Evening journal., 1917-08-04
MORE PROMOTIONS
IN State GUARD
Governor Announces APP
pointmentS of First and
Second LieutenantS
RECRUITS NOW GO
TO REGULAR ARMY

After a conference between Adjutant
General !. Pusey Wickersham and
Colonel J. Warner Reed held at noon to-
day IN tie office Of the adjutant
general II was announced that several
of the men who had been appointed TO
commands by Governor Townsend re-
Gently had declined to accept the com
missions and that several promotions
have meen made TO fill the vacancies.
General Wickersham refused to comment
or to offer any possibility as to the rea-
son the men had refused 70 accept the
National Guard appointments, although
it is known that in the case Of one or
more of them, examinations at the OIL
ecers' Training Camp have been success
fully passed, placing them in line for
commissions in the Regular Army.
The following general orders were
Issued by Adjutant General Wicker
sham after the conferences:
]. First Lieutenants Henry NJ. Dem
ming and Carl W. W. Schants, and
Second Lieutenants Robert j. King.
James Blce, john p. Gum and Morris
Mitchell. First Delaware Infantry,
who were appointed by G. o. No. II,
c. s. this office. having declined TO ac-
cept appointment. the following ap-
pointmon.s In the National Guard OF
Delaware are herby announced:
To be first lieutenants OF infantry
Second Lieutenant Byron r. Foster,
Second Lieutenant James II. Hazel.
To be second leuienants Of in
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John J Lafferty, First Sergeant Paul
J. O'Donnell. First Sergean. William
W. Ramsey. Sergeant John -. Kern
Sergeant James A. O'Daniel. Sergeant
Fred c. Davidson.
g. The officers appointed above are
assigned TO the Flret Regiment Dela-
ware Infantry, and will report 20 the
commanding officer for duty.
By command Of Governor Townsend.
I. p WICKERSHAM,
/ The Adjutant General. Chief Of stan.
orders vera received from the War
/ Department today 10 cease all recruit
ing for the National Guard and at the
same time the Guard recruiting Off
GERS were advised that the United
States Army recruiting station, from
now on. will accept all recruits for the
National Guard and regular army, as
both Of these branches Of the serv &c
are now practically one and the
same Men wishing to apply for en-
listment in the First Delaware lntan-
try. will. from row on, make applica-
ton at the United States Army re-
cruiting station, at No. sos Marker
street where they Will receive
preliminary examination the same a.
that which applicants Tor the regula
army must pass.
While among the officers and men
the regiment there Is a tendency
sneculate on the chances Of being SOC
, ordered 90 depart from their old stainl
inc grounds In Delaware, no one appa
entity has any well grounded iniorm'
tion concerning the future movement
T. of the troops. Some profess 70 Deie'
q that orders to entrain for Camp NJ
t Clellan will come next week. after the
L have been drnfted into Federal servi.
eli tomorrow. but this seems improbable
e view of the report that the cantonmei
o will not be ready for the occupancy
r. the troops until August %. Another II
s mort that rainod some credence was tni
Tho entire regiment would soon he bi
e leted NJ the State Rifle Range for q
n reason that the armories are inadequa'
10 20 accommodate the abnormal numb'
d. Of men now quartc-ed In them. III
r the chances Of such move also appei
N exceedingly remote in view OF the shor
ne age in tents.
r Colonel J. Warner Reed has this
snv on the over-crowded conditions
the State armorios:
II is true that facilities are entire
Inadequate. The great increase IN q
number of men has caused an owe
n crowdinr Of the armory buildings a.
something must be done 20 relieve [
! sitration. Il would be wrong from
sanitary standpoint 20 keep the men
A. the buildings minute longer than W
W necessary.
= The responsibility for this conditi
=. seems to rest with tho Legislature. L
/, need Of increased facilities has been Q
~ parent for several wars. bill was
NJ troduced in the recent general assent
10 for an appropriation Of Sl5O,OOO.
d" mathematical citizen had offered
- donate TO the state the same amount
the Legislature passed the appropr
ton. The measure failed and a subs
80 tute measure providing 100000 "
passed.
Officers express themselves as bel
we'll pleased with the progress bel
made in the training Of the new
cruits. Companies I and NJ, Wilmn
L TOMS two new companies. composed
jh mos. entirely Of new men, have b
roing through a strenuous routine
drills and hikes every day. The "a
III panies down the state have also mi
"a considerable progress with W. VIC
IN II general parade of the entire re
y ment were 10 bc held IL is certain
D" new troops would make splen
no showing.
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- year and you will find the houseclear
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