Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-11
FIFTY MEN VOLUNTEER
At LOCAL STATIONS
Great Rush ut Recruiting Oficcs
Keeps Office!s Busy
All Day.
NAVY AND ARMY TIE FOR LEAD
Many Join Colors Before Lists Are
Closed to Registered Men, Sub
ject to Call on Next DrAft-Time
Ends Saturday.

| ino navy ana army recruiting onictS
| tied for first honors yesterday in the
final lap Of the great race to enlist
men in the service of the government
who have registered and arc subject TO
tho next draft. the two stations secur-
| Ing twenty-five men each, with "A large
number waiting TO be examined. and
with the marine holding their own.
with six. which is considered good
days work for the boys who are slated
ito go first" Opening tho first day Of
! tho last week for voluntary enlistment
with a rush at the three recruiting Of
nces, men poured into the places Of
enlistment from early in the morning
until late into the night.
Yesterdays enlistment OF nifty men
| by the three stations Is only a begin
ming OF the rush. according to the Of
iicers. for they believe that each day
| VIII bring larger number Of men
seeking enlistment in the three ser.
vices. 1t is necessary that those who
intend cnltsting should apply at once,
and not walt until the last day. for tn.
! chances are that the offices will close
carly or be rushed with work. and not
be able TO take care Of the large num-
Der Of men. The result would be that
some desiring to enter would be lett
on the outside because Of the delay
on their part In eeeking enlistment. To
get out OF the draft one must be at the
army Office by Thursday, for tho men
enlisting must reach the camp to which
they arc assigned before December l5,
whole those desiring to enter the navy
| or marine corps must have enlisted by
! IL o'clock Saturday.
EXPECT RUSH TO CONTINUE
THROUGHOUT THIS WEEK
Owing to the extra amount OF work
made necessary by the large number
OF men seeking entrance into the navy.
the officers state that they will be e1-
ceptionally busy tho entire week, and
that no one should delay, but should
apply at once. To appear on the last
day might cause the applicant TO be
sighted because the officers would be
unable to enlist him.
Men are needed in all branches OF
| the navy and the marine corps, and
! this week is tho last chance the reg.
istered men have to volunteer. Cap
| tain Mott. OF tho marine corps, said
yesterday:
From what a number OF young men
have told me II would appear that
| lot of Richmond people are OF the
| opinion that the marine has little
chance to live through the war: that
| TO enlist in the marine corps means
! going to almost certain death. AS
| matter OF fact. the marine has Just a.
| good a chance OF seeing the finish OF
! this war as the fellow in the army or
navy. In the first place. not all the
| marines are in France. There arc AT
least twenty-five other stations where
one will find them. One will also find
| them aboard every battleship and
, cruiser of the American navy.
Not All those that are in France
are going to be killed. The reports
from the allied countries show the per-
! ccntaEe killed to be small, and then.
too. the marines have tho reputation OF
being able TO take care OF themselves
in a fight.
Not ali the marines are in France.
However, IL man wishes to 60 the
marines can probably accommodate
him. Enlistment in the marine corps
| IS for the period of the war"
LIST OF THOSE WHO
ENLISTED YESTERDAY
The following men enlisted in the
three services yesterday:
Army-Ci. r. Erode Richmond; p
II. Newton Hope Mills. y. c.; c. T.
Eritton, Richmond: T. NJ. Harper. Rich
mond; Bernard Spisel Norfolk: C. i.
Green. Richmond; NJ. W. Perkins.
Palmyra, Fluvanna County; c. ".
! Dumbarton; y. L. Coge, Richmond; r.
c. Gibson. Richmond: L. T. Dennis,
Richmond: II. A. Boissy woonsocket,
y. j.; r. c. Garst. Hopewell: ]. A,
HoaE. Petersburg: j. Z. Pull!am, Alton;
B. p. Johnston. Hopewell F.. S. James,
! fSlCnInOhd. w. r.. Holland, Axiom,
Henry County: V. I. Goodc. Richmond;
d. G. Deane, Blackstone; T. A. Moore.
! Blackstone.
Navy. C. Burrus. Richmond: W. p.
T. Bowen. Richmond; II. NJ. Bransford,
| Columbia; j. +. Workman, Richmond; W.
T. Baker Savannah: ]. P. Lynch. Pc
| tcrsburg: T. p. Wilkinson, CIarksville;
+. w. Wooton. Boydton; ]. Fl. Breeden.
Richmond; L. T. Burton. Richmond: o.
NJ. Jubcrg. Norge; G. r. Gill. Hopewell:
| Cornelius Brown. Richmond; w. W.
Powell, Williamsburg; E. 3. Peters.
! Lynchburg: J. N. boswell. New Canton
! II. L. Pickhart Chester; ]. C. DoswelI
j. New Canton: a. NJ. Stimson Rich
mond; Ben Anderson. Richmond; E.; s.
Wallace. Richmond; c. L. Owen, North
I Emporia.
Mariner. d. Crawford. Davidson, y.
c.; j. l.. Orr. Matthews. n. c.; J. X.
Coggin. Whist Salem, ~ c.: c. G.
Cason. Salisbury. ". c.: G. Z. Krehbiel,
Charleston, w. Va: C. S. HundIey, Roa-
noke.