El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-09
BIC DRIVE FOR
MEN JULY z
Texas Commander Asks
Local Companies To Get
Out and Work Hard.

Each volunteer bring in another
volunteer"
This is the slogan FOR recruiting day
FOR the Texas national guard which
has been fixed for July u by Brig
Cen. John A. HuIen. Texas commander,
according TO a message received Mon
day by Capt. j. F. CoIey. company a,
First Texas infantry
f '-You are directed TO have every
man enlisted IN your organization out
az work on July t." Gen. Hulen wired
from Houston. Obtain consent Of
employers OF men enlisted in your
company and who are still working
to permit them TO be absent from
work on that day. Get all commercial
. organizations and the newspapers to
back the move in order that your
units can be recruited 10 their war
strenth by midnight OF the 18th. 1t
is imperative that the units are re-
cruited TO war strength quickly, as
federal inspection will be made in
Few days"
Companies to Begin Drill.
Drilling Of companies a and Il,
which have been in camp in Kern
Place since Saturday, viii begin on
Tuesday. They viii be put through
four hours training daily al the be-
ginning TO prepare them for the in-
corporation into federal service,
which is expected TO take place short
~ Capt j. r. Coley and Capt Rich
ard r. Burgess will have charge Of the
drilling, and il is expected that
regular army officer viii be assigned
TO take charge later. Capt Cooley
said Monday that he Is DESTROYS or
having the men i'm military trim, as
into federal service before they leave
Fl Paso for their east Texas training
camp.
Recruits Come slowly
Recruiting for the guard rs pro-
crossing very slowly. Only one ueW
recruit for company * has been OBJ
tanned since saturday, although seven
are awaiting their physical eXamiua-
tions The new man is Charles c.
Graham. BoEata. Tenn
Five out Of eight men forwarded
TO Fl Paso from Big Springs. Tex.
for company 3 have passed their
physical examinations. The men ara
r. ". Jones. otto " schulz, Raphael
i. Wright. 7. T. Gully and A q.
Tucker The men were recruited Tor
company e by Lieut. F. A Lotus.
He is making a tour OF the Big Bend
district and the Pecos river section.
Monday he arrived in Maria and VIII
canvass that city
Two Companies FILLED.
The supply company organized by
Capt W ". Windham and company
s. infantry. organized by Capt. i. r.
Cooley and Lieut. ~ Lippman have
their required number for state serv-
ice, but company 3. being organized
BIZ Can't Richard F. Burgess. and the
hospital unit being formed by Dr. W.
r. Jameson are stiu lacking many
men. Company A has l2l men, while
company 3 has only 65. One hum
HHa. V .
20 be mustered into state service Two
hundred men are REQUIRED 10 muster
into federal service. The hospital unit
has 81 men. which IS 1s short Of the
number required
campaign viii be resumed in front Of
The Herald building on Pioneer plaza.
The speakers have not been selected.
but 20 Is expected that orators OF local
prominence will be arranged tor-
Caors. ColIey and Burgess with their
recruiting officers will be on hand 10
swear in prospective recruits, and an
Got One Recruit Saturday.
one application for enlistment In
the FL Paso companies Of the national
guard resulted from the patriotic ap-
peal made By FL PasOans and nation
al guard officers Tor recruits az tne
open air recruiting meeting held sat
urday night IN front OF the Herald
building in Pioneer PLACE. The ap-
plicant was Juan 3. Ortiz, a native
born Texan of Spanish descent. he
will be asst gned 10 company B, II he
passes the qualifications for enlist
ment.
Patriotic addresses and appeals 70
the youth Of Fl Pas0 20 Join their
home companies We're made during
me meeting by state senator Claude
Is. Hudspeth and state representative 4
r E Thomson The temporary re-
cruitinE office was stationed on army
trucks drawn up 70 lhe c4I9 IN ron ON .
from the trucks Stationed beside the F.
trucks was the 64th infantry band .
which gave a concert OF patriotic airs .
Hundreds OF civilians and soldiers .
-r-r-a IN attendance