Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-21
HELP IN RECRUIT HUNT
REFUSED GUARD UNITS
First and Third Regiments Left
Out in Cold by State and
Nation
WILL NOT HAVE PARADE
Men Decide on House-to-Hou Can
vass Since Nobody Will
Assist Them

Who wants two old but perfectly good
infantry regiments?
They are the First and Third Infantry.
! N. G, p, which with two out-of-town
units. the Thirteenth and Eighteenth, are
lost today in the shuttle for recruits. The
state will not help them, for they are in
Federal service the Federal Government
| Will not help them, for they are State
troops. Even the city is chary Of aiding
its home regiments.
The disowned regiments, therefore, be-
gan today to try TO help themselves to re-
cruits, in addition to guarding bridges and
factories for the state and nation. But
they are sore" because the Adjutant Cen
erals office has not included them In the
states National Guard Week which be-
gins Monday. So disgrunted are they
that, according to Colonel Thomas Biddle
Ellis, acting commander Of the First In
fantry Brigade, Of Philadelphia, the pa
triotic appeal in the form Of Saturdays
recruiting parade has been Cancelled. IN
the meantime the two regiments are trying
to follow out the war Departments order
to recruit to full war strength by drum
ming about from house 10 house Tor mem
Posters calling for recruits for the Sec
ond Pennsylvania Field Artillery, ~ q. !"
are scattered throughout the city today.
lQey INFORM young men lldN 'liSy
wanted ito put the how in 'howtzer.
Yesterdays enlistments were First In
fantry, 8: Third Infantry, p Sixth In
fantry, 5 /; Second Field Artillery 8.
Organization Of two motortruck supply
trains for the Pennsylvania division OF the
National Guard will be started in Philade-
pha tomorrow by Lieutenant James b.
Wheeler.
Only eight recruiting days remain for
pbI1aHp1pbfa district
make good the SOO-man deficit In the war
allotment of 404i recruits. To gain this
number 100 men must be enlisted every day
until July /.
Colonel c. H. p. Hatfield, in charge Of the
army recruiting at 1929 Arch street, an
nounced this afternoon that tomorrow he
would make a personal appeal to Mayor
Smith and other city officials to cooperate
In the work Of recruiting Philadclphias =
quota. The army enlistments today totaled
thirty-seven and of this number twenty-fout
had registration cards. Tho navy enlist
ments totaled pineteen and the marines
four
Lieutenant r. Y. Cadmus, Of the Naval
Coast Defense Reserve notified the COM
mandant at the Navy Yard today that he
would be ready to begin classes In radio
work next week I'm the Parkway Building
In connection with the recruiting for the
radio work the War Department today sent
word to the navy recruiting station TO make
n special effort TO enlist amateur radio
operators, but to discourage regular telc-
graph operators from enisting at this time
The department also ordered the enlistment
Of electricians to stop.
The recruiting office OF the quartermas-
ter's enlisted reserve corps. located at the
Automobile Club. 23 South Twenty-third
street, was closed today after orders to
that effect were received from the Depart
| ment Of the East headquarters at Governors
| NIg.
| Q. r. c., and Or T.. McAyoy, who were In
| charge of recruiting here, were ordered to
| Governors Island
The following enlstments were announced
| today:
UNITED STATES ARMY
Joseph " MSrto8B 22 2l22 22.d;,E F. chsiten ave-
George C., Dssn3ham' IS, ?2JISSi 2JISSi y. l8th st.,
John +. Gnies, "a, 1925 +. Price St, German
SfS352r3 RSr PoRfIGy'23? Ffs 60 Ea%'S! ST.
John NJ Anderson a. II Mest Chester Pa
Steward ". W. Bates, 20. 562s Race st,
SManSS MaurGe STGaeT 26 55 Jeafs6h s.
Harry ,j' Rrso'Jgg " Si 20 4G$7 1884, SAMSON az st.
Herbert Herb I F. Booz, a, Norrisiown, Pa,
5Gs Calvin 7n Schgser @ s8a a. 5te2 S3I r. s 18th st.
G9qTss 4rsT p BuPfsR 2 tt a MS5oS f5d5 r. 10Th st.
Mat}Rssw RSs}R@ SG91S2, sI@teP !Ii44s Psrk ave
| Vincenzo Riccardeili 90, 363 ". susquehanna.
| Frank Fennimorc. "a, Norrstown, Pa.
! Albert Ferullo %, 1917 s. Hicks st.
| Herman f. Troy, Is, 1859 n. Warnock at.
| Sobastine Urban, 20, Chester, Pa.
| Paul q. Beallo, SO. Eddystone, Pa.
| Robert Ferries, 2S, lOll Locust ST.
! william J. shoemaker, %, 2uOH Arch 81.
| Joseph =. Kirby, 20. Chester. Pa
| Herbert Slater. 20. 37Il n. 10th st.
| Joseph Santello, "a, Bridgeport, Pa.
| lanes Edw. strickland, is, Atlantic City, N. j.
! John c. Thomas, lr, 20, Atlantic city. n; j,
| Abe sam CioldberE, II, Atlantic city, n. J.
| Samuel Beck, IL 1908 W Allegheny ave.
| frank Joseph Maxwell, 27, 1924 Watkins at.
! frank Leslie Bartlett. D. Bellofontc, Pa.
L. S. MARINE CORPS
| Tohn Herring Ruth. Or, Reading, Pa.
! Ralph Charles Shireman, 20, Maytown, Pa,
| AbTam Ortman Duke, 20, Columbia Pa.
| William Taylor Decter, %, Danytle, Pa.
| Howard Alvin Beachboand, %, 2ii3 W. ALE
| Eheny - -
| Arthur Cox Caldwell, ~, 1919 w, Nennago st
| frank John Strong 10 l27 Girard ave.
| lie Roy AlCott owen, 10, 1926 $, Wilton st.
| Daniel Joseph McCluskey, 2s, 1Ol1 Spring Gar
Roy Ro9uemoye 23 500 Race st.
| Royal Green Babbiu, ~, Durham. n. C
| Charles Mathew McErlans, 22 1917 Hancock st
| John Joseph Mcdowell, %. 1882 Mascher st.
! Herbert NJ. Sands, %. 1929 Westminster ave
| Caleb A, Gray, Altoona, Pa