Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-31

Responding promptly and enthu-
siasitically to the governments need
of support in the present crisis, Har
risburg has contributed more young
men to the service of the Army and
Navy than any other inland city in
the state. This announcement was
made this morning by Captain Will
liam f. Harrell, in charge of the Har-
rlsburg District, army recruiting and
Chief Quartermaster w. L. Quirk, OF
the local naval recruiting office.
This District Leads
The Harrisburg District, for Army
recruiting, with headquarters in the
Bergner building, is leading any other
district in the state and perhaps in
the United States in the number of
men enlisted. Two weeks ago Captain
Harrell stated that all recruiting rec
ord would be smashed and that $50
men would be enlisted in this district
before tonight. This morning he an
nounced that S35 men have already
been sent to Fort Slocum and that
twenty more will be sent as soon as the
examinations can be completed. Out
of the $50 men who have entered the
army service during the month SO
are natives of Harrisburg and vicinity.
Army recruiting has increased re-
markably during February and March
especially in the last month. During
February 100 men were enlisted in
this district, SO of them from this city.
During this month 335 have enlisted,
SO of them from this city, showing an
increase of l45 men over the previous
month.
Quartermaster Quirk announced
this morning that during the last week
seven recruits have been accepted and
sent to naval training stations Eight
more applications are pending and
several young men are anxious to en-
list but are not yet tweIfty-one years
of age and cannot receive the consent
of their parents. Quartermaster
Quirk has been commended for his
work here by Lieutenant Commander
{. L. aHnd, of Philadelphia, who has
charge of this district.
John Schelhas, SIS South Four
teenth street, enlisted in the Army
yesterday and later started a get
your paf' movement He conducted
pool room on Swatara street, which
he sold to his brother. He then went
out and secured number of his
friends to enlist. He secured nearly
a dozen pals to poin the colors and
they viii be sent to Fort Slocum.
Harrisburg Patriots
During February and March 107
young men of Harrisburg have en-
listed in the Army and twenty
others made application, but were re-
jected. The list which has been ac-
cepted and sent to Fort Slocum fol-
lows:
William C. Shower. Howard Mil
stead, Harry B. Quinley, Michael ].
Gallagher, Benjamin Shank, Raymond
ID. Snyder. George Clay. George Lewis,
Russell B. Brightbill, Charles r. Nc
Curdy, George E. Pressly, Daniel b.
Fortney' Walter E. Moore, Leroy T:
Downes, Addison Armstrong, Carl
Kephart. Ralph II. Baker. Thomas
Duffy, Harry f. McElhare. John S.
Smith, George S. Kissinger. George E.
Tony, Joseph E. Keberle, David NJ.
McGimby Roy f. Geesey, Joseph A.
Angle, Frank Long, James w. Me-
Neely, William c. Knowse, Frank Ne
Johr D. Hatfield Frank zellers,
Tinko Michaels, William S. Pipe, Roy
S. .Reighton, James f. Jones. Wilbur
Arnold, Francis Kendra, Frank ]. AM
norman, James w. Hinkel, Fred E.
Jones, Harper Blair. Paul A. Kohr,
Roy l.. Shaffer, Benjamin F. Snyder,
Roy p. Ensinger, Bertram Bingherst
George c. Williams, William +. Wood
ward, Fay +. Campbell, George S.
Bobb, William E. Hoffman, Elmer
Dively, Robert S. Kecker, Cecil Noles,
Emory u. Handelong. John +. Danner
William Harbold, Edwin P. a. Snyder,
John Fl. Oberholtzer Alfred Osman.
William II. Foley.
Charles w. Schaffer. John f. Helm
bauch, Fred NJ. Metzger. John P. Boil
lendorf, William L. Shell, DiPanda
Giuseppe, Edward Camel, Albert w.
Grant, Millard Hoffman, Lloyd r.
Myers, Jacob A Nauss, Amos p.
Aunspauch, Edwin Coldrin, Henry NJ
Bear, Harry Yohn, Lloyd II. Coble.
William G. Bitterman, Harry Z. Och
enrider, Palmer G. Brown. Otto B.
Herman, Thomas Rush. George ID.
Scott, George NJ Rossman, John Co
lias. Stanley Bury, Maurice L. Hall,
Tony Russell, Milton II. Chase, John
d. Martin, Earl c. Wallsmith, Leonard
S. Rife, Wildwood C. Walton. John A.
Jones, Snively r. Helm, Charles f.
Tschoff, William E. Kline, Halord A.
Altland, William f. Mower. Charles
e. Reinninger, Howard b. Frank,
John t. Wohlforth, William B. Entzy
and Steve Kubicek.
Those who enlisted in the Navy are:
r. ID. Galley, +. f. Kline, K. e. Ruch,
II. L. Jenkins. T. c. Tosch, O. J..
Stroud and H. A. Bursey.