Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-06
May Drive Tanks

themselves very popular Will IllS Sh-
listed men.
May Drive Tanks
Asked about the probable dtsposl-
ton of the troop, Captain Roberts
shrugged his square shoulders, look
ed up from a ponderous volume on
military tactics and smilingly ans
wered, Don't know, don't care, am
ready for anything"
Men versed in military affairs say
that whatever the case may be, Cap
tain Roberts will be an exceptionally
capable man to handle the situation.
lie was student of artillery maneu-
Vers at Fort Riley, Kansas, and also
made Il specially oil cavalry study
when second lieutenant.
Ii the troop is made an armored
motor truck unit experts again ue-
care his training Will serve MN IN
good stead. AS superintendent or
the Morton Truck and Tractor COM
pany, Captain Roberts directed the
building vi many armoreu trucks lor
foreign countries.
First lieutenant Kline who has
hau charge OF the hiring squad re-
ports the men to be coming nne IN
markslnunsnIp private Ralpn smith
Is the champion shot oil the troop
"SmIuny never achieved any unuSual
success with Il rIile but his aDlllty
with Il sungsnot puts the mere or
binary rIneInan away in the shade.
He does ms scouting Tor sparroWs
as coverIly as though he were hunt-
ing Germans. hlS comrades say
they Will leave the night scouting TO
him entirely as he can do MS WORN
without noise and therefore without
risk OF the searchlightS ana machlhe
guns pelng turned upon him.
Recruiting For Guard
Tjauteoant James II. Long, Jr,. OF
Company -, formerly on recruiting
duty Tor the Eighth Regiment, has
been detailed to report to Captain
Harrell and assist him in securing
recruits. Since the National Guard
has become federalized all recruit
ing must be done through Regular
Army recruiting stations.
Companies A and B both need
about twenty men. No vacancies
exist in Company Z. The companies
on the island are almost filled to
their quota but the entire regiment
still needs several score OF men. Re
cruits who prefer the Eighth ReSl-
nient will now be required to enlist
at 223 Market street. There were no
ennstments tor the Guard yesterday
or to-day.
breaches to Soldiers
Chaplain of the Eighth, the Rev.
DIR. Harry ~ Bassler, last night used
as Il subject tor his sermon to the
boys on the island, The Eyes of the
World Are on the Olive Drab." The
chaplain reminded them that the
khaki -colored uniform of the United
States soldiers was u heritage TO
which they had fallen heir, and of
which they might be proud. He i'm
pressed upon them that the uni
form stood for some of the finest
men in the world and that it was
up to them to see that no discredit
was brought to that which it repre-
sented.
No News of Movements
Pennsylvania National Guard
having passed out of existence when
the organized militia of Pennsylvania
was drafted into the United States
service yesterday no one at the Capt.
tol to-day knew when the various
organizations would be ordered to go
to Augusta. There were hopes that
they would be started next week and
regimental commanders have desig
mated companies to go as advance
details.
All matters pertaining to the
Pennsylvania troops will be handled
from Sunbury where division head
quarters are located. orders will go
direct to Major General Clement in
stead of through the Office of the
Adiutant General of Pennsylvania.
1t is probable that the Keystone
State regiments win get their new
numbers in United States service
very shortly. Some days ago word
was sent here that no new numbers
would be given until after the troops
were drafted.
Adjutant General Stewart and Col
onel Frank G.. Sweeney are at work
to-day on the new credits to be given
under the draft for the enlistments
in the National Guard.