The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-21
ANOTHER
DRIVE To
AID j. 6.
Men of 81 and 81 Cannot
Volunteer After Dec. 10,
Government Rules, and
Hammond Is Asked to
Make Final Effort to En-
list Eligibles for Draft.

wsr is just one drive after another.
While Hammond is congratulating it
self upon the splendid results Of the Y.
NJ. . a war fund campaign forces are
being organized for another concerted
effort to help win the war.
And it is one campaign that can
not be extended overtime The govern
ment has seen to it that in it's recent
pronouncement that after December Is
no volunteers between the ages of 21
and 81 viii be received in any branch
of the army or navy.
Fammond's campaign is this:
Since the declaration OF war against
Germany. April 6. Hammond has no,
only led the state but has sent more
volunteers in proportion 20 its popula-
tion than any city in the United States.
To confirm this statement write Major
Ryan, L. S. Recruiting headquarters, In
dianapoIis.
Hundred Volunteers.
AS a result OF the announcement that
no men registered under the draft or Of
draft age can enlist voluntarily after
Dec. 15. recruiting all over the country
has jumped UP. The men eligible for
But Hammond doesn't seem to know
about the ultima tum. Perhaps that is
because Sergeant Welch. in charge of re-
cruiting. has been out of the city for
two weeks and just returned.
Hammond is in danger of losing her
position at the head of the column or
the peak of the pyramid. It behooves
her TO put over the incoming recruiting
campaign with a flourish. \ hundred
volunteers in three weeks should be the
lowest mark set.
Registered Men-Your Last Chance to
Volunteer.
All registered men between the ages
Of 21 and 81 years cannot volunteer
their services after Dec. Is. according
to published information from Washing
ton .. C'' said Sergeant Wclch today
Any man who desires to have the
honor Of volunteering his services and
desires to have choice of the branch
Of service must volunteer before Dec
Is
There is not a skilled trade or occu-
patton that cannot be used to advantage
DIN the service. This gives the volun-
teer the advantage Of using his training
in civil life 10 the best advantage 10
himself and the government:
The following branches of the serv-
ice are open to Volunteers:
Isl gnaI corps. aviation section signal
corps. medical department, quarter
master corps, engineer railroad shop or
ganizations. engineer mining companies
engineer highway construction compan-
les. engineer quarry service. water sup
ply ana pioneer organizations. engineer
forestry battalions, gas and flame COM
panies. qusrtermaster remount depots
(Service i'm L. s.
In the combat regiments there is the
infantry. coast artillery. field artillery.
For the national guards of this state
there is open for enlistment field artil-
lery. infantry and ambulance companies.
This gives an unlimited opportunity
10 choose the line Of work a man is
most suited for and instead of losing
touch with his work in civilian life he
IS granted the opportunity to continue
his work and given additional instruc-
tions and experience that viii enable
him to he better fitted to make his liv-
ing on being discharged from the serv-
ice.
DO as your grandfather did-be a
volunteer"