South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-11
Island by the President" the
Recruiting Officers Cry,
Was Originated by Viii
liam Bender, Jr.
RECRUITING DAY PLANS
WILL BE MADE TONIGHT
Mass Meeting to Arrange For
"Paul Revere Day" to be
Held at City Halfway
Gets Ten New Men.
stand by the president"

SLand by the president
This slogan which has been
adopted BY the army in its campaign
for recruits in all parts Of the coun-
try originated I'm South Bend VIII
liam Bender, jr.. 4O4 W. LasaIle av..
is the author OF the simple sentence
which contains an appeal TO all
Americans 10 stand by the country
I'm one Of the gravest crises in its
history.
Mr. Bender conceived the idea of
the Slogan about two years ago and
sent IL IL the late L. :. Sen. Benja-
min +. Srively at Washington. II
was considered b. the democratic
national committee and was used i'm
some parts OF the country as a po-
lftical slogan I'm the campaign last
fall
With politics forgotten now when
the country Is at war with Germany
il has been adopted as a slogan TO
get men for the army tt is being
used on posters and billboards in
all sections OF the United States in
an effort % bring men to the colors
and some Of the moving picture
companies showing current events
on the screen are using il as
motto
Mass Meeting Tonight
While other cities i'm the state and
nation have been showing that they
stand behind the president by
sending hundreds of recruits TO the
army and navy and by staging mass
meetings and patriotic parades
q, hr,
furnish q small number Of men. Ar
ranEements for the first real demon
stration 10 Ice held I'm South Bend
will be made at a meeting I'm the
council chambers at the city hall
sht AT o'clock.
TIuiTht's meeting is 20 he held for
purpose Of planning for a gath
tring Of All residents of the city or
"a parade w. which every one will be
expected to participate. The plan
now is TO hold this mass meetins
next wednesday night. the evening
before rhe day that has been set
aside as a national recruiting day,
which HiU be on April 9. the ami
versary OF the battle of Lexington,
i'm 1875.
There will be no demonstration of
any kind at the meeting tonight &C
cording 20 Mayor Keller. 1t is prob
able that a committee Will be named
this evening 20 consider all sugges-
tions for the parade or mass meet
ing. This committee viii meet later
i'm the week and call a second gen
eral meeting 20 complete all of the
arrangements for the final demon
stration.
Recruiting az both the army and
navy offices was considerably better
today than il was yesterday. Ten
men were sent 10 indianapolis for
final examination by the navy re-
cruitinr station this morning and
about the same number was sent to
Fort Thomas. ny. by the army Of
ice. The men who enlisted IN the
navy are. Harold Nifony. e36 :.
Seventeenth ST, William c. Edsail,
FIkbart. Omer r. Frank. Alba.
Mich. oliver y. slater. 81 Joseph:
clarence ID. RufIner. IFS W. Marion
st.. Nishawaka, Mosey D. A4aVerinE'
New Paris: Norwood d. Burtsneid,
D~ew Paris. Howard G. Albert, Plym-
outh. Charles w Holman, York,
Pa. Joseph n. Taylor. New Bruins
wick. y. J. With the exception Of
F-rsuk and Slater who enlisted as
third class hremen. all OF the men
Joined as apprentice seamen.
Word was received Wednesday
morning by Sergt John Skees. local
army recruitinE officer. az all APP
pHcants under 40 years :. should
he accepted under the sac physical
Qualifications. They must We able 20
sneak and understand Eng sh, but [
VII not be necessary tina they De
able 20 read and write the anguage.
.-ergt. Skees was notified t.:at color
ed men could be accepted for the
cavalry ard infantry branches OF
the service. All recruits under rs
wears old must have the consent OF
their patents. according 10 the tele-
cram which was sent by capt RYAN
~ Fort Wayne. who IS Bon charge OF
the northern Indiana recruiting for
tha TIA re- ulaE armXs