The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-11
RECRUITS FOR NAVY,
CALL OF PRESIDENT WILSON
BRINGS RESPONSE,
Last Week One Hundred and Twenty.
= South Carolinians Applied for En-
listment--TllOusands of Young
Men Needed And the Opportunity
for Service Was Never Better.


The Editor:
The Naval Recruiting officer re-
ports that results are beginning to
show from the presidents appeal for
the navy to be recruited to war
strength.
Since Sunday, the. 25th. over 12O
men have applied for enlistment;
about 35 of these being Charleston
ians. However, due to the urgency
of this call and the enthusiastic re-
sponse with which it is being met by
the North and East, the recruiting Of
iicer expressed himself as being a lit
tie disappointed with the results to
date
Lieutenant Cooper stated that,
While in no manner wishing to de-
tract from the imperative call Of duty
which is urgent and every American
owes his country, he again appeals to
eligible boys and their parents to con-
slider the navy as gateway to unlini-
tied opportunities for personal ad-
vancement.
The life Of Nan-O- Warsman
should appeal TO boys of spirit. It's
healthfalness. wholesomeness, Ell
ficiency and future should appeal 10
their parents II furnishes adventure,
ever changing scenes. new countries.
new people, a chance to serve the
country in an honorable profession.
The navy also offers steady en-
ployment. good practical training, pro-
motion, provision for old age, health
full life and opportunity for travel
and education. All pay received is
clear Of all living expenses. The food
is excellent No military service in
on food that is given by the United
States navy.
The navy maintains numerous
schools for the instruction Of it's re-
cruits. There are four large training
stations: at Newport, r. l., Norfolk
Va, Great Lakes, Ill North Chicago)
and San Francisco. Cal. Every recruit
who enlists as apprentice seaman is
Immediately transferred to one of
these training stations for instruction
before he Is assigned to a seagoing
vesse ~ ~ ., - ,,.,.s,
The navy maintains trade schools as
follows, The electrical school for tn
instruction of electricians. both gen.
eral and radio; the Artifcer School,
for Shipwrights, Shipftters, Carpen-
ters. Blac!ismiths. Painters, ETC., the
Yeoman School for stenographers,
| typewriters and book-keepers; the
commissary school for cooks, bakers
and Commissary Stewards; the Hos
pital Corps Training Schools, for the
instruction Of men in nursing, first
aid, drugs, etc.; the coppersmith
school; the machinist school; the
Aeronautic school; the musical school,;
the school Of Drawing; the Torpedo
school, and the class for instruction in
gasoline engines.
1t Us hoped that the subject mat
ter Of this letter will receive your
very serious consideration; that you
will publish this letter either in whole
or in part; that you will give this sub
ject continued space: and that YOU
will furnish this office with a copy Of
your paper.
Assuring you that any publicity you
may give to this measure will be
greatly appreciated, and extending 70
you in advance, the thanks Of the ma
val service in general, and Of this Of
flee in particular, am,
Yours very truly,
O. F. Cooper,
Lieutenant, L. S. Navy, Recruiting Of
fcer for South Carolina. Headquar-
ters 209 Meeting Street, Charleston.
S. G.
SUMTER COTTON MARKEV.