Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-19
GUARDSMEN READY
FOR MOBILIZATION
Local Regiments Rushing Plans
to Answer Call to Service
Set for July Is
ENGINEERS ARE ENLISTING

Plans for mobilization are being rushed
by officers Of both tho Second and sixth
Regiments, Pennsylvania National Guard,
today a. a result of dispatches announcing
that they probably viii be called into Fed
cra service on July 10
Rumors were current again today that
the two regiments probably will he among
the first guard regiments to see service
i'm France II is estimated that six weeks
OF training would put both into the pink OF
war condition.
The two regiments number more than
2OOO men at peace strength Little trouble
Is anticipated in recruiting the additional
men needed for full war strength,
The entire National Guard Is to be called
into service in three groups, on July Is,
25 and on August s.
ENTIRE GUARD PREPARED
Adjutant General Stewart today an
nounccd that the entire National Guard of
Pennsylvania is reaoy for service at any
time There are now four infantry rcgi-
ments in Federal scrvice-tae First. Third,
Thirteenth and SiNteeutri-numbering 5000
men The remainder of the guard regi-
ments have n strength Of II 5o3, according
to the last report.
To bring the guard to war strength and
to furnish uniforms and equipment, S2S2.-
500 was made available last night when
Governor Brumbaugh signed the Whitaker
House bill.
The War Department today ordered Cap
| tain Charles G. Allen, |. 5. A., to resume
command Of the First Pennsylvania In
| fantry ~ G., T., s. with the rank OF
! colonel. During tho absence of Colonel
Allen on recruiting duty in the South the
| regiment has been commanded by Lieuten-
| ant Colonel Millard d. Brown.
Recruiting throughout tho city is showing
| a further decline with the exception of the
! frt EDlrinpprg lpndUuaTtpT9
! the Hale Building, the ranks Of which are
| being filled rapidly with railroad men from
this and other neaerby cities,
Today 200 and more men reported from
! the Trenton shops and railroad yards {;
many more are expected from New York on
| Monday Yesterday siXty-three men from
| Jersey city applied for admission.
Colonel Herbert Deallyne, commander Of
the regiment, has been given the use Of the
! exhibition hall OF the Commercial Museum
| as n barracks.
Orders were received from the War De
! partment today instructing army recruiting
| officers to enlist no more boys less than
eighteen years old, with or without their
| parents consent,
Regular army recruits may enlist FOR the
| period Of the war, according to an order
issued by the War Department today fol-
lowing similar action by the Navy Depart
ment Regular army enlstmcnts through
out the nation yesterday showed sharT
falling off, II was announced, only llb4
men being added. Pennsylvania led again
with 1856 recruits; New York was second
with ninety-eight, and Illinois third, with
ninety
4 detachment Of thirty members of the
naval coast defense reserve was sent to
Cape May, ~ j., today to establish base
hospital and training station there,
The following enlstmenis we're an
uounced today:
NAVAL COAST DEFENSE RESERVE
Robert Kennedy Jones' 23. RiyGTton, ". j..
SoRTPa 2SndaPR PRGSS S 1874 5 BBaandde9 BS@ond 81 N
samuel Figko Roydda a. i, Bale Pa,
JANIS 5s@ss 'sSSs sSfss as oi%5 IsuFsl F15 sRrRS
9n mTk%Sq Xs Nqore % Nc@aTE 5S iOG $ s'n
William Christian woorner, n, 2l6S E. Hunt
George tnsSO" Lester EST MacNen, "a, as e. wino,
, Icon i,esher Faust. "a. Ardmore Pa
Harry wellingtoq Iidstrom' 22' 2tl Beckett
E phiiip John Keciey. 20 lOS T. Hortter st,
UNITED STATES NAVY
Arthur ftir MisuRSs nasS 20 52S5 p Thompson st
8 william l.. Kuntz, -, S27o Edgemont st.
% UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
G Robert Aubrey Smith. 10. $3.50 Norfolk 81,
u. s. ENGINEER RESERVE CORPS
| DaWd Barry So Boston Mass
= Harry l. Britton, IS, Johnson's Hotel 18th an
D charles ts R. brown, 20. 24aa corlles st,
% | Harry l., Holmes IS Sayrc, IA,
[ | James r. Hopkins. 20, 445 ~ bBd st.
/, | William d. Jarvis. 20, Jersey city, n. j.
Y | Harry II. JENNINGS, Jr.. 90 Jersey city, n. J.
n FRED W Leland 81 Jersey CITY, n I;
a | Charles u. McDowel ~, BROOKLYN, n. Y.
. Patrick :, Mckee, "a g24 Gray's Ferry road
< ! Charles W. Madden, a. Jersey city, n. j.
v | leo, Mandel: ~, Jersey city, N. J.
4 Le ROY Nell. 81, Jersey city, n. J.
| John r. O'Nell 49, Reading. Pa
| George II, Price, 81, 02O Elm st., Camden, ~
q Emil +, Rezek, rs, MOOrestown, N. J.
e | Thomas +. Ryan, 20, Bayonne, N, j.
| Charles A, Strain, 20, Newark. n. j.
= | Stacy II. willard 40 Oakvile, Ia
n | George n Wilson o. Gwynedd, Pa
y georEe Windsor, 2s 6i4d Lansdowne ave.
Ira II, CAN. 30 Corning, n, y
: Charles o. cAlleghan, 80, New York city.
J, | Fred Clark, 81, iiia Fairmount ave,
n | Francis 7. Conway, 2I, s5b N. Bambrey 81,
u | Crolia w. Edelen, 88, Newark, N. ].
| Allen Edwards. 10, Jersey City, N. T.
n | Gustave Hansbach, 10. Newark. N. ],
: | Fred W, Ftneisen. 1sy Jersey City, N. j.
Charles Fitzpatrick, rs, Newark. n, ].
/ | David 3, g1iekinEer, 90 Reading. Pa,
p Francis r. Qinther, 81, PA s. 45th 81
= | Arthur Grant 10, Newark. N ].
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