Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-26
AMERICAS IMMUNITY IS
DUE TO BRITISH navy
state Senator Cannon Pictures Dan.
gers to This Country OF Scpa-
rate Peace in Europe.
ROY OF FIFTEEN YEARS ENLIsTs
Thomas IT. Stone Is Youngest Naval
Recruit From Richmond - Navy
Secures Thirteen Men From Rich
mond, and Army Eight.

In further effort TO stimulate re e
rruitinE in the marine corps ani navy.
;he Richmond branch Of tho Navy
League held another mass-m"ctiuc
last night. at tho corner OF SIKH and
Eroad Streets. and for nearly two hours.
the several speakers, alternately dc
s"ribed the advantages offered h, these
TWO branches II tn" service. aud urged
,hosc OF their hearers who We're eligible
10 conc forward aud enlist for the de-
fens. OF their countr".
Another meeting will L." held TO.
night At O'Clock at Twenty second
street and Paramount Avenue.
Joseph 7. stewart. who With nr. w.
H. Pa -kcr. has had charge "f the Navy
League meetings. introduced tn" speak
crs. who were James y. Cannon. state
senator; Captain Mott. OF tic Marin"
Corps. Lieutenant I" s stewart. United
States Navy; Rev. Frank W. Pratt.
pastor Of First Unitarian Church. and
Captain Charles NJ. Wallace. chief clerk
in tho State Bureau or labor.
Senator Cannon touched h'i"hy on
The happenings rhich lei tho United
states to declare war. and declared
that The time for words had passed
and that il Is now Time 10 act
Our immunity right now is due TO
tho fact that tho English have bottled
Tho Cen many nav in tn" l<'el canal
che speaker stated. and drew attention
10 the fate that would bcfall tho tritcG
states should the warning Europcan
nations decide TO suspend hcsiiiitics.
Should this occur. Germany would
look this way declared Senator Cam
non. and added tina, no one knows when
such a condition mich, come TO pass.
PICTURES CONSEGuENCES
OF SEpARtrI: pEA CE
Th. Separate reacc" idea was also
treated by Lieutenant stewart. who
pictured tho consequences should Rus
ria call off her army. thus allowing the
release Of a host Of German troops
Mr. Pratt in speaking % Tho ton
dency thus far exhibited ~ tho Young
men OF Virginia TO hold back instead
NJ to enlist. stated he believed ~ WAS
because conditions are no; realized
They can't understand tina, The honor
of nation and the progress OF civil.
cation are at stake he said
MIR Wallace urged his auditors 10
follow in tho footsteps Of those othc"
l!ustrious sea-tis hters from Virginia,
Evans and John Paul Jones Tie dc
plored the apparent effects OF pro-
paEanda. which mas tended 10 hinder
recruiting. and w.-mlY aDplaudcd tho
recent action OF state Senator \ +.
Thomas in Withdrawing from tt" So
cialist party for its 'unpatriotic ten
denotes"
Jus, prior to the close OF tho meet
nS Mr.. stewart took occasion 20 reply
10 z letter appearing in a recent issue
OF TIC Times Dispatch iI which ;h-
writer inquired why tho youth "f the
so.called "aristocratic" class az the
city trc not existing.
The fac, that tho ma jority Of these
arc in schools and colleges training tor
~ iii,ary lite IS responsible" 10" tnis Mr.
stewart stated. and pointed with rridr
20 "A r,o,ablc cXccption-Pete .. Miller.
ION OF the president of First National
Bank who has just joined the navy.
YOUNGEST RECRUIT
Is ACCEPTED FOR NAVY
Thmnas H. Stone. nf,ccn-ycar-old
;vdcut OF Eencdictinc College "ill to-
da! lie enlisted AT the army recruit
iur station in Richmond. The boy APP
piled for enlistment yesterday, rein
forced with the consen, OF his par
cn,s. Local recruiting officers imme-
diatcly took the matter up with Wash
inrton and were advised last night 10
allow the young patriot TO enlist lie
vii! be the youngest recruit received in
this city.
Eight men enlisted in tho army here
yesterday. and all were forwarded I"
Fort Thomas last night TO 60 IN train
Ing Included in the lot was asset
polschuk. naturalizcd Russian who
gave his address as Petersburg.
or tho remaining seven. four arc
residents Of Richmond. They were
Randall J. LOGON. South Eichmond:
Roland l.. Smithcrs. lsnS Barton Ave-
nuc: William :. Hart. go North Eighth
street, and James +. Ballard. a02 North
Twonty-siXth street.
The other army recruits were Yer
non Rozemore. Of Lewiston. y. C.. and
Willard Creech. AnEire. ~ G.
In addition TO these. there were
some ob or 50 applicants for enlist
ment who Will he passed upon within
the next day or two.
THIRTEEN SENT FORWARD
TO NAVY TRAINING STATION
Naval recruits numbered thirteen
The same as on Tuesday--and all were
sent 10 tho training stations in Ports
mouth and Newport last night.
They were Edwin II. huffman. Fed
ford City; William r. Smith. Lynch
burg Rrd I. Hchard. Schoolicld:
Joseph w Hurbivilie. Danville John
NJ Toibert Danville; Jesse :. Thurston.
Ashland: William Mckee Jennings,
Princeton. w. Va. and the following
from Richmond: Frederick J. Burch.
sc Church street: Robert y Thomas,
2os East Main street: Sam Eurch
Charles S Willis. o2o3 Taylor street;
Edward Il. rutherford and Paul II
firizzard.
or the three recruits 10 tho marine
corps Leonard s. Elotz gave his adj
dress in Richmond James T.. Woolard
enlisted from Charlotte, y. C.. and
samuel W. Bright Nathalie. W. Va
The marine corps recruits were sen,
last night TO Port Royal, s. G.. tn the