Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04
HOME GUARDS MAY
COON ACTIVE DUTY
Defense Reserves Likely to
Supplant Soldiers in
Protecting Bridges
and Factories
ENLISTMENTs ARE BRISK

ENLISTMENTS ARE BRISK
The clubmen. city officials. manufacturers
and other voters forming the Philadelphia
Home Defense Reserve Corps are likely to
succeed the National Guard as defenders OF
the city's bridges and munition plants when
the guardsmen now serving as such are
modified July Is.
This was the general view at city Hall
today when Il was announced that the first
units OF the corps would be called out this
week. Although there is bill in the
Legislature providing for the creation Of
provisional militia to step into the shoes Of
the regulars, IL Is considered certain that
the civilian volunteer corps will see active
sentry duty within the city limits
WORK FOR HOME GUARDS
George Wentworth Carr. commander Of
the home defense reserve. said today that
the first units OF the organization would be
called out this week for company drill and
instruction as a preliminary to their coming
service. OF the 5000 applicants, $500 have
been accepted in examinations made by
police officials
Although the organization was started
with the idea Of meeting occasional emer.
gencies." said Mr. Carr, II believe that every
man on the rolls today will do his full
duty at the call OF the Mayor. whether II Is
70 guard bridges and munition plants or to
prevent rioting or any other trouble during
the course OF the war Our men are being
CHOSEN with n view to having an efficient
force on hand to guard the city at all times
There is now in Harrisburg a bill authoriz.
ing provisional National Guard which
could include the military organizations now
IN existence, such as the state Fencibles
our organization is merely TO care for the
needs Of Philadelphia. The members are
not to be taken out OF the city, no matter
what duty they are called upon to perform
after the last OF the regular National Guard
IL taken away"
DISCHARGED FOR ENLIsTING
dozen members OF the naval coast de-
tense reserve. who have not been called
INTO service. complained at the recruiting
station in the Mayors Office today that they
had been discharged by their employers be.
cause of their enlistment
Recruiting officers were emphatic i'm their
denunclation OF employers who discharge
men because they enrolled. These young
men, they said. would be without work until
they are called tn duty. OF the 44O0 men
who have been enlisted in the fourth naval
district. only 100 so far have been called
About 1900 more will be sent TO the Cane
May training station when II is ready within
several weeks.
The following enlistments were an
nounced today:
UNITED STATES NAVY
Frank l.. Helstlne, 81, Progress Pa
deoTso = Frugsi %, VII Wilmington. mSssS 81 Del
:S:5ssSSs SsS5I: SSsS%I:T iS5$ y ssRsy;ot Si 81.
5sRay 5oSa G. W T. kPss fact WiToSt2n w. poS.P Do. pei
EIdssr Ford Benton, il, ,AsSaEy PARK. N. J.
fiSs1 fsa Klr52 fss'R Hrr.SurEs itSa Edfs Pa ave
Jacob LIzter, 2S. 25si Philip q.
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x:s,Ss5n Eir + RSg%@ %Sq5,5 g. Tus!s S5ssf
PAU ssndt, as, 2is5 y wsteTGo stSiIf550ai 81 Pa
Robert a. Buckley. o. 72ii Il drass RsgFsoa ave- st.
%iIiIa% a Gssa S 6aqH E"$iiIi'sss g I'sstss 2!st st,
joSn jsSgmSpd % ssif sBfiTsGy % SS, ,P&wImy5s a. G N j,
Ralph corrino. 9f % 80 tES sRaMokn.e mo kRIey Ps st.
Es% DiSR Eiws HP'g 3 sgtc soi5'tSEn s. SsG Pa"
"a: nsT'E1 ave
hichasi smith. 5s ,2s66 E. ven1nsos SSsp st. ave
Can aTeSss MsrTs ~ JGRss carson 2'
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
samuel sias Hoowbrush. 2i. Allentown pa
orSn wSSsF WnfifOTd MsrP a coates Pa
Norris shapiro so. EimRurst. iPss''"S'er' Pa. Pa
U. S. ARMY AMBULANCE CORPS
Won IL Byro 2a wsiilngfordp. ain prRRa pa Mawr' P1
nSqod " DaHSn DowHHSard i q. yWsiRnnsS WimsSS,ss1I ST. p
Levitt. W; Easily "a, Media, Pa, 'o"' Del
SSR EieaSF 81 5s&s" "5is Madison stSn'SR .aunrs 1ye
HaTrS R. GosSorn. fsnss S. Sos Ss dTss.' Wisi., Hotel
Emerson Emerson g Ii,,li ,Hieilmap. Is 1891 Rae st.
ss5sGs Ss6dore HsSaFd Hsssy 20 a iS Pa
fSSS bssSiSE SJsseossy I55,a e AZ W Butler St
joRn M0od io@i' a. poYle.iOwhls tSls H lstP p. ST.
TTSysph Thrss 3 ppSe pPxaeh; 2S SOli Diamond st.
Water, wafer i; Pan, is, iS5oSs isss n g'5 R5 St
MisSaeyy MMsi5Ssaeyy R15orG PTS5t - os sole9H}i n Y
FTTsns TsaI, Eis ERyq1s 25 Lsssnsdo%1s PSoo Pa, ~ J.
Thomas b. Stewart, Fl. si2S'V3rgF si2 w. Erin Ia ave
Iss Fssne. Fl TsoTPsSG E. TtSG si ls$s sSss % st.
Charles +. Tomlin. Jr., is, 42O7 Reese .,
NAVAL COAST DEFENSE RESERVE
TheodSpre eo1p George Robinson. 20. 9a7 Main 8,
SssPD fssDeE E.Sn.rS Garrett siGhrogsr Morton Pa
William Leon Horton, 20. BridsetSoTnl,h nor Pa.
UNITED STATES ARMY
SSn csm g. si47 70 NJ l3Ss Ms.Sb.4 Alder
Rass Ssi%sse l. MooSs y FAB 4GS'2 T. FiRSs" iSIs St
ss Pau LIN N Rrss TgsuOa 20 BOD ISIS Hone St -" "
Ssorss A. KTelss IS S. sisS gSy4 y. iHi Hone St
$ EaSsr$ eRg SsR{lasais ~ s}ts SilI d Ejia . j. s.
EaPTaI9 Hsh s Scale Hs s21iEso5 2S ss29 Reese
Hugh X. Davis, 80, 32IS n Roreri IN st st'
samuel Curione, ~. 74B Pa HssyInt az
Benjamin. Wolkenstein. 49, OOS Wsrpnc, o,
Henry Sylvester 10, J9S Fitzwater N t'N 81
jacob shapiro. 20 8Ii4 Ridge ave st
s,sPhsGP MoI9sT NssIsr GSS d$i t2fi NJ lsth St
S pavid Gross tSS q. 1870 8 3 "fpi ioth aye st
5ssspS SsSl Sii%S agSas e. g sSts SraSSs HSwaH
william j. Henry, 20. Pittsburgh. Pa
Campbell Collins, IS, Wilkes-Barre Pa
Samuel l. Elliott, 10. Allentown, Pa
oeorge Echrentil 20. Allentown Pa.
QUARTERNIAsTER RESERVE CORPS
henjamin Franklin zintl, %. Woodbury. Heights.
william Crowley 81, l444 s. EttlnE st
Ray NJ Callahan. 23 Clea rfed pa
John Hamilton Patterson. 20. 1921 W. Cumber-
Milton Schmidt. %. 2ss8 ~ Camac st
Harry II. Riggs. 25 Chester. Pa
Amos w. Stevenson, 2S. 1929 NJ Marvine st
James A. Gallagher. Jr.. 1912 S Broad st.
Spies Pose. as Missionaries
WASHINGTON. June 4--Dscovery that
m,ies and reyolutionists have gained en-
trance 10 British colonies in the guise Of
nnissionaries has led the British Govern