Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-01
TULSA MAY MISS
SECOND SUMMONS
Call for $40 More Men Could
Be Filled by Local Re-
cruiting Station.
129 ENLISTED IN AUGUST
Corporal Flynn Can Supply
Demand If Procedure Is
Same as in First Call.
l29 ENLISTED IN AUGUST

So willingly are young men volun-
that conscription may not be rcsorted
TO In obtaining any OF the local quota
In the event of an anticipated call for
rive hundred thousand more men for
the new matte nal army, according. to
iDdications at the local recruiting sta
ton for tho United States army. Such
Is the opinion. based on the assump-
tion that Uncle sam VIII recruit his
second army unit along the same
plan rs is beng pursued in drafting
,he 2'o yourg men summoned from
tulsa under he presen. coll
The fact that Tulsa was given credit
Tor the enlistment. OF three hundred
men thru the local recruiting office
prcNions TO the draft registration day
on June 5. reduced the city's share of
tho new national army thru conscrp-
lion to the low minimum of go. En-
listnents since that date while no.
reducing the city's draft quota. al
ready aggregate more than three
hundred men 10 apply probably on the
clty's second call which may come
some time during october.
100 Last Month
Ing August alone. the report for the
month ending last night discloses.
totaled 129. Recruiting broke ali
re ,ords in the history Of the local
office since the phenomenal month of
AtriI. according to statistics in the
office Ct Corpora, Michael FLYNN. in
charge CT the Tulsa recruiting branch
Recruiting for the entire quarter since
draft registration dav leaves 342 en-
~ Pc, 20 4 -
station. divided as follows. June 1O6:
July In7: August 129.
should Tulsa he asked for an orig
inal quota Of $40 youn. mon as was
the CASE under the first .I,aft call.
before recruiting credits diminished
tho call by three hundred. ,hc lor,
9imy Office will be abln 70 provide
the entire number charged against'
this city. Corporal Flynn believes
Recruiting during tho new month
starting today and thrGo',t pctober,
nndoubtecly viii eelipsc' the record
for August. in The opinion of The re-
cruit.ng officer. Rscrr.ting alwn ys
Is more active in the fall Of the year
and the fact that Uncle Gam now is
Mt war Will tend to greatly encourage
enlistments. Flynn declares.
Come From Abroad.
The fact that the Tulsr recruiting
station has enjoyed such Il record
business during the past few months
and thus relieved scores Of Tuls:,
young men OF the obligation of being
drafted. Is not ent'rclv to the credit
| of enlistments on tho part If residents
of the city, statistics show. Practic-
ally all of the enlistmeurs have come
from points in nearby cities AS well
as many other states. Tuls, has pro.
| vided less than 10 per cent Of tho
number and has tied with Sand
| Springs In the number of young men
recruited here during August. The
heavy enlistments indicate, however
that the young men of Oklahoma
and elsewhere thruout the Unitcd
States possess the proper amount OF
patriotism to volunteer in such snf-
| f!cent numbers as to prove that drof,
laws are not the sole compelling
forces in the forming of an~army "a
| fight for Old Glory.
Many of these cnlisting during the
past month joined the regular army
| in order TO beat the draft" a man
affected by conscription may enlist
up until the time ha has been sum
moned to appear before the local
boards for physical examination.