary Douglas telegram as follows:
Send recruits to Acknowledgement
office. Oklahoma city. for enlistment.
Wire adjutant- general for transporta-
tion. Have no authority to send re-
cruiting officers
VIII Open Office.
Colonel Hoffman was Immediately
apprised that Mr. Douglas would
make plans for the erection of tent
and the opening OF recruiting station
in Tulsa. II is presumed here that
Captain Boso of the medical corps
will take charge of the station and
that blanks will he on hand with
which to recruit the company up to
war strength.
After long delay the Muskogee COM
pany was mustered in tonight, so were
the officers of staff and headquarters.
The band was also mustered in This
completes the transfer The trans
formation of every unit of the first
Infantry OF oklahoma national guard
into the United States army. We
are now awaiting orders from the
war department. Thc engineers CORDS
alone Is to be mustered. There was
no celebration here today There was
reign of quiet everywhere, a day OF
rest. | didn't hear a firecracker dur
ing the entire day. There are no toy
pistols boys in this regiment The
collected soldiers. with the weaker
men weeded out, represent the
flower of Oklahoma manhood. I have
never seen a regiment of soldiers
with such a high average of mentality,
morality and zeal. Many a good boy
was thrown into the discard because
of some defect that would seem unim-
portant TO the layman. Most of these
boys will go home and get two more
men to take each place. That has
usually been the story of the soldier
boy who was sent home because he
couldn't stand the physical eXamna-
tion. He merely doubled the bet"
and sent two to take his place.
Tulsa Company Good.
The Tulsa company stood up splen-
didly in their examinations. Some
could not reach tho physical require
ments but wanted to go to the front
and fight for the Stars and Stripes,
Flat feet. crooked toes, missing
finger. eye trouble. and kindred causes
combined to cut down each company.
The Tulsa company made the best
record physically of all organizations.