Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-31
NOT
AFFECTED BY
DRAFT CREDITS
Young Men Flock to Colors
Even Though They Are
Not Yet Compelled To

Regardless of the fact that Harris
burg will not be required to give any
men for the first draft, the city's en-
listments increase instead of drop
ping in number. Each day brings a
good quota of young men, many of
them too young to be registered but
each equally anxious to get in the
service. The reasons they give are
many and various. Some are taci-
turn, accepting period in the army
as duty that must be fulfilled and
10 be taken with all knowledge of the
seriousness of the present situation.
10 you Know why l am going
10 enllst! said recruit recently as
he signed the application that made
MIN full-Hedged soldier of the regu-
lar service. We'll. don't have any
prothers, but l have a friend that 1
thlnk as much of as a brother, and
he enlisted among the first Just
arrived the other day and l want to
De In the service before anything
happens to him, because if there is,
somebody's got to pay. 1 never
thought much about the war until [
began to think about something hap
pening to MIN and me here, not get
TIN, ready to pay it back.
Tain't exactly what my old moth
er taught me-" he continued, but Just
the same l can't help but feel that
way about it. I'm only IS and 1
guess l wouldn't have to go, but 1
want to go now, and 1 am afraid 1
wouldn't have any scruples once get
word that my friend has paid the
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somebody must pay in return.
Want to Go to France
Reasons like the one given by the
young man who feared his friend
might go without an avenger are
heard daily by the recruiting officers.
Some only want to go to France, evi-
IDENTIFY thinking it is sort of a pleas
ure trip. The great majority of the
men who are enlisting now say they
figure the more men we have across
the sea the sooner it will be over and
the sooner its over the better they
never forget to add.
Colored Men Eager
A large number of colored men
stlll continue to besiege the recruit
ing office, pleading to be enlisted. AL
though a great number of them came
In response to a letter sent to the
men who stand high on the draft list,
many OF tnem mad volunteered pre-
Vious to the draft. "Why, nah
fathaw fought with Gineral Grant"
said one aged darkey. Them boys
in blue made us free and 1 want to
help make other men free if I can,
guess amt gwine to be no servant
for Dutch kulnel." Despite his
eloquence the recruiting officers were
forced to tell him he would have to
wait until they were given permis-
sion to enlist negroes.
Yesterdays enlistments from this
vicinity were: Carl A. Cover, 1924
Berryhill street, Harrisburg, signal
corps; Frank K. Shaw, Middletown,
Pa, signal corps; Robert E. Hartz,
2O2 Cherry street, Palmyra, Pa; Cor
don A. O'Neal, 621 Emerald street,
Harrisburg, medical corps; Elmer ].
Bentz, Enola, Pa, medical corps; ;
James H. Paxton. Enola Pa, medical
corps; Foster T. Coleman, Gratz, Pa,
signal corps; William P. Krebs,
Lucknow, Pa, medical corps; John
T. Harner, S6S North Front street,
Steelton, Pa, signal corps; Lewis E
Mendenhall, S6S North Front street,
Steelton, signal corps; William ]. Es-
sick, 49 Balm street, Harrisburg, in
fantry; Arthur P. Wood, 391 South
Front street, Steelton, infantry.