Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-23
ISSUED TO
REJECTED APPLICANTS
May Now Rcpute Charge Of Being
''SiaCkerS' in Time Of
Emergency.
HAaDEM,N ISSUES AN APPEAL
Tells Young Men To Stop Wasting
Time by Wiring the President
Offers of Service and. Instead, to
Call Al Recruiting Office.

To enable a loyal citizen IN plain
clothes TO repudiatc with emphasis amy
charge that he is a slackcr, the United
States Marine Corps's recruiting station
obtained from tho printer yesterday a
supply of certificates. one of which will
be awarded hencctorth to each aprli-
cant for enlistment who shall be un-
able to pass tho physical examinations
Tho card SAYS: This is to certify
that Mr.. has patriotically Of
fered his services TO tho United States
Marine Corps. but has been rejected
for physical disabilities" AZ tho bot
tom Is space for the signature of the
officer in charge OF the station and
for the seal In tho upper lcft-hand
corner Is tho emblem Of the corps with
its motto. "Sempcr Fidclis."
Three recruits who enlisted as re
suit Of a street meeting late Saturday
night viii be sent forward to-day to
Fort Royal. s G., for training. They
arc James Page kastclberS. Joseph
Lewis Ciiannojti and Alien Donnol Bass.
All Of Richmond. Another recruit to
the Marine Corps. Stoncwall jackson
CLAY was accepted on April -. but is
member or the Richmond Iiowitxers
He has pc,itioned for discharge from
that organization. and is waiting to
hear tho decision of Captain Myers.
FIVE MEN ENLIST
At NAVY STATION
Five men enlisted yesterday at the
navy recruiting station. They arc Rob
ert Henry Hancock. Of Crystal Hill;
Joseph Edwin Charles Murray. of Rich
mond Thomas Gordon, Of Galveston.
Texas. aud Martin Stcnccr and 5. d.
Bristow. of panvillc.
From tho Richmond recruiting sta
tion for the army. three men. all white.
were sent forward yesterday. They
are Daniel W. Alfred. of Randlcman. y.
C.: william l.. Green. of Wavcrly, and
William Adams. of Mchcrrin.
Major Lctchcr llardcman. the officer
in charge of tho army recruiting dis
trict OF Eastern Virginia. addressed a
cali 10 single men yesterday as fol-
lows:
"HIave YOU any one entirely dcpcn-
dent upon YOU for support" Is Your
mother or sister wholly dependent
upon your daily wage or YOUR monthly
salary for support" II not what are
YOU going TO do about your country's
call for aid
THE German government has forced
war upon us Whatever NAV he Your
personal views in the matter Of war,
the time has arrived TO put aside those
views and stand by your country.
Every true American no matter what
may he his social standing, his re.
lEious creed his race or his color owes
duty right now 10 ms country. some
may be better fitted for one duty.
some for another. but tho able bodied
man. with no one wholly dependent
upon him for support can est dis
charge tina; duty by nghtinS. When
this war is over are YOU going around,
with your head down, Nainly r"Srettine
that YOU did not have Tho nc"v" 20 ~ II
true American -" are You going
around with your head up able to look
any man III the eye and say: +. obcyed
my coun,ry's call"
"All cnlis,mcnts in tho regular army
now for duration OF the war. DO
not waste tho Presidents ;lme ny NH
ing him th2t '%0a arr ready to 20 in
any capacity II YOU mean business,
lust call al tho recruiting station $50
East Broad Street and a place viii be
found for you without delay"