Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-16
M Gives MANY
MEN TO COUNTRY
pect Recruitment 10 be
:, low Between Nov and
i, Day OF Draft
< COLONEL FOR
REGIMENT SOON

'dfhe concensus OF opinion among /
National Guardsmen TO-DAY was that /
Wilmington had furnished Just about |
as many volunteers for the regiment !
a. she Is capable Of considering the |
present inclination 10 await the draft F,
Wilmington has done proportlonately
better than any other city IN the
Union. about seven hundred men hav-
Ing been enlisted In the National
Guard alone during the past three
weeks. National Guardsmen are
everywhere bur are not I'm uniform
and the city has literally been bled
white OF men. who are ready 10 20
with mo First Infantry into camp at
Camp Mcclellan Admission. Ala. when
the regiment leaves on August 8. But
he efforts OF the guardsmen will not
1crease and everything possible will
Q done 10 recruit the unit TO war
ltrenRth before a. leaves this city.
: When mobilization starts IN nine
iays Il Is expected that there will be
tother rush to the blue and gold Of
Delaware. as there is always more
rctivity shown I'm recruiting lines
e;ien real action IS imminent
n equipment for the First Della
n has been approved by the war
81 'iment and uniforms and kits are
- wing daily. Yesterday another
On, consignment arrived and officers
80 hopeful that when the big day
n, ives on July 25. everything will
- in readiness TO nj out the recruits.
The matter Of naming a comman-
Ter for the regiment is expected 10
be settled this week. Several names
have been mentioned as the probable
choice but nothing Is known definite
~ u VIII be almost necessary for
the governor to name the colonel and
the major OF the Third Battalion this
week as mobilization will be started
within nine days from today.
That Delaware will have a whole
regiment in the field is now practi-
cally an assured fact. Although the
unit will probably leave for Admission
short OF war strength. this will be
rectifed by the draft. and on the first
OF September. when the conscripts
are called TO the colors. enough TO
MI up the ranks OF the guard, be-
sides those who will be taken into the
select army, will probably be sent to
Camp Mcclellan. Officers OF the guard
said today that these conscripts would
be treated just as we'll as the volun-
teers. and that Il Is improbable that
any bitterness against them for not
having volunteered would be shown
t by the men.
An order was issued today in the
form OF a bulletin. which is 10 be
. furnished TO every guardsman in the
State. to the effect that they are eX-
,ected 20 maintain a military appear
ance and 10 observe a correctness or
uniform and punctiliousness In the
matter OF saluting. Ohicers will be
held TO strict accountability for the
observance of their men an the com
pliance with the salute regulations and
no case OF neglect is to be overlooked
The soldierly appearance or the
man will hereafter be given especial
attention and the officers will be held
nersonallv accountable for this. Even
when an enlisted man neglects MILL
farv etiouette before an officer not
connected with his company. II Is or
dered that tho man be reported TO ms
commander
That rHi- city has furnished about
rs many volunteers as she can sup
NV considering the desire OF her
Young mon to stick as long as pos
siblo 10 their we'll paid jobs became
very much apparent last night when
out of three hundred men, who gath
ered in the Queen Theatre TO attend
the recruiting meeting conducted by
the Delaware National Guard only
seventeen men applied for enlistment
- TThis was especially discouragint
\ shen the physical examination weed
~ al ont all but seven OF these.
". Major Reed was the FIRST speaker
~ "A in an eloquent plea for a ful
1I gimcnt said that nobody Wante'
&c, 10 20 down in history tnat Dela
ire had not furnished her fuil quot'
ri volunteers.
"Boys. you want 10 be in this wa
T and unless you are bound by IN
superable ties you cannot, in justice
, 10 yourselves and 10 your manhood
refuse TO enlist voluntarily And th
way YOU want 10 go to this war i
with your home regiment.
Josiah T. Marvel spoke OF the al
most religious significance Of tn
present conflict frequently mention
ing the Kaiser as the mad dog o
FAirope Mr.. Marvel said althoug
son Of his was too young to regis
fer he was. nevertheless, going TO en-
list. At the close OF his speech MI
Marvel grasping the American Ma
IN his hand said;
men OF Delaware Don't walt unit
tomorrow or the day after; come u
here now. and enlistl'
Sergeant Turner. the BILLY Sun