Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-06
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The U. s. navy travelling recruiting party with Chief Quartermaster E. Stohan in charxe. under the command of Lieutenant K. H. Weaver of the Connecticut recruiting district, has been again ordered to visit Norwich on a recruiting campaign. The re- cruiting party will be at the Norwich post office April Is to 21, inclusive, and will examine and enlist men for Uncle
 Men between IT and 30 years of age who are citizens of the United States of sound mental and physical condi ton, good moral character and able to read and write the English lan- guage are wanted for the navy.
 The term of enlistment for men Is to 30 years of age is four years: for those between IT and Is years of age Pay ranges from $17.60 per month for apprentice seamen and landsmen to about $10o per month for chief petty officers, with board and lodging and free medical attention.
 Besides the seamen branch of the service which embraces seamen, quar- termasters, turret captains. summers mates, boatswain's mates. and mas following trades, special and com missary service are obtainable. Ma chinists' mates, electricians (wireless and generaD. shipfitters. boiler mak- CTS. coppersmiths. bIacksmiths. plum bers and filters. shipwrights, sailrnalx- er's mates. water-tenders. oilers. fire men. painters. printers. ycoman cleri- cal duty). musicians. buglers, hospi& tai eorpsmen, cooks and bakers, prac- tically all of various class.
 Before enhsting the applicant if be- tween IT and IS years of age, is re- which will be supplied by travelling recruiting party, and must be signed by parents or legal guardian before a notary. public or other official quail fled to administer an oath of apph- consent is required.
 To those interested attention is di- rected to the fact that all who may enlist ara strongly advised to take no clothing. and but few. if any, personal effects with them other than what may be essential for use until reach ing the naval training station. The navy furnishes a complete outfit of clothing, toilet articles and accessor- ies.
 The advance man for the traveiing recruiting party is in Norwich all this week. He is fnstructing postmasters of the second. third and fourth class order in recruiting and as to the dis posaI of any applicants for enlistment which they may have. He is also posting signs in all the store windows ture theatres. The recruiting party expects to have great success in se- curing enlistments in Norwich doing their visit here as a number of young men who were interviewed during the last visit stated they would enlist if they were actually needed Enlist merts in the navp are increasing by leaps and bounds. The young men have begun to see that they are really needed. The navy needs 25,0O0 men now This number must be enlisted before April 20. The recruiting off, eers in Connecticut have been ordered to do everything possible to secure 800 recruits by April 20- The recruiting officers expect no trouble in getting 800 men from Connecticut as this state has ever been a banner<state for fur nishing men for the navy and now that the call has gone out and the men who now enlist will no doubt see active service it is expected that the young men of Norwich and vicinity will be as patriotic as in other parts of the state.
 All eligible young men interested in the foregoing are cordially invited to call on the recruiting party at the Norwich post office April 16 to 21, in- elusive, for further information
 Men who have it under consideration to enlist are requested to apply to the travelling recruiting party as soon as possible after it's arrival in the city in order that transportation arrange ments, etc. can be made in ample