The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-12

l With applicants for enlistment fill
 of the fiye-room suite of offices of the I Alabama headquarters recruiting sta tion, and the -halA7ay packed to capac- | ity, the recruiting officers with their
 additional force, are working day and night in an effort to accept the men
 who are offering their services to Uncle Sam.
 1 Only three more days including to-
 day, remain for the voluntary enlist | ment of registered men and Capt. I James B. Hutchinson, who is in com
 mand of the recruiting of this state, said last night that many would be disappointed the last day, December If, because the force will be inadequate in the emergency. All men who are con templating entering the service and | whose names appear upon the draft list | will do well to come forward today l if they desire to enter the service vol, | untarily and receive their choice of po- l sitions. All branches of the service are open at present and many good post
 tions are being left vacant by the men
 who wish to lend their particular abil- 1 ity to the government M 142 LEFT YESTERDAY
 Birmingham lost 142 of her best cit l izens yesterday when the train pulled out of the Terminal station carrying 1 the men who were successful in pass l ing the entrance examination to the army. The lcng line formed on Twen : | tieth street, between Fourth and Fifth | avenues in drizzling rain, and the | men stood in about an inch and a half of snow slush. They represented every walk of life and were in high and low positions. Employer and employe, ex- l ecutive and working -man, garbed in | Droadcloth and overalls, some single and yet others leaving their home and family, they all met upon the ground | of equality regardless of previous so- cial position and offered their aid as comrades in arms to defend the cause 1 of democracy.
 AVIATION SERVICE
 Regardless of the inclemency of the weather more sisters mothers, wives. sweethearts, brothers and friends than usual were out to bid a last farewell. Many were present at the depot and quite few accompanied the bows on their march to the Terminal.
 The limited number, exclusive of the near friends and relatives who knew or the embryo soldiers depart,1re seemed to cast a reflection that is un- Just upon the patriotism of the people or Birmlngham Many questions were asked by passers-by in regard to the almost block long procession of men Many queries of Where are you going?, and What does this parade mean?, were heard. The men have made if distinctly understood that they desire no undue noise made over their departure but 1t does seem that the citizens of Birmingham should at least honor these men who are volunteering to go lover there and do their bit for them by bidding them farewell that would en courage them and assure them of the support from home.
 The following volunteers were ac- cepted for service in the aviation sec tion signal corps and sent to Fort Ogle- thorpe yesterday: Jimmie H. Murphy, Robert M. Bennett Duncan E. Henderson, Marion J. Hester
 Herbert A. Carpenter, William Ogley. William Pugh. Monroe D. B Stroecker
 Guy B. Dodd, Sterns B. Lott, John s. Campbell, Johnerton B. Baton, Clarence F. Lange, Wesley R. Darden. John A. Madewell, Fay M. Randall, Floyd R. Ow- ings. Ernest B. Wyatt, A. J. Hobbs. Wal ter E. Power, John M. Heslop Homer A. Kimbrough, Franklin C. Shepard, James M Nail, Cecil c. Perry, Julius c. Schwartz, William T. Duncan. Bruss A. Thomas Paul Locascio, Jesse M Bates,