Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-13
DANIELS To SEEK
47.5OO VOLUNTEERS
FOR RESERVE FLEET
Plans Worked Out by Depart
ment to- Handle Rush of Men
Expected When the Formal
Call. Is Issued
By gibson GARDINER.

department is preparing to recruit 1880
additional men.
Plans have been worked out to handle
the rush of applications which will come
when it is known throughout the country
that men are actually wanted for the
navy.
Secretary Daniels admitted, when I
saw him at his residence today that the
service is preparing to enlist enough men
to put the reserve fleet in commission.
There will be no lack of men," said the
secretary, when the young men of the
country hear that the country needs
them.
1.-THE chance to be of service on one of
our magnificent fighting ships is chance
that thousands of patriotic boys will
jump at
"Of course we >cannot take all who
apply.
Last January seven out of eight ap-
| plicants had to be rejected, but the
strength of the enlisted force was in
creased during that month a thousand
men, after allowing for retirements and
the termination of enlistments"
Under the law recently enacted the
president has authority in time of war or
threatened war to increase the enlisted
force in the navy by an additional 80, 1000
men. The present time is such an
/ emergency.
/ Before beginning on these enlistments,
however, there are 1880 men to be en-
/ listed as part of the peace strength
authorized by congress last session.
/ A total strength of 74,5OO was author
( lied a year ago, of which only $4,000
\ have been enlisted
Ten thousand have been enlisted since
/ the law was passed.
Adding 10000, which the president
[ may authorize without additional con-
/ gressional action, to the 1880 already
authorized, makes 1880 chances for new
men in the navy.
CALLS 1T GRAND OPPORTUNITY.
1T is wonderful opportunity" said
/ the secretary, for a young fellow who
has the right stun in him and wants to
/ do his part in a big way.
There is no place in war where the
individual pan counts so much as on
/ board one Of our battleships
| In gun crew the work of every man
is essential to success, and there is no
place in the world where team worl,
| counts for so much.
The success of the gun crew NAV be
due to the skill and faithfulness of one
/ man on IT. just as It's failure might be
caused by the failure of one man.
And the success of the ship might he
due to the success of that one gun crew
and the winning of a battle might he
due TO the success of that ship
When the shot goes home and
touches the vital spot ii is not chance
| that has brought il about, but the team
| work and the earnest unflagging nrac.
tice by each individual enlisted mar
who has any part in handling a gun or
any mechanical equipment on board the
ship.
Service of this sort is such AS II
appeal to the enlightened patriotism OF
| our best citizens.
II do not have to add that service in
the navy has proved very attractive or
other grounds.
THE men like it. They like the
chance to DE educated in electrical, me.
| chanical and a dozen other kinds OF
specialties.
They find they are better fitted 70,
a job at good pay if they want to quit
| after one or two terms.
| They have not only skill but 3
training which recommends them in tn,
industrial world
IF they want to stay in the navy
| the prospect is good.
"a warrant officer gets a salary a.
high as $500 a year
After five years in the service under
the new law he gets the same pay a.
junior Lieutenant. and after twelv,
years the same pay as full lieuten
ant. $4,000 year and allowances
suppose a boy goes in at eighteer
and decides to retire after twenty year.
of service: he begins at thirty-eigh
years of age to draw $50 a month fo
the rest of his life, in addition to wha
he may earn elsewhere. He will neve
starve on $50 a month!
THE boy who starts as an appren
tice gets $50 month, and, in addition
his clothes, food, shelter and amuse
ment. and there is plenty of amuse
ment. He has his baseball. football
boxing. athletics and even regular NOV
ing picture shows. But the schools ar,
what attract.
ITO get paid for getting an edqca
ton is regarded by the average lad a!
an opportunity not to be overlooked.
Until the last congress authorized {
large increase in the enlisted force o.
the navy, our enlisted strength was a
the maximum. There were no vacan
cies: We had a waiting list.
( I'm spite of the competition caused
I by the present tremendous industrial
activity We have been taking on meI
! at the rate of nearly 1000 a month
. plus enough to fill vacancies caused By
expiring enlistments."