The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-07
ENGINEERS CORPS HAS ENOUGH MEN Recruiting Station Will
 Close Tonight RECRUITING NOTES Lieutenant Wallis Making Tour of the State to Arouse Interest
 in the Officers Train
 ing Camp
RECRUITING NOTES

The office of the Seventh reserve regi- ment of engineers will close today as the regiment has reachd it's full war strength. There is still time and room for few framing carpenters, barbers, tafl- ors, shoemakers to get in if they apply today This regiment is now stationed in Atlanta. It will receive a minimum of military training there and will then be sent on to France, where it will be engaged in railroad duty Tracks will be built Np to the firing line and kept in repair, trains run and the general sys- tenn of roads that supply the army with supplies be brought up to American standards of efficiency. While stationed in Birmingham Captain Estes has re- ceived a large number of men, and states that he is well pleased with the way in which the men have replied to his call
 Seven men were sent off by the regular army yesterday, which was just about an average days work. Enlistments in the regular army have been slower than
 in any other branch of the service A steady stream of seven or eight men Is coming in daily, but no efforts of the officers have been able to stimulate this to a larger number. The men sent off yesterday were Nicholas Tscocanes, James R. Tollit, Fred R. Lathem, Harry R. Montgomery Herbert L. West, Roy Steel
 man and Claude Cantrell.
 Maj. A. s. McLemore, second officer in command of the marine corps, and Lieut.. c. Colvocoresses. officer in command of the southeastern division, were in Bir- mingham yesterday to inspect the local station and reported that they found everything in good shape. About August many of the men now on recruiting duty will be recalled to barracks duty. and only one man will be left at each station. Lieut.. I.inuel F Hill will remain in charge of the local station and Cor poral Edgar Anderson will return to head quarters. One man was enlisted by the station yesterday, Charles Mccall Bates
 Lieut.. John Wallis, recruiting officer for the officers training camp, is making a tour of the state to stimulate applications. On this tour he will speak to the busi- ness men of Tuscaloosa, Montgomery. Mobile and Anniston. Applications for the camp are coming in very slowly espe- cially applications from first-class men.
 Birmingham has thus far furnished about half the applicants, and it is to awake the rest of the state to the need for men that the trip is being made.
 Six men were sworn at the naval office yesterday, Virgil Jones, Ernest Silas Rob- erts, Franklin Monroe Johnston, Law renee Greer Short, William Frank Nor rison and Otis Richard Simms The men needed for the navy are coming in very rapidly and the officers hope that it will soon be up to full strength.
 The Fourth Alabama received three men yesterday, Hugh I. Faulkner, Hughlett S. Foster and Bruce N. Hansberger. About 20 men have been sent off to the regi- mental headquarters at Montgomery this week. Sergeant Loveman stated that the rumors that the conscription is about to begin has caused many to come in. After | a man is conscripted he cannot volunteer or have any choice as to where he is to go, and for this reason many are anx- ious to get in now while they can exer- else some choice as to the branch of service