Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-13
NEED 1876 MORE MEN
FOR MOTOR SERVICE
Ammunition Supply Train Will
Follow State Troops
in France
PLAN RECRUITING DRIVE

! PLAN RECRUITING DRIVE
! one hundred and thirty-hve men are
needed to bring Philadelphias complement
! Of the ammunition supply train, the new
| motor transport service that is being re-
| cruited throughout the State. to fun
| strength
Three companies of this new military de-
| taChment are to be enlisted in Philadelphia
! the recruiting headquarters of which is To-
| Gated at the First Regiment Armory, Broad
| and CallOwhill streets. Each company will
| number ffty-fvC men and as the equipment
| Of the company includes twenty-seven mo-
| tortTuclts, two motorcycles with side cars
! and one motorcycle, an appeal Is being made
! for men that have had experience in
! handling motor-driven vehicles
The organization is essentially a Penn
! sylvania unit and will follow the Federal
! troops from this state and furnish them
! with ammunition and necessary supplies.
| orders to enlist men for this branch Of
! the service were received from the office
Of the adjutant general at Harrisburg
| The recruiting Office for this service is
| open in the evenings from until . o'clock
| and Is In charge Of Captain Y. W. Ruth, a
| former officer Of the Second Pennsylvania
! Artillery According to Captain Ruth, there
| are several vacancies for noncommissioned
|
| the ranks Of the enlisted men, The rate of
! pay Is the same as the regular army.
Beginning next Monday, big drive to
! complete the Philadelphia quota will be
started. During the week the recruiting
! office will be open all day and through the
| evening.
Mobilization orders have been received
| from Harrisburg by all the Pennsylvania
| National Guard organizations not in Fed
| era service in accordance with President
! Wilson's proclamation
! Adjutant General Stewart issued the
| mobilization for next Sunday at the home
| stations of the units. Reservsts are to he
ordered to report at the same time. The
/ order was issued Immediately after receipt
Of orders from Governors Island.
The order from the Department Of the
/ East called into the Federal service to be
| assembled at the home stations the divi-
sion and the First, Second Third Brigade
! Headquarters; the Fourth. Sixth Eighth
! Tenth and sixteenth Regiments Of Infantry ;
| the First Cavalry the First Second and
| Third Artillery the six companies of engi.
! neers, the signal corps battalion. sanitary
| train, supply train, less three truck COM
! pau'es; the field bakery company. together
with the entire National Guard Reserve
| All organizations assembled for initial mus
| ter must have their records and unseryice-
| able property in readiness for inspection.
General Stewards orders were that every
| officer and man should be present at the
Monday morning muster, and that reservists
| must be on hand.
Organizations In Federal service are the
First, Third, Thirteenth and Eighteenth
| Infantry--nearly 5000 men. The organiza-
| tiOns called number nearly 1880.
Governor Brumbaugh has assigned Brig
adler General f.. w. Stillwell, formerly
commanding the Third Brigade Of the Ma.
tional Guard, TO command the First Brigade
| Of hp Gi,yth
! fantry Regiments. He succeeds Brgadier
General w. @. Price, Jr., who commands the
| artillery brigade.
william Ravert. OF Hazeton. was ap-
pointed major Of the Third Artillery. and
Vaudeville j. Barker Jr., OF Uniontown,
was appointed chaplain Of the First Artil-
| ery.
Appointments in the guard announced
| today include:
Harry s. Barton, captain; Abraham S.
| Gennaria, first lieutenant, and Floyd A,
| Bradstreet, second Lieutenant, Company l.
| Thirteenth Infantry; Paul S. Wynne, cap
tain quartermaster's department, to admin
istrative STAFF George n. Dietrich, captain
Battery A, and Harry l.. Probst captain
Battery f, Third Infantry; Raymond A.
Brown, first Lieutenant Second Brigad,
headquarters; Edward Brown first lleuten
ant, Battery ID. Third Artillery; Henry
James Kernick second lieutenant and as
sstant veterinarian, First Artillery; Major
Frederick o. waage, retired.
TODAY'S ENLISTMENTS
FIRST PENNSYLVANIA INFANTRY
Richard j. Kane 1897 Calumet at.
Fran Frank MSTGSdo sSFSa SSs' sSs s'fR'Ss PTiee St
Joseph Doz 472T stiles ST
isa Forman, COO Mcclellan st.
George Knable, 14Ob N. 18th ST.
Walter A. Rzepski, 8137 Richmond st.
Rudolph BiTkmnier, Langhorne, Pa.
Frank n. Collins 243l Ann st.
| Alfred H. Casterton, 5s5b Haverford ave
Carl Tobin. 5bi7 Devon o..
UNITED STATES ARMY
Harry p; Haaly. "a. Chester, Pa.
f5lS: f6sn s. sEa,srasd E whisd "a ySS TSC n9ss go.n s.,
Elie Bushals, IS, 50ss ArsRer r'' 81 ST.
Warner Gardy -. 244i N. 10th st.
James ID Ford. s5 4O4s Poweiton ave.
Harry 2. Copp 20, Lock Haven. Pa,
FSaSlph FSSfss w6temss M ersas r. sS W Berlin r. uOi
| Paul Gerdzi 20 1884 Winter st.
UNITED STATES NAVY
Frank Joseph Rucieuski. II. Wilmington, Del
THIRD PENNSYLVANIA INFANTRY
John II. Meyer. "a Darby Pa.
pominick Qetto. 20, 1921 s. Warnock e.
ffo%u,A fSng AnSso e%' So S5a hss drssnSiSs SSrs St
QUARTERMAsTER RESERVE CORPS
Clarence A. shook 22 Bruin. Pa.
James d. sprouli 20. Bruin. Pa.