El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-25
No VOLUNTEERS
AFTER SATURDAY
Ell Paso's Battalion Needs
Fully 400 Men to Com
plete Quota Set.

This is the last week in which a
man may volunteer to serve his coun-
try in the national guard. according to
advices from provost marshal Crow
der, in Washington. a telegram to
The Herald today from Austin said
that the Texas regiments viii have
until August to complete their Or
ganiaztion.
The big drive for volunteers to fill
the ranks Of the regular army began
throughout the United States, virtu-
ally last Saturday morning. Similar
drives began in the various states of
the American union with q view to-
ward filling the ranks Of the guards
of those states.
Four Hundred Men Needed.
As lar as E Paso is concerned, fully
400 men are needed to complete the
citys quota in the national guard of
Texas Inc state viii be required to
furnish $1,000 men and FL PasO hopes
90 furnish a full battalion of those
men,
The CoIey-Lippman company is
practically filled and will be sent
into training within day or two.
The same is true OF W w Windham's
supply company.
Men Needed for Field Hospital.
The field hospital, which will be
under command of DR.. ". r. jamie
son, is now being recruited at the
chamber Of commerce, COlley and
Lippman, George H Clements. secre-
tary OF the chamber of commerce, and
J. c, Bridgers. all of whom mountain
recruiting offices in the chamber OF
commerce building, being authorized
to accept enlistments for the field
hospita-. owing 10 the lacl that Dr.
Jameson is unable TO be on the joe
himself because Of a recent serious
operation, which confines him to d
bed in a local hospital
Cavalry men offer Themselves.
Though Mr.. Clements only opened
his recruiting office Monday morn
ing. he has already received offers
Of q full strength cavalry troop for
the state guard and has taken up with
Lieut.. Col II. E Stevenson the ques-
ton OF having cavalry from FL Paso
accepted he has received prOpO-
sition from former officer of
a machine gun company 10 or
ganize = similar company in e. Paso;
the latter will consist Of a. men and
Tour officers, and if authorized by
Gen Hulen, commander in chief OF
the Texas national guard, should be
easily filled A machine gun COM
pany will find no trouble in getting
because Of the disposition shown by
European armies TO MAJ the machine
gun one OF the principal weapons OF
defence as well as offence.
Speakers and singers Coming.
In order TO stimulate recruiting,
the men in charge OF the Texas ma
tional guard have arranged for the
presence OF a numDer Of speakers OF
national renOwn in FL Paso this week.
In addition. Mr.. Clements has ar
ranged with local singers, both men
and women, who will give patriotic Z
concerts in the plazas and public 4
squares every evening this week He /
has also arranged for the placing of
recruiting stations in san Jaclnto /
plaza, Cleveland square, City Hall
the week, in order TO make il posi- 1
Bile for all men who desire to enlist !
TO do so within the required time
limit
Don't Wait for Draft
Those men who are waiting for the
draft in order that they may be as
signed to organizations where their
talents may be best employed, under
the selective feature of the conscrip-
tion act, viii be given the same op-
portunity If they volunteer this week"
said Lieut. Col II. e Stevenson The
national guard is in need Of signal
corps men. truck drivers. men who are
10 handle gasoline engines,
men competent to handle
Quartermasters stores, bookkeeDers.
men OF the same caliber in every
branch of military service as will be
needed in the regular army or in the
army, and men having
these peculiar qualificat tons will be
as carefully selected for the guard as
for either the regular or the con-
scripted army.
Tt should be borne in mind by
that they will have the
over the conscripted army
at least Of having been in the SER
vice first and therefore in line for
promotion over those who wait TO be
T. n. 6. Officers Begin Campaign.
National guard officers here began
their recurit week campaign Monday
with a determination to re-
cruit FL Paso's battalion in Texas ma
tional guard in order that il will be
ready to be mustered in by the end of
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