Evening journal., 1917-06-02
REGISTRATION NO
BAR TO enlistment
Those Who Apply After
Tuesday Must Have
Their Certificates
ELEVEN RECRUITS IN
SECOND BATTALION

Registration Is no bar 20 enlistment
but after Tuesday those men be-
tween 2i and 81 years OF age. who
seek enlistment in the National
Guard. must take their registration
certificates with them and they win
not only not be considered n they
don't show such certificates, but they
stand a chance Of being reported 70
the federal authorities for impriaon-
ment for lodging registration.
The ruling relative TO reg stration
being no bar to enlistment wfs made
yesterday by Adiutant General Nc
Cain Of the United States Army. The
telegram from General Mccain to all
army recruiting officers is as follows;
"Registration As no bar to enlist
ment Men drafted for the army can
not be accepted for enlistment. Men
OF reg stratlon age accepted for en-
listment prior to June 5, but not ac-
tually enlisted or sworn in before that
date must register Notify all CON
cerned and take action accordingly.
There appears 70 be some little or
ference OF opinion between the regis
tration board and National Guard OF
dcers as 10 whom Is exempted rom
registration, according to Information
which Is coming into the First keBl
ment armory Omcials at the armols
sav that they have understood that tht
registration officials have said thal
members Of the guard need not regis
ter. Guard officers say this is only
true IN the case Of guard units no
recognized by the militia department
OF the United States army Where
the guard units have been taken int
federal service the men in those unit
do not have to register.
the present week there we're 9
| Recruiting for all branches Of militar'
service is starting on well for June, &C
, cording 10 reports from t,'o Nailou
headquarters. At tho naNal feoiulllh
: Office on Market street, there wer
seventeen applicants yesterday Mlt
three reflections. Three men were sen
away. these including Joseph Jon
Z Powalski, No. 900 Chestnut stree'
! Charles Everett, No l23 Bird street, an
George Frances fingoli. no. Ili Madiao
street.
The special recruiting campaign Y
the second battalion, In charge oi cap
i. b. Jacobs. is beginning 90 show y
suits, eleven men having been ohtain'
Yesterday. according 20 reports whi'
. reached Captain Jacobs at the ormol
\ this morning. Captain John =. LefeVi
II commanding Company ID at Dover, 7
ported that he had taken in five rocrw
~ while Lieutenant John W. Ramsey,
= Companv T.. at Newark. reported
a recruits. From Ncw Castle and Milic
~ officers reported that much interest
- being aroused. Throughout the distr
"a civilians are taking great interest
ca tho Second battalion recruiting campa
- while mayors all over the state
y sending in answers 10 the recruiting
ne neal sent out by Adiutant General !.
lo Wickcrsham during the week. Ev
w Mayor heard from has promised TO
eu sist in every way possible.
81 In the First Battalion recruit
nc was quiet yesterday, there being
9. one recruit. Stem Kowololike,
en- Pennsgrove. ~ J. Ohiciais az the
er mory are inclined 70 believe that q
IS slow recruiting for the guard IS
ls result Of a mistaken idea that I
70 men who register on Tuesday for M
ftary service Will be sent TO nh up {
regular army and national qua
units and that. therefore there IS
need 10 MI up the guard with voiu
teers But officers say that Just Z
~ opposite is the case. that the co
IN scrlpts will form a new national arr
while the guards must be brought
to war strength by volunteers