New Britain herald., 1917-03-27
Twenty : Seven Rel
 cruits Secured R Companies E and g Up to Noon Toda {
MEN OF FOREIGN X
 DESCENT RESPONl " <4

ServtceS Are Sons Of FaNontS &
 Have Felt Iron Heel of Dcapota 1
 Recruiting Stations Are Locate
 Arch Street Armory and Gel
 Park
 Business-like activity has sprevatl all day in the First Regiment AtmJ1 on Arch street as preperationA putting Company E and Company \ the field as fully equipped s0Idt were speedily made. Enlietments IT been moderately satisfactory. twe1 seven men having joined the color the past twenty-four hours but J question that the commandAnts 5 both companies as we'll as tho recrS ing officers. are asking is: ssHh&re the much vaunted patriotic S3al| Americans who have had 10 muco say about the loyalty of tho so-cal even if misnamed. hyphenated zens 2" A high ofllcer in the IT Guard today stated that Dir r centage of the applicants aald ogi lnents received are men eithSr 0k eign birth or men who have a from foreign parents. These are eager to enlist in tho servtce their adopted country, to ofker q lives if need be. in order that for oppression will never a94ln bG q lot. while the majority Of tho line Americans arc standipG. back E letting them do 1t, connG II i # conscieuce by declartng thSk they iswaiting until they s.are reallH ueS2 What we want,'' this oslIcer t
 in positive terms. Ifs these fotd
 born recrsaits and so-cst Shypl ated citiAcnss but we also tn ranks the true Americafi scltfS6I.
 lis a cosmopolitan country and
 such the American should feel III duty equally with tho sforetgit-l We want men who believes gcl
 tining readiness to serve with willingness to serve. and we them now not when they adot they are needed !" Appe0l for ReCkW1t9.N es4 Both Captain A., H. Griswol&
 CompanyI I and Captain Fl. RayI Low of Company B. n we'll aSg commissioned and non-commi69lS officers of these commands uniti
 day in sending forth 2 stronk
 urgent appeal for moro recrUats Britain wants to be representl the field by the best NatiopxE 0 unit in the country. It wants to with pride to it's boys in olive end to be able to. say New, Fl, has given it's best and has 9fye l willingly. There is no doubt I'll minds of the officers regardint fundamental patriotism of Now ain men. In their opinion the son that they do not enlist faAt1 because they either do, not understand conditions or becAuse are negligent in respondinest0 the| of their conscience. IA :. s
 Company E is still receiytng it cruits at the office in the state mory. Company continues tp men there. but the unique recry office in Central park is attracting siderable attention. It Is 8 full tary tent in charge of nOn-co4 stoned officer with a guard and
 Here 3 man, whether he wants IT. the guard or not, can receive 1 formation and can also be eniiate
 men and officers of both cona
 unite in inviting. young men f0 them at the armory or at any
 recruiting station that the situ may be fully explained to them. geant Edward Ogren and gr Clarence Callahan have been In 1T of the recruiting station Ion green all day.
 Lieut.. Rand Officer of tl1e Dai
 Lieutenant Raymond R. Ran Company is oficer of the day
 armory and everything is procal smoothly and with regular army tine. Everywhere is 8 spirit of lingness and cooperation on tha of men and officers. Even the
 raw recruits, puffing and sppr1S profusly from the ordeals they un1 at the hands of the drill sergd smile and as soon as they got
  The men all express by their nctt desire to learn the rudiments of tactics as speedily as possibio consequedtly there is no grum First Sergeant James c. Kelley been i'm charge of drilling the m Company E today, assisted by
 non-commissioned officers and yates who have had conslderAbl perience. Sergeant Kelley Is . regular army man who 1t@
 Company E at the ottbreok
 Mexican trouble last June, Ial
 ity was quickly recognized and LII
 motion to first sergeant, one o1
 most important positions in any (Continued on Ninth PaS0.J