Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-17
yIIllVG FALLS
y STEADY PACE
Breaking Week Ex-
ected as Enlistment
Zeal Grows
MEETING is PLANNED

MEETING is PLANNED
hsnirsd sga shlrty,ssven msrr,ss,scs RAG II
sSs = enlist.
NIX recruiting opened today. with the
~ OF yesterday as an Incentive for the
ters" Of Uncle Sans army and navy
W axuiliary service
&&*Xwo young women applied at the City
\ Recruiting station in the Mayors Office
~ for the position OF yeoman. They both
Employed a. clerks. As the Mayors
~ does not accept women to I'LL naval
<Itns. they were sent to see Commander
4tne At the Naval Home. on Gray's Ferry
X According TO DR.. J. y. Spencer. exam
& 0)ng physician at the coast defense re-
x putting stston In Independence Hall. there
y ~ 0na out OF every three rejected because
~ physical disability or being under
tXoiGht 0r height. In some instances where
+. NJ applicant Is perfect physically but un'
\ ~ Weight a few pounds. he may be ac-
&1pled. provided he Is qualified To hll a
<t11ponsIble position In the service
tri.st-cIass Yeoman J. w Myers. recruit
|<)Ug cfTicer at the Mayors office. said that
X NJ Philadelphia section OF the coast de-
{oryss Is taking men who have enlisted In
New York for service here. because of
ttt4 srQail number of applicants who have
\ Applied IN Philadelphia compared with New
York.
Mary applicants were registered at the
Army recruiting station. 12is Arch street (;
'yt si.s navy recruiting staten. 1880 Arch
Dtr~er anf m the marine ocrps.
n "a reco,d. breaking week - expected, for
Philadeiphis's -~d-biooded young men APP
tkrenfiy tave. conquered their lethargy
With ne !iesl!za'ion that this country ac-
nsaiiy 70 a. war. PLANS are rapidly shaping
/. .thtp,rei,es for a great mass-meeting at the
.Acadrmy OF Mrslo Friday night, at which
NJ ticr harvest ~ recruits for the navy is
yoxpNot.d. The ,seeting will be addressed
~ yen Of national Importance In an effort
tc Muse the c'iy to the Importance OF the
se6-A, ilne.S "DETAILS OF the meeting will be
Arcouncsc within a day or so, according to
Chaplain Dug. of the rperdreadnought
Nevada, who II IN charge of the rally.
REACTION BEGINS
'.D 11is rush o. recruits for the regular serv.
~ came Unexpectedly yesterday a d
Hobs rssstion against the depressing lassi-
tuds o. tie preceding several days. It was
- hsslthy recovery from naction and
proved, according 10 'ccruiting oelcers. that
ossrs 5 a'g reserve supply Of red blood
b Ttnadsi,hja.
y. Many sho applied for eniistmens today
Ness Temporarily refused on account "f
ocrns physical defect which they were ad-
wired could he corrected There is now
( more sagsraos, displayed 10 get into the
eervics Of Upcle Sam the recruiting officers
teporfaJ, tn ~ ~ any time during the cam
oaSvr. end lse officers say ."ey frNl they
s Will cave rfie future trorhla In getting
men err tfc. ranks
AboCs go men applied for enlistment in
the W s1ous branches nf the service yester-
Gay, and It these nearly ab0 were accepted
and mnny others were instructed to correct
IM4A xl.. AAfA x..1y,
them eligible for service. Recruiting Off
eerb at ali stations remarked on the fact
that the type Of men applying for military
0uty yesterday was much higher from a
iuhysical standpoint than that Of the first
'nA1n 20 volunteer for servi;e.
I'm M the applicants yesterday 523 were
+ ~ the regular service, 256 passing the
<1o4ical examiners.
'5# xhe army was increased by 100 Philadel-
I,DAinns yesterday. The navy gained 1928.
~ marine corps 2s.
d The naval coast defense reserve added
about $50 men to man submarine chasers
3 &nd patrol vessels and the national guard
Y togin1ents accepted about 80 men.
Among the navy recruits was sixteen
&ear-old Thomas J. Haney. of Ceilings
wood. N. j., who was brought to the naval
Tqcruiting station at 1910 Arch street by
hls mother, Mrs. Mary j. Haney.
"a Nineteen years ago ! brought my son
George to Philadelphia to offer him to the
Nccuntry. and now here's my youngest boy"
Hhe said The lad was passed.
"a Seventeen Lancaster boys came In body
TO enlist In the navy Esd all were accepted
oave One. who will be- rassed as soon as he
oQrrects a slight defect.
1 The interned German auxiliary cruisers
+: Erinz Eite Friedrich and KrSnprinz viii.
z NofIn. at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. will
30 used as training ships for the rockies
d tBat are swarming to the naval base. ac-
oording to an announcement made at the
navy yard.
The two seized vessels will accommodate
&4bout 1000 men. With the United States
'8arships now being put into commission at
& 3x4qgue Island, the influx of recruits and
~ naval militia at the navy yard Is present.
& s/Ita welcome problem to naval officials.
|& Fifty recruits for the navy were gained
X Abraham Coldbacher the common
fDenee orator. who yesterday afternoon and
<0poning toured the city in an automobile
Gccompanled by six jackies from League
f1a1And.
MI Mr.. Coldbacher was heckIed about his
fDonappearance in uniform himself. but pro-
educed document to show that he had
ftrisd to enlist. but had been refused be-
'tGAuse OF his eyesight
Todays enlstments follow:
UNITED STATES NAVY
aDAIPH WILLIAMS. eighteen. apprentice sea-
f1i ATho%asyiIIs MIEEks g. ,we,,vorA oDr.n,,c.
wiEiIiAsa S'WSigssTs Wgsqs twenythree. spprentic.
y seaman. -4514 North Colorado street
es.msn. ii7o North Twenty-nnth street.
scSbxS scSi5idsnl II. MATHEWS. seventeen. apprentice
lL loaar,an. Clifton Heights.
tAU6TlH o MALLEY. thirty four. machinists
oR6iGE w. DiEIii.. thlrty-nine. wireless op-
2tsS GSRDSN HS5s 3Hr MMEs sifsst twenty,hrce
aSST 'tr%as,sf plumber and
a 4ffer $50 Harmon street, Roxboroush.
QxQE OGDEN, twenty four. second-class
.4<. UHip6ftef. 4141 Pechin street.
1lkXANDER ARMSTRONG;. twenty-seven fire.
". - 4. 1908 East Ontario street.
xIxtI II. FALLEk, twenty-five. private.
VI a. YOsT. twenty-five. private. 1850
8 Dl y BROOKE. seventeen. private. vine-
giB :. UNCLE. tventy-four. private. 3la5
t1N>iy street Tacony.