Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-10
EXEMPT CITY
FROM SECOND
DRAFT IS AIM
The Recruiting Officers Want
Harrisburg Spared on the
Second Call


Although the regular army has
reached it's full quota of 800, 900, re.
cruiting at the local station and al
over the United States will continue
as formerly. To maintain the quota
will be the new aim of the stations
in the nation. To do so. 1t Is said
will require greater efforts than ever
| before
Vacancies from various causes will
be occurring continually. In an army
of 100000 men a large number is
constantly being sent to the reserve
list, many are promoted, death and
sickness takes its usual toll. To fl
these vacancies by voluntary enlist
, ment will require a large number OF
| recruits each day.
Clear on the Second
Help Fill Some Other States
Quota" has been the slogan given
by Captain Harrell to his men. This
district reached its quota early in
June. Since that time even greater
efforts have been made by the re-
cruiting officers to overreach the
quota and secure credit for the first
and second drafts. A sufficient num-
Der was obtained to free Harrisburg
from the first draft The same con-
ditions for the second is the aim for
which local recruiting officers have
been working.
Although none of the commits
stoned officers at the recruiting sta
ton are local men and only two of
the "noncoms" are from Harrisburg,
1T has been their constant aim to
maintain the standard for the COM
munity they represent. At the pres
ent time the large number of enlist
ments that have been secured since
July 1 will be used to cut down the
quota from the city of Harrisburg
in the second draft. During the first
drive for recruits the city of Harris
burg and the district ranked first
This district furnished exactly one
third of the entire number of re-
cruits sent by the state of Penn
sylvania.
May Choose Service
Voluntary recruits will be given
the opportunity to choose the branch
of their service until the end of the
war. Men who enlist voluntarily
may always designate the branch of
service they desire unless that par
ticular branch is full. At the pres
ent time several branches have been
closed and others opened. Since it's
opening the aviation corps has
proved to be the most popular
branch of the service. Prior to that
popular.
To Call SignaIers
Sergeant Ellinge,r in charge of the
signal service recruiting office, this
morning said that the men who have
enlisted in the signal reserve will
doubtless be called to a training
camp within a week. 1t is not ex-
pected that more than a days notice
will be given the men. Since Lieu
tenant Amthor was ordered to serv-
ice at the training camp no men have
been sworn III at the recruiting sta
tion. A large number of men have
completed their enlistment papers,
but cannot be sworn in until a
commissioned officer comes here to
administer the oath.
Men of Company I who are going
to give the Troopers a run for their
money at the usual Saturday after
noon ball game spent the leisure
hours of the morning getting In
shape. They use the ball diamond
for practice games, while the men of
the Governors Troop claim they do
not have the opportunity for practice
afforded the "doughboys."