The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-05-12
CAPT.. DONNElLEY
AFTER RECRUITS
ENROLLING APPLICANTS FOR
SERVICE IN PROPOSED
ROOSEVELT DIVISION

Captain j. P. Donnelley, former
superintendent of the Nevada state
police came in last evening and inter
viewed a number of Goldfield citi-
tens today in relation to his work of
enlisting, tentatively, and subject to
action by the government, recruits
for the proposed division-or larger
force-from those who have express
ed a desire to accompany Colonel
Roosevelt to the fighting line in
France.
Captain Donnelley has been asso-
ciated with this work for several
weeks and has already visited the
principal points in the northern and
eastern parts of the state. He
spent yesterday at Tonopah. Cap
ain Donnelley stated to the Tribune
today that he had started with the
idea of recruiting two companies,
but the number of applications and
the number of those who have ex-
pressed a desire to join this COM
mand indicate the probability that a
battalion may easily be raised in the
state.
Captain Donnelley is working in
association with others in California
and in the east who have been iden-
titled with the movement, n one
of his objects in undertaking the
work in Nevada was to afford an OPP
portunity to those in this state who
might wish to join to still preserve
their state identity. Already a num-
Der had offered their services
through a similar organization in
California as well as in other states.
Texas already has a full regiment
organized.
Captain Donnelley's undertaking
has met with the approval of the gov
ernor of Nevada, who was consulted
before it was started with the I'M
d~erstanding that the troops would
retain their state identity. White
Pine county will furnish a full COM
pany and the enrolment in Elko
county to late indicates that hat
county will give equal support.
Captain D~onnelley, after consulta-
ton with the exalted ruler and 9TH
er members of the Goldfield lodge of
Elks, has placed an enrolment list
in the Elks' club, where any person
desiring to join the movement may
leave his signature. The heading Of
the enrolment list is as follows:
We, the undersigned, citizens
of the United States and resi-
dents of the state of Nevada,
do hereby agree, in the event
that Col. Theodore Roosevelt
is given a command, to enlist a
{ company or companies, troop or
troop, or regiment, to be Organ-
lied by said Roosevelt in the
United States and We further
agree that upon notification,
one and each of us, shall report
to the duly appointed officers
at Reno for enrolment and
physical examination, prepara-
tory to being mustered into
service.
In addition to the list already
placed at the Elks' club one other
list will be placed in Goldfield be-
fore the captain leaves the camp.
Captain Donnelley is well known
in G%oldfield, where he served for
two years under Captain Bradley in
the sheriff's office, and before COM
ing to Nevada he was identified with
the national guard of California, in
which he held three commissions.
At the time of his retirement he was
adjutant of the Tenth battalion, with
the rank of captain, and was in COM
mand of the signal corps. During
his connection with the guard he was
for three years inspector and in
~structor in rifle practice.
Captain Donnelley was himself
among the first to offer his services
when it became apparent that he
might be needed. He was probably
the first to point out the Importance
to the state of getting credit for
Nevada for the men enlisted under
the proposed Roosevelt command.
The latest dispatches from Wash
ington indicate that the army bill,
as finally adopted. will provide a
rlace for a certain number of volun-
teers, under which the proposed com
mand can be admitted.