Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-29
RECRUITING FIGURES JUMP.
UNDER SPUR OF CRISIS
Local Stations Report Most Produc-
tive Period I'm History of
Richmond Offices.
DOUBLE LAST MONTHS RECORD
Navy Station Recovering Quickly
From Slump Since Secretary Dam
iels'S Appcal-AIarinc Corps Gets
More Than Assigned Quota.

The las! few weeks have been the
bcs; in the history OF the Richmond
office. declared one OF the officers OF
til" United states Army recruiting
station yesterday we have ac-eDted
and sent away already utty-tMo men
this month. aud we have twelve mcn
waiting at Substaiions OF the distric,
10 be s.r, away. February Was an
unusually good mouth. but we only got
thirty recruits thcn. The daily aver
age now is twice that OF las; month
We turn down "a; least four msn for
every one accepted
Members Of the National Guard
formed large part 90 lie hfty-tv .
rockies forwarded from the ticnmon,i
district -Four milititmen had decided
to enter The regular service. ami were
waiting {" make final ARRANGEMENTS
when they We're called back 10 their
state organization on last sunday.
Recruits are accepted Tor any brancE
OF the service. although all except the
infantry are now authoriHeu
strength THE cavalry. ii is SAID. has
moro men than arc required.
ct rIoOk FOR PROMOTIONS
ARE EISl>LIN RRUIIIT
There would I've no tioub', a. ali
II the NOR would ouiy look beyond
chat first sli = month" SAID u recruit
ing officer. In ,hiee or four months
almost any recruit OF energy aud In
tcliiGcnce can advance to Il noncnm-
miSsiomed officer aud draw three cr
tow times the pay of private. Tho
strength Of the army is likely 20 be
doubled any time, aud promctions will
then be mad" Wholesale
EnliS'meutS for the navy arc not
so numerous, although tho average Tor
the week Was good. Eleven taN, b.vr
sent forward since Secretary Daniels
issued his appeal for addiiiouai m.H.
Tive small showing of tie first part
4, l,I -. f,.,,
being imposing II comparison with tia,
Of tn" army. The navy r-cruitinc sta
Iiou WAS considerably ahead Of the
army in February.
Tho navy station has sent forward
iwcutN- niua recruits this month Tin,
u'.uh"r is above tic averaGe hut IL
View of the militant spirit OF tn. c"ui-
try and the pleas Of Secretary Daniels
for N ore men, the recruiting officers
are not satisfied. Five rueu we're sent
TO training stations ynStc rda:. and at
least three will he sent .dav Df tile
sixteen men who applied ri the Office
on Tuesday, only thr". were accepted
The marine corps station. which uu e.
iiN" the army and navy. draws recruits
from SuhSia;ionS in North Carolina ~
we'll as IN Virginia. has sen; torw ar!
tweuty-Scvcn men this month. TN,
quota assigned 10 the district was only
'ifteeu. Eichmord itself IS unrroduc-
tive Of recruits, according TO the SER
Scant IN charge ~ the icc;l marine
corps station The other ,iticS in the
district have furnished most - the
men
Attracted by the Spectacular sid. Of
the work. most OF the applicants iry
enlistment in the marine corps have
requested that they be ass Gnrd TO sub
marines or tofthc az iation squad. Sich
specification Gannot be made by mem
o"rs Of the marine corps. who re-
uulrcG TO serve Wherever needed. On
HAT account. several recruits have
been lost 10 the service.
MEN ARE WANTED For
COAST GUARD SERVICE.