Evening journal., 1917-04-12
TO RECRUIT militia
TO PEACE STRENGTH
About $50 Men Will be
Needed TO Fill Out First
Battalion
MARRIED MEN TO
QUIT THE SERVICE

Men Wanted for the Nauonar
Guard" This summons has again
started applicants streaming toward
the armory at Twelfth and Orange
streets. A recruiting campaign is to
be started Immediately It's aim Will
be to muster in at least $50 guards
men in the shortest time possible.
Renewed activities in recruiting for
the National Guard are in compliance
with an order received this morning
by Major Reed The telegram FOL
lows:
Commanding officer, First Battal-
ion. Delaware Infantry. Wilmington
Delaware.
The War Department now author
ICES National Guard organizations TO
be recruited to maximum peace
strength OF the regular army"
The telegram was signed by .Adju-
tant General Simpson, of the Eastern
Division. L. s. A.
The maximum peace strength OF
companies in the regular army is 100
men. The peace strength Of National
Guards units is 65 men. In accord
ance with the telegram all Of the
First Battalion will be raised to
strength Of 100 men just as soon as
recruits can be secured. To do this
approximately $50 men are needed.
During the campaign for recruits that
was conducted several days before the
order was received check ng recruiting
in the militia until further orders,
total Of twenty-eight men responded TO
the call to the colors. The campaign
80, for. cax~aVnI durre AZ
that time two recruiting offices were
opened, one at the headquarters of the
Wilmington Gas Company. and another
in the building occupied by the Polish
Courier. on Maryland avenue If per-
mission can be obtained for the further
use of these places the recruiting centers
will be re-opened, probably this after
noon. Offices also may be opened in
other. parts Of the city.
Since recruiting was discontinued a
score Of men have applied for enlist
ment. It was impossible to accept
them at the time of their application.
but their names were placed on file.
These men will be notified immedi-
ately of the new order and if eligible
they will be mustered into the service
Immediately.
JuuklHE AAUnl lhE way III NhA~A
Wilmingtonians responded to the first
call to the colors, there will be no
difficulty in obtaining the additional
$50 men in but a short time.
Discharge Married Men.
Thr following order from the chief
Of the militia bureau of the War De
partment was sent TO the Adjutant-
Generals OF all States yesterday:
.F nrffhnTfyna
the discharge Of all enlisted men OF
the National Guard who have fanli-
lies dependent upon them for support,
The members of which would while
the soldier is in Federal service be
entitled TO the benefits provided by
the acts OF Congress approved August
% and September 6, 1916. general
orders AZ. War Department, 1916
whether the men desire TO be dis
charged or not
.'The word family. as used above,
includes only wife, children and de-
pendent mother No discharge should
be granted under this authority with
out investigation sufficient to deter
mine fully the facts in the case
Recruits for the Navy.
Recruits continue to flock to the
colors in Wilmington, although tol
the past few days the number OF appli
cants has not been as great as for
the first two OF three days after the
declaration of a state of war; by
Congress. Five men were sent to the
battleship Wisconsin lying at the
League Island Navy Yard yesterday
by the local party recruiting for thai
ship The men who left were Carltor
e. Warthen. Robert j.. Burns. James
A Connolly, William J. McKenna, Ed
ward T. Connor and Henry J. Jackson
Five men are due to leave for the Wis
consin today.
The Wisconsin recruiters have Sc
cured more than twenty recruits since
they came to this city last week
Their battloship needs approximate!
200 sailors to fill her complement o
men and as soon as these are secur
ed she will proceed to sea.
Chief Turrett Captain James VII
liams. connected with the navy re
cruiting station in the Law Building
is still in the southern part of tn
state and It is understood Ulat b.
has secured more than dozen prom
ising recruits who will be examiner
here today or tomorrow. Nesterda,
two men were sent to Philadelphia
by Chief Machinist's Mate Coates.
Are the army recruiting station il
the old Federal Building ten men ar
waiting examination. The examinin
officer is expected here from Balti
more Friday or Saturday.