The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-15
NOTES AMONG MEN
 WHO ARE JOINING
 COLORS TO FIGHT

Captain Clark sent off seven men yes terday afternoon to begin work in vari- ous branches of the navy.
 Among them was Eugene Hobsor Bur nett, a cousin of former Representative Richmond F. Hobson.
 Eleven men were rejected vesterdav. which shows the recruits are coming in rapidly. The chief cause of rejection here is low weight, only about two thirds of the men that present them selves here can pass the physical exani- nations, but this rate is higher than in many other places. The examining off cer stated yesterday afternoon that fully three-fourths of the men who apply in New York are rejected, the chief req sons being poor eyesight and curvature of the spine.
 There has been some complaint about soldiers en route to their training camps indulging in profanity, abusive lan- 'sive language, defacing of property and other forms of misconduct unbecoming to a soldier of the United States. A cir eular letter has been issued from head quarters stating the misbehavi6r will be immediately stopped and warning all sol diers that they must conduct them selves like gentlemen.
 The following men were shipped yester- day: Archibald Hamilton Stiles, Eugene Hobson Burnett, Lynn Norwood. Her man Farrow Owen, Roy Petty Rogers, Luther Martin Williams, Howell sam uels.
 Another batch went to Fort McPherson yesterday to begin training in the re- serve officers corps. This will probably be the last consignment sent to this camp. Those who left were F. C. Rem ley, Leland Lyle, w. T. Wingo, H. B. Winton, c. B. Powell, v. R. Pritchard, w, c. Mccain, F. A. Lowe, H. W. Ham rick, J. L. Elkin, Y. c. Davis, J. B. Cor bitt, J. B. Conyers.
 One man, John B. Smith, was accepted and two rejected by L. F.. Hill at the marine headquarters yesterday. Cap tain Hill finds recruiting very fair now, but is going to work hard during the big campa gnng week of June 10-l6. The marine stations all over the country will work sternuously that week to bring the marine corps to it's full war strength. It has been estimated that the corps will be short A000 men on June 10, so the slogan for the week. that has been adopted is -Four thousand by Saturday night" Posters will be, distributed throughout the country, street recruiting will be used, and a nation-w wide adver- Using. campaign launched.
 Captain McKenney, chief recruiting of ficer of Alabama, has sent out circular letter to the Rotary club, the Chamber of Commerce and the Civic association asking these organizations to see what can be done about holding the jobs of men who are enlisting open for them until they return. Captain McKenney said that one of the chief reasons of men holding back from enlsting is that they are afraid they will lose their jobs at the end of the war. and some public spirited men of Birmingham have all ready offered to hold their mems jobs for them until the end of the war, and some have even offered to. pay all or a part of their employees salary while at the front It is to see if others cannot be persuaded to pursue the same liberal policy that Captain McKenney's letter has been sent out.
 "The fact that their positions would remain open to them on their return said Captain McKenney, would ma terially assist the employees of Birming- ham to do their bit and would rebound to the credit of the employers making. the offer. e
 The following men left for sFort Ogel- thorpe yesterday: Foster L. Brown, Burgess F. Hobson. Marion J. Powell Paul s. Horton James T. Mum, Stone wall J. Horn, William Lancaster Leroy F. Marshall Hobson N. Aleuine John c. Pulliam, James Lipscomb, William A. Peden, Luther W. Wood Harris C. Gray Frank Shaneyfet.