The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-04-05
PUBLIC IS URGED
To AID IN WORK
GOVERNOR SENDS LETTER TO
MAYORS OF CITIES.
SUGGESTS MASS MEETINGS
Punch Given to Movement to Recruit
1000 More Men For the Iowa Ma
tionaI Guard-Expected To Be
Done With a Rush,

Done With Rush.
Des Moines, Ia. April 4.-Governor
w. L. Harding today put the punch
into the movement to recruit 1000
more men for the Iowa National
Guard when he sent personal letters
to the mayors of cities and towns in
which recruiting officers are at work
urging them to gather patriotic citi-
zens about them and back the move
ment.
The Governor suggests that public
meetings be held, that public men
and other orators explain the exact
situation and that the meetings be
followed with the enlistment of the
young men, ready to defend their
country and their flag.
In the same mail which carried the
letter of the Governor to the mayors
of the cities and towns, was a circu-
lar order from Adjutant General Guy
e. Logan to Commanding officers of
the National Guard at these places,
directing them to call upon the may.
or and cooperate in the movement.
The same mail carried 5000 one
sheet posters In red ink-the first of
the kind ever issued in Iowa-urging
young men to enlist. They will be
posted in the cities and towns whose
mayors are aiding in the recruiting
movement, and will be used in con-
nection with other advertising to
carry on the work.
The cities and towns whose mayors
received the governors letter today
are as follows:
Hon. J. L. Kamrar Webster City.
Hon. John r. Ford, Fort Dodge.
Hon. ]. s. Fort; Eagle Grove.
Hon. w. ]. Anderson, Ida Grove.
Hon George e. Baker, Ames.
Hon. John MacVicar, Des Moines.
Hon. George w. Hardesty. Corning.
Hon. E. X. Cole, Winterset.
Hon. c. Z. Campbell, Centerville.
Hon. l.. r. Lewis, Villisca.
Hon. F. e. Donelan, Glenwood.
Hon. M. ]. Lockard, Boone.
Hon. F. L. Meyer, Sheldon.
Hon. J. G.. Harold. Oskaloosa.
Hon. T. A. Potter, Mason City.
Hon. r. j. Andrews, Sioux City.
Hon. d. w. McNeal, Cherokee.
Hon. M. B. Snyder, Council Bluffs
Hon. D. NJ. Creal, Clarinda.
Hon. E. G.. Shelter, Creston.
Hon. G. A.Wenstrand, Shenandoah.
Hon. Patrick Leeney, Ottumwa.
Hon. +. A. Smith, Red Oak.
Hon. f. ]. Smith, LeMars.
1t Is expected that the mayors of
these cities will assemble prominent |
citizens, form general committees on
arrangements, hold mass meetings |
and drive the recruiting up to the |
required standard with a rush, to be
ready for the pext call for troops |
when the pesident asks Iowa for 80
600 or 100000 more men that can be
accommodated in the National Guard. /
lowans With Roosevelt.
With the near approach of actual
war indications are that Colonel 7
RooseTelt's volunteer army division
of 100000 men will have its full
VI lONd III 10 ldbhOs
Estimates prepared last night by
L. K. Ketchum, local member Of
the volunteer organization which T.
r. is forming, place the enlistments
from this state now at about $50.
Recruiting for T. RS army is en-
tirely by word passed along from one
man to another.
Any man who wishes to enlist to
follow the former president and lead
er of the Rough Riders in the Span
ish-American war has been asked by
word passed along from one man to
another to send in his name to
Roosevelt.
His original query is answered by
an application blank reading as fol-
lows:
in the event OF war and volun-
teers being called for by the United
States government | respectfully re-
quest that you consider this letter
as my application for enlistment in
the division which you may be au-
thorized to organize and command"
Following the recruit is asked to
answer list Of questions such as
are found on any enlistment blank,
as to age, dependent relatives. phys
zeal qualifications. former military
experience, civil occupation, and the
branch OF the service which he
wishes to enter.
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