Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-01
army act PROVES GREAT !
STIMULUS TO RECRUITING
Both Army and Navy Stations Here;
Have Their Banner
Day.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MEN ENLIST.
Join Mosquito Fleet Reserve, and
Will BE Assigned to Duty ON Sub
marine Chasers-Niany Apply for
Entrance to Army.

As had been confidently anticipated.
the passage OF the CONSUMPTION meas :
urc proved a prominent factor In slim
ulatinE recruiting in Richmond, with
the result that both army and navy
headquarters were bcsicged yesterday
with applicants for admission to ono
or the other branches OF service
An even score of men were enlisted
III the army and sent last night to tho
training station at Fort Thomas, Ky.
Tho list OF applicants at the navy re-
cruiting station numbered forty-five.
OF these. twenty-five passed tho re
Guired examination, but did not enlist.
their application presumably being in
the nature OF 'fccicr." to ascertain
if they were eligible fob duty. Four
teen applicants were rejected and seven
enlisted. In addition to this latter
squad from Richmond. there was one
other enlistment at Roanoke. The
naval reserve drew thirteen men who
underwent preliminary examination
here. then proceeded to the ONCE OF
che commandant of the NTH naval dis
trict Norfolk. for further handling.
These men will be used in tho coast
Datrol service Off the Virginia capes
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MEN
TO MAN SUBMARINE-CHAsE
Few applicants for this branch havs
been received at the local recruiting
station. but here. too. recruiting Ia e1-
rccted 10 he bolstered iderably
Those cnlisting IA tho naval reserves
VIII man the submarine chasers and
other auxiliary craft which will do pa
troll duty along the coast and will. II
they desire, serve during the period OF
emergency only.
or the thirteen Joining tho reserves
Yesterday. seven students from
randolph Macon, and six were from
Ashland.
They were as follows: r. H. Card.
well. Jr.. James +. Howison. Jr, Hun
Ter Dunn. Percy Gilbert. Linwood But.
terworth, Arthur Wightman and Cliff
ton Woodnn. all Of Randolph Macon.
and John Cross. william Fox, Gratten
Darlington. Philip Taylor. Robert Tay-
Tor and Gordon Hammond, OF Ash
land.
Four of the naval recruits are res
tdcnts OF Richmond. as follows: Loon
ard Keel Baber. 1913 Venable Street;
William Earl Haywood 1905 Laurel
street: Harry John Wiley, sos Vest
fifth street. and Luther Overton YER
nilicra. 1900 Maryland Avenue
The others were William Glen RIe-
gel. Edserton; Rufus Hare. Blen-
helm. s C.: Ralph Brittle Jenkins,
Iun. and from the Roanoke recruit, !
ing office. William Riley Bourne, Eek
man. W. Va.
MANY RICHMOND MEN
Nv
Practically all of those enlistinE In
the army resided in this city. tho
complete list being as follows: James
{. Mcktnney. william D. Hart, Charles !
h: French. Claude II. Shaw. John ].
Kline. John .. Jones. Edward Q. Mel
berg. Edward j. Fines. Ernest r.
Kelly and James II. Ballard OF Rich
mond; David c. Hubbard. South Rich
mond. and Jessie ID. Blue. Chase City;
Maurice LEON. Hopewell. Walter H. 1.
Baucen. Apex. " C.: Harry Woodruff
New Albany, Ind. Richard c. Tester,
Detroit; Joseph H. STAGE. Pomeroy.
ohio: Joseph Schwartz. Newport News;
William a. Volz. Petersburg. and Theo-
dore Munshull. Meadow, Va.
Four additions TO the Marine Corps y
We're received. two each from Rich
mond and Charlotte. respectively-Gor- /,
don c. Brewer and Patrick A. Ken
nedy. and Eugene McCloud and Harry /.
T. FAIRIES
While the Marine Corps has reached
it's authorized strength recruits are
being received as fast as they come in,
always provided they are able to pass
the prescribed examination. Legisla-
ton now pending would make room
for nearly 1900 more members in the
Marine Corps. bringing the strength i
OF this branch TO 10000.
BANNER DAY FOR
BOTH ARMY AND NAVY
eSlefday was Inc banner day for
both army and navy. and in anticipa-
ton of an even greater rush, the Of
fees OF the latter have been enlarged
an additional room being taken.
The CONSUMPTION bill applies only to
the army, but II is believed that many
Of those who would be eligible to con-
scription will choose rather to enlist
in the navy or Marine Corps, preferrin9
10 serve in one OF these branches
Applications for entrance TO the Of
hccrs training camp at Fort Myer
continue TO pour in at the office of Ma
Tor Hardeman. who is In charge here
Thus far. over 100 applications have
been fled Those who are finally adj
United to the camp will be chosen by
The commandment at Fort Myer from
The list Of applicants recommended by
The officers in charge OF various sta
lions where applications are fled.
Bell Announces Candidacy.