The Washington herald., 1917-08-23
Army and Navy News
Best Service Column I'm city.


Recruiting ofices of the United
States Marine Corps throughout the
country reopened at noon yesterday,
after having been closed for ten days.
The Marine Corps reached its author
ized strength on August II, and the
recruiting Offices were ordered closed
TO give officers and men on re-
cruiting duty well-earDed rest.
Recruiting from now on. IL is an
nounced. will be 10 care for vacancies
that arise by reason OF discharges
and other causes in order that the
corps may be kept at its full authorized
strength. Only limited number OF
applicants will be accepted, however.
and the highest standards viii be
maintained.
Forty-fve ambulance companies, or
ganized by the American Red Cross
have been mustered into the Army
Medical CORDS and most Of them are
seeing active service in this country.
Those at Allentown. Pa, are training
for service in France. The organiza-
tion OF these ambulance companies
completes the probable needs OF the
American Red Cross in this particular
field.
The companies were all organized by
Red Cross chapters. Each consist OF
l24 men-a captain, four hrst heuteh-
ants, two first-class sergeants' eleNeh
sergeants, six corporals, one me
chanic, three cooks, and ninety-sh
priyates. -Four ambulance companies
are assigned to service with eacH
army division, and the personnel may
be used in whole or in part TO man
hospital trains, hospital ships' or
where the need is great, emergency
hospitals.
The members of these companies
have been given first-aid training uh-
der the direction Of the American neu
Cross-training of the same chaTac'Si
as that now being provided through
ont the country in classes conducted
by the various Red Cross chapters
Eleven Of the companies are now on
dutv at Allentown, Pa.-Pasadena
COMPANY, Capt. Charles D. Lockwood
University Of California Company
Can't. Alvin Powell; Washington ID.
c.. Company. Capt. Ryan DeVereuH'
Fordham University Company, Capt
Joseph Donnelly; University OF New
York Company, Capt. Chester r. ;.
whitney: Columbia University Com
many Can't. William II. Rockwell
Rattle Creek Company. Capt. James
It. Case; University of Washington
Company, Capt. David c. Hall; Bos-
ton Company, Capt. +. A. Cunning
ham; Portland (Me0, Company, capt
Ernest B. Folsom; and the Columbia
Is. c., Company, Capt. Marion IL
Wyman.
The two Atlanta CGa.), companies
under Capt. Leo. 2. DAILY and Capt.
h1vn hppn
signed 10 Fort Mcpherson. The
Greensboro CN. c., Company, under
Can't. Charles s. Lawrence, is at Fort
OgIethorpe. The Summit On. j.,
Company, under Capt William h.
Lawrence. is in camp at Butler. \. J.
The San Antonio CTeND. Company,
under Capt. Homer T Wilson. at the
request of the governor Of Texas, is
with the Texas National Guard on
the border.
The navy has passed the $4,000
mark. The 343 recruits added in the
uast three days bring the total num-
Der Of enlisted men in the regular SER
vice up to 1920.
Cooks. bakers, and mess attendants
are now the particular need of the
navy. The service also requires
radio electricians, firemen, machinists
mates, a limited number Of copper
smiths, a few hospital corps men ana
some apprentice seamen. Enlistments
are no longer being accepted for yeo-
men. blacksmiths, boilermakers, snip
wrights, ship filters. printers, pain I
ers and general electricians.
A recent intensive recruiting cam
psign provided the navy with a suf-
flcient number Of musicians tn put
bands of twenty-five pieces on the
principal vessels and to place nearly
500 men in training for musicians. Re
cruits for the hospital corps have
been coming in at the rate OF about
l25 a month and only a few more are
needed.