Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-31
UNIVERSITY Student
JOINS MARINE CORPS
Olin w. Moore Asks Permission to
Return and Finish Ex-
aminatfOns.
ARMY NEEDS INFANTRYNEN
Chief Gunners' Mate Brooke, of Ma.
val Recruiting Station, Tells Of His
Experiences With Dewey at Bat
tie OF Manila Bay.

While a half a dozen applicants and
prospective applicants were waiting
their turn to talk 1t over with the re-
cruitinG officers there yesterday. Olin
w. Moore. OF Charlottesville. who la
passed the medical examination and be-
come a full-nedged marine earlier in
the day came in. He wanted to know
IL he could return to the University Of
Virginia and finish an examination in
his studies. He was told that the re-
cruitinE officers had no authority to al
low him to do that. much as they
would like to do so. Then IT was that
Moore proceeded to throw a series of
patriotic thrills into those assembled.
well" he said. Il will accept your
permission to return to my home at
Charlottesville and close my. affairs
there in a few hours. and thcsl. l am
| with you for keeps. | would have been
here long ago had it not been for these
same examinations. l have worked hard
in the university and now ] am going
TO pass up the exams l think. how
ever. that In view OF the war condi-
tons the university may allow me to
study up and pass when l return from
servfce-if / do return. Anyhow, /
am now in the marine corps. and l
am proud of It,"
That man will make a splendid ma
rine.' chorused all the bystanders.
PASS ON
WAY TO PORT ROYAL
These marines passed through Rich
mond yesterday from Charleston, w.
Va, to the concentration camp at Port
Royal. S. c.: NJ. o. Hall. Durham, n.
G.; o. S. Davis. L. H. Ellis. G. B. Mar
Chandler, F. G. Williams. c. billy, +. II.
Fockler. all OF Charleston.
The United States Army is yet anxi-
Gus for regulars for the infantry
branch OF the service. Sergeant Free
man said yesterday. Three recruits
yesterday, as follows: Ernest l.. Folk.
Jr, Richmond: Henry c. Kinsey, Pc
tersburg: j. w. Parkinson, Taylors-
Vile; j. l.. Rice. Ashland; l.. H. Lowe.
Leesville. y. c.; Thomas r. Spain.
Church Roads. y. c.: J. H. Motley. Liz
mond; w. j. Christian. Richmond; A.
V. Coke, Frankfort. Ky.
Chief Gunner's Mate T. Brooke, chief
aid to Lieutenant Stewart at the United
states Navy recruiting station. said
yesterday: w still are anxious IN on
list cooks and musicians. / would iii.
10 state in the Richmo Times-Dis-
patch, where they will all see II. that
the first or second draft will surely
get any number OF cooks and musicians
IN Richmond and in this district. They
can enlist now in the navy and ret
moro pay. and 1 cannot see WHY they
nang back. l have been with the
United States Navy for more than
twenty-five years and I'm not a dead
n Ure yeti t a pretty good sort of
Edgar Simpson. Of 1904 Hanover
Avenue. Richmond, was the only re-
cruit taken by the navy yesterday.
he is assigned to the coast defense
service.
TELLS OF 1 ON
DEWEf's FLEET AT MANILA
Brooke was with Dewey's fleet ar
the battle OF Manila Bay and in CON
Nersation throws many Interesting side
lishts on the big event. THE Spaniards
got ratified l think" he said. Their
Meet had been firing on us for ffteen
minutes before the American tieet fired
a gun he continued. THE United
States fleet just kept pressing in on tho
Toe In the face OF Il hot fire. The
Spaniards didn't have the range and
oldnt touch us. When we got where
Aafnlral Dewey wanted us. then it was
.hat ne gave that command: You may
nre when ready, Gridley.'
Boom! Boom! BOOM" responded our
guns in a twinkle and. apparently
every shot took effect. In less than
an hour it was all over and the Span
ism meet rested on the bottom of the
bay" '"e
Four recruits were taken into the
Richmond Grays' unit at their armorv
yesterday. John L. Carr, William +
6aKer, Buck Roberts and Mercer c.
walton are the new ones. They ali
gave Richmond as their homes. Com
pahles A, b and c Of this organization
are already in the Federal service. and
Company F is expected to be mustered
In to-day: The Grays can use zoo more
recruits, 1t was said. and It Is the hone
u 'ne olncers and men that they will
set ~Voiunteers for each vacancy. other
wise the ranks will be filled with
The Howitzers. First Virginia Field
AItiilery. enlisted seven yesterday, as
~ 1ohn ~: Maupin. AL S%chrader,
l.. Il. Hayes. Philip NJ. F~lannacan vii
nam =. Clements and Edward NJ. Du-
gan OF Richmond. and Charles o. Ron
inson. or Skyron. King William County
Archie X Bean. OF Lancaster Court
house, Va. became a member ~ 80.
Blues yesterday.