The evening world., 1917-06-06
4,OOO MEN IN WEEK,
RECRUITING SLOGAN
FOR MARINE CORPS
Plans Made for Special Drive
in This District From
June 10 to 10.

! Active work in connection with
United States Marine Corps Recruit
ing Week In New York City was be-
1 gun this afternoon by Major Frank
r. Evans in charge OF sea-soldier
enrolments, and his aides, at their
headquarters at No. "a East Twenty
third Street. Tho slogan Of the week.
which will xtend from June 10 to
l6, Is -Four Thousand by Saturday
Night" TO accomplish the purposes
OF the jolHeS'" drive II will be nee
essary to obtain that number OF en-
| llstments.
Major Evans announces that 20
secure cooperation in his effort TO
fill his quota he has obtained the
aid OF the Mayors OF the cities IN the
Eastern District, and has also ar
ranged with restaurants, barber
shops. hotels and advertising agen-
cies to display the Marine Corps ad-
vertlsing matter to the best advan-
taEe.
Major Gen. Barnett, Commander Of
the Marine Corps. announced to Tho
Evening World to-day the ,noral
outline Cf the plans to mako Guam
tico, Va, tho new training grounds
for the rockies" OF his division. a
modern battlefield with an actual re.
production OF conditions as they exist
in Northern France.
. k4s
u. S. Marine officers in conjunction
with executives from the English
and French armies, who have been
sent over here on various missions,
and who have volunteered their ser
vices for this work at the request Of
the War Department. In discussing
this phase OF the marines activities,
Gen. Barnett said:
Work has progressed so rapidly
1 at Quantico that we will have from
! GOO 10 800 men quartered there at the
end OF this month. The temporary
barracks. cantonments and other
buildings required TO house the men.
who will follow the first regiments,
will probably be completed by July /.
"Quantlco will form a sort OF 'fin-
ishlng school for the men who have
had their preliminary training at
Port Royal, S. c.. and at other de-
pots. The present plan is to provide
as nearly as possible a reproduction
OF European battlehelds. Our first
marine brigade of 5000 men will in
clude infantry. field artillery. signal
corps, mine company. hospital
corps and other auXilaries. Tho
course will embrace all the varied
activities required Of 'the-hrst-to-
tight on tho firing line.
"Besides the branches 1 have men
toned there will be radio and field
wireless division as well as a visual
signaling corps. None Of the barracks
will be larger than company size. This
Is at tho suggestion Of the Army
Medical Corps, which planned the
sanitary arrangements. The officers
quarters will be one-roOm houses, or
shacks."
Enrollments for the Navy continue
well up to the mark, following regis
tration day. whereas the officers IN
charge had rather expected a falling
OFF OF applicants. Lieut. Commander
John +. Grady Of the Navy personally
sent fifty applicants from his guar
ter deck" at No. 225 West Forty y-sec
ond Street, TO Lieut. Commando
Bennett at No. "a East Twenty thirC
street. before noon. Twenty-Five o
them were accepted. Ten more mel
applied at the land-roing battlcshil
Recruit Mt Fourteenth Street am
broadway. eight OF whom were swori
in by Capt. II. G. Adams.