Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-20
GUARDSMEN GET
FIRST TASTE OF
REAL DRILLING
Not Interested in the Draft
Recause They Are Under
Cover

Perspiration streaming down their
faces, their legs tagging just little.
ing got their first taste of drill under
a hot sun. The first days of the drill
ing We're more cool, but this morn;
ing the Boys, realized what it will
southern training camp.
The crowds that gathered in the city
street to learn If their registration
numbers had been drawn. were not
the only ones interested in the big
event. Heard mine was among the
first pulled, right of the reel, but
marked one guardsman as he re-
turned from squad practice.
Dance Tonight
Next to the days lottery. the dance
cupying their attentions. Practically
every man in the camp is hoping to
obtain leave of absence to be at sum
hope to get away in time to meet his
| best girl, she will have to meet him
| because in war time things are diff
But AZ enlisted men failed in their
physical examinations and It is pos
| sible that some of them will be ac-
cepted later. a large percentage OF
the reflections were due to bad teeth
| and if they are treated the men will
be accepted latere. With a total OF
529 enlisted men the reflections were
army men to be an exceptionally high
record.
Still Recruiting
open for business the same as
usual" will be the motto of the reg
ular army recruiting station until they
receive other orders. This still gives
| man whose name stands high on the
list drawn a chance to get in the
regular army. 1t is not known or even
estimated by the recruiting officers
just how long it will be until they
| ~ AA 1tGr rnG
of .21 and 81. While the oportunity. is
open it is expected applications for
enlistment will be heavy.
Army officers say that to enlist
| even though drafted, still gives. man
an advantage over the one who waits
to be called. To enlist now means
the man will be sent into training i'm
mediately and until the National army
is called into the field he may be a
"non-com." Not only that is cited but
men who are sent into camp now are
put in training with regiments or
United States Regulars. 1t is said that
only a rokie who has been through
the PAGES at the side of trained man
and able to watch him can appreciate
N''O ~ regular" Attracts
While no distinction is being, or
will be made between the regular
army and the National army to be
many volunteers have admitted they
| wanted to get into the regular army
| that they might be able to say Il was
| a regular army man." The term Reg
ular" has not lost its attraction to
| the young men of the nation and that
one word, it is expected, Will be big
! inducement for future enlistments.
| Reports from the entire country for
yesterdays enlistments said the num-
| ber was even less than in former days.
| AS usual however, the Harrisburg dis
| trict gave a large amount of enlist
| ments, eleven local men enlisting at
! the main station. There names fol-
low:
Warren R. Hart, Lemoyne; Charles
| Pa: Jacob *. Gephart,, 1875 Elm street,
| Carlisle, Pa; Lloyd A. Bender, BAT n.
Hanover street, Carlisle; James w.
Engle, Campbelltown; Elmer J: Longe-
necker. Campbelltown; Arthur NJ.
! Horst, Campbelltown; Joseph |. Wise,
| z22 Chestnut street; Gordon l. Wer-
ner. 2143 n. 5th; Howard w. Siggins,
1910; Green; Merrill E. Mace, rs Reser-
voir street.
| circular letter has been sent out to
recruiting stations calling their at
tention to opportunities for aviators
and musicians.
Cant. StIne Here
| Captain Henry NJ. Stine was in the
| city this morning putting personal af-
| fairs in shape and looking after the
| interests of his company. Captain
J Stine's company is still 20 men short
of its required quota and the Captain
is anxious to have more Harrisburg
boys volunteer. First Lieutenant
Kriechbaum has been rejected be-
cause of physical disabilities; He ex,,
| poets to undergo an operation and
again apply for enlistment.