Evening journal., 1917-04-23
FIRST BATTALION
GUARDS PROMOTED
Thirty-Six New Corporals
and Sergeants Are An
nounced Today
EIGHT ENLISTMENTS
SINCE SATURDAY

Wholesale promotions in the First
Battalion. Delaware Infantry, have just
been made. These have been brought
about owing to the honorable discharge
granted to members of the militia with
dependents. and also by the fact that
the personnel OF all OF the companies is
being increased. According to orders is
sued by Major Reed, OF the First Bat
TALON, thirty-six men are advanced.
A buguer and two corporals of Com
pany A are promoted TO sergeants, and
live privates TO cOrporals. IN Company
G one corporal is promoted to be a ser
geant ana five prlyates to be corporals.
IN Company ID four corporals are pro-
NOTED TO be sergeants and ten privates
to be corporals. In Company +, two cor
porals are promoted to be sergeants and
i've privates TO be corporals.
The promotions follow:
Bugler Raymond II. Beyerlein, Com
pany A, promoted to grade Of ser
geant; vice, Adam Shihskey, pro
mo.ed.
Corporal Ernest S. Hutton, Com
pany A. promoted to grade Of ser
geant.
Corporal Gustave H. France, Com
pany A, promoted to grade Of SER
geant.
Private William w. Kirkley, Com
pany A. promoted to grade of cor
poral; vice, Ernest Hutson. promot.
ed
Private Charles 7 Logan. Company
A. promoted to grade OF corporal. vice
Gustave France. promoted
First Glass Private Earl j. Hahn
Company A, promoted 20 the grade oi
corporal.
First Glass Private Henry c. Star
key, Company A, promoted 70 grade o.
corporal
First Glass Private Anthony e
Rosso, Company A, promoted to grade
to corporal
Priva William X. Frampton. Com
pany A, promoted TO grade OF corporal
Corporal Joseph Goldstein. Companl
c, promoted to grade of sergeant.
lrivate Harry H. Fisher Company {
promoted TO grade of corporal
Private John Mckelvey, Company c
promoted to grade of corporal.
Private Rudolf Wienclen. Company {
promoted to grade OF corporal.
Private James - Meredith, Compan
G, promoted to grade of corporal
Private John r. Sproul, Company {
promoted 10 grade of corporal.
Corporal Earl Scott. Company D. pro.
NOTED TO grade of sergeant.
Corporal Arthur Connors, Company
> promoted TO grade of sergeant.
Corporal Charles c. West, Company
promoted to grade of sergeant.
Corporal Alvin Nlcionigle, Company
promoted to grade of sergeant.
First Glass Private Louis H. Smit
Company d, promoted 70 grade of co
poral.
First Class Private Harvey Denni
Company d, promoted to grade Of co
poral
First Glass Private Alfred Olse
Company d, promoted 20 grade Of co
poral
First Glass Private Leonard Dodsl
= Company d, promoted TO grade of CO
: poral.
= First Glass Private Norman Sutphi
j Company ID. promoted to grade of co
!: 7; poral.
First Class Private Clarence Robert
Company D. promoted to grade of CO
poral.
$ First Glass Private Frederick
Leuze, Company d. promoted to graC
of corporal.
Private John c. Jenkins Compar
y d. promoted 10 grade of corporal.
u Private Samuel Hornell, Compar
, d, promoted to grade OF corporal.
y Private Walter c. Crawford, Con
pany d. promoted to grade of co
poral.
Corporal William H. Fluhart
Company F, promoted to grade
sergeant.
D Corporal George J. Schulz. Cor
II pany F. promoted to grade
sergeant.
Private John J. Dugan. Company
'e promoted to grade of corporal.
I'd Private Charles Boyer Company
ie promoted TO grade of corporal.
ali Private Warren r. Baldwin, Cor
,n +, promoted to grade of corporal
I'd Private Joseph T. Ray, Compal
is f. promoted to grade of corporal.
he Private Francis ]. A. Riley, Cor
v pany F, promoted to grade of CO
ce poral.
VI Recruiting TOT tne miiltld Is piChi
IL up. Since Saturday eight men ha
been enlisted They are Morris Gri
te sky, Raymond d. Pierson, Asher
he Todd, Clarence Bockmanl Sylvesi
ar. S. Nichols, Charles w. Ferguson,
D. lis S. Killman, George d. Gre
Is James Todd Green enlisted q
j. morning at the recruiting tent on
re lawn Of the old country building
wv had formerly seen service in
United States Marine Corps.
an As yet no physicians have respo
av ed to the call of Adjutant Gene
n Wickersham. who is anxious to secl
the services OF a doctor for both
First and Second Battalions as Sc
as possible. The medical men '
enter the National Guard with
as rank of first lieutenant Why n'
Dy ware physicians are so backward
n responding to the call to the col
OF is problem that Nagional Gui
or officers are unable to solve.
,al -
M. HUDSON IN BAD.