Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-03
REGULAR ARMY
TO ENLIST FOR
NATIONAL GUARD
Wishes of Men Will Be Fol.
lowed Whenever
Possible

Men who prefer the National Guard
will be enlisted through recruiting
Offices of the regular army after Au-
gust 5. Orders to that effect were
received this morning at the local
recruiting station. The same condi-
tions Will be applicable to Guard en-
listments as those applying to the
regular army. Although the National
Guard has almost reached its quota,
they do not have the facilities for
recruiting possessed by the regular
army.
National Guardsmen will be detailed
to report to officers in charge of the
stations. They will assist the regu-
lar army men in securing recruits.
Men who express a preference for a
company not already filled will be
placed as they wish whenever pos
sible.
To Continue Recruiting
Recruiting for the regular army
will continue as formerly. Even after
the regular army has secured it's full
quota, vacancies, promotions and re-
tirements will continue to require a
| large force of men on recruiting duty.
Enlistments yesterday from this
district We're: Albert p. Foster. 1902
North Third street. Harrisburg, baker
school; Mike Regina, 304 Mulberry.
Harrisburg. infantry; Ralph A. Gut
shall, Newville, Medical department;
Eugene p. McAuliffe. Lykens. avia-
| tion section; William r. Yoder, Will
Jamestown, aviation section; Irwin
Werdt, Williamstown, aviation sec
tion Downey II. Campbell, Williams
town. aviation section; r. D. Colbert,
CT
Steelton. infantry: Paul F. A Rutter,
| 324 North street, Millersburg, aviation
| section.
Get Identification Tags
Guardsmen on the island this morn
| ing reported the cooling breezes of
last night helped to give them the
| first good rest of the week. The rain
of yesterday afternoon gave them a
short respite from drilling. While
the wind and rain were beating down
the hardest. the men, who have been
| a little afraid of the river bathing
logged out in bathing suits and pa
raded about camp.
Company I this morning received
their identification tags. Each bears
the name, rank. company and regi-
ment of the wearer. The "noncoms'
| received books of instructions con-
tanning the latest rules and regula-
! tions for noncommissioned ofhcers.
| Men Promoted
| Captain Robert d. jenkins this
morning announced the following pro-
motions: Corporal James II. Bor-
bridge to be a sergeant; Private
Thomas NJ. Collins to corporal, and
the following men to be first-clas:
privates: Francis r. Ulrich. Ferr
Sprenkle, Maurice c. Hoverter.
The Eighth Regiment band. instead
of practicing in the cool shades o
the trees this morning got a taste o
the drill and marching in the rays o
the sun. The band has practiced II
the grove between the bridges. Thi
morning it was put through the drill
and formations.
Each of the captains is daily face
with a long line of men with pleas t
be EXCUSED from some part of tn
/ days duties. The excuses the me-
give vary from the immediate neces
i sity for their attending the bedsid
| of a sick grandmother to permission
for a few hours respite to get mar
ried The latter have been very muc
in evidence during the last few days
A large number of the Guardsme
seem determined to be sure of having
some one waiting for them when the
return from foreign duty. The off
GERS have been as lenient as possibl
with passes that the men may becom
gradually accustomed to the arm
life and not mind the separation fror
the ones at home.