Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-04-03
RUSH To ENLIST IS
CONTINUING At ALL
RECRUITING OFFICES
Amy Navy Marine Corps and
National GJard Are All Be-
neutrality-suspicious. Most
Stations Open Sunday

Stations Open Sunday
vre r,Isu rs enlist iu Uncle sam 5
ar ~ ana may Wa uudrminisHed Mon
,;ay and cl,cis OF the four recruiting sta
-tous in Atlanta v@s bcSiegeJ with ap-
.-Ia.auts reJJy Jo join The cOlors-
sunday ali day long the recruiting
rf,.-,~ OF tJ= ARRAY. uavy and marine
.orp< We-e open. as-d officers in charge
WyEe keuJ oIsy explaining To appli-
caucs the ssauy assvaata-es open 10
the yolu-s ucu wac enlist a the present
ts-ue
Taf recruiting 0ilice o. the Fifth regi-
ueu;. which was closed at the audi
forum Sunday. was rsopened in the
l-ostUtsicc building Monday morning, and
recruiting continued under the Girec-
tO1 or tie regular army recruiting Of
iicer. Captain g. = Heidi
Men applying FOR enlistment i'm the
zrmy will be given their choice Of en-
listing i'm either the army or tire FiEtn
regiment Lieutenant Thomas :. Jack
son. OF the Fifth resirr entail hospital
corps. and a staff Of mis- men. are in
charge. and are located at $50 POstcffice
s.UfIdinS.
Twenty-Five applicants for tire Fifth
we're "a this Office Monday morning. and
Lieutenant Jackson and his men were
.-cpt busy all morning examining them
IRE Fifth needs about 500 men 10
bring ia up to place strength. and in
order % get this Number OF enlistments
fully 1-C00 r-leu will have TO apply
Captain G. Y. Heidi. IN charge of re-
srultinr I'm Georgia, was pleased Mon
day morning win the way men from all
psrts OF the state we're responding TO
the call for more men
''Fvsrywhere." said the captain, men
are being recruited, and 7 am getting
more from ;!:e rural districts than
nearly anywhere else During the
month Of March I sent a total OF 2S7
men 20 Fort Thomas. Ky, which is over
700 more than tae Georgia district has
ever sent in cGe month. and % over
the quota required by the army officials
NJ the state
The prospects for twice this num-
her during April are very bright [
expec- congress TO call upon this office
for a good many more. now that they
nave seen what the state can do. and
especially as there is urgent need for
men right away iu the army branch Of
the service.
The young man entering the service
-odzy will be the man 10 command to-
morrow. he country Al ny 1p4AA4DAAs
cannot stav out Of war very long, and
in order TO be able to defend our shores
against any kind of an invasion, we
must have a big. adequately trained
army. ready TO meet any size army
which may land
CAPTAIN Heidi said his office force
would remain on the job as long as ap-
DIicants pdesented themselves to be en-
listed.
~. LII z+s-- orar al rfuhr IL ueces-
~zrv. for He want the men," he said
Tweutv-two men were in the army.
recruiting station for enlistment Mon
day morning at the headquarters OF
the United States marines Lieutenant
COIvocoressss talked interestingly II
she number OF men that would have
TO apply in order for the marines to get
the required 1900 men necessary to
bring them up TO full war strength
Fully 10000 men Will have 10 apply
for US to get the 1000 that we need
right away. We do not average better
than one man out OF every five, for our
physical requirements are very strict.
81 do not believe. however. that Their
will be any trouble in getting the num-
Der we need. as this branch OF the serv-
ice Is one OF the most popular.
The marines are really the first line
70 OF defense Of the country In case OF
znv kind OF trouble. they are the first
20 be called and the first TO get under
vay. We pride ourselves upon being
able 10 send any number OF men any
where. and get them under way within
twenty-f0ur hours after orders are IS
sued
The marines offer every inducement
20 the young men. for promotion Is sure
TO come to the deserving The pay IS
the same as the army. SIS a month 10
begin. but a man with any ability can
Quickly rise 10 a good deal more lucra-
tive position than this. while promo
ton to an officer is very promising
The service offers the young man
an admirable chance 10 see the world
After one year duty or shore. he spends
nearly all Of the remaining three yearE
ON the sea. travelling TO various ports OF
the world. In this line. il is also very
educa tionaL"
The office OF the marine recruiting
station is at % Il Marietta street. cor
uer OF Broad. and Lieutenant Colvoco-
resses will he glad In explain in detail
Fue marine service TO any one interested
The navy recruiting station at sif
postofics building Vas alive with appIi-
ANTS Monday morning. and the officers
Had all they could do 20 take care Of
the many who wished 10 enlist
Lieutenant Keller. who is in charge
Of the station. said he was sure that by
April 20. the 1900 men asked for from
Georgia would be secured easily. BY
noon Monday. there were thirty men
from Atlanta and surrounding towns IN
the Office TO he examined and IL was
estimated that at least that many more
would come in during the afternoon.
1AAHtsnant Keller IL planning 70