Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-12
MEN OF 81 AND OVER
WANTED AS OFFICERS
Second Training Camps for
Army Leaders to Be Harder
to Enter
ToDAY's ARMY STATEMENT

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Number needed unoiudinE estimated
reJecuons) .~................... 1Ob'
fosterday's enllstme nta ............. o;
Daily average needed 20 June SO.. 81
Today's enlistments 60 8 y. m......... 81
The war Department announced tods,
that 1897 recruits were added TO the army
yesterday, making n total Of IIa, ,eB8 enlist.
ments for the nation since April I. Yester-
days leaders were New York, s2Oi Penn.
syivania, 272. and Illinois, 100.
A call for men thirty-one years old and
older to do some SERIOUS thinking" about
entering the United states army as officers
went abroad today. while plans for n Ma
tional Guard recruiting week were laid for
June 1928.
The War Department today laid stress
on the fact that older men, experienced in
handling their fellows, are needed for the
second series Of officers training camps
| which will be established throughout the
country August 27, to continue till Novem-
Der 26 II will be difficult for men less
than thirty-one years old TO qualify for
admittance unless they are especially fitted
by reason OF military training or some other
pre-eminent qualification, II was said. No
applications for admittance to the camps
will be received before June 15.
The application blanks, together with
memoranda of Information as to the require
ments Of applicants, may be procured after
the specified date from the commanding
generals OF the several departments of the
army or from examining officers TO be APP
pointed in different states In the sixteen
military areas.
orders to rush recruiting for the United
States radio corps were announced today
by Lieutenant r. Y. Cadmus, who said that
sixty-five moro men are needed before the
NJ haQi in
the headquarters I'm the Parkway Building.
Funds also are needed TO provide quarters
Half of the 5000 necessary has been raised
by private subscription.
The National Guard Of Pennsylvania units
in Philadelphia need 1000 men to bring them
TO war strength by July Is, when they are
TO be called Into Federal service. coun-
Gil Of officers will be held probably tomor-
row, to map out city-wide recruiting cam
paign.
Eight noncommlssioned army officers to-
day took examinations for commissions.
They are Sergeants David Tiger, Henry w.
Hayes, James p. Walsh and Charles H.
Pierce, taking the captains examination,
and Sergeant c. J. Cahill and Corporals w.
T. Scott, L. S. G.. Middleton and Charles
L. Barnes, taking the first lieutenant's ex
animation Pierce is known as the "Hora-
titus Of the American army" for the heroic
manner in which ne stuck to a bridge in
the Philippines in the face of the murderous
fire Of the insurrectos, who killed all his
comrades and badly wounded him For
this feat he was awarded the much-coveted
Medal Of Honor. which corresponds to the
Victoria Cross OF Great Britain and the Iron |
Cross of Germany
orders to discontinue recruiting for the |
naval coast defense reserve were received |
from the Philadelphia Navy Yard today by |
Lieutenant NJ. S. Tucker in charge of the |
station in City Hall.
Recruiting was brisk today fifty Ave |
men being enlisted by the regular army by |
5 p. m. Thirty men, who enlisted some time |
ago in the navy, were ordered to report at |
the navy recruiting station, 1910 Arch |
street, today, to be sent to the naval train
ing station at Newport, r. I
The following enlistments were an
today:
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Robert Maraunrd, 90, Oie Pine st, Camden.
Elmer PoultereE, 20. 1914 .Askdsle St
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Herman H. wnborn, q, McComb' Miss
Lester Lee Coleman 81, Tiger. Ga.
Yiiliam, :, WTay. % consshoh9cken, Pa.
Neb Vance Frady lS, Tiger. Ga,
Iohp James sharksy, r. 1920 s. Chadwick st.
ATthur orr Workman, IS, 5lo7 ogden St
Edward Obergfeii 25, Riverside, N. j.
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Joseph Franklin Dawson, 20. Wilmington Del
Iran Ray Williams, IS, Pennsgrove, N J.
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Thomas Bernard Conway 10 Wayne Pa
Francis C. Ulrch, II, 2624 S, Jessup st.
John Joseph Welsh, 80, 25OO Gray's Ferry ave.
Max Adolf p, l24i Poplar s..
sharies John CARL, 81, -24O n. barient St. ST.
Charles Edward Lee. IS. 64s3 N. I'd St
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