Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-14
It's DISTRICT MEN ENTER
THE ARMY ON.LAST DAY
Recruiting of Men Within Draft
Age Closes at Noon at Y. N.
C. A. Recreation House.

Forty-one boys from the District OF
Columbia marched across Pennsylvania
avenue this morning, up It'll street to
F. where they boarded a car marked
Union station" They were all armed
with suit cases and were led by an
Army sergeant. washington's last
quota of men within the selective draft
ages, men for the Regular Army. was
about to entrain for Baltimore, en-
route to the mobilization camp at Co
| lumbus. Ohio. Recruiting for Regular
Army of men between the ages of
| twenty-one and thirty. inclusive. closed
at noon today at the recruiting station
in the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton recreation house, at Sth street and
Louisiana avenue.
In all total of lis men were accept
ed by the examining officers today and
sent to training camps and mobiliza-
ton centers. Forty-fiv were sent to
the ordnance comp at Fort Myer and
many went to the engineer regiments
in training at Camp American Univer-
sity and Washington barracks.
Farewell Scenes Touching.
Touching farewell scenes marked the
last parting of the men who have en-
listed. In many cases mothers and
sweethearts of the men who will soon
be in France. Accompanied the men to
the recruiting station, and kissed them
goodbye, probably not to hear from
them again in many cases until the
brief announcement come that they are
somewhere in France" behind the bat
tie line.
Better soldier material than the boys
who have come here in the past seven
months cannot be found" said Sergt.
L IyrNf fea1 mil
hold the proud record of the District
as to their lighting qualities"
Yesterday was the biggest day re-
cruiting officers in Washington have
had since the declaration of war in
April. A total of 211 men were enlisted
and sent to various, training camps.
Many asked to be sent to Camp Meade,
where they will be near relatives and
friends until the summons to embark
for France comes. Others preferred
the aviation section or the engineers
Colored men there were in abundance
anxious to night for Uncle Sam. some
enlisting in the stevedore regiment and
others in line regiments and the Quar-
termaster's Corps.
Postal Card Too Late.
Men on duty at the recruiting station
for the United States Navy at 306 9Th
street northwest feel sorry that a GER
tain postal card from the sheriff of
York county. Neb.. did not come last
Monday instead OF. last Tuesday. The
card explains a seven hundred dollar
reward offered for the apprehension of
Louis Chobar, wanted for the murder
of Albert A. Blender, November %, near
Benedict, Neb.. and men on duty at the
station are certain that a young man
who came to them Monday asking for
information about enlisting In the Navy
IS Chobar. Every man is on the watch
for the suspect now.
Enlistments in the Navy to men with
In the limits Of the selective draft ages
viii be closed at noon tomorrow unless
the applicants. bring with them a state
ment from their local exemption board
stating that they are SO far down the
list that they are not liable on the Sec
ond call or are not in a deferred list.
A similar statement is required of all
applicants for enlistment at Marine
Corps headquarters, in The Star build
ing. Fourteen men have been sent to
Port Royal, the training camp for ma
rines recruited in this section within
the last two days.