Evening journal., 1917-06-01
Guard makes DRIVE
FOR MORE RECRUITS
Anxious TO Put Both Bat.
talicns on War Footing
With Delaware Boys
INCREASE PAY
STARTS TODAY


OF their country, recruiting figures for
the month OF May showing a material 4
increase in the number Of men who I
enlisted. Every branch OF the mill !
tary service shows gains in enlist
menis. In the United States naval .
reserve the total recruits for May /
numbered seventy-fve. while tho
United States army recruiting station
reports twenty-eight men for May. /
The Delaware National Guard unit
also shows an increase but the ig
ures were not available this morning
Owing TO the congestion in the naval
reserve training camps apprentice sea-
men, ycomen and hospital apprentice
recruits are being held. while mechanics,
{ electricians and men in the trades are
being rushed into service. Officials at
4 the naval recruiting station are planning
! for demonstration when the recruits
/ held here are sent away They want
/ this city TO give the boys a good send
/ OF SO that the recruits viii depart feel
! ing that Wilmington is proud of them.
/ Plans have not heen completed for this
b demonstration as IL Is not known when
the recruits can he sent away. officials
at the naval office are amazed at the
number Of Polish boys who are recruit
ing. the records showing that more boys
J of this nationality are joining the naval
colors than of any other. Three men
joined yesterday, these being Henry G..
Hcrman. 40. Hos West Third street;
John Christopher Tillman Packard, Of
Dover. and lzydore Kempozenski. of
this city, whose uncle has served In the
navy.
At the United States army head
quarters FIVE men were sent away
yesterday and two today, these nj.
GLIDING Albert e. Parker Salisbury
Nd; John Berkey. Philadelphia;
James B. Kittell Cascade, Pa; Rob
ert w Halstead, Norfolk Va; Frank
Shockley, FELTON,, and Russell Reed
Hoffman. Marcus. w. Va Oncials at
the recruiting office this morning en-
'phasized the fact that the regular
army takes in men who do not come
within the ages Of the conscription
law, men, otherwise eligible between
eighteen and forty years. can join the
Irregular army. Those who are within
the age limits of the conscription law
can join the army and escape con
scription. The regular army recruit
ing shows gains, according to the ofil
GERS in charge.
AT the Offices OF the First Battal-
- ion. n G. d., Il was stated that there
; has been material increase I'm the
number Of recruits. Those OF yester.
p day include George II. Sharp. No 1902
; West Third street; John j. Golden
No. 1908 Pyles Lane; John Montgom
/. cry, Hockessin; Elmer b. Elliott
; lMarshallton. and Joe Paris Of this
lefty Today sees a change of crews
7. in the recruiting station of the battal
j. ion on the old court house lawn, Lieu
tenant William Berl. Jr.. going back tC
I. Company c and Corporal F.. J. Holm
j. back to Company A. while Lieutenant
Van Seiner takes charge OF the re
cruiting and Sergeant Fern of Com
pany c is detailed 70 the tent.
Copies OF a telegram from the War
Department to Major General J.
Franklin Bell, L. S. A.. commanding
\ the Department OF the East relative
j 10 salary increases. were received az
the First Battalion Armory this morn
ing by Major J. Warner Reed. This
telegram states that under section 10
r OF the act OF Congress passed May 1S
n 1917, certain increases I'm pay for all
n enlisted men in active service com
= mencing today IS effective and con-
= tinues until the end Of the emer-
> gency.
! Captain I. p. Jacobs. IN charge ol
the special recruiting campaign of the
second battalion. stated this morning
that the campaign for recruits is get
p ting under way. but that no reports
have yet been received TO Indicate how
y the people Of the State are taking hol,
= OF the movement. IT Is his expectation
q he said this morning. that the nyini
campaign will result in filling up thl
battalion. some 400 men being needle,
a TO bring the battalion to war strength
All along the line the recruiting
officers are much encouraged and
lthey urge that every Young man whit
n, is eligible get in touch with the re-
b. cruiting officers and enlist now. OH.
10 GERS Of the First Battalion, First In.
r. fantry. \. G.. d., are particularly anx
d. ious to make a good showing and are
n urging Wilmington young men to en-.
ia list IN their home companies and
le thus keep their individual regimenta
10 standing, besides the advantages o
being in regiments where they have
friends.
az The recruiting officers have re
ih ceived word that men not actually en-
'h listed in the service by Saturday
June ?. would have to register on the
g fifth. Recruiting officers believe tha
= these instructions will cause an un
- precedented rush Of the young men O
he the draft age TO the local Office.
ly Most Of the men entering the arm,
he emphasize the fact that they ar
ed volunteers. and tell the recruiting off
in GERS they do not want 10 be drafted
re No men will be enlisted on Monday
in June 4. according to the ruling. Thos
e- who have not been accepted on Sat
urday must wait until Wednesday.
After registration day no one vii
be accepted by recruiting officers VIII
on cannot show his registration card
rt he is between the ages OF twenty-on
an and thirty-one This card will b
er issued to all who register on June
ar and attest the fact that the beare
has done his patriotic duty by en-
n rolling.
ALIENS AFTER PERMITS.
IN, Although the time limit for the isst