Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-18
RECRU|TSEXPECTED
ON PATRIOTS DAY
Young Men Of Country Urged
to Enlist as an Appropriate
Celebration.
NEEDED IN ALL SERVICES


Many healthy young citizens Of the
United States are expected to celebrate
Patriots day tomorrow by Joining the
colors Of the military services Of the
nation. The Navy. Marine Corps and
the Army needs young men of grit and
to fight on land and sea.
All branches of the service and every
organization working for recruits are
today planning big drive" The move
ment Is nation wide. and many young
men are expected to enlist in the serv-
ices which need them.
There was a noticeable increase in
tho number of applicants for enlist
ment in the navy and army today, prob
ably due to the firing yesterday of
torpedo at the United States destroyer
Smith by German submarine right at
the doors of the country.
The recruiting parties of the Presi-
dents yacht Mayfower and the station
at 306 9Th street northwest were out
in force today, and at the 9Th street
station circulars describing the life in
the navy were being sent to high
school boys in all parts of the city.
Men of Highest Type.
The Mayfiower's barge has been max
ing number Of trips to Alexandria and
Is bringing back load of recruits every
trip. All Of the men are Of the highest
type, for the navy will not even take be-
fore the doctor for physical examination
any men who even appear to be unde-
sirable.
There is chance for three or four
husky fremen to get aboard the Presi-
dents yacht. There is need for some
hremen aboard the crew of this vessel,
but they must be twenty-five years of age
or over and In the very best physical con-
dition.
While the crew of the Mayfiower is
obtaining number Of men, 1t is send
street station for enlistment. It is
combining its time principally to stirring
up interest in the navy by speeches and
by advertisement and leaving the en-
listment to the regular station at
Washington, although the ships boat
party brought back four men from AL
exandria today.
The urgent need Of plenty of good
men for the navy was pointed out by
Yeoman Thompson last night at the
Strand Theater. Yeoman jackson spoke
at the Gayety.
Need Of Men Explained.
Thompson said that the more dis
couraged the. German army becomes.
the quicker and more unexpectedly will
the war end. The stronger the blow
that the United States delivers. and the
quicker that 1t Is driven home with all
the force that the United States can
put behind 1t, the quicker will the Ger
man army lose its morale. he said.
knowledge that the United States is
weakening in its efforts will be power
knowledge that we are determined to
put forth all our force Immediately
would be one of the most formidable
weapons to drive the German war ma
chine into peace.
IF the Americans fight half-hearted-
", that machine will not weaken ex-
cept by a long continuation of the war.
with colossal sacrifice: But If the Unit
ed States could throw all of her tremend-
GUS resources against the German military
power at once, that power could have
no other choice but submission"
The sailor pointed out that the first
vital necessity is conveying of food
and ammunition by the navy in order
stricted vigor.
For that purpose we must have men,"
he concluded. land good men"
Mayf1ower'c Enlistments Today.
The Mayaower's enlistments today
are: Leroy Freeman, Fredericksburg,
Va: Edwin T. Athey. Reform. Va; Rich
ard H. Crompton. Washington, d. c.;
Neal P. Fowler, TIA N. Race street.
Princeton, Ind; Joseph Coleman. eli G
street southeast, city; Joseph ]. Waters,
3447 14th street, city; John Mackey, $50
Seward square southeast, city; Eiigius
L. Roelle, 100 18th street southeast,
city; Clarence Kohler gunn. % street
northeast, city; Otto Huthansel, TAP 18th
street southeast, city; Edgar Randolph
Cooke. II H street northwest, city:
George H. Hayden, jr.. APT South Wash
ington street, Alexandria, Va; Eugene
NJ. Wells, ia North Fairfax street,
Alexandria, Va.
Navy enlistments at the 9Th street
station: Clarence Harrison Shrout, 1863
F. street northeast; William oliver
Blakeney. 1871 Georgia avenue; Louis
Rothan Dennis. 1885 f street north
east: Christian Frederick Schweitzer,
1923 Z street northwest; Lawrence
Ball, 719 Rhode Island avenue north
west; Roscoe Moore Shrout,' 1863 f
street northeast; John Anthony Nu-
gent. 702 North Washington street,
Alexandria, Va; Richard Marvin Kid
well, Alexandria, Va; George Wash
ington Perritt, SIT 23d street north
west: Emmett Burton. Fairfax. Va :;
Walter Fletcher Dyer. 33d and n
streets northwest.
Army enlistments: George c. Bland,
Newport News. Va; Joe Herrity. city;
Claire Beatty, city; Bell L. Heath,
Cherrydale. Va: Andrew Johnson. An
drew Harris, David Carey, Robert Wal
lace and Thomas Washington. all of
this city.