Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-30
Nine ARMY RECRUITS
RECEIVED IN DISTRICT
Total Is Greater Than in Any Single
Day for Many
Weeks.
How1TzERs ARE MUSTERED IN
Twenty-Three Men Are Disqualified
by mastering Officer, Either Be-
cause OF Physical Condition or De-
pendent Relatives.

Nine army recruits were received in
this district yesterday. the total being
greater than for any single day in sew
eral weeks. Six Of the men were en-
listed at the Richmond station, among
them being William NJ. Black. Of Bel
fast. Ireland. who left here for New
York to Join the British forces several
days ago, after a steamhammer at the
Locomotive Works had punched out
four OF his teeth.
At that time. young Black stated
that he figured trench life was not SO
hard on the teeth. and he was greatly
perturbed when the medical examiner
sor the British army turned down his
application.
Nothing dauntcd. Black applied at
ing the preliminary examinations in
satisfactory manner, was forwarded to
Fort Thomas. leaving last night.
The marine corps recruiting detail
here also discovered A real patriot yes
,terday in the person of Loui5 B. Bur
man. of Norfolk.
When Burman started reading the
eye-testing card, IL at once became APP
parent that while the letters he named
might be the card. they were GER
tainly not placed in the order he called
them. Informed of the discrepancy.
Burman acknowledged that he had en-
played a little ruse in an attempt to
get by. According to his story. he was
rejected at the Norfolk recruiting Of
fee OF the marine corps for defective
eyesiEht. Figuring that the card test
would be the only one applied. he had
seized the opportunity OF copying the
letters as they appeared on the chart
in Norfolk. These he faithfully memo
rized, and then put in appearance at
the Richmond station. 1t happened.
however. that the card in use in Nor
folk differed from that at the local
Information was yesterday received
that Richard l. Blankenship. the son
of Mrs. Harriet NJ. Elankenship. Of
2l11 Marshall Street. is member OF
the American fighting forces. which
have just landed on French soil. Young
Blankenship joined the marine corps
in Buffalo on February S. and was one
Of the 200 marines chosen to go
, with Coloney Doyen.
HOWITZERS WILL
NEED MORE MEN
When the Richmond Howitzers were
mustered into Federal service yester-
day by Captain James NJ. Love. Jr..
inspe ctor-instructor OF the Virginia
National Guard. twcnty-three men
were disqualified: eleven for physical
un!itness, and twelve who have de-
pendents. The Howitzers expect to be
sent TO the training camp at Fort
| OGlethorpe within a short time. and
increased efforts will be made to MI
the ranks. Until the Federal muster
| the command vas at war strength.
and II Will now be necessary to secure
twenty-three men to take the places
OF those dropped yesterday.
The Richmond Blues failed to secure
a single man yesterday, but it is be-
!iered that the required quota will be
| enlisted when a recruiting detail in
| charge Of Lieutenant Anderson visits
Petersburg and surrounding cities next
week The majority Of recruits Sc
cured by the Blues in the past few
weeks have been from out OF town, and
1t is believed that little personal ap-
the desired results.
LIST OF RECRUITS
ENROLLED YESTERDAY
Those enlisting here yesterday we're
as follows:
Army-Albert Golden. soo West
Broad Street Richmond; Victor Smith,
Albany. y. Y; James H. Stells. Motto
way: William NJ. Black. Belfast Ire
| land: Robert F. Trimmer. wakema,
Va, and Leon X. Borden, Chula. Va
Marine corps-John r. Seyers. Roa-
noke: Carl L. Moser. Richmond: Oscar
Martin. winston Salem; Jacob Laughly.
Danrille, and Carl a. Miller. Of
| Wauseon. Ohio. who re-enlisted.
| Nary-Rohert 3. Gavle. $500 Floyd
Avenue. and Reynold Penn. 81 Wood
Street, Richmond: Fielding Coombs
Honaker. Va; Alfred j. Ross. Blairs-
Vile. Ga. and Charles N. Gibbs. Peters
| burg.