Evening journal., 1917-05-28
nine GUARDSMEh Get
chance As OFFICERS
First Battalion Men Are Sent
TO Fort Myer for
Inspection
NO ENLgSTMENTS
TODAY FOR ARMY

Nine members OF the First Battalion
Of the National Guard OF Delaware
have been designated by the Depart
mont OF the East TO attend the re.
serve officers training camp at Fors
Myer. Va Major J. Warner Reed this
morning received a telegram from W.
A. Simpson. adjutant general OF the
Eastern Department, announcing the
names an bordering them TO report al
the camp not later than Thursday.
The telegram. designating the men
follows:
send the following named men to
report to the commanding officer az
he training camp at Fort Myer. Va.
for duty az that camp. They will be
carried on detached service and
should. arrive at the camp not lates
than Nay 81.
Supply Sergeant Howard J.. Por-
ter, Sergeant Raymond III. Beyerlein
Sergeant Robert J. King, Sergeant Al
bert h. Matlack Sergeant Thomas b.
Underwood Corporal William Is.
FramDton. Corporal Henry c. Starkey.
Private First Glass Harry W. Crun
baugh. First Sergeant Donald W
Fraser The journey directed is
necessary in the public service.
! w. A Simpson
These men were nominated among
a number Of others by Major Reed
some time ago.
While the camps opened a couple Of
weeks ago the men detailed at that
/ time TO attend them we're practically
an men OF no military experience.
Because OF the experience obtained
by the members of the Delaware bal
talon on the Mexican border. 10 was
not considered necessary TO send
them for the preliminary training.
They will leave here for Fort Myer
probably on Wednesday afternoon.
Several members of the Second
Battalion were appointed several
weeks ago by Adiutant General 1. p.
/ Wickerfham 90 attend the training
camp.
An interesting feature in connection
with the designations Of the Depart
ment of the East is that the First
battalion was allowed n ne men for
the camp instead of eight, as is the
number allotted q battalion.
Private Emory, who recently enlist
ed i'm the guard. shot him-elf IN the
hand while cleaning a gun = Ruthby
whore he was static on guard duty
on Saturday afternoon. II was neces-
sary o amputate one OF his fingers.
Private William Thomas doine
guard duty at the old court house
arrested two men yesterday after
noon. who were taking pictures Of the
building. One OF them was'a German
and the other a japanese. he said
They we're taken To- headquarters bu
later were released.
Privates Sylvester F. Cats AM
Frank J. Tidwell. OF the hospita
corps Of the guard. have been trans
ferred to Company T. They are a
I present on recruiting duty. and hav
been active in securing new men TO
the guard.
The drive for recruits continues
but still with little result. Not
s man applied for enlistment today al
q though Monday Is usually the bes
\ day of the week for recruiting.
Two men were forwarded to Phila
/ delphia bv the local navy recruitinl
4 station this morning. They are Her
c bert Melvin Warren and JOSEPH
r Walker Shellender, both OF this city.
q This has proved to be the recor'
month for recruiting for the navy II
o Delaware. sixty-eight men have en-
O Visited and been accepted TO date
; Three more DAYS Of the month ar
? left. and the seventy mark is expecte
r to be passed Last month "a me-
were accepted
Navy recruiting here has been sue
cessful. and the officers in charge ar
well satisfied. although they are de
sirous OF surprising past records.
seems that this city's quota has bee
B filled. hut more men are needed. an
the officers are anxious TO enrol
many more.