The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-07-24
NATIONAL ARMY STILL
RECEIVING RECRUITS
Volunteers May Select The Branch of
Service They Desire - Flying
squad TO Seek Recruits in This
Stale.

You may still volunteer in the reg
ular army. Considerable misappre-
hensiou seems to exist relative to
the National Army has had upon
voluntary enlistment in the Regular
Army. Recruiting for the Regular
Army is being pushed in Maryland.
Delaware and the District OF Column
bia even more strenuously now than
it was before.
Any one may volunteer for enlist
ment in the Regular Army and Sc
lect the branch of service he desires
to enter, provided he has not yet re
ceived notification from his Local
Exemption Board notifying him to
appear before the Board for eXemp.
ton. Nothing will stop recruiting
for volunteers in the Regular Army.
A big drive for recruits for the
Regular Army is being made now by
Flying Squad" under the direc-
tion of Capt. H. j. Mckenney, who is
the Regular Recruiting Officer for
Maryland, Delaware and the District
of Columbia. The squad is now op-
Grating in Wilmington, Del.
On July 16, Delaware needed l35
men to complete her quota. Since
that time the Flying Squad" has
been busy. On Sunday, July %, the
number required to complete Della
wares quota had been lowered TO so
men. Before many days those 60
men will have been obtained and
Delaware will be a starred State on
the roll of honor of States who have
obtained their quota for the Regular
Army.
AS soon as the quota from Della
ware is completed the Flying Squad
and the work of the recruiting par
ties under Captain McKenney will
concentrate their efforts in Maryland
and Washington.
The bakery companies of the
Quartermaster Department offer such
unusual attractions that many are
volunteering their services for this
branch of the Army. The chances
for promotion are excellent in these
companies, and men are being ac-
ceptedF for them who might possibly
fail in certain physical requirements
for other branches of the service.
The largest number of men is need
ed for the Infantry, but men will
continue to be accepted for the Medi-
cal CGrps and Signal Corps for some
lifif sL
In brder to enter the Signal Corps
a, man must be qualified as follows:
Cable, telegraph and radio opera
tors, inside and outside wiremen,
electricians, machinists, photograph
ers, and men who are familiar with
the construction and maintenance of
telephone systems" There are ap-
proXimately 1000 vacancies in the en-
listed strength of the Signal Corps.
They should present at least one let
ter to show that he mas one of the
qualifications required.
Although the Aviation Section OF
the Signal Corps is closed, if a man
desires to enter this branch of the
service, and can show Captain Nc
Kenney that he is a mechanic. chauf-
feur, gasoline engine or internal COM
bustion engine man, Capital McKen-
ney will ask special authority for ac-
ceptance in the Aviation Section OF
the Signal Corps. Since July 1st
there has passed through the main
recruiting station of this District
which is 16 st. Paul street, Balti-
more, 634 men. OF this 4S1 from
Maryland; Ill from and
AZ from Washington. The last ten
days have been a record breaking
period in the history of this Regular
Army Recruiting District. No such
large number of recruits were ever
shipped from this district in any pre-
vious ten days:
The number of applicants for adj
mission for different branches of the
Regular Army show that eligible
young men appreciate that they are
able to choose the branches Of the
Regular Army which they wish to en-,
! ter. Indications point toward {
still larger number of daily applica
| tions. The main Offices, Is st. Pau
street, Baltimore, are constantly
crowded and the office force and can
| vassers are taxed to the utmost in {
! effort to handle all of the applicants