The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-05
ALABAMACONT|NUES
 ID TAKE LOW RANK
 IN FURNISHING MEN
Recruiting Rather Slow, Especially for National Guard and Army
 Branches

Alabama Is still not showing up In the army and National Guard as well as was expected. Yesterday was even a poorer day at the headquarters than the day before. At the navy and ma- rine office men are coming in very satisfactorily but the army Is being forgotten by those wishing to serve. Alabama, 1t is declared, is giving few CT volunteers to her population than almost any other state. The entire state. accordingly is giving only about s5 men per day
 The recruiting officers are surprised that men are not coming in to enlist now while they have the opportunity rather than wait few weeks and be conscripted without any choice as to the branch of service.
 Affairs are better at the navy thar at the army office Captain Clark re- ports that he is doing an average busi- ness and is very well satisfied with the progress he is making. Two men were sent off yesterday. John Colema Il Russell and Charles Walter Burney. Two enlisted but will remain at home few days-Wiley Byron Grayson and Floyd Leon Hunter-and three applied for enlistment papers-Alvin w. Lev erett, Clifford Henry Ellington, James Lewis Drake. This was considered 2 very fair days work. Lieut.. B. K. Johnston, recruiting inspector for the southern division, is in Birmingham and will probably take steps to stinl- ulate volunteering.
 POSTERS FOR NAVY
 Some posters have been received by the local officers from the Navy league advertising the navy and en- couraging young men to join. These will be placed on automobiles and it Is requested that every automobile owner in Birmingham use one
 The work of dismantling amateur wireless stations is steadily progress ing. station Is considered down when the antennae are down, the mast is low cred and the station cut off from It's source of power. Practically all in the Birmingham district are already dis mantled
 Yesterday was another bad day 1t the National Guard recruiting office Several men came around and talked and few applied. but none were sworn in The average enlistment Tn the guard here is less than one day.
 l.. F. Hill. at marine headquarters. is very we'll satisfied. He has been averaging about one man each day. Clifford Henry Ellington left yesterday for Port Royal. S. C.
 Eleven men were shipped off yester- day by Captain Hutchinson to Fort oglethorpe: Merritt ". Walker. Allen R. Williamson, William J. Stapler. Gather c. Solomon. Frank B. Hargis, Arthur Stokes. Ed c. Watson. John M. Ridge. Josh Nix. L. M. Whittier, Thomas F. Harris. A number were en- listed who will leave later. Captain Hutchinson thinks II men out of a population of 200 900 very small mum Der.
 OFFICERS RESERVE
 Another form of service that Is not being neglected by young men is the officers reserve training corps at Fort McPherson. Young men who have had some military training and are fitted for officers by ability and education receive here a course of training, and will later become officers in the army which Is to be conscripted Many young men Of Birmingham have applied for and been given positions in this corps
 The following have thus far been selected from Birmingham and it's vi cinity: Edward s. Allen. Henry l.. Bad ham, Jr., Vernon c. Badham. Thomas J. Bickley. Frederick w Bowron. Dan- iel R. Bullard, Knox H. Camp. Brad ford B. Coffey. John H. Davidson Franklin A. Forbes, Jennings F. Giuen, Walter Hall, James B. Holman, Har- vey Johnston. Everet Lay James C. Lee, George w. Nickolls Schuyler Rich ardson, Edwin A. Robertson, Willia m Rogers, Wright H. Ross, Paoli A. Smith, Zack P. Smith, Sanford B Smyer, Roy Thrasher Thomas w West, Winston P. Anderson, Thomas R. Brown, Freeman B. Daniel Ernest e. Dillon, Julien F. Duran, Robert B. Duke, Aaron A. Garrett, Richard H. Martin. Percy M. Pitts. Luther R. Quinn, John c. Stiles, Milton G. Shirk, James L. Hall, William F. Walker Will liam M. Acker, Lane w. Brandon, Frank Allison Bell, Nathaniel E. Cross, Frank E. Callahan, Edwin P. Cook, Joseph M Franklin Wisheart Peace, Ollie o. Strickland, B. H. Barclift, J. H. Bell, Charles H. Brown, Clement C. Brown, Jr.. Hugh M. Conner, Louis J. DeSable Bert s. Fitzpatrick, John B. Garrison, Edgar M. Glenn, Will D. Geohegan, John F. Golden, Nathan D. Gerdon, Glenn E. Hill James F. Johnston, Rob- ert B. Leary, Walter R. Lexie. Alwyn B. Lewis, John A Lusk, Jr., Henry S. McGee, Etheridge Manning. John S. Moore. George E. Morriss. Ned Morton, Harold M. Powell. Albert A. Stern, William B. Strickland. Shelley G. Tay- Tor Milton B. Thweatts. John B. Tom linson, David B. VanPelt Thomas Wag- ner, Pike Waldrop, Junfus L. Wal thall, Charles E. Weller. Charles A. wiggins. Alodar W. Williams, Edward R. Wrenn.