New Britain herald., 1917-07-03
RECRUITS HAVE NO MONEY TO PAY FEES So City Officials Agree to Pay
 Naturalization Charges GO. E NEAR WAR STRENGTH


 Recruits Today Because Men Could
 Not Afford to Pay For First Papers.
 Because the United States govern ment naturalization statutes provide that a fee of $1 must be paid for every first naturalization paper issued to an alien by the clerk of the court, it is impossible for Clerk E. J. Dan berg, of the local court, to waive the collection of the fee, according to a ruling of Judge James T. Meskill this morning. The fee is demanded by federal statute and must be collected before the first papers can be issued. Judge Meskill's ruling came about as the result of several aliens applying for first papers that they might join the National Guard, and not having the necessary wherewithal to pay for them.
 Private O'Brien of Company E, with several other members of this com 1 mand, went out on personal re- cruiting expedition this morning and secured seven applicants, not one of whom was naturalized citizen Taken before the clerk of the court for nat 1 uralization papers they were unable to produce the necessary $1, not having 1 collected their pay from the factory. and 1t was necessary for the recruit ] ing officers to release them from their pledge. Thus, Company E lost seven ] possible recruits, Private O'Brien states When this soldier secured the application of an eighth alien who likewise did not have the much needed dollar, he visited the mayors office 1 for assistance: Mayor Quigley was absent. but Col. A. l.. Thompson, city l clerk, generously came forward With ! the needed dollar bill and donated it | to the cause so that the eager appll- cant could take out his naturalization papers and be enlisted. Lawyer Mort inner H. Camp. clerk of the probate 1 court, when advised of the conditions, likewise generously agreed to pay the l necessary dollar when applicants for enlistment did not have the necessary funds. Later this morning when May or Quigley was appraised of the afore- 1 mentioned facts he authorized the l public statement that he would will lingly pay the S1 naturalization; fee in every instance where a man who wanted to enlist in the National Guard did not have the money to take out his first papers. "
 Go. E Near War Strength.
 Of the thirty-two applicants for en- listment in Company B yesterday, eleven were found to be physically fit ] and were immediately sworn into the federal service. Today four more men enlisted. This brings the total the P. M. report, up to 14O men and two commissioned officers. At noon today there had been dozen additional applicants for enlistment in this company and indications pointed to the probability that by the time taps is sounded tonight Company B will be recruited to full war strength of 15O men. The personal work of number of the enlisted men in this company is responsible for a number of the recruits enlisted. The soldiers have voluntarily gone forth into the streets and have solicited enlistments. 1 That their appeals have been fruitful I Is indicated by the record of their ! company which, at last officials ac- l counts from regimental headquarters, led the First Regiment in man-power. The latest recruits enlisted in Com pany are: William Gregory, An thony Coap, John Yanch, Joseph Bardo, John Burak. Stanley Andrnek, l Frank Buclaski. Stanley Kulnucz, Carl D. Cottlin, Stanley Kulnucz, Con- l stantine Szrahesl1i, James Rouillard. Charles Delaney, Walter Vambreski and aVlentine Vambreski.
 i Men Have No Cots.
 While Company E. which is now in regular encampment in Walnut Hill park, has 13e men and will shortly have the full quota of 150. it is ex- pected, the new recruits are being l subjected to some serious inconven- l fence inasmuch as the company has sleeping cots for only 100 men. The war department will eventually fur nish enough cots for all. but due to the regulation delay and "red tape in connection with securing of sup plies, 1t may be several weeks before the cots arrive. In the meantime the new men, as yet unaccustomed to the hardships of military life, are being compelled to sleep on the hard
 ground with but a single blanket to act as covering and mattress. Already First Lieutenant Ashley J. Griffin, | commanding this company, has pur-s ! chased six new cots at $315 each,
 paying for them out of his own sal ary. but it Is obvious that the com- l manding officer will be uhapi to con- I linn. to furnish cots for his men at
 his own expense. There mas been a
 move on foot among several public
 spirited men to provide cots TOT the l soldiers who are sleeping on the
 hard, damp ground. but nothing has
 been done It is to be hoped that
 zon,e generous civilians will do some | D>