The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
POOR RECRUITING
 RECORD MADE AT
 ALABAMA STATIONS
Army Officers Disappointed at the Showing Made and State Enlistments Are
 Badly Needed

Tn response 10 tue call TOT NOluH- teers, Alabama yesterday sent in four men for the regular army. officers state this is the worst record that has been made since the recruiting office was opened. A telegram was received from Secretary of War Baker yester- day saying that there is immediate need for 45,0O0 men to complete the new regiments that are now forming There is also need for 25O00 men at the earliest possible time in order that vacancies may be filled and the reg ular army kept up to it's war strength All facilities for training these men have been prepared and any delay IL. obtaining them will result in the loss of invaluable time. Instead of wait ing the action of the conscription law the patriotic thing to do Is to enlist now, say the officers. By enlisting now the recruit helps both himself and the government, as he can select the de- partment he prefers and is also of more use to his country. Those who enlisted yesterday were: George Knowles. Joseph B. Hall, Rufus c. Jor- dan and Edwin M. Garden.
 
 The naval station had an unusually fine day yesterday and received nine recruits. The weekly letter of Captain. Johnston, chief recruiting officer of the south was received yesterday and showed that enlistments had fallen off during the last fiscal week, ending Thursday, June fl. Five hundred and seventy three men were taken in and sent off to begin training and 2374 men were kept at home awaiting or ders The records of the chief recruit ing stations were as follows: New Or leans sent off 56, kept 282 Dallas sent off 96, kept 56l; Houston sent off 13, kept 274 Little Rock sent off 7a kept 344, Oklahoma City sent off 37 kept 199; Nashville sent off 46, kept l2l; Atlanta sent off S5, kept 21I Columbia sent off 2S, kept S3; Jack son sent off Il, kept 33 Montgom- cry sent off 46, kept 33; Birmingham sent off 22, kept S5. On the first two days of this week the local office has received IF men, so 1t expects it's rec ord to be much better this week than last. Those who enlisted yesterday were; James Hugh Pope, EIvin We've Scott, Eugene Wilburn McPherson, Robert Earle Bruner, Manning Harder Dandridge. James Barret Roper, Lee Onice Stone. Jess Green Williams, Eu- gene Israel Williams.
 Ambulance company No. 1 received four new men yesterday and nov needs only nine more men to be at its full war strength These men will be recruited early next week, it is ex- pected, and the station will close The men who enlisted yesterday were ,.lf /
 Robert J. Barker and Homer c. Berry.
 The engineers regiment did some . what better yesterday with two new men, G. T. Blacksford and Thomas E. Couch. Only bakers, buglers, track :, men and bridgemen are wanted now for this regiment The regiment Is much more than half full now and the opportunity to join it will be open only few more days.
 The marines campaign for new men closed yesterday without any very brilliant results. It had hoped that 40 men would be obtained during the week, but only six were received Recruiting will go on just as usual now that the campaign has closed. and there are still places for many men,
 Lfane Carrera, the daughter of Anna Held will be at the Bijou the first half of next week and during her stay here will assist the Second Alabama infantry in its recruiting. She will mention the company in her act and also make corner speeches for it. This regiment needs several hundred more men yet before it is full and enlist ments will be pushed as much as pos sible in the next few weeks