Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-09
600 MEN ORDERED
TO OFFICERS CAMP
Philadelphians Will Report
to Fort Niagara Next
Friday
ONLY CLASS "a" CALLED

Six hundred Phiadephlans today were
ordered to report at the Fort Niagara
training camp this Friday.
Six hundred more will leave on Friday
night. reporting at the camp Saturday
morning. Another six hundred will leave
Saturday night, reporting at Fort Niagara
on the morning Of Sunday. the thirteenth.
Glass A men are the ones TO be ordered
10 this camp, it is believed. Few. If any, or
the other classihcatons will be called out,
II is reported. They will be called for later
camps.
Major William Kelly. Jr.. the army Of
flcer examining candidates for the first
contingent, is looking over applicants all
this week. but is only selecting men Of
mature age, Of education and experience
in handling men, for service at this camp
This process of selection will continue un-
til May II. when the camp will officially
open.
Recruiting for the Philadelphia engineer
regiment which, it is said. probably will be
one of the organizations to be sent to
France, is under way Applicants for en-
lstment are being examined a; She office
Of the United States Engineers in the
Witherspoon Building where Major John
G. Oakes. of the L. S. A. Engineer Corps.
is in charge. The physical examinations
are being conducted by First Lieutenant
John d. Paul, Of the Medical Reserve Corps.
The Quartermasters Reserve Corps, now
in regular army service, is recruiting
bakers cooks, butchers and other men
necessary to cater TO the health. comfort
and transportation needs OF any army. A
total of 1872 men is wanted from Pennsyl-
vania, southern New Jersey, Delaware and
Maryland.
Nearly 900 Pennsylvania and New Jersey
physicians have responded to the first call
of the War Department for medical men
to fill the gap in the Medical Corps Colonel
w. G. Page. L. S, "A, Medical Corps is in
charge of this work here. This city fur
| nished 500 men Of the 10000 physicians re-
| quired.
Transit Director William S. Twining has
| refused TO grant leaves of absence with
| pay to employees of his department ordered
| to the training camp at Fort Niagara
| This action has brought n sharp protest
from the state Public safety Committee
! Mayor Smiths attention has been called to
the ruling of the Director.
The following enlistments were an.
| nounced today:
| UNITED STATES ARMY
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| Warren II. Boyer. yr., bo2s Hunter st.
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Joseph 1. McNealiso 49, Coaldale Pa.
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| chudleigh r. Long. 20. Narberth. Pa.
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| Mahlon E. Potter, Lewiston, Pa.
| William NJ Kemble, 29, 1924 Rush at.
| Camy l.. Hughes, 20, Vineland, N. j.
| UNITED STATES NAVY
| George Fitzpa trick, 90. b31 Indiana ave.
| Arthur a. Patton 10, 2eiS Turner st.
| oliver j. Burnon, %. Boston, Mass,
| Howard II, Atkinson. 20, 1924 N. Camac st.
| Jossph Goldsmith, 2f, 115 Brown st.
| Joseph D. Fry, Quakertown, Pa.
Earl ". Richard. 90 1919 Juniper st.
| Raymon r. Hartman, 10. 825I Davern st.
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