Evening journal., 1917-04-05
Delaware SENDS
Quota TO ARMY
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Department for Delaware, 100 new
recruits by April 20. or five a day for
twenty days. has been maintained
and II is expected there Will be no
difficulty in obtaining not only the re-
CURED 100, but many more
The new men are all fl and prac-
tically none has been sent back from
! Philadelphia, where the men are sent
/ for physical examination. In fact the
standard Of fitness for Delaware boys
Is declared 10 be higher than In many
adjoining States
To-day Chief Machinists' Mate George
Coates is making trip to George
town. Lewes and eSaford TO get in
touch with young men who may want
TO enlist The places have been
posted with advertising matter and
In Georgetown enthusiastic meetings
have been held for display OF patriot
ism so that il is expected their places
Will be good ground for the enlistment
campaign being conducted here by the
recruiting officers.
The handsome placards which have
been placed in the show windows OF
business houses are attracting much
attention and It is expected within a
few days that many business houses
Will make displays calling attention
to the call for men for the navy.
With the arrival of additional
equipment for the National Guard
troops and the payment OF the men
for the home guard duty thus far per
formed the fact that the men are in
Federal service has been impressed
more than ever upon the citizens.
Captain Guthrie OF Fort Dupont. dis
. tributed the wages for the men for
= the two weeks they have been sub
iect 60 the War Department
: The new equipment consists mainly
or ponchOs and tents The ponchos
are for the rockies who may join the
battalion and the tents will be used
! where field duty requires them Sol
diers now guarding the Baltimore and
= Ohio railroad bridge across the Bran.
DIVINE creek and the Van Buren,
=. street structure across the same
. stream have tents for their accommo
y dation. II is expected that now tents
y have arrived additional men may be
@ sent to guard railroad bridges in the
q thinly settled sections OF the State.
d The guardsmcn arc not waiting fol
specific orders 10 get into proper wal
o condition and look out for property o.
a the State, but are being put through
Z course of sprouts TO harden them
Y and expect to be ready for any cal
n that may come at any time. Ever
4 day, under the direction Of Corpora
4, Steck. the rockies are taken owe
4 Washington street bridge to the Bran
/. DIVINE Park and given a thorough
training in marching and the differ
- cnt troop movements. There are
!, couple Of squads and make a fine ap
a pearance.
W Physical examinations are bein
carried on by Major Scott. u. S. A
as fast as the men can be brought !
from guard duty. Owing to n sligl
illness yesterday he did not make an
examinations. but he is on the job
l. fast as the guardsmen can be give
an opportunity.
Now that the mess equipment hi
~ arrived TO replace that work out viii
W. at Deming. the Armory is piled
- with the material and is being SHOW
an u7 TO be too small for use even by q
~ men OF the First Battalion. N II we
y necessary to provide for two battalion
NS there would not be room for many
- AAAt AANM OAAAa a. HuA AAhAA VI NNAAH 1A
~ is left in the Armory besides q
~ rockies, and these have been formC
- into rockies company i'm charge
~ the drill officer and when thorough
I'M drilled will be used to fill out III
nj present regularly modified compal
n les.
II Life about the Armory is rattle
strenuous these days, IL is declares
1 - lao Of ulanFa q
lE cots at the Armory. There is III
III usual roll call in the morning an
If. the men not actually needed at II
4 place for guard duty are permitte
~ to take a stroll about the city.
many men are away guarding q
w bridges in or near Wilmington {
&c down State, that not many are a
en- lowed to go away. There is also
ee lot OF work 10 check up the supple
ne which are received, the new ten
ne and ponchos and to help instruct Il
ar rockies.
nd Just what effect will be had on q
ar euardsmen here by the rule OF Il
IDS War Department permitting the mu
II tering out OF men who are the suppo
OF families is not known. Il is g
- planned the rule is not mandatory
requiring the mastering out OF 4
on such men, but is made TO permit &
Ter mastering out of those who have d
me pendents who cannot be taken ca
led OF without the return OF the bre
winner TO his heme. A rather lar
are per cent. OF the Delaware troops a
ing married, but this fact alone, II is q
to planned, would not OF necessity p'
var nit the mastering out OF men, as
be would have to be shown the wife
en- children absolutely needed the aid
ses 1.-the father.